Evelyne ROZBORSKI
Founder and president of WACE
Evelyne obtained her diploma in piano unanimously at the Regional conservatory of Cergy-Pontoise in 2009. Her first appearances on stage as a pianist include the Festival International of Auvers-sur-Oise (2005) and the Cyrano Centre of Bergerac. Since 2018, she performs regularly at the Val-de-Grâce church, Invalides and in parisian military hospitals as a pianist and singer. She accompanied in 2023 the « Semper Viret » choir on the piano at the collegiate church of Notre-Dame of Vernon. She accompanied the baritone Rudy Fernandes-Cardernas or the mezzo-soprano Irina Golovina.
She was a member of the choir of Sorbonne and vocal ensemble in productions at “Radio France”, “Philharmonie de Paris”, “Théâtre des Champs-Elysées”, “Zénith” of Lille, Paris, as well as internationally (Berlin). Also with the female ensemble « Mangata“ and the choir « Sursum Corda“ where she performed Handel’s Dixit Dominus as a solist at the Saint Sulpice church in Paris.
In addition, she has created a vocal octet « Ocean vox » that she conducts for special occasions. Concerned by world events, she organized a charity concert in 2022 for the benefit of Ukraine at the Notre-Dame of Taverny church bringing together professional artists including her vocal octet.
As a composer, she trained in 2024 at the « Schola Cantorum » with Professor Remi Guillard and actually with Vincent Trollet. She has composed melodies for piano, including a “Nocturne in memory of Chopin” and more recently, a string quartet and a trio for piano, violin and cello entitled « Un amour éternel » performed at the Val-de-Grâce church. She also collaborated at the creation of the association « Veni compositor » aimed at promoting the composition of liturgical music.
Also an epidemiologist, she received the prize for academic excellence from the Faculty of Sciences of Saint-Martin and published a book at the European University Editions.
https://youtube.com/@evelynerozborski9181
Anna KUZINA-ROZHDESTVENSKA
Ukrainian composer Anna was born on 14 August 1984 in Simferopol and is the eldest of five children. She expressed a great interest in playing the piano from an early age and began composing when she was five. By the age of nine, she became a regular participant and laureate on a Crimean radio program « Talent Show », hosted by Elvira Ivanova. In 1998, Anna graduated from Simferopol Children’s Music School No. 1 in piano and subsequently enrolled in the Department of Music Theory at Simferopol Musical College named after P. I. Tchaikovsky. She graduated with honors in 2002 while concurrently studying as a first-year student at the Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music in the Faculty of Composition (under Professor Yevhen Stankovych). In 2006, Anna earned her master’s degree and commenced an assistantship and internship at the Department of Composition and Instrumentation at the same academy, graduating in 2009. From 2009 to 2010, she studied in the postgraduate program of the academy at the Department of History and Theory of Culture, and at the end of 2010, she joined the Kyiv Union of Composers of Ukraine.
Since March 2011, Anna has been a member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine. In 2012, she became a methodologist of the I category at the State Methodical Center of Educational Institutions of Culture and Arts of Ukraine under the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, and an intern in the Central Office of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine (Division of Science and Educational Institutions of the Department of Arts and Educational Institutions). From December 2012 to September 2014, she worked as a chief specialist of the Division of Science and Educational Institutions of the Department of Arts and Educational Institutions (Central Office of the Ministry of Culture, Ukraine).
A. Kuzina-Rozhdestvenska is a recipient of the scholarship of the President of Ukraine (2002–2006, 2008–2009), laureate of the international competitions of pianists and composers in Ukraine (2001), France (2002, 2003) and Italy (2004), and a regular participant of the international festivals « Kyiv Music Fest », « Premieres of the Season », « Kyiv Music Premieres », « Youth Music Forum » and International Easter Assembly « Spirituality Unites Ukraine ». She is also a scholarship recipient for 2025 at the International Choral Composers Institute in North Carolina, USA.
Her works have been performed by the leading orchestral and choral ensembles and soloists in Ukraine, England, USA, Austria, Germany and Slovakia, in such places as: St. Stephen’s Cathedral (Vienna, Austria), St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery (Kyiv, Ukraine), St. Paul’s Chapel (Broadway, New York, USA), Christ Church Cathedral and St Andrew’s Church (Oxford, England), Catholic church of St. Petrus and Rosary Basilica (Berlin, Germany), Hlavné námestie (Main Square of Bratislava, Slovakia), the Lysenko Column Hall of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, the Lyudkevych Concert Hall of the Skoryk Lviv National Philharmonic, the Kharkiv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Mykola Lysenko, the Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music, the Large Concert Studio of the Recording House of Ukrainian Radio, the Concert Hall of Slovak Radio Building, the National Union of Composers of Ukraine, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and others. On 25 and 26 January 2025, Anna performed two solo concerts in Hamburg, Germany, as part of a charitable cultural event « The Power of Love » that celebrated the Day of Unity of Ukraine and honored those supporting the country during its challenging times. During these concerts, Anna presented over 20 original compositions for solo piano, including chamber pieces performed in duets with Julia Böttcher, violinist André Böttcher, and baritone Maksym Moroz. The performances featured the remarkable talent of ballerina Veronika Kozhemiako. This Ukrainian-German event served as a token of gratitude to all those who support Ukraine during this challenging time.
