La Sept

Infobox TV channel
name=La Sept
logosize=115px
logofile=La Sept logo.jpg
launch= 14 May 1989
closed date= 30 May 1992
replaced names= by ARTE
picture format= 576i (SDTV)
country= FRA
headquarters= 50 avenue Théophile-Gautier
75016 Paris
terr serv 1=SECAM
terr chan 1=Normally tuned to 3 (via FR3, 3 p.m. to midnight on Saturdays, 1990-1992)|
sat serv 1=TDF 1
sat chan 1=Unknown (1989-1992)
cable serv 1= Lyons Cable
cable chan 1= Channel 7| cable serv 2= CGF
cable chan 2= Channel 7| dummy parameter=
|

La Sept (Société d'édition de programmes de télévision) was a French television broadcaster and production company created on 23 February 1986 to develop cultural and educational programming for transmission via the TDF 1 satellite.

History

In 1985, Georges Fillioud, French Minister of Transport, charged Pierre Desgraupes with creating programs for one or more of the five channels of the high power satellite TDF 1 launched in 1988. On 27 February 1986, La Société d'édition de programmes de télévision was created by Bernard Faivre d'Arcier, cultural adviser to the Prime Minister Laurent Fabius and began to develop a stock of programmes. It was chaired by historian George Duby.

In March 1989, La Sept became La Société européenne de programmes de télévision. In April 1989, the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel granted permission to broadcast on one of TDF 1's channels, and it began transmission on 14 May 1989. The station broadcast three hours and 30 minutes of programmes per day, each programme broadcast twice. In June, an agreement was reached to broadcast La Sept's programmes on cable television, and on 3 February 1990, FR3 gave the La Sept a window on their terrestrial broadcast channel every Saturday from 15:00 to midnight.

On 30 May 1992, La Sept lost its role of broadcaster to ARTE, a Franco-German TV network created on 2 October 1990, and became the French arm of the EEIG ARTE. On 27 September 1993 it changed its name to Sept-ARTE, and became ARTE France on 1 August 2000.

oundtrack

Infobox Album
Name = La Sept
Type = soundtrack
Longtype =
Artist = Michael Nyman


Cover size =
Caption =
Released = December 1989
Recorded =
Genre = Contemporary classical, minimalism
Length = 21:31
Language =
Label =
Director =
Producer =
Reviews =
Compiler =
Chronology =
Last album = Out of the Ruins
1989
This album = La Sept
1989
Next album = String Quartets 1-3
1991
Misc = A soundtrack of material written by Michael Nyman and performed by the Michael Nyman Band was released December, 1989, as a promotional album. [http://www.discogs.com/release/550324] It is Nyman's fourteenth release. Gabrielle Lester makes her debut with the band on this album. After a 13-year hiatus (at least from recording) with the band, she would replace the departing Alexander Balanescu as concertmaster for The Michael Nyman Band during the recording of "Facing Goya", and, as of 2008, remains in that position.

Track listing

#Ouverture (1:04)
#L'Après-Midi (0:47)
#Le Soir (0:48)
#La Nuit (0:48)
La Sept, Suite
#Untitled (1:24)
#Untitled (0:54)
#Untitled (1:21)
#Untitled (2:48)
#Untitled (1:29)
#Untitled (1:25)
#Untitled (1:30)
#Untitled (2:14)
#Untitled (1:31)
#Untitled (0:21)
#Untitled (2:55)

Personnel

*Michael Nyman, composer, piano, conductor
*Elisabeth Perry, Fenella Barton, Gabrielle Lester, Iris Juda, Jackie Shave, Jonathan Rees, Lyn Fletcher, Mayumi Seiler, Mike McMeneny*, Richard Ehrlich, violin
*Kate Musker, Roger Tapping, viola
*Jane Salmen, Tim Hugh, Tony Hinnigan, cello
*Lynda Herighten, double bass
*Martin Elliott, bass guitar
*David Rix, clarinet
*John Harle, soprano saxophone
*David Roach, alto saxophone
*Andrew Findon, Tenor, baritone saxophone
*David Stuart, trombone
*Richard Watkins, horn

*Sylvie Caspar - voice

*Producer - David Cunningham, Philippe Truffaut
*Engineer - Michael Dutton*
*Mixed By, Edited By - Jean-Philippe Goude

References