Joel-François Durand

Joel-François Durand , born the September 17th 1954, is a French type-setter born with Orleans.

Biography

After having followed Mathematical studies of , musical education and Piano in Paris, he studies the composition with Brian Ferneyhough in Musikhochschule de Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (1981-84). Between 1979 and 1984, it follows masterclass with György Ligeti, Luciano Berio and Luigi Nono. In 1982, it receives a purse of the DAAD (Center of Academic Exchanges German) to continue its studies. The same year, it is offered a purse by the Institute of Darmstadt Internationalen Ferienkurse, following the creation of its Trio with Cords by the members of the Quartet Arditti (Darmstadt, 1982). In 1983, its work for piano alone " … of torn asylums… " is preceded with the Third International Contest of Composition K.H. Stockhausen de Brescia (Italy). It leaves Europe in 1984 to continue a doctorate in composition at the University of New York, Stony Brook (the USA), where it studies the composition with Bülent Arel and the electronic music with Daria Semegen. For this period, Durand receives purses of the Fulbright Foundation (1984) and Ministry for the Culture (1985). He receives the " Kranichsteiner Musikpreis" from Darmstadt Internationalen Ferienkurse in 1990.

Durand teaches at the Music school of the University of Washington with Seattle, since 1991, where he is Professor de Composition. Since 2002, Durand is also Assistant editor of the Music school. Durand taught the composition and gave masterclass and many conferences on his music in Europe and in the United States, including in the Center of the Voice with Royaumont (1993), in Civica Scuola di Musica of Milan (1995), in Royal Academy for Music in London (1997), in International Ferienkurse für Neue Musik, Darmstadt (1984, 1990,1992,1994), to the VIII. Internationaler Meisterkurs für Komposition of Brandenburgischen Colloquiums für Neue Musik, Rheinsberg (1998), in Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2004) and in Stanford University (2006). With the autumn 1994 it was Visiting Assisting Professor de Composition at the University of California with San Diego. Durand is also director of Contemporary Group of the Music school at the University of Washington.

The music of Joel-François Durand was ordered and carried out by many whole in Europe, in the United States, like in Brazil, in Japan and in Korea, including by the Unit Intercontemporain, London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Reverse shots, Quatuor Diotima, Quatuor Arditti, ASKO, Nieuw Ensemble, Ensemble Köln, Ensemble Seeks, musikFabrik, New York Philomusica, Counter) Induction, EarPlay, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philarmonique from Radio France, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin.

It published an analysis of the Sonata for piano of Jean Barraqué (Meanwhile, 1987), and a test on the music of Ruth Crawford Seeger (" New voices 92" , Royaumont).

A book on its music, " Joel-François Durand In the Mirror Land" , published by Jonathan W. Bernard, left in autumn 2005 in University off Washington Close, in collaboration with Perspectives off New Music.

