Past Events - Concerts


JEAN LOUIS BEAUMADIER CONCERT



Time :

Sunday, October 10 · 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Location :

First Baptist Church in America
75 North Main Street
Providence, RI

The Alliance Française is pleased to join the First Baptist Church of America for the concert of Jean-Louis Beaumadier, worldwide famous french piccolo soloist on October 10th accompanied by Stephen Martoralla at the piano. Let's join us for a magic afternoon on the beat of melody.

Program :

Joachim Andersen (1847-1909)"variations drôlatiques"
Guiseppe RABBONI(1800-1856) "carnaval hongrois"
Mathieu -André REICHERT "souvenir du Para"
Patàpio SILVA "evocaçao"
Joachim Andersen "moto perpetuo"
Jean-Sebastien Bach Partita en la mineur piccolo seul
Jean-Michel DAMASE "insectes "
Albert ROUSSEL "pipe"
Darius MILHAUD "exercice musical "
Georges AURIC "scherzo"
Francis POULENC "villanelle"
Henri MARTELLI "melodie"

Tickets :

Regular ticket ______________________________________ $12
Alliance Française members and students _______________ $10

Biography :

JEAN-LOUIS BEAUMADIER studied flute with Joseph Rampal at the Marseille Conservatory and continued his studies at the National Superior Conservatory in Paris under the stimulating teaching of Jean-Pierre Rampal. Following his studies, he performed as piccolo soloist with the National Orchestra of France for twelve years, during which time he performed under the batons of such renown conductors as Sergiù Celibidache, Leonard Bernstein, Lorin Maazel , Seiji Ozawa, Karl Böhm, Pierre Boulez, and others.

BEAUMADIER has appeared as guest soloist with the Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Jean-François Paillard, Orchestre d'Auvergne, Orchestre de Picardie, Orchestre "la Follia " de Mulhouse, Ensemble Instrumental de Provence, Ensemble Orchestral de Marseille, Orchestre de Cannes, and others.

Much in demand as a piccolo soloist, BEAUMADIER performs in Ireland, Israel, England, the United States, Belgium, Germany, Senegal, Croatia, Spain, Austria, Brazil, and Italy, as well as over one thousand concerts throughout France. He also performs frequently as soloist on radio and television.

BEAUMADIER has recorded twenty CDs, including International Grand Prize Winner of the Charles Cros Academy for his disc, "Concert Pour Un Kiosque" featuring works of Eugène DAMARE (1840-1919) (Calliope Records 9869 Harmonia-Mundi) with the instrumental ensemble "la follia." Concerning this recording, Aurèle Nicolet has written, Beaumadier's "record is marvelous in sound, in technique, and above all in elegance and charm. It is a true delight!"

Regardless of musical demands or genre, BEAUMADIER takes the piccolo to greater and greater heights and has established himself as an artist beyond compare. Jean-Pierre Rampal wrote about Beaumadier: "Endowed with marvelous technique, he stands out, thanks to his winning personality and his developed artistry. It is a joy to hear him in turn dream and turn pirouettes; he is the Paganini of the piccolo."

Partial Discography (by Jean-Pierre Rampal) :

Vivaldi's Piccolo Concerti (CAL9630) National Orchestra of France conductor: Jean-Pierre Rampal
"La Belle Epoque Du Piccolo" (CAL 9867) with Jean KOERNER piano and with guest appearance by Maxence Larrieu on one title

"Caprices Viennois" (CAL 9224) with Alain Marion, flute, Edouard Exerjean, piano, and Fabrice Pierre, harpe

Recital Sur Les Flutes (CAL 9223) pieces of Telemann, Boehm, J. S. Bach, Paganini, C. P. E. Bach, Debussy, Jolivet, Ferroud, Donatoni, Genin

"Le Groupe Des Six" (CAL9868) with Jacques Raynaut piano

Vivaldi Concerti (CAL 9223) with Philippe Pierlot (2 piccoli) and Concerto in C Minor with Ensemble "la follia"

"Piccolo Marmelade" (CAL 9290) with Patrick Gallois for one title

Schubert Arpegione, Sonatine in A, and Variations (CAL 6523) with Noël Lee, pianist

Mozart Concerti with Ensemble Orchestral of Marseille, Jean-Leber, conductor

Mozart Quatuors (CAL 6215) with Kenneth Silito, violin, Tasso Adamopoulos, viola, Roland Pidoux, cello

"Allegories d' Exil": (CAL 9227) Works of Lenot, Henze, Petronio, Fouad, Busoni with Jacques Raynaut, piano

"Piccolo Carnival" (Talent Records)

Vivaldi Piccolo Concerti With "La Follia" (Lyrinx Records)

W. A. Mozart: 2 CD flute duets interpreting operas by Mozart with Shigenori Kudo (Rodolphe Records)
"Piccolo Passion" (Skarbo D SK 4052)