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Nicolas Gilbert composer Nicolas Gilbert, born in 1979, studied composition and analysis at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal with composers Michel Gonneville and Serge Provost, and at McGill University with composer John Rea. His catalogue comprises about 40 chamber, vocal and orchestral works that have been performed in concert series and festivals in Montréal, Toronto, Chicago, Mexico, Lima, Paris, Lyon, London, Milan, Berlin, Amsterdam, Belgrade, Warsaw, Belgrade, Shanghai and many other cities around the world. He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards including the 2008 “Composer of the year” Opus Prize awarded by the Quebec Music Council, ten SOCAN Awards for Young Composers, and the Third and Special Prizes in the 2006 Serocki International Competition (Poland). He has also received the Opus Prize for Best Premiere of the year in both 2007 and 2008. His work is regularly supported by the Canada and Québec arts councils. Performers of his music include the Orchestre Métropolitain, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, the Polish Radio Orchestra, Kaida (Amsterdam), ICE (Chicago), cellists Matt Haimovitz and Benjamin Carat (Lyon), pianist Stanislaw Widulin (Berlin), clarinettist Thomas Piercy (New York) and many Canadian contemporary music ensembles (SMCQ, Ensemble Contemporain de Montréal, New Music Concerts, Continuum, Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, Trio Fibonacci, Molinari Quartet, Bradyworks, etc.). Nicolas Gilbert is currently the RBC Foundation Composer in residence with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. He was resident composer at the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur in Montréal from 2003 to 2005 and president of the Codes d’accès concert society from 2002 to 2004. During the 2005-2006 season, he was in residence at GRAME (Lyon), working on a new piece for cello and electronics (commission: GRAME-CALQ). He is currently a member of the artistic board of the Société de Musique Contemporaine du Québec and Chair of the Quebec regional board of the Canadian Music Centre. He is also active as an author of fiction and has published two novels: Le recital (2008) and Le joueur de triangle (2009) with Leméac Éditeur. March 2011

Calendar Apr 2012 19 La création de "Paysages Augmentés" est programmé le 19 avril 2012 à "L'Hippodrome" scène nationale de Douai. Douai, France   29 L’Hippodrome, Scènes nationale de Douai L’état des lieux (2011) Pour soprano, clarinette, trombone, percussion, alto et dispositif électronique Ars Nova Douai, France   May 2012 6 Salle du Conservatoire de musique de Montréal La danse étrange de Serguei Ivanovitch (2002) Pour double quintette à vent Pentaèdre, Quintette à vent de Marseille Montréal, Québec   Jun 2012 14 Ariane en fuite performed by Plexoos Ensemble, conducted by Andriy Talpash Muttart Hall, Edmonton, Canada Edmonton, Canada   27 World premiere of Résistez (Resist), for orchestra, by the National Youth Orchestra Canada, conducted by Alain Trudel Alumni Hall, London, Ontario London, Ontario   Jul 2012 1 Résistez (Resist), for orchestra, performed by the National Youth Orchestra Canada, conducted by Alain Trudel Keorner Hall, Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada   Aug 2012 3 Résistez (Resist), for orchestra, performed by the National Youth Orchestra Canada, conducted by Alain Trudel Maison Symphonique, Montréal, Canada Montréal, Canada   Jan 2013 29 World premiere, New work for orchestra (a companion piece to Ravel's Ma mère l'Oye), Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nathan Brock MSO Youth Concerts Maison Symphonique, Montréal, Canada Montréal, Canada   30-31 New work for orchestra (a companion piece to Ravel's Ma mère l'Oye), Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nathan Brock MSO Youth Concerts Maison Symphonique, Montréal, Canada Montréal, Canada   Feb 2013 17 New work for orchestra (a companion piece to Ravel's Ma mère l'Oye), Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nathan Brock Maison Symphonique, Montréal, Canada Montréal, Canada   past events » News no recent news news archive »

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