Cassandre Balbar Music

I am honoured to have been asked to share a stage and a special musical moment with Yoon-jeong Heo on 21st November 2023 for the East Asian Fusions concert series organised by Durham University . Heo Yoonjeong, one of the world's leading geomungo players, is a great inspiration especially with her stunning compositions. We met for the first time a year ago when I visited Seoul National University and we created a 5 minute improvisation. I look forward to sharing an improvisotary space together again. Thank you to the Durham University music team for making this possible!

Here is the description of the concert:

East Asian Fusions 1 // Geomungo and Bagpipes

Heo Yoonjeong, a leading exponent of the ancient Korean geomungo zither, meets Cassandre Balbar, a brilliant multi-instrumentalist specialising in bagpipes and recorders. Each performer showcases traditional repertoire, and then they come together, traversing time and space in a spirit of sympathy and understanding, and bringing their sound worlds into alignment. Fascinating new harmonies flow from this fusion – music to the ears, and resonance reverberating through the human heart.

If you want to come, here is the link: https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/music/musicon/events/east-asian-fusions-1-geomungo-and-bagpipes/

Today we proudly launch Amaraterra's new single, O Diu Quantu Sta Casa. A great tune for lifting spirits.

Thank you all for your support in the crowdfunding campaign so far!
Enjoy...

O Diu quantu sta casa, by Amaraterra track by Amaraterra

Find out more about this amazing project, Opera Helps, livestreaming now from University of Lincoln's Music page...

Here are a few screenshots of last Saturday's Musicport concert with Thodoris Ziarkas. SLS-Live Stream in Hull was fantastic and it felt like a real gig. Thank you to everyone who made it happen and to Jim and Sue for the invitation.

Soloing in the woods with a real live nightingale... What's not to love about this? Singing With Nightingales is a concert series with Sam Lee and a nightingale on 21st May 2021. This edition will be in a secret location in Sussex. Tickets include dinner and drinks and are already available! Who's up for the adventure?
(link to tickets in post below)

Very excited to announce the wonderful Cassandre Balbar Music will be joining Sam Lee in the woods on 21st May for Singing With Nightingales!

Cassandre Balbar is a performer, an events organiser/curator and an academic.
Classically trained, she obtained her Diplôme d’Études Musicales in 2006. After many years of performing early music, she started exploring the world of folk music both through the recorder and the Galician bagpipes which she discovered during one of her many trips to Spain.
She is a prolific performer in many different kinds of traditions and her time in London has enabled her to widen her musical knowledge. She regularly performs with bands from different cultural backgrounds including Italy, the UK, France, Sweden, Anatolia and more recently North-West Africa. Her current projects include Världens Band, Amaraterra, Bonnendis, Follow the Rats and Vellamo Quartet.

We can't wait! Find all the details and get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3kiWPkZ

To find our live set for Musicport Festival Live On-Line (Saturday) this coming 24th October, click here for more info: https://mailchi.mp/2937e5a75ab3/musicport-2020-news
Free downloads for everyone who listens in as well!
I'll be on at 7pm, accompanied by Thodoris Ziarkas (in the background of this great image by David Chater).
Expect a lot of 3/4 tunes, my favourite ;)

Really pleased to be playing for the Musicport 2020 online event on 24 October this year! I'll be playing in a duo format, live from a studio in Hull.
And here's an image from the Världens Band gig at Musicport festival last year in Whitby, with Anna Malmström on the clarinet.

Impromptu bedroom concert this summer to an audience of five. First in-person concert since February! Thank you to Yannis Angelakis for the beautiful photo.

And here's a calm song by Amaraterra, one of few... Enjoy Carla's lovely voice on this one...
Lu Tristu Furese with:
Antonio Fersini
Cassandre Balbar
Stelios Katsatsidis
Thodoris Ziarkas
Alfredo Giani
Carla Pandarese

Video editing: Alfredo Giani.

Lu Tristu Furese a protest song about shrugging the yokes of poverty and for once be free

Hello everyone, after many years, here is finally an official page for my activity as a musician.
Thank you for following and here is a track recorded live in 2015 with Phil Alexander, the other musician in our Follow the Rats duo. I hope you like it!

Stonebeds & Panic Aboard - Live recording 2015 Stonebeds (Phil Alexander)& Panic Aboard (Cassandre Balosso-Bardin) Performed live by Follow the Rats in September 2015 Recorder: Cassandre Balosso-Bardin Piano: Phil Alexander