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Alice CHANCE
Alice is an Australian composer, conductor, arranger, and lyricist.
Her works are performed in concert halls (Sydney Opera House, The Kennedy Centre, City Recital Hall Angel Place) and cathedrals (St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney, Stanford Memorial Church California, Trinity Church Wall St New York City).
Two-time finalist in the APRA Art Music Awards for Vocal/Choral Work of the Year, Alice has created music for groups including the Song Company, Ensemble Offspring, Gondwana Choirs, Sydney Children’s Choir, Moorambilla Voices, The Kodaly Association, Adelaide Chamber Singers, Musica Viva, Barangaroo Delivery Authority, and Acacia String Quartet.
Alice was the Music Director and Vocal Arranger of FANGIRLS (Queensland Theatre, Belvoir) and has music-directed its various showcases (Women of The World Festival London 2018, Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2018).
Alice graduated with First Class Honours from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
http://www.youtube.com/@alicechancecomposer8446
Elise BERTRAND
Born in 2000, Élise Bertrand first trained as a pianist, then as a violinist, before turning to composition. After studying at the Toulon Conservatory (CRR), she entered the Paris Conservatory (CRR) at the age of 14, where she studied violin with Suzanne Gessner and composition with Nicolas Bacri.
At the Paris National Conservatory of Music and Dance (CNSMDP), she earned both a Master’s degree in violin and a Master’s degree in chamber music (sonata) with Gaspard Thomas, while also pursuing advanced studies in music writing (harmony, counterpoint, fugue, orchestration, etc.) at the same institution.
In 2022, she became an Artist-in-Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in the class of Augustin Dumay.
Élise has won numerous violin, chamber music, and composition competitions, including Second Prize at the Ginette Neveu International Competition and the Special Prize for Best Interpretation of the Contemporary Piece in 2019.
Nominated as “Revelation Instrumental Soloist” at the 2024 Victoires de la Musique,
Élise leads a dual career as both a violinist and composer, passionately advocating for lesser-known and contemporary repertoire, blending interpretation and creation.
She has been recognized for the uniqueness of her musical journey with support from the Gautier Capuçon, L’Or du Rhin, Safran, and Charles Oulmont Foundations.
As a composer-in-residence, Élise has collaborated with the Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise, the Classeek Ambassador Program, and has received commissions from the Modigliani Quartet, Orchestre National de France, Emmanuelle Bertrand, Piano Campus, Épinal, and Larrieu competitions, Augustin Dumay, Orchestre Colonne, Les Métaboles, Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Renaud Capuçon, and others.
Following the success of her first monographic album “Lettera Amorosa”, acclaimed by the press, her next album as a composer will be recorded in winter 2025 for the Nomadmusic label.
https://youtube.com/@elisebertrandmusique
Jean-Baptiste FRANC
Inventive stride, swing and blues pianist, Jean-Baptiste Franc created his own style by mixing melodic improvisation and stride. A self-taught musician, he was helped by his father, Olivier Franc, and his influences are Fats Waller and Sidney Bechet.
His main influence are coming from the great stride New York stride pianists Donald Lambert, James. P. Johnson and Erroll Garner.
In 2000, he had the chance to play with Fats Waller’s guitarist, Al Casey and earned himself that night the nickname “Little Fats ».
In 2001, he recorded is first album under his name with Daniel Bechet on drums.
Jean Baptiste has received the support of Ray Charles producer Jerry Wexler: (“the kid has a good left hand” and such pianists as Monty Alexander and Junior Mance for his cd:” Jammin’ in Pigalle” recorded in 2002 with Count Basie’s drummer, Duffy Jackson.
In 2018, he won the 1st price at world championship of old time piano contest.
In 2022 he won the price of the best piano recording for his cd: “Garner in my mind” given by the Hot club de France, with a lot of his music composition.
Jean Baptiste Franc has brought his beautiful talent to countries where jazz is less common such as Thailand, South Korea, Sri Lanka four times, Poland four times also, Russia in 2018 and Taïwan in november 2024.
With the band of his father, the Olivier Franc’s tribute to Bechet band, he played in such places as the Opera and Kulturpalatz of Dresden in Germany, Olympia theater in Paris and Victoria Hall in Geneva.
https://youtube.com/channel/UCOt1O0EfAtnDVxf20K0S6Tg
Alejandra PESANTEZ
Alejandra Pesantez, of Ecuadorian nationality, began piano with Olga Dobrovolskaya in Ecuador, then with Adriana Ortiz, and composition with Ricardo Monteros at the CNSM in Quito. She continued her piano training with Valérie Haluk at the Conservatoire du Centre de Paris, and she obtained her bachelor’s degree in musicology at the Sorbonne in 2016. She has performed in several venues in France and Ecuador, including the Cité de la Musique, the Théâtre du Châtelet, the Oratoire du Louvre, among others. She continued her piano studies, in parallel with legal studies.
