While he has several works in his catalogue for a solo instrument and electronics, an interesting outlier is the work Baobabs (2012–13) for a large chamber ensemble and electronics. Normandeau was approached by Fabrice Marandola, the artistic director of the Montréal-based percussion ensemble Sixtrum to create a new work based on his existing acousmatic work Le renard et la rose (1995). The new work takes the form of a mixed piece for four singers, six percussionists and electronics, and is in effect a transcription, or “adaptation”, of the antecedent work (Normandeau 2013b).