 Le duo Avelune, point de rencontre de la harpiste Emma Thomazeau et du multi-instrumentiste Baptiste Baudimant, propose une série de co-compositions rythmées par le thème de l’errance, douces et lisses, où la harpe tient le rôle principal, l’électronique et trombone celui d’adjuvants bienveillants : une construction lente, étalée sur deux années, à l’esthétique qui se veut minimale, d’un classicisme sans aspérité et d’obédience ambient, au traitement sonore enrichi et passe-partout, au service d’un vagabondage, d’une flânerie de l’esprit, d’une intériorité incertaine, d’une âme floue qui rêve, celle, personnelle, des deux musiciens, celle, universelle, de tous. Le poème "Errances", né de la plume de Caroline Despont, dit par Emma Thomazeau, agit comme un chapitrage du disque, premier essai du duo, publié chez Claves et né d’un double challenge, au concours Lavaux Classic (les deux instrumentistes y sont lauréats) et au World Harp Competition (ils atteignent la demi-finale). (Bernard Vincken) Emma Thomazeau and Baptiste Baudimant created Avelune after their encounter as members of the National Youth Orchestra of France (Orchestre Français des Jeunes) in 2020. A shared desire to gather all kinds of audiences, compose their own musical universe, and arouse people’s curiosity led the two musicians to combine all their skills. They have created a repertoire in which classical, experimental, minimalist, and contemporary music blend on their instruments, offering poetic and mesmerising moments. This promising young duo is the winner of the Lavaux Classic competition and a semi-finalist of the World Harp Competition. The pair combines the harp’s sensitive and organic playing with rich and outstanding sound processing provided by new technology and invites the audience to embark on an inner and celestial journey. This first album represents the culmination of two years of work, experimentation, reflection and sharing. We both wanted to create an authentic and unique aesthetic line while seeking the right balance between our different artistic influences in a free and unbridled mindset. Errer (Wandering) is the meeting point for all our ideas, a frozen entity of our constantly moving musical desires. Caroline Despont’s poem Errances accompanies the eleven tracks on this album, which form a narrative about our inner wanderings, desires, doubts, daydreams, and the states of mind we all face someday.
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