Denys Bouliane

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Denys Bouliane is a Canadian composer born on May 8 1955 in Trois-Rivières, Québec. He is a graduate of Laval University (B. Mus 1977 and M. Mus in 1979). He studied composition in the Neue Musik Theater class of Mauricio Kagel in Cologne followed by studies with Gyorgy Ligeti until 1985. As a Professor of Composition at McGill University, he conducts the Contemporary Music Ensemble and organises the festivals Montréal Nouvelles-Musiques and MusiMars.

Bouliane was composer in residence for the following ensembles: 1992-5 - l'Orchestre symphonique de Québec; 1995-6 - Heidelberg Philharmonisches Orchester; 2006 - National Arts Centre Orchestra;

Bouliane has received commissions from various ensembles including the Montreal symphony Orchestra, Trio Fibonacci, Bozzini Quartet, Goethe Institute of San Francisco, Pinchas Zuckerman, etc.

His major works include Le Cactus rieur et la demoiselle qui souffrait d'une soif insatiable and Concerto for Orchestra (Variations without a theme), concerti for various instruments, a Wind quintet and Jeux de société for wind quintet and piano and others.