Myriam Darmé and Maia Darmé created flute & harp duo « Traversées » in 2013. Both established, renowned musicians, they had found themselves to have embarked on slightly different professional paths. Myriam chose to focus on outreach musical activities as well as the youth, maintaining a busy teaching schedule and building a career around writing pedagogical works for the flute and creating musical shows. As for Maia, she was touring the world both as a classical soloist and performing on instruments ranging from electric to historical and traditional harps. « Traversées » became a way of bringing together their different musical horizons and experiences to create something unique, a very unusual classical duo.
Myriam and Maia Darmé enchanted the audience, receiving enthusiastic standing ovations throughout their stand out performance.
Le Petit Journal, 29.07.2024
On stage, they are extremely versatile. Surrounded by over 30 flutes and 5 harps from across the globe (and across ages!) they are equally at ease performing chamber music warhorses as their own arrangements, many or which have been published by Profs Editions and SMH Press. They love nothing more than curating custom thematic concert programs or mixing things up and putting together special « Traversées » recitals that bring the audience into journeys through centuries, styles, cultures and continents.
On the flutes side, Myriam performs on an impressive panel of 19 traditional flutes from different continents, 5 Western concerts flutes (from bass to piccolo), 3 historical Western flutes (including baroque Traverso and romantic flutes) and 5 recorders (from bass to sopranino). On the harps side, Maia plays a grand concert pedal harp, an electric harp, an Irish bardic harp, a Latin-American arpa llanera and an African kamele n’goni.
A flute and harp duo, but a very unusual evening, full of surprises. The two outstanding virtuosos had prepared a special home-made program, of which they penned all the arrangements. A great discovery! The musicians stayed after their performance, and audience members wasted no time pressing them with questions and gathering around the stage to get a closer look at their instruments.
Sud Ouest, 06.05.2018
An exceptional concert given by two international soloists, flutist Myriam Darmé and harpist Maïa Darmé, surrounded by five harps and twenty-six different flutes. […] A varied and virtuoso program.
L’Echo du Berry, 28.07.2022
From traditional music of different continents to contemporary music, via masterpieces of classical music. […] A very varied program, accessible to young audiences, appreciated by connoisseurs as well as first-time concert goers.
Le Resistant, 07.07.2019
The Traversées Duo offered a guided musical journey across continents. Accomplished virtuosos, letting one’s harp support and enhance the other’s flute, the two musicians then took the time to exchange with the audience [after the concert].
Sud Ouest, 27.09.2021
A concert off the beaten track. Surrounded by 26 flutes and 5 harps, these two virtuosos offer an exceptional concert, […] while distilling delightful anecdotes about the composers.
Sud Ouest, 13.07.2023
Sharing the same passion for transmitting their art, Myriam and Maia Darmé created a musical tale for children together, Traversée fantastique, which has already delighted over 7,000 primary school students around France. Taking very at heart their commitment to improving the accessibility of culture, they also offer pedagogical concerts in underprivileged or geographically isolated high schools on a regular basis.