Jean-François Charles

Playlist

Lapalu , for viola and live electronics, 2009. (Garth Knox, viola - Jean-François Charles, live electronics - Bert Van Herck - sound diffusion) Bleu 3 , for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano, 2007. (Rane Moore, clarinet - Gabby Diaz, violin - Benjamin Schwartz, violoncello - Yoko Hagino, piano - Eric Hewitt, conductor) Score available . 1/60 - Aria , 2008. (Jean-François Charles, sound design and editing. Click for Complete attribution of samples used in Aria .) Creative Commons License . Bleu 2 , 2007. (Jean-François Charles, contrabass clarinet, bass clarinet, basset-horn, sound design and editing) Plex , 2003. Version for basset-horn and live electronics (Jean-François Charles, basset-horn - Hans Tutschku, computer)

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Bio

Jean-François Charles is a composer, a clarinetist, and a live electronics designer. He was born in 1974 in Haute-Savoie, France. He holds an engineering degree from INSA in Lyon (National Institute for Applied Sciences).

Clarinets

He studied clarinet with Armand Angster at the Strasbourg Conservatory from 1999 to 2005. In 2003, he participated in the world premiere and recording of Rechter Augenbrauentanz , under the direction of the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen .
In 2007, he performs the " seven clarinet recital ", with a program including jazz, classical and contemporary music on clarinets ranging from piccolo clarinet in Eb to contrabass clarinet , from basset-horn to electronic wind instrument.

Composition

He studied composition in Strasbourg with Ivan Fedele. He has taken part in the Acanthes Music Festival in 1998 with Sofia Gubaidulina , in 1999 with Helmut Lachenmann , and in 2000 with IRCAM .
Ensemble Accroche Note , who commissioned his piece Magma for contrabass clarinet, stones and live electronics, premiered it in Dresden in 2003.
His work Aqua for solo double bass, clarinet, aquaphone and live electronics has been premiered in Florence, Italy, in the French Cultural Center and Consulate in 2004.
In Harvard, he has studied during several months with each of the following composers: Chaya Czernowin , Magnus Lindberg , Julian Anderson , Joshua Fineberg , Gunther Schuller , Brian Ferneyhough , Helmut Lachenmann . Live electronics
He learnt electronic interactive music in Montbéliard from 2002 to 2005 with Hans Tutschku and Jacopo Baboni Schilingi.
He has been a member of the Prisma group (International Pedagogy and Research on Assisted Musical Systems) within which he has given presentations in Florence, Paris (Ircam), and more.
In March 2007, he was invited to give a five day seminar and workshop on "Spectral sound processing in real-time with Max/MSP/Jitter " at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.
In April 2008, he was invited at Brandeis University to teach a 2-session workshop on Phase Vocoder and Freeze effect with Max/MSP/Jitter.

Moreover

From 2001 to 2005, Jean-François led the Ensemble New Flore (clarinet, percussion, double bass, dancer and computer). They performed in Krakow, Geneva, Lyon, Strasbourg, a.o.
He learns labanotation .
He is a PhD candidate in composition, in the Music Department of the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences .
In 2005, he was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship, as well as a Sachs Fellowship.
As a conductor, he occasionally conducts his compositions. He has been leading the Dudley House Big Band since Fall 2007.
He published the score of Bleu 3 in February 2008 and encourages composers to publish their scores .
Listen to his music and share his projects on Jean-François's blog .
Écoutez sa musique et partagez ses projects sur le blog de Jean-François .

List of works

PPP - Puppet, Perpetuum mobile, Pipo ( 12 Études cycle ) three studies for clarinetist dancer (2009)
Viola palustris concerto for an improviser and 14 instruments (2009)
Lapalu viola and live electronics (2008-2009)
Bagict (60/60 cycle) clarinet and saxophone (2008)
Aqua Solo ( Arc-en-ciel cycle) solo double bass (2008 / 2004)
Play Along 1 , 2, and 3 ( 60/60 cycle) clarinet duets for teacher and student (2008)
The Eye-Opener film music, Jazz Orchestra (Big-Band,) for The Man with the Movie Camera, co-composed with Nicolas Sidoroff (2008)
The City Is Not Mine film music, Jazz Orchestra (Big-Band,) for The Man with the Movie Camera (2008)
Dark Lips film music, Jazz Orchestra (Big-Band,) for The Man with the Movie Camera (2008)
Dark Eyes film music, traditional, arrangement for Jazz Orchestra (Big-Band,) for The Man with the Movie Camera (2008)
Bublitchki film music, traditional, arrangement for Jazz Orchestra (Big-Band,) for The Man with the Movie Camera (2008)
Take The "V" Train film music, Jazz Orchestra (Big-Band,) for The Man with the Movie Camera (2008)
Alive Hic ( 60/60 cycle) electronic music (2008)
Ballade ( 12 Études cycle ) dancing clarinetist (2007-2008)
Live Saturation ( 60/60 cycle) flute, electronic music, and live electronics (2008)
Mind Your Graphical Trouble ( 60/60 cycle) solo instrument (2008)
Plane Mix ( 60/60 cycle) film music and video remix (2008)
Keyboard Piece 1 ( 60/60 cycle) keyboard: piano, harpsichord, accordion, synthesizer, electronic realization, set of tuned gongs, or other keyboard instrument (2008)
Saturation ( 60/60 cycle) electronic music on Ruth Lepson's poem "Saturation" (2008)
Cell 1 , Cell 2 ( 60/60 cycle) ringtones (2008)
Aria ( 60/60 cycle) electronic music (2008)
Pharmacy music (2007)
Bleu 3 clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2007) - Score available .
Bleu 2 electronic music (2007)
Bleu 1 improvised miniatures on 3 clarinets (2007)
Voice Study electronic music (2007)
Carlina acaulis contrabass clarinet and string quartet (2006-2007)
Risorius ( Arc-en-ciel cycle) six voices (2005-2006)
Stay in tune interactive musical game (2006)
Zygomatic ( Arc-en-ciel cycle) voice and live electronics (2005)
Passage libre ( Arc-en-ciel cycle) drums and live electronics (2005)
Birds bass clarinet, saxophone quartet with bird calls, drums and live electronics (2005)
Nigritella saxifraga clarinet and saxophone quartet (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone) (2005/1998)
Aqua ( Arc-en-ciel cycle) solo doublebass, clarinet, aquaphon and live electronics (2004)
Rêver ( Arc-en-ciel cycle) dancing clarinetist and singing dancer (2004)
Dérives film music (2004)
Délicat dance and live electronics (2004)
Magma (Arc-en-ciel cycle) contrabass clarinet, stones and live electronics (2003)
Plex solo instrument and live electronics (2003)
violin version
flute version
alto sax version
basset-horn version
clarinet version
L'herbe qui chante crickets and live electronics
Helianthus gryllus crickets, percussion, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, doublebass and live electronics (2003)
Wu jú sè ( Arc-en-ciel cycle) clarinet, percussion, doublebass and dance (2001-2002)
Formule de l'arc-en-ciel clarinet and doublebass (2001)
Helianthus tipula 2 trumpets, trombone, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, doublebass (2001)
Tilia flute, violin and cello (2000)
Helianthus musca flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, marimba, percussion, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, doublebass (1999)
Nigritella nigra clarinet and string quartet (1998)
Sonatine pour des enfants four instrumental groups (1997)
De l'ombre à la lumière big band (1997)
Initiation Blues clarinet, trumpet, string quartet, doublebass (1995?)
New Flore clarinet, trumpet, string quartet, doublebass (1995?)