Ayser Vançin (1948- )
Concert
musician
(oboe and English horn), piano accompanist and composer Ayser
Vançin is passionate about poetry and literature, finding
inspiration
from the poet-humanists. Her deep embrace of words and notes is
a
bridge between East and Occident. Among her compositions are
works for
ensembles including winds, with or without piano. Her latest
works for
musical theater include: Nuage Amoureux (Cloud of Love), D'Exil
en Exil
(Of Exile in Exile) [on text and emotive poems of Nazim Hikmet],
Regard
Noir, Langue de Feu (Black Gaze, Tongue of Fire) [on text of
Senghor],
La Rencontre Aragon-Hikmet (The Aragon-Hikmet Meeting) [on texts
of
these writers], Voyage Poetico-Musical en Orient Express:
Paris-Istanbul (A Poetic-Musical Voyage on the Orient Express:
Paris-Istanbul) [show route, literature and music, a bridge
between
France and Turkey], Chants de la Vigne (Songs of the Vine) [an
intoxicating spectacle of poetry and music bacchanalia around
wine],
Chants des Hommes (Songs of Men) [a show of words and notes
about
universal writers and poets] and a delicious spectacle of songs
[texts
from Verlaine, Aragon, Hikmet, Supervielle, Maeterlinck, Lent,
Molin,
Vian, Ungaretti] called Vers à Chanter, Vers Enchantes (Towards
Singing, Towards the Enchanted) featuring singer Mathieu
Chardet. In
addition she enjoys oil paining.COMPOSITIONS Vançin Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
Danze Turche (Turkish Dances), oboe (or flute; or clarinet; or soprano sax), bassoon (or cello) and piano (1998)
Gizem, oboe (or flute; or clarinet; or sax; or violin), bassoon (or cello) and piano (1998) [Phylloscopus Publications]
Prelude and Allegretto, 4 oboes (or 4 flutes; or 4 clarinets; or 4 violins) and piano (2001)
Two Dances, 3 oboes (or 3 flutes; or 3 clarinets; or 3 violins) and piano (2001)
Les Soleils couchants, baritone, bass and piano (2002, unpub.) [text: Paul Verlaine]
Chants de la Terre et Réveil, solo oboe (and solo English horn) (2002-03) [Phylloscopus Pub.] [inspired by Nazim Hikmet’s poems]
Beckettiana, solo oboe (and solo English horn) (2003) [Phylloscopus Pub.]
Les Ponts de Cé, baritone voice and piano (2003, unpub.) [text: Louis Aragon]
Alla mamma, baritone, bass, violin and piano (2009) [Italian version: L. Fiumi] [pub. by Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia Horgen]
Au-dessus de la mers, voice, violin (or oboe) and piano (2004) [text: Nazim Hikmet]
Bohème, baritone voice, violin and piano (2004) [text: Francis Carco]
Celui qui s'en est allé, baritone voice, violin and piano (2004) [text: Nazim Hikmet]
Connaissez vous l'Ile, voice, violin and piano (2004) [text: Louis Aragon]
Grands yeux dans ce visage, baritone voice, violin and piano (2004?) [text: Jules Supervielle]
Je me souviens, voice, violin and piano (2004) [text: Francis Carco]
La lune blanche, baritone voice, violin and piano (2004) [text: Paul Verlaine]
La Seine parle, baritone voice and piano (2004) [text: Jules Supervielle]
Le vieillard sur la rive, baritone voice and piano (2004) [text: Nazim Hikmet; also vers. in Turkish]
O triste, triste était mon âme, baritone voice and piano (2004) [text: Paul Verlaine]
Printemps, baritone voice [and piano?] (2004) [text: Francis Carco]
S'il revenait un jour, baritone voice, violin and piano (2004) [text: Maurice Maeterlinck]
Vers à danser, baritone voice [and piano?] (2004) [lyrics : Louis Aragon]
Vivre encore, [voice and piano] (2004) [text: Jules Supervielle]
Sur le Pont Neuf, [voice and piano] (2004) [text: Louis Aragon]
Chanson to Mevlâna, solo oboe (2010) [pub. by Egge Verlag Coblenz am Rhein]
Mélopée & Danse boîteuse, oboe or English Horn (2004)
