Backstage

News, events, testimonials and historical anecdotes... we have created exclusive content for you with many videos, photos and even podcasts.

Welcome to the backstage of the SELMER planet, with those who make it vibrate!

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History Notes #09 : The Super Action

Sometimes called Super Balanced, the Super Action is to some extent a transitional instrument falling between the Balanced Action and Mark VI. Douglas Pipher tells you more about its specificities...

Fluidité, liberté, inspiration... Découvrez la clarinette Muse !

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Smoothness, freedom, inspiration… Discover the Muse clarinet!

Building on the success of the new generation of clarinets (Privilège, Présence, Prologue), the Bb and A* Muse clarinets have been designed for musicians seeking instruments offering a very precise...

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Manufacture of a mouthpiece in our workshops

24 grams of hard rubber, 5 skills and more than 130 years of experience... Discover the backstage of the manufacture of a mouthpiece in the Henri SELMER Paris workshops.

[SUPREME] Découvrez deux nouvelles finitions : brossée et passivée

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[SUPREME] Discover two new finishes: brushed and antiqued lacquer

The SUPREME alto saxophone, launched at the beginning of the year, has met an outstanding success with musicians worldwide. Given this enthusiasm, we are pleased to unveil 2 new finishes...

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[VIDEOS] Testimonials from artists who play the Supreme

Released in February 2021, the Supreme is distinguished by its richness of tone, its ease of playing, but also its incomparable accuracy and great projection capacity. It pushes the boundaries...

Idylle, le nouvel album de Joë Christophe

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Idylle, Joë Christophe's new album

The recent winner of the prestigious ARD competition and his pianist partner Vincent Mussat take you on an emotional journey of passion, joy and melancholy.

La Banda de Música : la musique pour s’en sortir ?

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La Banda de Música: music to get by?

Since 2011, the association La Banda de Música has been offering children from a slum in Oaxaca, Mexico, an escape from the violence in their neighborhood.

History Notes #08 : La production pendant la guerre

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History Notes #08 : Production during World War II

In 1939, on the eve of the Second World War, Henri SELMER Paris enjoyed an international popularity, thanks in particular to the success of the mythical Balanced Action, whose sales...

Thierry Oriez est nommé président de Henri SELMER Paris

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Thierry Oriez named President of Henri Selmer Paris

Press release – Paris (France), 20 July 2021 – "Thierry Oriez succeeds Jérôme Selmer as President of the Henri Selmer Paris group, the world’s leading manufacturer of premium-quality saxophones and...

Everlasting, le nouvel album de Vincent Lê Quang

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Everlasting, Vincent Lê Quang's new album

On Everlasting, the musician shows the extent of his palette as a composer and the richness of his saxophone playing. For this first record as a leader after years at...

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