Creative Roots A unique and enriching musical experience for beginning string players, blending nature and creativity.
Click here to watch an excerpt from Pièce pour la forêt performed by the string class of the Community Conservatory of Béthune-Bruay Artoise Lys Romane, France - June 2024.
Creative Roots is an innovative educational project and key component of the concert series, "Le Silence de la Forêt". Young string musicians study a piece of original music in order to perform live in concert with Olivia `Gay. This initiative which harmoniously combines Olivia's passion for music with her environmental commitment, provides a unique experience to young artists
Pièce pour la forêt, composed by Laurent Grynszpan, embodies the very essence of this project. The remarkable originality of the program lies in bringing a seasoned artist and novice musicians together, unleashing their creativity while mobilizing for a crucial cause: the preservation of our forests. The rapport with Olivia on stage creates a magical alchemy, offering the audience a performance which is meaningful and memorable.
The on-stage interaction with Olivia creates a magical alchemy, offering the audience a meaningful and memorable performance.
"Laurent Grynszpan writes sensitive music, full of wit and heart; each of his miniatures is a discovery, each has a story. This ambitious project has enthused many teachers, regardless of their instrument families."
Philippe Miller, Director of the CRD Edgar-Varèse, Gennevilliers
Education and musical improvisation
An ambitious educational project in which films by Georges Méliès are set to music and performed by students from Ecole Koenig in Paris.
For many of these students it was their first encounter with musical improvisation. The films of Georges Méliès readily lend themselves to this "musical game". The young musicians read the image, as if it were a musical score.
Directed and developed by Laurent Grynszpan and Betsy Schlesinger, this project is the result of several months work presented during the Weekend du Clavier Contemporain at the Chopin Conservatory in Paris, January 29, 2017.
For more information contact
betsyschlesinger @ orange.fr.