Catalog & Projects of Creations

Projects in the pipeline

“Visions

Creation October 23, 2024

New commission by the Ars Nova ensemble, based on thoughts by Hildegarde von Bingen, for choir, organ and ensemble: saxophone, brass quintet, accordion and percussion, conducted by Jérôme Pillement as part of the Royan-Orgues festival.

Running time: 10′

“Mes forêts”

Creation Project

Project to create a cycle of melodies based on poems by Quebec poet Hélène Dorion.

For two female voices (contralto and soprano) and instrumental ensemble, for opera singers Aude Extremo and Jeanne Crousaud.

“Incarnation”

Creation 2024

Lyric poem for orchestra and choir based on a text by Roja Chamankar, not yet premiered, written in August 2023

Running time: 10’16

Catalog of Creations

Chamber Music

“Sur l’étoffe de mon âme”

Creation March 22, 2024 / Festival Electrosession / Saint-Palais sur Mer

Poème lyrique commandé par l’ensemble Ars Nova, écrit sur une poésie de la poétesse perse Tahéré Qurrat al-Ayn.

For 6 musicians: contralto voice, string quartet and piano

Running time: 7’45

Editions L’octanphare

“Sixth Sense”

Creation March 8, 2024

Instrumental solo for bass clarinet created by Eric Lamberger – Commissioned by Ars Nova, will be broadcast as a Mosaïque on the web.

Running time: 2’21

“Le feu & l’eau”

Creation July 2023 / Centre culturel de Sarlat la Canéda

Melody creation

For vocals and harp

Festival Les Musicales

Running time: 6’34

“La chambre secrète”

Creation June 2023 / CRR d’Aubervilliers

Instrumental piece created by the2E2M ensemble directed by Léo Margue

For 4 musicians: flutes, bass trombone, percussion and double bass

Running time: 11’18

“Solstice – chant à la lune”

Creation March 2023 / Philharmonie de Paris

Creation on a poem by Houshang Ebtehâj, performed by Ensemble Multilatérale

Commissioned by the Philharmonie de Paris

For 6 musicians: contralto voice, violin, harp, piano, cello and clarinets

Tremplin de la Création

Running time: 7’59

“Heureux celui qui n’a pas de Patrie”

Creation June 2022 / CRR d’Aubervilliers

Lyric poem created by the Accroche Note ensemble on a text by Hannah Arendt

For 4 musicians: soprano, clarinets, electric guitar and cello

Running time: 8’26

“Ode à la terre”

Creation June 2021 

Lyric poem created by the ensemble Court-Circuit and Eliette Prévot, based on a text by Amina Saïd, for light soprano, oboe, French horn, viola and percussion. 

Duration:  8’26

“Le songe d’Ossian”

Creation June 2017 / Bibliothèque Départementale de Provence

Creation of a lyrical piece based on Ossian’s poetry

For mezzo-soprano, tenor and harp with Jean-Christophe Born

Commissioned by the Bibliothèque Départementale de Marseille as part of the art history symposium “La légende d’Ossian et l’art préromantique en Europe”.

Running time: 18’54

Live Performance Music

Music for “Vienna 1913

July 2022 / Avignon Festival

Creation of incidental music commissioned by the Influenscènes company for a musical theater piece.

Solo harp

Festival d’Avignon, Théâtre des Gémeaux

“From Women to Women”

November 2021

Concert program and album

Compositions and arrangements of Sephardic melodies for harp, vocals and percussion

Cie Des Lieux & Des Êtres

Album distributed by Absilone

“En-Vie”

March 2020 / Ferme du Buisson – Scène Nartionale

Creation of music and libretto for circus show with circus artist Lucie Lastella

For 2 musicians and band: vocals, harp and percussion

Commissioned by La Ferme du Buisson- scène Nationale in partnership with Circus Next, Le plus petit cirque du monde, Espace Périphérique – La Villette

Cie Des Lieux & Des Êtres

Running time: 35’11

“Return, forgetful muse”

Summer 2019

Song from the show “En-Vie” based on W.Shakespeare’s sonnet 100

Clip production

For voice and harp

Cie Des Lieux & Des Êtres

Running time: 6’51

Chant d’une Amazone”

February 2019 / Chapiteau Raj’ganawack

Music for circus artist Lucie Lastella

For vocals, harp and looper

Order du Plus Petit Cirque du Monde

Cie Des Lieux & Des Êtres

Running time: 14’12

“L’Envol d’Arzach”

2017 / Dinan Harp Festival

Lyrical epic

For vocals, harp and percussion

Cie Des Lieux & Des Êtres

Running time 14’32

“Les ailes ne poussent que la nuit”

July 2010 / Festival d’Avignon

Music for the puppet show “Les ailes ne poussent que la nuit” (Wings only grow at night)

Commissioned by Artemisia

“De l’endroit où je suis, je voudrais voir l’envers”

August 2007

Creation of an album of compositions based on poems by Eric Boyer

For voice and harp

Cie Des Lieux & Des Êtres

“Laisse-moi m’évaporer dans l’espace”

December 2002

Creation of a solo album

For vocals and harp

“Le Sac , Le Protée

October 2002 / Espace Alternation Paris

Creation of musical tales for the “Au bout du nez” group

For 4 musicians: vocals, harp, electric guitar, drums and double bass

Electroacoustic Music / Installation

“Souffle”

Created February 2021 / CRR d’Aubervilliers

Mixed piece created by Philippe Récard of the Ars Nova ensemble with Youssra Khechai

For 2 musicians: bassoons, cello and spatialized tape, broadcast in quadraphony

Running time: 12’16

“Le Monde intérieur de Pierre”

July 2006

Creation of an album of electroacoustic music for installation, commissioned by sculptor Pierre Shasmoukine for his exhibition: Galerie Gorodka.

Music by sculpture at the Sarlat la Canéda Art Gallery

Cie Des Lieux & Des Êtres

Agenda

Sophie Leleu will be back on stage soon.

07/06/2024

Alto Rhapsodie by Brahms

Solosit part in Alto Rhapsodie by Brahms and Standchen in festival Histoires de Choeurs in Saint-Palais sur Mer, direction E. Piaud

30/05/2024

Harfentreffen Festival

Solo concert "Le feu & l'eau" (harp and vocals) and workshop at the Harfentreffen Festival at Kirchen-Freusburg Castle, Germany

27/04/2024

“De femmes en femmes” / Festival Présence Compositrices

Concert "De femmes en femmes" Sephardic melodies & duet compositions (harp, vocals and percussion) with Marti Ilmar Uibo at Abbaye de la Celle