Gabriel RIGAUX
Né en 1982, Gabriel Rigaux est passé progressivement de la philosophie à la musique. Pianiste en partie autodidacte, puis élève de Pierre-Alain Volondat, il suit en parallèle et très « classiquement » le cursus de Philosophie à la Sorbonne Paris 1, ce qui l’amène à un mémoire de Master sur Nietzsche et « le cas Wagner ». Ceci ne l’empêche pas de peaufiner ses études musicales, avec les classes d’orchestration et d’écriture au CRR d’Aubervilliers avec, respectivement, Guillaume Connesson et Thomas Lacôte, et d’intégrer la classe de piano avec Svetlana Samsonova. Il a également intégré la classe de direction de Adrian Mc Donnell au conservatoire du 15ème arrondissement.
En tant que pianiste, il s’est produit au festival Pianissime de Sannois en 2007, à la collégiale de Montmorency en 2009 avec l’Orchestre de l’Ile-de-France dans le Deuxième Concerto de Rachmaninov, en 2010 aux concerts du temple d’Enghien en duo avec le violoniste chinois Guo Gan. Il est accompagnateur de la classe de chant et de la chorale de l’école de musique de St Gratien en 2012. En juillet 2012, il est invité à Prague parmi les finalistes du concours international de composition Anton Dvořák.
Son Concerto pour Erhu, dans sa première version, est joué en 2012 au Théâtre Jean Vilar par l’Orchestre Paris-Pékin avec Guo Gan pour soliste et Sun Yin à la direction. Cinq de ses mélodies pour piano et baryton sont créées en 2015 par l’Oiseleur de Longchamps et Pierre Girod au Temple du Luxembourg. Il créé en mai 2017 douze de ses mélodies sur des poèmes d’Aragon, Jaccottet et Hugo avec Sébastien Lemoine, Marie Kalinine, Laurianne Vidal et Pierre Makarenko. En septembre 2016, il joue pour la première fois son concert-conférence sur Chopin et ses influences à l’Hôtel de Béhague, puis au festival Fresselines en fête en août 2017. Il est pour l’année scolaire 2018-2019 en résidence artistique à l’abbaye de la Prée. En mars 2020, sa Gymnopédie n° 1 pour orchestre est crée au Commonwealth Auditorium en Virginie (États-Unis) par le William & Mary Symphony orchestra sous la direction de David Grandis. En août 2020, il est reçu à Tours, sur l’invitation de François Leroux, durant l’académie lyrique Poulenc, centre de mélodie française, pour la commande de ses trois mélodies sur des fables de Lafontaine. Il est actuellement enseignant-accompagnateur de la classe de chant du conservatoire de la Celle-Saint-Cloud.
http://www.youtube.com/@gabrielrigauxcompositeur6397
Marthe PRUD’HOMME
Marthe est une artiste dont la musique reflète une quête spirituelle, inspirée par la mer, la nature et la ville du Havre. Son premier album, Essentiel, composé durant le confinement et sorti en 2022, explore des thématiques profondes telles que l’espoir, le courage et le pardon.
Formée au violon classique au Conservatoire d’Évreux, puis à la composition auprès de Fabien Cali au Conservatoire d’Argenteuil, elle enrichit aujourd’hui sa musique d’une instrumentation étoffée, mêlant piano, guitare, violoncelle et percussions pour son deuxième album en cours de réalisation. Son écriture bilingue, en français et en anglais, lui permet de façonner des chansons qui résonnent au-delà des frontières.
Depuis la sortie de Essentiel, elle s’est produite sur les scènes normandes, du Conservatoire Arthur Honegger au Théâtre Normandy, en passant par le Théâtre de l’Hôtel de Ville au Havre et le Trianon Transatlantique à Sotteville-lès-Rouen. Son univers musical est marqué par une authenticité et une profondeur, portant une empreinte émotionnelle durable.
Par ailleurs, psychologue de l’orientation, Marthe accompagne les personnes en reconversion ou en quête de sens, avec une philosophie qui se reflète dans sa musique : apaiser, éclairer, libérer. Elle se produit régulièrement pour des associations solidaires et sur les scènes de festivals de poésie, fusionnant musique et parole pour créer des instants uniques de partage et de contemplation.
marthe-music.com
instagram.com/Marthe.Music/?hl=fr
http://www.youtube.com/@marthemusic8751
Vincent Thomas REY
Dès son plus jeune âge, il compose de la poésie et de la musique.
Ayant plus d’affinités avec cette dernière, il choisit d’entrer au conservatoire classique de Roissy-en-Brie à l’âge de six ans pour y apprendre les bases du solfège et plus tard du piano. Partant du piano et de la guitare qui sont ses instruments de prédilection, il ne cesse d’enrichir et de faire évoluer sa musique en faisant appel à la musique du monde et à la musique antique, aux instruments virtuels ainsi qu’aux paysages sonores.
Afin de donner un aspect moins mécanique et plus organique à la pulsation de ses compositions, il utilise le rubato (variation de tempo), créant ainsi des courbes d’enflement et des courbes d’apaisement à l’image des battements du cœur.