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Pascale JAKUBOWSKI
Pascale JAKUBOWSKI was born in Algeria to a father of Polish origin and a mother who was French. She began her musical career as a clarinetist and singer in several improvisational groups but in recent years has devoted herself exclusively to composition. Since 1979 she has lived and worked in the region of Bordeaux where she has become one of the most remarked composers of the Bordeaux School. Her works have been presented throughout France and have received French State commissions and regional support. Her first international exposure was at the 1998 Donne In Musica Festival where she represented France. Her Concertino for Soprano Saxophone and Eight Celli was extremely well received and has lead to invitations to Italy, Ireland and Denmark. Her recent compositions include a work for mezzo-soprano and women’s chorus, an new work for Saxophone and Accordion written for Paul Wehage and the Danish Accordion virtuoso Maria Wärme OTTERSTROM and a work for solo saxophone which will be premièred at the Museum of Modern Art in Strasbourg in May 1999. Pascale Jakubowksi has a strong interest in exploring the music of extra-European cultures, especially African and North African music as well as the Jewish musical tradition of Eastern Europe. In her own words "At the beginning of each new work one asks oneself the question of why? What of my own experience will I be able to share with others? The answer to these questions is made even more difficult to address in that music is a language that goes beyond words. More than thoughts, it is a sensation, an emotion which is born when sounds envelope us...By the necessity for shared experience, on the expression of revolt, on the joy of meeting, I build a work, which is perhaps without worth for those who only believe in commercial value, but which can accompany those who are afraid to open their eyes to the World". |