Tango gelosia, oboe and guitar, and oboe and piano (2004?) [pub. by Phylloscopus Editions] [also arr. 2005 for strings]
Au village où je suis né, baritone voice and piano (2005) [text: Cahit Külebi]
Valse sentimentale, piano (2008)
Feuillage au coeur, baritone voice and piano (2005) [lyrics: Maurice Maeterlinck]
The Nine Muses (Impressions), solo oboe, and solo English horn (2004-06) [pub. by Phylloscopus Publications]
Phosphorescences au Bosphore, piano (2006)
En attendant Tango, baritone voice and piano (2006) [text: Nazim Hikmet; vers. also in Turkish]
Lors que tu reviendras, [voice and piano] (2006) [text : Maurice Leullieux]
Poème flou, baritone voice, violin and piano (2006) [text: Francis Carco]
Ronde flamande, baritone voice, oboe, cello and piano (2006) [text: Charles Cros]
Chants de la paix (Songs of Peace) (2006) [on various texts of poets and writers; music by Ayser Vançin]
Tango di nostalgia, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano (2007, unpub.)
Elégie and Barcarolà, English horn and piano (2007, unpub.)
Petite suite, baritone voice and piano (2007) [text: Francis Carco]
Rien ne m'importe plus, baritone voice and piano (2007) [text: Laurent Collet]
Toi qui fait rêver, baritone voice and piano (2007) [text: Jean-Paul Toulet]
Voyage Poetico-Musical en Orient Express: Paris-Istanbul (2007) [on texts of French & Turkish orientalist poets and writers]
The Last Tango in Geneva, English horn, oboe, violin and piano (2008)
Orient Express Rte 1, "Londres-Istanbul", oboe (or flute) and piano (2008) [also arr for 2 instr. & piano] [Phylloscopus Pub.]
Orient Express Rte 2, "Paris-Istanbul", oboe (or flute) and piano (2008) [Phylloscopus Pub.]
L'artiste, baritone voice and piano (2008) [text: Maurice Carême]
Les Lilas, baritone voice and piano (2008) [text: Louis Aragon]
Mon petit chat, baritone voice and piano (2008) [text: Maurice Carême]
Ce que j'aime dans la romance, baritone voice and piano (2009) [text: Boris Vian]
Nous étions deux, baritone voice, violin and piano (2009) [text: Andrée Chédid]
La Musette, flute (or oboe), 2 oboes and piano (2009) [pub. by Profs Editions Paris]
Nuage Amoureux (Lover Cloud), poetical tale for children (2009) [text: Nazim Hikmet]
D'Exil en Exil (From exile in Exile), musical theater (2009) [on the Nazim Hikmet’s poems; music by Ayser Vançin]
Allusione, piano (2010)
Dans la brume, piano (2010)
Soffio notturno, piano (2010)
Valse mélancolique, piano (2010)
Ballata veneziana, piano (2010)
In between the raindrops, baritone voice and piano (2010) [text: Karen Sadek]
En dépit de mes yeux bleus, baritone voice and piano (2010) [text: Nazim Hikmet]
J'ai rêvé d'une cage, baritone voice, oboe and piano (2010) [text: Maurice Carême]
La Bagatelle, Tango, baritone voice and piano (2010) [text: Robert Desnos]
L'homme et l'oiseau, baritone voice and piano (2010) [text: Charles Cros]
La rose du premier de l'an, baritone voice and piano (2011) [text: Louis Aragon]
L'encore, baritone voice and piano (2011) [text: Louis Aragon]
Affiorimento dei ricordi, piano (2011)
Albatrò, baritone voice, oboe and piano (2012) [text: Luciano Molin] [pub. by DA VINCI Publications]
En partant, piano (c.2012)
Asturias, piano (2012)
Artiste, baritone voice and piano (2012) [text: Maurice Carême]
Minuetto di sensazioni, piano (2012)
Notturno, piano (2012)
Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux, baritone voice and piano (2012) [text: Louis Aragon]
La plus drôle des créatures, baritone voice, violin and piano (2012) [text: Nazim Hikmet]
Les plaintes d'un Icare, solo oboe (2012) [Inspired by Baudelaire's "Les plaintes d'un Icare"] [pub. by Sempre più Editions]
Rêverie, oboe and piano (2012, unpub.)
