During his two years residency at Camargo, Jean-Luc Hervé worked on his project Topos, between an art installation and concert. It invites the public to a communal experience with an ensemble of eight musicians, in a space inhabited with a magical constellation of sounds that seeks the re-enchantment of the world. A sound device consisting of a network of small hidden speakers will be linked to the ensemble of eight musicians.

Biography

Born in 1960, Jean-Luc Hervé studied with Gérard Grisey at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. He won a first prize in composition. His doctoral thesis in aesthetics and a research project at Ircam provided an opportunity for theoretical reflection on his work as a composer, and his residency at Kyoto's Villa Kujoyama was a decisive turning point in his work. His orchestral piece Ciels was awarded the Goffredo Petrassi Prize in 1997. In 2003, he was invited to take up a residency in Berlin by the DAAD. His two monographic CDs received the "Coup de Coeur" award from the Académie Charles Cros. In 2004, together with Thierry Blondeau and Oliver Schneller, he founded the Biotop(e) initiative. His works have been performed by ensembles such as Ensemble Intercontemporain, Court- Circuit, Contrechamps, Musik Fabrik, KNM Berlin, Divertimento, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France, Orchestra della Toscana, Berliner Sinfonie- Orchester. Part of his current work consists of concert-installation works conceived for singular sites. He is currently professor of composition at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Boulogne-Billancourt and is published by Suvini-Zerboni Milan.