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Christian Calon (born September 5, 1950 in Marseille, France) is an electroacoustic music composer currently living in Montréal, Canada.

Career

Calon started his career as a composer in Montréal where he co-founded the Canadian Electroacoustic Community and was its vice-president in 1989-90. In 1985 his work Portrait d'un Visiteur won first prize at the 1985 Luigi Russolo International Competition. He moved to Europe in 1990, and in 1991 was appointed to the musical direction of the studios of the Groupe de Musique Expérimentale de Marseille (GMEM, France). In 1995-96, with the support of the DAAD (Germany), he was one of the foreign artists in residence in Berlin.

List of Works

  • Aiguiser l'ouïe (2001)
  • Atlas (2006-07)
  • Constellations (1992-94)
  • Les corps éblouis (1994)
  • La disparition (1988)
  • Documents de surface (2002)
  • En vol (1994)
  • [improvisation] (2005)
  • Lettre à M. (1995)
  • men women train (1995)
  • Minuit (1989)
  • Le petit homme dans l'oreille (2000)
  • Portrait d'un visiteur (1985)
  • Prochaine station (1990)
  • Le projet Ulysse (1997-2000)
  • Sémaphore-Nord (1997)
  • Souffles primitifs (2001), bass flute, and tape
  • The Standing Man (1994-96), installation-performance for three-dimensional sound spaces (projected from 24 channels), on a poem by François Villon
  • Temps incertains (1990)
  • Time Well / La fontaine du temps (2000)
  • Vers les oiseaux (2002)
  • Die Zimmer der Erinnerung [Les chambres de la mémoire] (1997), a fictional essay for radio after Marcel Proust (DeutschlandRadio)
  • z | s (un essai sur le Temps) (1999-2002)

Awards

  • 2006 - Prix Opus, Quebec
  • 2004 - Represents Canada at the World New Music Days (Switzerland)
  • 2003 - Distinction at the International CIMESP competition (Brazil)
  • 2003 - Selection of the Confluencias International Competition (Spain)
  • 2001 - Grand Prix Phonurgia Nova (France)
  • 1999 - Grand Prix Marulic of the UER/EBU
  • 1997 - Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica (Austria)
  • 1996 - Lynch-Staunton Prize (Canada)
  • 1995 - Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica (Austria)
  • 1995 - Residency at the DAAD (Germany)
  • 1994 - 2nd Prize at the Concours International de Bourges (France)
  • 1991 - 2nd Prize at the NEWCOMP International Computer Music Competition (USA)
  • 1989 - 1st Prize at the Concours International de Bourges (France)
  • 1989 - Chosen to represent Canada at the World Music Days
  • 1988 - 2nd Prize at the NEWCOMP International Computer Music Competition (USA)
  • 1985 - 1st Prize at the Concours International Luigi Russolo (Italia)

Recordings

His works also appear on these compilations:

  • Électro clips (empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 9004, IMED 9604),
  • Anthology of Canadian Music: Electroacoustic music (Radio Canada International, AMC 37),
  • DISContact! II (CEC, 95CD1-2),
  • Cultures électroniques 4 (Le chant du monde, LDC 278049/50), and
  • Cultures électroniques 8 (Mnémosyne musique média, LDC 278058/59).

References

  • http://www.electrocd.com/en/bio/calon_ch/ (with permission)
  • "Christian Calon — iConcerts". iconcerts.rien.qc.ca. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

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