Tzigane, baritone voice and piano (2013) [text: Guillaume Apollinaire]
Romance sans paroles, baritone voice and piano (2014) [text: Paul Verlaine]
Canto Beduino, baritone voice, oboe and guitar (2015) [pub. by DA VINCI Editions]
Chanson triste et scherzo, oboe and piano (2015) [pub. by Sempre più Editions]
Orgue de Barbarie, 3 oboes (2015) [pub. by Profs Editions Paris]
Impressions [6 pieces], clarinet (2016, pub. 2024) [pub. by Musicvall, Edicions Musicals SLU]
Orient Express, musical theater (2016) [text: various French and Turkish Oriental authors]
Regard Noir, Langue de Feu (Black Gaze, Tongue of Fire), musical theater (2006-2017) [text: Leopold N. Senghor]
Deux Coeurs en feu, musical theater (2017) [on text of Louis Aragon and Nazim Hikmet]
Frog’s Dance, 2 oboes and piano (2018) [pub. by Profs Editions Paris]
Barcarolà piano (2019, unpub.)
Romance sans paroles, flute and clarinet (2019) [pub. by JDW Sheet Music]
Autumn's Song, clarinet and piano (2019) [pub. by JDW Sheet Music]
Chorus, oboe, clarinet and piano (2019) [pub. by JDW Sheet Music]
Au fil du temps (As time goes by), musical theater (2019)
Trois Duos, 2 clarinets (2022) [pub. by Profs Editions Paris]
Deux duos, 2 oboes (2022) [pub. by Profs Editions Paris]
Ethiopiques (Impressions) [7 pieces], solo oboe (2022) [pub. by Musicvall, Edicions Musicals SLU]
WORKS BY GENRE Vançin Links ~ top of page ~
Works for Theater (Shows)
Chants de la paix (Songs of Peace) (2006) [on various texts of poets and writers; music by Ayser Vançin]
Voyage Poetico-Musical en Orient Express: Paris-Istanbul (2007) [on texts of French & Turkish orientalist poets and writers]
Nuage Amoureux (Lover Cloud), poetical tale for children (2009) [text: Nazim Hikmet]
D'Exil en Exil (From exile in Exile), musical theater (2009) [on the Nazim Hikmet’s poems; music by Ayser Vançin]
Orient Express, musical theater (2016) [text: various French and Turkish Oriental authors]
Regard Noir, Langue de Feu (Black Gaze, Tongue of Fire), musical theater (2006-2017) [text: Leopold N. Senghor]
Deux Coeurs en feu, musical theater (2017) [on text of Louis Aragon and Nazim Hikmet]
Au fil du temps (As time goes by), musical theater (2019)
???La Rencontre Aragon-Hikmet (Aragon-Hikmet Meeting) (2008) [texts: Aragon and Hikmet; music by Ayser Vançin]
???Chants de la Vigne (Songs of the Vine) (between 2005-2011) [on various texts of poets and writers]
???Vers à Chanter, Vers Enchantes, Songs (Towards Singing, Towards Enchanting) (2005) [songs on texts of various poets]
???Chants de Nazim Hikmet (2006) [on texts and poems by Nazim Hikmet]
???Chants du Levant, chants du Couchant/Songs of the Levant, Songs of Sunset (2010)[text:Italian, Belgian, Turkish & English poets]
???Chants des Hommes (Songs of Men), [????] (????) [texts: Verlaine, Aragon, Hikmet, Supervielle, Maeterlinck, etc]
