Ensemble Instrumental À Vent De Paris

see also Le Quintette À Vent De Paris The Quintette à vent de Paris, founded in 1944 under the name “Ensemble Instrumental à Vent de Paris” is one of the French chamber music ensembles for wind instruments with the oldest history. An Association (designated under the title of Quintette à vent de Paris) was created in 1928 by Roger Cortet, flautist, Louis Gromer, oboist, André Vacellier, clarinettist, René Reumont, horn player and Gabriel Grandmaison, bassoonist, with the aim of giving public concerts. These five performers had already traveled the world: Europe, United States, Canada, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay. They won the Grand Prix de la Critique Internationale in Buenos Aires in 1952, the Interpretation Prize at the Geneva International Musical Performance Competition in 1954 and the National Grand Prix of the French Record Academy in Paris in 1963. On April 15, 1966, these artists wishing to retire from musical life ceded by mutual agreement the title of Paris Wind Quintet to Jacques Castagner, flautist, Robert Casier, oboist, André Boutard, clarinettist, Michel Bergès, horn player and Gérard Faisandier, bassoonist. Following his retirement, Gérard Faisandier was replaced by Paul Hongne in 1969. Until 1964, the group was called the Ensemble Instrumental à Vent de Paris. This title of Instrumental Ensemble à Vent de Paris was sold in 1980 to Christian Chéret (flute), Daniel Sapin (oboe), Jean-Noël Crocq (clarinet), Alain Noël (horn) and Jean-Claude Montac (bassoon) then in 1990 to young musicians under the direction of Eric du Faÿ, horn player. From 1984 to 1996 after a few years of interruption, the Paris Wind Quintet gave several dozen concerts in France and abroad (tour of Japan in 1995). It was then made up of Jacques Castagner, flautist, Pierre Pierlot, oboist, André Boutard, clarinettist, Pascal Proust, horn player and André Rabot, bassoonist. The latter, deceased, was replaced in 1992 by Robert Dalmasso (2). This ensemble has greatly contributed to the dissemination of contemporary music. Many works were written for them by André Jolivet, Darius Milhaud, Louis Durey, Jean Françaix, Jean Rivier, Yvonne Desportes, Charles Chaynes, Henri Sauguet, Roger Boutry etc. They were one of Francis Poulenc's favorite performers. In 1963, the City of Paris, 'le Cercle culturel de Royaumont' and the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence called on them to honor the memory of the deceased composer. September 2012: since the disappearance of 3 of these artists, the Quintette à vent de Paris is no longer active but the title is still the property of its surviving members.