Black Jackets Company
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Black Jackets Company founded in 1995 in Brussels
, (Belgium
) is an International Society
for Contemporary Art
s. The Company mainly supports the post-scolopéndric art movement
.
Black Jackets Company is also the generic name for all activities of BJCo- dependent of BJCo label.
After organising some meetings on musical composition in Brussels since 1995, young composer
s less than 30-year old, Pierre Kolp
(Belgium
), Juan Carlos Tolosa
(Argentina
), and Francis Ubertelli (Canada
), later with participation of David Nuñez (Venezuela
), founds Black Jackets Company (BJCo) . The name comes from two facts: first, usually, classical musicians always play with Black Jackets (and by opposition pop musicians, don't) and second, the initials Co- can have many meanings (Corporation, Company, Collective, Collections, Copyright, Composers, …). The BJCo- concept implies to open musical acts to all creative domains, that is the Company. Mixing cinema (Giovanni Cioni), danse (Barbara Manzetti, Marian del Valle, Olga De Soto), theatre (Sofie Kokaj), scenography Colin Legras, Thibaut Vancraenenbroeck and, of course, the collective, BJCo- cools Contemporary Arts Atmosphere on Brussels area.
, at Le Plateau 1996, the 25th October. In 1998, the composers found the post-scolopéndric movement. This movement mainly growths in Canada
and South America
.
In 1997, after the success of their first concert Black Jackets Co-mposers decide to manage a small group of talented young musician
s formed in the Belgian Conservatories, the Black Jackets Co-llectif, also known as Black Jackets Ensemble. Violin
ist David Nuñez, guitarist
Tom Pauwels, clarinettist Benjamin Dieltjens, pianist
Kim Vandembrempt, recorder
Suzanne Fröhlig and sound engineer Yannick Willox formed the nucleus of Black Jackets Ensemble. One characteristic of this ensemble, in the general spirit of BJCo is to be open to local young musicians during tours. The ensemble plays with Belgian musicians Stephane Ginsburgh
, Georges van Damme, Igor Semenov and with foreign musician André Ristic
In the birth of BJCo, the first common act of the founders is to write articles on their own publication Les manifestes éthyliques (Ethylic Manifests). Printed by BJCo-pyright, 50 copies for each specimen in folio in quatro, constitute a collection counted 12 numbers. These manifests were given to the audience during Black Jackets performances, or during shows of friend partners. Their content is very hermetic and strange and, if the Ethylic Manifests give the program of the concert, they succeed to give moods and spirit to the program. The manifests idea is to take out of their contexts commonplace conversations, advertising spots, expressions, sentences, etc. The series stops in 1998 with the twelfth number: Bye, Bye, Richelieu, the only inside the series to be a book (in A4-size, 12 pages) that assume another (wrong) but totally realist story of Cardinal Richelieu.
Since 1998 another activity of Black Jackets Co-pyright is to publish the music of composers (those who found the Company and those whom the works were created by Black Jackets Ensemble). Nevertheless, in the scores, the copyright always indicated is Black Jackets Editions.
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, (Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
) is an International Society
Society
A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations...
for Contemporary Art
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
s. The Company mainly supports the post-scolopéndric art movement
Art movement
An art movement is a tendency or style in art with a specific common philosophy or goal, followed by a group of artists during a restricted period of time, or, at least, with the heyday of the movement defined within a number of years...
.
Black Jackets Company is also the generic name for all activities of BJCo- dependent of BJCo label.
BJCo.
Black Jackets Company (1995-)After organising some meetings on musical composition in Brussels since 1995, young composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
s less than 30-year old, Pierre Kolp
Pierre Kolp
Pierre Kolp is a Belgian composer and music pedagogue, born in Cologne , 23 March 1969.-Biography:After obtaining a mathematics and science diploma, Kolp studied organ and composition , Belgium...
(Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
), Juan Carlos Tolosa
Juan Carlos Tolosa
Juan Carlos Tolosa is an Argentinian composer, pianist and conductor, born in Córdoba on October 2, 1966.-Studies:Juan Carlos Tolosa began his musical studies in 1972 at Instituto Domingo Zípoli in Córdoba, where he got the degree as choir master. After dropping Law, he entered Universidad...
(Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
), and Francis Ubertelli (Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
), later with participation of David Nuñez (Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
), founds Black Jackets Company (BJCo) . The name comes from two facts: first, usually, classical musicians always play with Black Jackets (and by opposition pop musicians, don't) and second, the initials Co- can have many meanings (Corporation, Company, Collective, Collections, Copyright, Composers, …). The BJCo- concept implies to open musical acts to all creative domains, that is the Company. Mixing cinema (Giovanni Cioni), danse (Barbara Manzetti, Marian del Valle, Olga De Soto), theatre (Sofie Kokaj), scenography Colin Legras, Thibaut Vancraenenbroeck and, of course, the collective, BJCo- cools Contemporary Arts Atmosphere on Brussels area.
Black Jackets Co- mposers (1996-)
The first performance of Black Jackets Company took place in BrusselsBrussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, at Le Plateau 1996, the 25th October. In 1998, the composers found the post-scolopéndric movement. This movement mainly growths in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
.
Black Jackets Co- llective (1996-2005)
Also known as Black Jackets EnsembleIn 1997, after the success of their first concert Black Jackets Co-mposers decide to manage a small group of talented young musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
s formed in the Belgian Conservatories, the Black Jackets Co-llectif, also known as Black Jackets Ensemble. Violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist David Nuñez, guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Tom Pauwels, clarinettist Benjamin Dieltjens, pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
Kim Vandembrempt, recorder
Recorder
The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes—whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle. The recorder is end-blown and the mouth of the instrument is constricted by a wooden plug, known as a block or fipple...
Suzanne Fröhlig and sound engineer Yannick Willox formed the nucleus of Black Jackets Ensemble. One characteristic of this ensemble, in the general spirit of BJCo is to be open to local young musicians during tours. The ensemble plays with Belgian musicians Stephane Ginsburgh
Stephane Ginsburgh
Stephane Ginsburgh is a Belgian pianist.- Studies:Ginsburgh was born in Brussels. After graduating from the Royal Music Conservatories of Mons and Liège in piano and chamber music, Ginsburgh studied with Paul Badura-Skoda, Vitaly Margulis and particularly Claude Helffer in Paris for contemporary...
, Georges van Damme, Igor Semenov and with foreign musician André Ristic
André Ristic
André Ristic is a Canadian composer, pianist, accordion player, and music theorist. He has won several awards, including the Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music in 2000 for his work Catalogue de bombes occidentales, the Prix opus for Composer of the Year in 2002, and the Prix Québec-Flandre in...
Black Jackets Co- pyright (1996-)
Called Black Jackets Editions since 1998In the birth of BJCo, the first common act of the founders is to write articles on their own publication Les manifestes éthyliques (Ethylic Manifests). Printed by BJCo-pyright, 50 copies for each specimen in folio in quatro, constitute a collection counted 12 numbers. These manifests were given to the audience during Black Jackets performances, or during shows of friend partners. Their content is very hermetic and strange and, if the Ethylic Manifests give the program of the concert, they succeed to give moods and spirit to the program. The manifests idea is to take out of their contexts commonplace conversations, advertising spots, expressions, sentences, etc. The series stops in 1998 with the twelfth number: Bye, Bye, Richelieu, the only inside the series to be a book (in A4-size, 12 pages) that assume another (wrong) but totally realist story of Cardinal Richelieu.
Since 1998 another activity of Black Jackets Co-pyright is to publish the music of composers (those who found the Company and those whom the works were created by Black Jackets Ensemble). Nevertheless, in the scores, the copyright always indicated is Black Jackets Editions.