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Tango gelosia, oboe and guitar, and oboe and piano (2004?) [pub. by Phylloscopus Editions] [also arr. 2005 for strings]
Choral
Many songs for: 2 voices and piano; voice, violon (or oboe) and piano; voice and piano; voice, oboe and guitar
Chamber
Trois duos, 2 clarinets (or oboe and clarinet) (1995, withdrawn)
Danze Turche (Turkish Dances), oboe (or flute; or clarinet; or soprano sax), bassoon (or cello) and piano (1998)
Gizem, oboe (or flute; or clarinet; or sax; or violin), bassoon (or cello) and piano (1998) [Phylloscopus Publications]
Prelude and Allegretto, 4 oboes (or 4 flutes; or 4 clarinets; or 4 violins) and piano (2001)
Two Dances [Valse & La Habanera], 3 oboes (or 3 flutes; or 3 clarinets; or 3 violins) and piano (2001)
Rolinha, flute, violin, saxophone and piano (2003, withdrawn)
Romance sans paroles, flute, violin and saxophone (2003, withdrawn)
The Last Tango in Geneva, English horn, oboe, violin and piano (2008)
La Musette, flute (or oboe), 2 oboes and piano (2009) [pub. by Profs Editions Paris]
Orgue de Barbarie, 3 oboes (2015) [pub. by Profs Editions Paris]
Frog’s Dance, 2 oboes and piano (2018) [pub. by Profs Editions Paris]
Romance sans paroles, flute and clarinet (2019) [pub. by JDW Sheet Music]
Trois Duos, 2 clarinets (2022) [pub. by Profs Editions Paris]
Deux duos, 2 oboes (2022) [pub. by Profs Editions Paris]
Instrument and Piano or Guitar
Tango gelosia, oboe and guitar, and oboe and piano (2004?) [pub. by Phylloscopus Editions] [also arr. 2005 for strings]
Tango di nostalgia, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano (2007, unpub.)
Elégie and Barcarolà, English horn and piano (2007, unpub.)
Contemplation on the Black See, clarinet and piano (2008, withdrawn)
Orient Express Rte 1, "Londres-Istanbul", oboe (or flute) and piano (2008) [also arr for 2 instr. & piano] [Phylloscopus Pub.]
Orient Express Rte 2, "Paris-Istanbul", oboe (or flute) and piano (2008) [Phylloscopus Pub.]
Poeme flou and Scherzo, oboe (or violin) and piano (2011, withdrawn)
Rêverie, oboe and piano (2012, unpub.)
Chanson triste et scherzo, oboe and piano (2015) [pub. by Sempre più Editions]
Autumn's Song, clarinet and piano (2019) [pub. by JDW Sheet Music]
Chorus, oboe, clarinet and piano (2019) [pub. by JDW Sheet Music]
Solo Instrument
Simurg, clarinet (1998, withdrawn)
Danse boîteuse, English horn or oboe (1998, withdrawn)
Impressions, clarinet in A (la) (1998, withdrawn)
Chants de la Terre et Réveil, solo oboe (and solo English horn) (2002-03) [Phylloscopus Pub.] [inspired by Nazim Hikmet’s poems]
Three Pieces for Oboe Solo (2003, withdrawn)
Beckettiana, solo oboe (and solo English horn) (2003) [Phylloscopus Pub.]
