Joël-François Durand
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Joël-François Durand (born 17th September, 1954) is a French composer born in Orléans.
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[edit] Biography
Durand studied mathematics, music education and piano in Paris, then composition with Brian Ferneyhough in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (1981-84). Between 1979 and 1984 he attended masterclasses by György Ligeti, Luciano Berio and Luigi Nono. In 1982 he was awarded a scholarship from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service). That same year he received a Darmstadt Institute Scholarship for his String Trio, and in 1983 his piano piece ...d'asiles déchirés... was awarded a prize at the Third International K.H. Stockhausen Composition Competition in Brescia, Italy. He left Europe in 1984 to pursue a Ph.D. in Composition (awarded in 1988) at the University of New York in Stony Brook (USA), where he studied composition with Bülent Arel and electronic music with Daria Semegen.
Durand was awarded scholarships from the Fulbright Foundation (1984) and from the French Ministry of Culture (1985). He received the Kranichsteiner Musikpreis from the Darmstadt Internationalen Ferienkurse in 1990. Since 1991 he has been Professor of Composition at the School of Music in the University of Washington at Seattle.
[edit] Works
- String Trio (1981); 7 min.
- First version premiered by members of the Arditti Quartett at the International Summer Courses in Darmstadt (Germany) in 1982.
- Final version by the Trio à Cordes de Paris in 1984
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1990, Paris (D.& F. 14404)
- Roman (1982) for violin; 8 min.
- Premiered by Roger Redgate in Turin (Italy), 1982
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1990, Paris (D.& F. 14407) (for the latest revisions on Roman - April 2000 - please contact the composer)
- ...d'asiles déchirés... (1983) for piano; 12 min.
- Awarded at the 3rd Stockhausen Competition for Composition in Brescia, Italy, in 1983
- Premiered by Antonio Bacchelli in Bergamo (Italy), 1983
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1990, Paris (D.& F. 14405)
- So er (1985) for 20 instruments; 11 min.
- Commission of the European Community Youth Orchestra (London)
- First performances by the European Community Youth Orchestra, conducted by Lutz Köhler, in Asolo and Verona, Italy, 1985
- The final version was realized for the Venice Biennale in 1985 where it was premiered by the ASKO Ensemble conducted by Denis Cohen
- Trois Mélodies (1986) for mezzo soprano and 5 instruments; 6 min.
- First performance at Symphony Space, New York, by the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players in 1986 conducted by J-F Durand
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1993, Paris (D.& F. 14619)
- Lichtung (1987) for 10 instruments; 13 min.
- Commissioned by the Ensemble Intercontemporain (Paris)
- First performance by the Ensemble Intercontemporain conducted by Lothar Zagrosek, Théatre du Rond-Point, Paris, 1987
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1993, Paris (D.& F. 14620)
- Die innere Grenze (1988) for string sextet; 23 min.
- Commission of the French Ministry of Culture, Paris, for the "Sextuor Schoenberg"
- First performance in 1988 in Paris by the "Sextuor Schoenberg"
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1989, Paris (D.& F. 14406)
- L'exil du feu (1991) for 16 instruments and electronics; 22 min.
- Commission of the IRCAM (Paris)
- First performance by the Ensemble Itinéraire conducted by Mark Foster, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1991, Technique IRCAM
- Un feu distinct (1991) for flute, clarinet, piano, violin and cello; 15 min.
- Commission of the Ensemble Contrechamps
- First performance by Ensemble Contrechamps conducted by Farad Mechkat in 1992 in Geneva, Switzerland
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1991, Paris (D.& F. 14546)
- La mesure des choses I. La mesure de l'air (1992) for Bb clarinet; 12 min.
- Commission of the Festival Musica, Strasbourg
- Premiered by Armand Angster, Festival Musica, Strasbourg (France), 1993
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1992, Paris (D.& F. 14588) (for the latest revisions on La Mesure de l'air - March 2002 - please contact the composer)
- B.F., ein Mittelpunkt for 8 instruments; 3 min.
- First performance by the Nieuw Ensemble conducted by Ed Spanjaard, De IJsbreker, Amsterdam, 1993
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1992, Paris (D.& F. 14474)
- Piano concerto, 1993; 22 min.
- Commission of Radio France
- First performance by Stefan Litwin, piano, and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France conducted by Luca Pfaff, Festival Présences, Maison de Radio France, Paris, 1994
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1993, Paris (D.& F. 14628)
- La mesure des choses II. La mesure de la mer (1993) for piano; 9 min.
