Ensemble Intercontemporain

Ensemble intercontemporain (EIC) is a French music ensemble, based in Paris, that is dedicated to contemporary music. Pierre Boulez founded the EIC in 1976 for this purpose, the first permanent organization of its type in the world. They performed on Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger (1984). At the time of that recording the ensemble consisted of:

Lawrence Beauregard, Sophie Cherrier: flutes Lazlo Hadady, Didier Pateau: oboes Alain Damiens, Paul Meyer: clarinets Guy Arnaud: bass clarinet Jean-Marie Lamothe: bassoon Jacques Deleplanque, Jens McManama: horns Antoine Cure, Jean-Jacques Gaudon: trumpets

Jerome Naulais, Benny Sluchin: trombones Gerard Buquet: tuba Vincent Bauer, Michel Cerutti, Daniel Ciampolini: percussion Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Alain Neveux: pianos Marie-Claire Linale, Jacques Ghestem, Maryvonne le Dizes: violins Garth Knox, Jean Sulem: violas Chrichan Larsson, Pierre Strauch: cellos Frederic Stochl: double bass

Media

• YouTube videos includes 2018 recordings of Zappa's:
• Naval aviation in art? - Dupree's Paradise
• Get Whitey - The Dog Breath Variations / Uncle Meat - G-Spot Tornado
• The Perfect Stranger

• Ensemble Intercontemporain on Apple Music
• Ensemble Intercontemporain on Spotify

• Wikipedia article