Chanson to Mevlâna, solo oboe (2010) [pub. by Egge Verlag Coblenz am Rhein]
Mélopée & Danse boîteuse, oboe or English Horn (2004)
The Nine Muses (Impressions), solo oboe, and solo English horn (2004-06) [pub. by Phylloscopus Publications]
Les plaintes d'un Icare, solo oboe (2012) [Inspired by Baudelaire's "Les plaintes d'un Icare"] [pub. by Sempre più Editions]
Impressions [6 pieces], clarinet (2016, pub. 2024) [pub. by Musicvall, Edicions Musicals SLU]
Ethiopiques (Impressions) [7 pieces], solo oboe (2022) [pub. by Musicvall, Edicions Musicals SLU]
Piano
Phosphorescences au Bosphore, piano (2006)
Valse sentimentale, piano (2008)
Allusione, piano (2010)
Dans la brume, piano (2010)
Soffio notturno, piano (2010)
Valse mélancolique, piano (2010)
Ballata veneziana, piano (2010)
Affiorimento dei ricordi, piano (2011)
En partant, piano (c.2012)
Asturias, piano (2012)
Minuetto di sensazioni, piano (2012)
Notturno, piano (2012)
Barcarolà piano (2019, unpub.)
Vocal
Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux, voice and piano (withdrawn)
La plus drole des créatures, baritone, violin (or oboe) and piano (withdrawn)
Que diras-tu ce soir, [voice and piano] (withdrawn) [text: Charles Baudelaire]
Les Soleils couchants, baritone voice, bass voice and piano (2002, unpub.) [text: Paul Verlaine]
Les Ponts de Cé, baritone voice and piano (2003, unpub.) [text: Louis Aragon]
Alla mamma, baritone, bass, violin and piano (2009) [Italian version: L. Fiumi] [pub. by Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia Horgen]
Au-dessus de la mers, voice, violin (or oboe) and piano (2004) [text: Nazim Hikmet]
Bohème, baritone voice, violin and piano (2004) [text: Francis Carco]
Celui qui s'en est allé, baritone voice, violin and piano (2004) [text: Nazim Hikmet]
Connaissez vous l'Ile, voice, violin and piano (2004) [text: Louis Aragon]
Grands yeux dans ce visage, baritone voice, violin and piano (2004?) [text: Jules Supervielle]
Je me souviens, voice, violin and piano (2004) [text: Francis Carco]
La lune blanche, baritone voice, violin and piano (2004) [text: Paul Verlaine]
La Seine parle, baritone voice and piano (2004) [text: Jules Supervielle]
Le vieillard sur la rive, baritone voice and piano (2004) [text: Nazim Hikmet; also vers. in Turkish]
O triste, triste était mon âme, baritone voice and piano (2004) [text: Paul Verlaine]
Printemps, baritone voice [and piano?] (2004) [text: Francis Carco]
S'il revenait un jour, baritone voice, violin and piano (2004) [text: Maurice Maeterlinck]
Vers à danser, baritone voice [and piano?] (2004) [lyrics : Louis Aragon]
Vivre encore, [voice and piano] (2004) [text: Jules Supervielle]
Sur le Pont Neuf, [voice and piano] (2004) [text: Louis Aragon]
Au village où je suis né, baritone voice and piano (2005) [text: Cahit Külebi]
Feuillage au coeur, baritone voice and piano (2005) [lyrics: Maurice Maeterlinck]
En attendant Tango, baritone voice and piano (2006) [text: Nazim Hikmet; vers. also in Turkish]
Joujou, pipi, caca, dodo, voice, oboe and piano (2006, withdrawn) [text: Charles Cros]
Lors que tu reviendras, [voice and piano] (2006) [text : Maurice Leullieux]
Poème flou, baritone voice, violin and piano (2006) [text: Francis Carco]
Ronde flamande, baritone voice, oboe, cello and piano (2006) [text: Charles Cros]
Bagatelle, [voice and piano] (2007, withdrawn) [text: Robert Desnos]
Petite suite, baritone voice and piano (2007) [text: Francis Carco]
Rien ne m'importe plus, baritone voice and piano (2007) [text: Laurent Collet]
