Marjolaine Reymond – "Or Vagabond"

Marjolaine Reymond, a passionate composer and explorer of human emotions, wrote eight poems and invented a tale sprinkled with Alexandrian verses and prose verging on surrealism, which she set to music for nine musicians.
With simplicity and naturalness, she explores the intense emotions aroused by an encounter with a vagabond.
"In a distant kingdom, dressed in rags, a man roamed the world with his dog.
He asked everyone for gold coins and silver necklaces, symbols of connection and love, because without them he could not love...
So much madness expressing wisdom, so much cruelty pretending to be love, fury giving way to pain and reborn like a victorious phoenix. "
Like a symphonic poem, the harmonic structure of the string quartet, reminiscent of Fauré, Poulenc, Satie, Debussy, Dutilleux, and Stravinsky, supports the impressionistic melodies and blends with the pulsating rhythms of contemporary music.
Artistic background: Trained at the conservatory, Marjolaine Reymond stands out for her ability to blend contemporary writing, jazz, and chamber music. Her compositions have been performed at several festivals and concert halls in Europe, and she regularly collaborates with ensembles of musicians passionate about sound and narrative exploration. Her work is characterized by a sensitivity that is both poetic and dramatic, where each project becomes a universe unto itself.