Harp & soprano voice – Eloïse Fares & Mathilde Kohn. Illustrations – Arthur Kohn.
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With the actress Lydia Weyrich, she has had the pleasure of taking part in several productions that set fascinating stories to music and voice, designed as concert-readings.
These projects combine refined aesthetics, narrative emotion and scenic quality.
The ‘concert-reading’ format opens up a sensitive space for music and words, where the harp dialogues with the spoken word to create an intimate, profound and visually evocative experience.
A sensitive and musical trio (voice, harp, and cello) performing a powerful and universal text. Together with Lydia, Lola, and Eloïse, they have captured the essence of the story in a deeply poetic atmosphere.
Immerse yourself in Baudelaire's micro-stories, between melancholy and bursts of life. Performed as a duet with Eloïse, this show offers a nostalgic soundscape in a beautifully intimate recital.
A musical and textual evocation of the figure of Eleanor, through Lydia's vibrant voice and the musical dialogue created with Eloïse, enveloped by the harp. An encounter between opera, poetry and history.
Isadora Duncan, pioneer of modern dance.
Through poetic and emotional narration, the biography of this free-spirited and visionary artist comes to life. The harp accompanies the major turning points in her destiny with great sensitivity. A tribute combining music and text to celebrate a woman ahead of her time.
Concert-reading – Flute & Harp
From Carmen to Argentine feminist essayists, the Duet Fermina pays a musical and literary tribute to the many expressions of femininity in Spanish culture.
Eloïse Fares (harp) and Marion Rougon-Betis (flute) met at the Haute École de Musique de Genève, where a deep friendship was born. From this artistic collaboration emerged the Duo Fermina in 2023, inspired by the heroine of Garcia Marquez's ‘Love in the Time of Cholera’.
Inspired by the story "The Masque of the Red Death" from Edgar Allan Poe, « The Clock Strikes 2:32 PM » is an immersive concert experience exploring time, mortality, and the fragility of the human condition.
Through a reimagining story of Prince Prospero, a narcissistic ruler convinced he can outrun fate, the project reflects on wealth and poverty, power and vulnerability, illusion and reality. The concert hall itself became a masked ballroom, where audience members were invited to wear masks and enter the story as participants rather than spectators.
Throughout the performance, recurring visual and musical symbols traced the passage of time: a beating heart, a blooming and fading rose, an obsessive pendulum, a red thread of destiny, and the ever-present shadow of Death. The title refers to a specific yet unknowable moment, the hour at which every life eventually ends. A reminder that regardless of status, health, wealth, or recognition,we all share the same fate.
Centered around the harp, and string quartet,the program featured works by Debussy and Caplet alongside the world premiere of 2:32, a new work by French composer Quentin Lauvray, « 2:32″, written specifically for the project.
The performance sought to reveal the harp’s lesser-known sonic possibilitieswhile championing both established and emerging voices.
Created in collaboration with artists, designers, technicians, and musicians from The New World Symphony The Clock Strikes 2:32 PM offered a poetic meditation on « The Clock Strikes 2:32 PM » our contemporary world , an invitation to celebrate life while remaining aware of its impermanence.
*Photos by Giorgio Viera, courtesy of New World Symphony
As part of a call for projects to the Geneva University of Music, Eloïse imagines a musical interlude featuring a harp duo and a percussion duo.
She enlists the help of her colleagues Blanche Proust de la Gironière, Tom Eichenberger and Antonin Jacard to carry out this ambitious and innovative project.
First, she imagines an atmosphere, starting with a festive, dance-themed setting, and she sees Latin America in it, full of colour and culturally very lively and vibrant. Then, working with the percussionists led her to think of the show as a film when the music of “West side Story” is mentioned for the project – theatrical characters emerge: the musicians will be people from the “street” as we say in English.
“We’re going to make this show a fun, relaxed event, with jeans, trainers and white T-shirts. It will be lively and festive, combining lighting effects and music that makes you want to dance and laugh, with a strong Latin identity, inspired by a journey through Latin America in the 20th century and before.”
Eloïse and Margot, harp duo, invite young and old alike on a musical adventure in an enchanted garden, where sounds, songs and theatre combine to bring a magical world to life. They play two friends who converse with plants and living creatures, and invite the audience to participate actively: Through a listening game, the audience must figure out the order of the pieces played, using clues slipped into their exchanges.
This concert-mediation offers a playful introduction to the harp, its varied sounds and classical music. Constant interaction with the audience encourages attention and curiosity, transforming listening into a participatory experience. At the end, a friendly exchange allows for discussion of impressions, surprises and questions, thereby strengthening the bond between artists and spectators.
Performed by Éloïse Fares — Harp class
Conservatoire Populaire de Genève
Archipel Festival 2025 & Geneva Music Festival
As part of the Archipel Festival and Geneva Music Festival, Eloïse Fares and her harp class at the Conservatoire populaire de Genève present an original and immersive educational project, combining music, theatre and cultural mediation.
The dragon who didn't like fire is an original creation – a collective performance that invites young audiences to immerse themselves in a magical world where music and the magic of fire come together. Through poetic and musical storytelling, the students embody dragons that convey emotions and stories, showcasing their musical discoveries and their relationship with breath, the harp and fire.
The show begins with a ritual of lighting candles, symbols of light and inspiration, followed by a journey through several scenes:
where each dragon introduces itself and expresses its emotions through its breath and the strings of the harp,
a moment of fascination where the instrument becomes a source of magical sound and collective interaction.
The culmination of collective musical creation, where rhythms, melodies and movements come together to celebrate the harmony between the power of fire and the softness of music.
This project highlights the power of music as a universal language, capable of transforming fears and challenges into creative strength. Students are both interpreters and actors, invited to explore their imagination, their breath, their expressiveness, and to develop active listening and attention to others.
Mediation relies on helping students understand symbols. (fire, light, nature) and emotions (sadness, fear, joy, courage), as well as on discovering the sound possibilities of the harp, which here becomes a bridge between storytelling and live music.
The show is intended to be a moment of exchange and wonder, aiming to spark the audience's curiosity and promote a sensory experience where music and mediation complement each other to construct an accessible and poetic narrative
