Rachel Goodwin: vocals, organ, regal, crwth, recorders, percussion Hervé Dréan: vocal, recorders, flute, English bagpipes, saz, Hungarian citera, gemshorn Martin Dréan & Mickaël Dénécé : samples and mixing. Our musical composers are Rachel Goodwin and Hervé Dréan who have been playing early period music for the last thirty years. During this time they have composed the original sound tracks for several son et lumière productions and musical works for theatre. The project for “Jeanne et ses Chevaliers” takes them back to their first love – the music of the Middle Ages. Our soundtrack comprises more than forty original compositions based on the style, rhythms and harmonies of the 14th century and played, where possible, on early instruments. In order to create the very wistful wind sound of one of the opening pieces of music, they had to make a new horn-type instrument that would recreate the sound of an original 14th century pipe as they were unable to find any suitable flute-like instrument that was acceptable to them. They approached their local dairy farmer who was delighted to let them have any number of old cow’s horns. Having selected a suitable sized horn they carved a wooden mouth-piece which could be played like a recorder, cleaned out and drilled holes in the horn to suit Hervé’s fingers and then tuned their new instrument by enlarging the holes where necessary. The result is nothing short of amazing. William’s love song in the Market posed different challenges and Hervé sings this beautiful song, which they have arranged in Motet style in three parts, in early French, but with an English accent! When recording this piece, he improvised with his saz, a sort of Turkish lute, and so the recording is unique! In scene 8, where Guillaume is praying in the chapel before being knighted, the composition is based on a 13th century hymn dedicated to St Magnus, an early Christian monk from the Orkney Isles. The hymn has been arranged in authentic, medieval form in the Scottish tradition of that period and is sung by Rachel and Hervé. The recordings have been reworked incorporating many different sound samples and re-mixed on computers by their son Martin and his colleague, Mickaël, who are studying audio engineering in St Brieuc, as a project as part of their work experience for their Diploma. www.musique-sauvage.org Maguy Bourzeix has specialised in the creation of works of art in the Barbizon gendre, about whom the distinguished art critic Christian Germak said: “The imaginative quality of Maguy Bourzeix’s work never ceases to astonish. Her drawing technique is perfect”. She is associated with the following foundations : • Sociétaire des Artistes Français, et membre de son Comité • Sociétaire de l’Ecole des Buttes-Chaumont (Paris 19eme) • Membre d’Euro-Art (Association de Villages européens de Peintres) • Inscrite au Bénézit et au Dictionnaire des Cotations d’Artistes • Participation aux meilleurs Salons de France Through her paintings, one can discover the rich history, the legends and the beauty of her native Brittany. In typical fashion, she has immersed herself in the romantic story of “Jeanne et ses Chevaliers” and created, in five beautiful paintings, the principal roles of the Son et Lumière. The audience will be able to view her paintings of the characters in an exhibition at Mongrenier before seeing them come to life during the performance. Our Producer is Joël Puren assisted by his companion, Michelle. They founded the Michjo company in 1990, combining acting, writing and production . They perform different forms of drama for all audiences, often working together with a variety of artists in order to enrich their productions. They also play in short films and commercials, create workshops on theatrical expression and conduct training sessions either at work or in schools . Quite simply, Joël and Michelle aim at sharing their passion for drama and production with the public. Communication: michjo@laposte.net Courriel: www.compagnie-michjo.fr

 
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