Ensemble Atmosphere is made up of six saxophonists from four countries, including MarkLorenz Kysela and Sebastian Pottmeier (Germany), Jose Miguel Cantero and Pablo Coello(Spain), Francesco Ciocca (Italy) and Barry Cockcroft (Australia). The group formed in Bordeaux, France in 1996 whilst studying with renown teachers, Marie-Bernadette Charrier and Jean-Marie Londeix.
Ensemble Atmosphère has performed many concerts in France, toured repeatedly in Spain and Italy,
premiered new works at the 11th and 12th World saxophone congresses
in Valencia, Spain and Montreal, Canada respectively and has performed
extensively in Australia.The ensemble is animated by a energetic passion for today's music. This inspiring
group has allowed audiences to discover brilliant idiomatic music
for saxophone, including sonoritiesnever heard before through
the interpretation of contemporary repertoire.
Dedicated to the
commissioning and premiering of new pieces, members have collaborated
with some of today's most innovative composers.