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In December 1986, some friends, all graduates of the Conservatoire
National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, decided to form a group
together. The Epsilon Ensemble was born! After two years of
intense work, they won a prize at the International Brass Ensembles
Competition in Narbonne, France, in May 1988. Maurice André,
president of the competition, became the mentor of the ensemble,
and the Epsilon Ensemble’s career continued with concerts and tours
around the world. Epsilon’s original ideas and repertoire are displayed
in their CD “Musique Français pour quintette de cuivres et
harmonie,” recorded in 1992 with the President’s Band (le Garde
République) and composed of music commissioned by Epsilon.
In
April 1993, the ensemble won a prize in the International Chamber
Music Competition in Osaka, Japan, holding it’s own against leading
string ensembles.
Epsilon’s innovative artistic direction has been recognised by many
French institutions who support the ensemble in a number of educa-tion
projects. Their eclectic repertoire includes many styles of music from baroque to contemporary and
jazz. Their concerts are always memorized and are more of a music spectacle than a regular concert.
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