Matinee: Delphine Joussein, *CALAMITY*

Delphine Joussein is a force to be reckoned with. The French flutist and electronic musician—known for her trio NOUT and the Collectif COAX, as well as her collaborations with international improvisational musicians such as Mats Gustavsson and his Fire Orchestra or the Ensemble Sauvages Paradis—will present her solo project, Calamity. These are sound textures that grow into ornate patterns. In Joussein’s work, tonal shifts and powerful electronic drones coalesce into a monumental total work of art. As a collage of intense energy, poetic beauty, free jazz, and noise—infused with elements of early music and extreme metal—Joussein utilizes every inch of her flute and, single-handedly, creates a raw, pieced-together, trembling, hammering soundscape using distortion, loops, delays, and electronic effects.