Respire

Composer: Pierre Jodlowski (France)
Commissioned by Integra and Stefan Östersjö for Ensemble Ars Nova (Sweden)
Instrumentation: Flute (C and G), Clarinet in B flat, Trumpet in C, Electric Piano, Electric Guitar, Percussion, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Video and Electronics
Duration: 15 minutes
Live electronics by Asbjørn Flø, NOTAM (Norway). Video by Pierre Jodlowski (first part) and David Coste (second part). Dancers of the Compagnie Myriam Naisy
First performance: Ensemble Ars Nova conducted by Georges-Elie Octors, Integra 2008 Festival, Birmingham, 5 June 2008
Additional Integra performances: Ensemble Court-circuit conducted by Jean Deroyer, Auditorium Marcel Landowski, Paris, 10 March 2010. Grup Instrumental de Valencia conducted by Joan Cerveró, ENSEMS Festival, Teatro Talía, Valencia, 11 May 2010, and Festival de Música de Alicante, Teatro Principal, Alicante, 20 September 2011; BIT20 Ensemble conducted by Pierre-André Valade, Borealis Festival 2011, Håkonshallen, Bergen, 23 March 2011