Franck Bedrossian, Department of Music, University of California, Berkeley: Articulation of excess - developing harmonic colors within a world of complex sounds.

November 17, 2016
16:30 - 18:00

The lecture will take place in TANNA SCHULICH HALL, followed by a wine and cheese reception in room A832-833 (8th floor of the Elizabeth Wirth New Music Building).

 

ABSTRACT: 

Franck Bedrossian will address one of the compositional stakes which appear to be crucial regarding his body of works. Through the analysis of several of his recent pieces, he will show how he elaborates the organization of pitches, giving to them a structural function when the music material is mainly composed of noisy textures and sonic combinations which escape any systematic network.

 

ABOUT FRANK BEDROSSIAN: 

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Franck Bedrossian was born in Paris, France, on February 3rd, 1971. He studied composition with Allain Gaussin and entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (class of Gerard Grisey and Marco Stroppa). In 2002-2003, he attended the Cursus in composition and computer music at IRCAM.

His works have been performed in Europe, Russia, Asia, United States and South America by ensembles such as L'Itinéraire, 2e2m, Ictus, Court Circuit, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Klangforum Wien, SWR Baden Baden und Freiburg Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Contrechamps, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Moscow Contemporary Ensemble, the Diotima Quartet, as part of festivals MANCA, International Festival Cervantino, Présences, Borealis Festival, Ars Musica, Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, Manifeste, Wien Modern, Archipel, Donaueschinger Musiktage, MaerzMusik, Darmstadt Ferienkurse für Neue Musik, Venice Biennale, Wittener Musiktage für Neue Kammermusik.    

He was a resident at the Villa Medici from April 2006 to April 2008, and currently teaches Music Composition at the University of California, Berkeley. He has recently been awarded as "Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" by the French Ministry of Culture. His works are published by Éditions Billaudot and Verlag Neue Musik.