Works

Trio with Cords (1981); 7 min. Creation of the first version: members of the Arditti Quartet at International Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt (Germany), 1982. Creation of the final version by the Trio with Cords of Paris in 1984; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 1990, Paris (D.& F. 14404)
" Roman" (1982) for violin; 8 min. Creation by Roger Redgate in Turin (Italy), 1982; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 1990, Paris (D.& F. 14407) (revised in 2000)
" … of torn asylums… " (1983) for piano; 12 min. Preceded with the 3rd Contest of Composition K.H. Stockhausen de Brescia, Italy, in 1983; Creation by Antonio Bacchelli in Bergamo (Italy), 1983; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 1990, Paris (D.& F. 14405) (revised in 2006)
" So er" (1985) for 20 instruments; 11 min. Commande of European Community Youth Orchestrated (London); Creation: European Community Youth Orchestrated, directed by Lutz Köhler, at Asolo and Verona, Italy, 1985. The final version was written at the request of the Biennale de Venise in 1985, where it was created by the ASKO Ensemble, directed by Denis Cohen
" Three Mélodies" (1986) for mezzo soprano and 5 instruments; 6 min. Creation by Stony Brook Contemporary Players Chamber, directed by Joel-François Durand in Symphony Space, New York, 1986; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 1993, Paris (D.& F. 14619)
" Lichtung" (1987) for 10 instruments; 13 min. Ordering of the Unit Intercontemporain (Paris); Creation: Unit Intercontemporain directed by Lothar Zagrosek, Theater of the Roundabout, Paris, 1987; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 1993, Paris (D.& F. 14620)
" Die innere Grenze" (1988) for sextet with cords 23 min. Commande of the Ministry for the Culture, Paris, for the " Schoenberg" sextet; ; Creation: Schoenberg sextet, House of the Radio, Paris, 1988; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 1989, Paris (D.& F. 14406)
" The exile of the feu" (1991) for 16 instruments and electronic device; 22 min. Commande of the IRCAM (Paris); Creation: Route unit directed per Foster Mark, Center Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1991, Technical IRCAM
" A fire distinct" (1991) for flute, clarinet, piano, violin and violoncello; 15 min. Command of the Reverse shots Unit; Creation: Reverse shots unit directed per Mechkat Farad in Geneva (Swiss), 1992; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 1991, Paris (D.& F. 14546)
" The measurement of things I. the measurement of the air" (1992) for clarinet in sib; 12 min. Ordering of the Festival " Musica, " Strasbourg; Creation: Armand Angster, Musica Festival, Strasbourg (France), 1993; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 1992, Paris (D.& F. 14588) (revised in 2002)
" B.F., ein Mittelpunkt" for 8 instruments; 3 min. Creation: Nieuw directed Together by ED Spanjaard, De IJsbreker, Amsterdam, 1993; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 1992, Paris (D.& F. 14474)
Concerto for piano and orchestra, 1993; 22 min. Commande of Radio-France; Creation: Stefan Litwin, piano, and the Philarmonique Orchestra from Radio France directed by Luca Pfaff, Festival Presences, Maison de Radio France, Paris, 1994; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 1993, Paris (D.& F. 14628)
" The measurement of things II. The measurement of the mer" (1993) for piano; 9 min. Creation by Laurent Philippe at Meany Theater, Seattle, (the USA), 1993; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 1995, Paris (D.& F. 14808)
" The chemin" (1994) for piano; 19 min. Creation: John-Paul Gandy, in the church Cyprian, London, 1998; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 1994, Paris (D.& F. 14742)
" A song lointain" (1995) for electronic chime; 4 min. Creation: University off Washington, Seattle, (the USA) 1995
" Reasons of the forces mouvantes" (1996) for organ; 15 min. Creation: Hans-Ola Ericsson to the “1. International Woche für Neue Orgelmusik”, Trossingen (Germany), 1997
" By fire receuilli" (1997) for flute; 10 min. Creation: Felix Skowronek at Meany Theater, Seattle, (the USA), 1998
" Beyond, Five Studies for Piccolo" (1997-98); 8 min. Creation of the first version: Katharina Zahn, in the church St Cyprian, London, 1998; Creation of the final version: Camilla Hoitenga at LandMarks/EarMarks Festival, Duisburg (Germany), 1999; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 1998, Paris (D.& F. 15132)
" Five Musicaux" Tales; (1998) for orchestra; 14 min. Création: Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestrated directed by Jonathan Shames, Benaroya Hall, Seattle (the USA), 1998
" She gold not" (1998) for bariton; 9 min. Creation: Reiner Holthaus with the " VIII. Internationaler Meisterkurs für Komposition of Brandenburgischen Colloquiums für Neue Musik" , Rheinsberg (Germany), 1998
" Ground and the feu" (1999) for oboe and together; 19 min. Creation: Didier Pateau, oboe, Intercontemporain Unit directed by Patrick Davin, Center Georges Pompidou, Paris, 2000; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 1999, Paris (D.& F. 15219)
" The measurement of things III. The measurement of the ground and the feu" (1999) for oboe and viola; 12 min. Creation: Alex and Marlise Klein at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, (the USA), 2001; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 2000, Paris (D.& F. 15330)
" Five Duos" (1999) for violin and viola; 14 min. Création: Kyung Sun Chee, violin, Helen Callus, viola, in Meany Theater, Seattle, (the USA), 2002; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 2000, Paris (D.& F. 15373)
" Athanor" (2000-2001) for orchestra; 19 min. Ordering of Radio France, Paris; Creation: BBC Symphony Orchestrated, Pierre-Andre Valade, Maida Vale Studios, London, 2003; Editor: DURAND Music publishings, 2001, Paris (D.& F. 15416)
" Tiodhlac" (2001) for clarinet in sib; 3 min. Creation: Roger Heaton with The Warehouse, London, 2001
" In the mirror land" (2003) for flute and oboe (exists also of versions for flute and clarinet in sib; and for clarinet in sib and oboes) 6 min. Creation: Helen Bledsoe, flute and Peter Veale, oboe, in Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, (the USA), 2003; Editor: European music publishings, 2005, Paris
" Shade/Miroir" (2004) for flute and together; 14 min. Commande of musikFabrik and Kunststiftung NRW; Creation: Helen Bledsoe, flute, musikFabrik directed by James Wood, WDR Studio, Cologne (Germany), 2004; Editor: European music publishings, 2005, Paris
String quartet (2005); 21 min. Ordering of Beethovenfest 2005 for the Diotima Quartet; Creation: Diotima quartet, Festival of Fall of Budapest (Hungary), 2005; Editor: European music publishings, 2005, Paris
" Tiodhlac II" (2006) for low clarinet; 4 min.
" Natural Further Reflections one the off the Mirror" (2006) for flute; 8 min.

Discography

" Ground and the feu" - " Reasons of the forces mouvantes" - " The measurement of things III. The measurement of the ground and the feu" - " Athanor" BBC Symphony Orchestrated - London Sinfonietta - Gareth Hulse (oboe) - Paul Silverthorne (viola) - Hans-Ola Ericsson (organ) Mode 139 (2004)

Concerto for piano and orchestrated - Trio with Cords - " Die innere Grenze" Deutsches Berlin Symphony-Orchester, Stefan Litwin (piano), Bradley Lubman (direction) - Trio of the Intercontemporain Unit - Schoenberg Sextet Naive Montaigne Mo 782093 (1998)

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