Denys Bouliane

Denys Bouliane
Born May 8, 1955, in Grand-Mère, Quebec
Occupation Canadian composer and conductor.

Denys Bouliane (born May 8, 1955 in Grand-Mère, Quebec) is a Canadian composer and conductor.[1]

Biography

He is a graduate of Laval University (B.Mus 1977 and M.Mus in 1979). He studied music composition in the Neue Musik Theater class of Mauricio Kagel in Cologne followed by studies with György 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.[2]

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.[3]

Bouliane has received commissions from various ensembles including the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Trio Fibonacci, Bozzini Quartet, Goethe Institute of San Francisco, and Pinchas Zukerman. In 1987 he was awarded the Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music for À propos... et le baron perché.[4]

Works

Denys Bouliane's major works include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Denys Bouliane, Biography". SMCQ. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Denys Bouliane". McGill University. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Denys Bouliane: Biography". Canadian Music Centre. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Denys Bouliane". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14 September 2018.


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