- Premiered by Laurent Philippe, in Meany Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (USA), 1993
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1995, Paris (D.& F. 14808)
- Le chemin (1994) for piano; 19 min.
- Premiered by John-Paul Gandy, in St Cyprians Church, London (UK), 1998
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1994, Paris (D.& F. 14742)
- Un chant lointain (1995) for electronic carillon; 4 min.
- Premiered at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA (USA) 1995
- Les raisons des forces mouvantes (1996) for organ; 15 min.
- Premiered by Hans-Ola Ericsson at the “1. Internationale Woche für Neue Orgelmusik” in Trossingen (Germany), 1997
- Par le feu receuilli (1997) for flute; 10 min.
- Premiere by Felix Skowronek at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA (USA), 1998
- Au-delà, Cinq Etudes pour Piccolo (1997-98) for piccolo; 8 min.
- First version premiered in St Cyprians Church, London (UK), in February 1998, by Katharina Zahn
- Final version by Camilla Hoitenga at the LandMarks/EarMarks Festival, Duisburg (Germany), 1999
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1998, Paris (D.& F. 15132)
- Five Musical Tales (1998) for orchestra; 14 min.
- First performance by the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Shames, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA (USA), 1998
- She or not (1998) for barytone; 9 min.
- First performance by Reiner Holthaus at the VIII. Internationaler Meisterkurs für Komposition des Brandenburgischen Colloquiums für Neue Musik,Rheinsberg (Germany), in September 1998
- La terre et le feu (1999) for oboe and ensemble; 19 min.
- First performance: Didier Pateau, oboe, Ensemble Intercontemporain conducted by Patrick Davin, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 2000
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1999, Paris (D.& F. 15219)
- La mesure des choses III. La mesure de la terre et du feu (1999) for oboe and viola; 12 min.
- remiered by Alex and Marlise Klein in February 2001 in Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA (USA)
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 2000, Paris (D.& F. 15330)
- Cinq Duos (1999) for violin and viola; 14 min.
- Premiered by Kyung Sun Chee, violin, Helen Callus, viola, in November 2002, in Meany Theatre, Seattle, WA (USA)
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 2000, Paris (D.& F. 15373)
- Athanor (2000-2001) for orchestra; 19 min.
- Commission from Radio France, Paris
- Premiere: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre-André Valade, Maida Vale Studios, London (UK), 2003
- Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 2001, Paris (D.& F. 15416)
- Tiodhlac (2001) for Bb clarinet; 3 min.
- Premiere by Roger Heaton at The Warehouse, London (UK), 2001
- In the mirror land (2003) for flute and oboe; also versions for flute and Bb clarinet and for Bb clarinet and oboe; 6 min.
- Premiered by Helen Bledsoe, flute and Peter Veale, oboe, in February 2003, in Brechemin Auditorium, UW, Seattle, WA (USA)
- Publisher: Editions Musicales Européennes, 2005, Paris
- Ombre/Miroir (2004) for flute and ensemble; 14 min.
- Commission from musikFabrik and the Kunststiftung NRW
- Premiere: Helen Bledsoe, flute, musikFabrik, James Wood, WDR Studio, Cologne, 19 September 2004
- Publisher: Editions Musicales Européennes, 2005, Paris
- String Quartet (2005); 21 min.
- Commission of the Beethovenfest 2005 for the Quatuor Diotima
- Premiere: Quatuor Diotima, October 2005, Budapest Autumn Festival (Hungary)
- Publisher: Editions Musicales Européennes, 2005, Paris
[edit] Discography
La terre et le feu - Les raisons des forces mouvantes - La mesure des choses III. La mesure de la terre et du feu -Athanor BBC Symphony Orchestra - London Sinfonietta - Gareth Hulse (oboe) - Paul Silverthorne (viola) - Hans-Ola Ericsson (organ) Mode 139 (release fall 2004)
Concerto for piano and orchestra - String Trio - Die innere Grenze Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Stefan Litwin (piano), Bradley Lubman (conductor) - Trio de l'Ensemble Intercontemporain - Sextuor Schoenberg Naive Montaigne Mo 782093 (release fall 1998)
[edit] Bibliography
Joël-François Durand in the Mirror Land Edited by Jonathan Bernard, University of Washington in association with Perspectives of New Music, Seattle, 2006. 278pp., full musical score plus examples, bibliography, index, 6 x 9 in.
