'Plastiglomerate' world premiere at Ensemble(s) Festival 2025 in Paris and Sound Festival 2025 in Aberdeen

Plastiglomerate for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello and electronics by Monika Dalach Sayers will have a world premiere at Ensemble(s) Festival in Paris, France on Saturday 20th September 2025 at at the Théâtre de l'Echangeur, and then it will have second performance at Sound Festival in Abardeen, Scotland on the 31st October 2025. The performance will be part of the LEGATO, an international composer development programme devised by organisations across three countries: CMC Ireland, New Music Dublin, Sound Festival Scotland & Festival Ensembles.

Musicians (comprising Ensemble 2e2m, Cairn, Court-circuit, Multilatérale and Sillages):

conductor: Jean Deroyer

flute: Cédric Jullion

clarinet: Bogdan Sydorenko

piano: Maroussia Gentet

violin: Alexandra Greffin-Klein

cello: Ingrid Schoenlaub

Mentors: Jérôme Combier and Laura Bowler

About Plastiglomerate:

The title Plastiglomerate refers to a type of rock formation that consists of a combination of melted plastic debris, such as bottles, bags, and other discarded items exposed to high heat, with sediment, sand, shingle, seaweed, and other natural materials. First identified by the oceanographer Charles Moore in 2006 and later given the name in 2014, it has come to represent the moment when human pollution and nature permanently fused. In her electro-acoustic work Monika translates those transformation processes into sound, resulting in acoustic instruments incorporating the pre-recorded and electronically processed sounds of plastic waste and natural debris within musical structure and composition.

Plastiglomerate photo copyright: Andy Hughes