Cântec din aprilie in Romanian means song or melody of April.
It was composed in the spring of 2022 for the short film Détaché.
At the same time, Cântec din aprilie lives its own life beyond the screen in different instrumental forms.
Recorded live with Jean-Christophe Gairard Quartet on March 15, 2025, Auditorium Campra, Aix-en-Pce (Fr)
Jean-Christophe Gairard: mouth whistle, violin;
Jérémie Schacre: guitar;
Mihai Trestian cymbalym;
Nicolas Koedinger: double bass;
More about Cântec din aprilie, other recordings and arrangements here
Mor Aani
In November 2023, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Tournée des Refuges, this composition has been performed with the most appropriate instrumentation.
Music by Jean-Christophe Gairard, lyrics by Nésar Ouaryachi.
More about Mor Aani, scores and other versions here
Tabaze Kolo
Tabaze is a slang word from the Grésivaudan region in the French Alps,
meaning to do things with enthusiasm.
Inspired from the study of Serbian kolo music, 2020.
Written during the COVID-19 lockdown. Home production.
Pitești–Chișinău
In memory of a train trip from Pitești (central Romania) to Chișinău (Moldavia), 2020.
Recorded with Tournée des Refuges on July 22, 2021.
Toamnă
Toamnă is the Romanian word for autumn. Written during autumn 2014. Two live versions below.
Recorded with Sonato Tzigano in Berlin in August 2017.
(Listen to the full album on Bandcamp.)
Recorded in Marseille with Tzwing Trio in June 2018.
Für Titi
My very first composition, around 2010. Dedicated to the wondeful violin player Titi Winterstein.
From the album Live In Marseille (2014), Clair de lune trio.