En dépit de mes yeux bleus, [voice and piano] (2008, withdrawn) [text: Nazim Hikmet]
L'artiste, voice, oboe and piano (2008, withdrawn) [text: Maurice Carême]
Les Lilas, [voice and piano] (2008, withdrawn) [text: Louis Aragon]
Mon petit chat, [voice and piano] (2008, withdrawn) [text: Maurice Carême]
Toi qui fait rêver, baritone voice and piano (2007) [text: Jean-Paul Toulet]
L'artiste, baritone voice and piano (2008) [text: Maurice Carême]
Les Lilas, baritone voice and piano (2008) [text: Louis Aragon]
Mon petit chat, baritone voice and piano (2008) [text: Maurice Carême]
Ce que j'aime dans la romance, baritone voice and piano (2009) [text: Boris Vian]
Nous étions deux, baritone voice, violin and piano (2009) [text: Andrée Chédid]
In between the raindrops, baritone voice and piano (2010) [text: Karen Sadek]
En dépit de mes yeux bleus, baritone voice and piano (2010) [text: Nazim Hikmet]
J'ai rêvé d'une cage, baritone voice, oboe and piano (2010) [text: Maurice Carême]
La Bagatelle, Tango, baritone voice and piano (2010) [text: Robert Desnos]
L'homme et l'oiseau, baritone voice and piano (2010) [text: Charles Cros]
La rose du premier de l'an, baritone voice and piano (2011) [text: Louis Aragon]
L'encore, baritone voice and piano (2011) [text: Louis Aragon]
Albatrò, baritone voice, oboe and piano (2012) [text: Luciano Molin] [pub. by DA VINCI Publications]
Artiste, baritone voice and piano (2012) [text: Maurice Carême]
Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux, baritone voice and piano (2012) [text: Louis Aragon]
La plus drôle des créatures, baritone voice, violin and piano (2012) [text: Nazim Hikmet]
Tzigane, baritone voice and piano (2013) [text: Guillaume Apollinaire]
Romance sans paroles, baritone voice and piano (2014) [text: Paul Verlaine]
Canto Beduino, baritone voice, oboe and guitar (2015) [pub. by DA VINCI Editions]
VANÇIN LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
Composer's website [none at the moment] . . . contact Ayser Vançin: ayservan(at)hotmail(dot)com
The Music of Ayser Vanҫin (Taylor Dawn Crawford, Kansas State University, 2021)
Vançin @ Wikipedia.fr (in French)
Vançin @ birgun.net (in Turkish)
Vançin @ Facebook
Vançin @ LinkedIn
Vançin @ Mx3
Vançin @ La Petite Festival du Theatre also here
Vançin @ Presence Compositrices
Vançin @ Sheer Pluck
Publisher
Vançin @ Boosey & Hawkes [distributor]
Vançin @ Clifton Editions
Vançin @ DA VINCI Publications, Osaka, Japan
Vançin @ Egge Musik Verlag [her new editor]
Vançin @ Egge Verlag Coblenz am Rhein
Vançin @ JDW Sheet Music Publications USA
Vançin @ June Emerson Wind Music [distributor]
Vançin @ Musicvall, Edicions Musicals SLU, Valencia, Spain
Vançin @ Phylloscopus Publications
Vançin @ Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia Horgen
Vançin @ Profs Editions Paris
Vançin @ Sempre più Editions, Paris]
Vançin @ TrevCo Music [distributor]
Streaming Audio
[none at the moment]
Recordings
Vançin @ Discogs
Discography
Ciam, Reve d'Orient (CIAM, Dream of the Orient)
Duo-Vancini Atami (oboe, English horn and classical guitar)
Nuage Amoureux (Cloud of Love), Duo-Chardet Vançin (Nazim Hikmet's poetry and music with oboe, English horn and piano)
Vers à Chanter, Vers Enchantes (Towards Singing, Towards the Enchanted) (2005)
Chants du Levant, chants du Couchant/Songs of the Levant, Songs of Sunset (2010)
Video
Vançin @ YouTube
Vançin @ Google Video
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