Composer in residence at Cordes-sur-Ciel
Justina Repečkaitė is a composer in residence at Festival Cordes-sur-Ciel, which will take place from July 19-25, 2024. Her compositions Unbennant-2 (2016) will be performed by Quatuor Zaïde, Stalactite (2016) by pianist Iveta Calite, and Brocade (2023) by musicians from the ensemble Les Affranchi·e·s. Her new composition, written for contrabassoon, will be performed by Antoine Pecqueur and presented at “L'ATELIER de Justina Repečkaité” on July 21 at Théâtre Le Colombier. On July 24, a talk with the composer is organized at the Médiathèque of Cordes-sur-Ciel. Read the full program of the festival here.
Premiere of “Brocade” (2023) by Duo Simile
Justina wrote the composition Brocade (2023) for violin & viola commissioned by the Duo Simile with the support of Lithuanian Council for Culture. Duo Simile, - Milda Kraujutaitytė and Silvija Čiuladytė will first perform Brocade in different Lithuanian cities.
Cries in a project 50/50
Justina Repeckaite’s composition Cries (2023) will be performed during the French tour of the project 50/50 by the Sequenza 9.3 vocal ensemble (cond. Catherine Simonpietri) and a harpist Sandrine Chatron (Trio Polycordes) alongside pieces by Carol Robinson (1956), Claude Barthelemy (1956) and Fabien Cali (1983).
Atelier contemporain and premiere
Justina Repeckaite is invited to present her music at Atelier contemporain of Suzanne Giraud at CRR of Paris on the 21st of November 14h30 – 17h30. The presentation, destined for composition class students, is also open to the public and will take place on the eve of the premiere of Justina’s composition Filage by ensemble Court-Circuit, conducted by Jean Deroyer.
Filage received a grant of Aide à l’écriture d’une œuvre musicale originale by the Ministry of Culture of France. Court-Circuit already premiered Justina’s music in 2015: Tapisserie was since played by 13 different ensembles all over the world.
New piece for Court-Circuit
Justina is currently writing a new piece, Filage, for Court-Circuit ensemble: flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello, and double-bass. The commission is a grant from the French Ministry of Culture. Filage will premiere on the 22th of November 2022 at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Paris alongside music by Philippe Hurel and Adrien Trybucki.
Garden triptych premiere
Justina's composition Garden triptych premiered on the 31st of March 2022 at the Conservatoire of Jean-Jacques Werner in Fresnes, France by the students of Florence Renaud-Goud's harp class. This educational piece was written for 3 concert harps and 3 lever harps. The ages of performers ranged from 12 to 17 years old. Each harp is heavily prepared and each harpist has a personal role.