Stéphane Roy (composer)

Stéphane Roy (born July 2, 1959) is a Canadian electroacoustic music composer and writer on music. An associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre, his works have received awards from international competitions in Canada, the USA, and Europe. He currently teaches electroacoustic techniques and auditory perception at the Université de Montréal and is also a faculty member at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal. He is the current vice-president of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community He lives in Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada.^[1]

Born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Roy earned both a doctorate degree in electroacoustic composition and a PhD in musicology from the Université de Montréal. He is the author of L'Analyse de la musique électroacoustique: modèles et propositions (published 2003, Paris), a book on electroacoustic music analysis.^[1][2]

Recordings

• Migrations (empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 0373, 2003)
• Kaleidos (empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 9630, 1996)

List of works

• Appartenances (2003)
• La basilique fantôme (1998, 2000), guitar, and tape
• Crystal Music (1994)
• Inaccessible azur (1997), instrumental quartet, and tape
• Masques et parades (2000–2003)
• Mimetismo (1992), guitar, and tape^[3]
• Ondes / Arborescences (1987)
• Paysages intérieurs (1988)
• Récit pour cordes (1998)
• Résonances d'arabesques (1990)
• Trois petites histoires concrètes (1998)
• Une âme nue glisse à l'eau vive (2005), film: Denis Chabot / 2005 / 35 mm / colour / animation / 15 min 55 s / no dialogue

References