T he Living Composers Project

Abecassis, Eryck (b. 1956, Algiers). Algerian-born French composer of mostly stage, chamber and vocal works that have been performed throughout Europe.

Mr. Abecassis began self-taught electric guitar studies in 1973 and studied cinematography at the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français in 1976, before he privately studied counterpoint and harmony with Julien Falk from 1979-83. He studied jazz orchestration with Derryl Hall at CIM in 1982 and undertook instrumental research at IRCAM in 1983, where he later studied with Jean-Claude Risset in 1994. Lastly, he studied with Pascal Dusapin at the Centre Acanthes in 1994 and attended the annual Cursus de Composition et Informatique Musicale at IRCAM in 1997.

He is also active in other positions. He served as director of the theatre company L'Entreprise from 1986-92 and later served residencies at GRAME in Lyon in 2002 and EMS in Stockholm in 2005.

CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail address: eryck.abecassis@free.fr

Website: http://www.eryckabecassis.com/

COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS

STAGE: Saved (incidental music, play by Edward Bond), 1984; Les carnets de Junko, 5 comedians, cello, marimba, 1989; Rois de cœur (dance music, choreography by Dominique Petit), 1991; Bâtisseurs (incidental music), soprano, tenor, 1992; récif (street theatre show), 1998; Cosmogonia (spectacle), 1998; La Cage (pocket opera, libretto by Christophe Tarkos), mezzo-soprano, comedian, any 6 players, 1999 (collaboration with Thierry Aué); Passages (spectacle), 2002; Tempête (street theatre show), 2003; Le Monde à l'Envers (street theatre show), 2005

ORCHESTRAL: Kammerzirkus, small orchestra (17 players), 1996

CHAMBER MUSIC: Tzin-Tzoum, 2 French horns, trombone, tuba, live electronics, 1983; Les fleurs du désert, string quartet, 1992; Masques, flute, cello, 1993; Buzzy Hands, harp, 1995; Horde, 8 electric guitars, 1996; Kobe in Venezia, amplified flute, 8 celli, live electronics, 1997; Duo, clarinet, percussion, 1998; La nuit où les poissons sortirent de l'eau, bass clarinet, percussion, 1998; Fugitive Auscultée, flute, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, 1998; Zeitlupe, flute, guitar, viola, 1999; Le Vol de Lilith, amplified harpsichord, ensemble (flute, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, harp, violin, double bass, percussion), 1999; Creux, violin, cello, accordion, 2000-01; straps, flute, clarinet, French horn, violin, viola, cello, digital piano, live electronics, 2002; Psychomuz II, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, street siren, tape, 2003; Photographies, flute, cello, piano, percussion, 2003; Phaz I, string quartet, 2005; Distante Stella, French horn, live electronics, 2005; Squatt, trombone, cello, ensemble, live electronics, 2005-06; Phaz II, string quartet, 2005-06

VOCAL: Calendar I, female voice, bass clarinet, cello, 1993; Calendar II, female voice, bass clarinet, cello, 1994; Si peu noires sont nos nuits, female voice, 2 clarinets, French horn, harp, viola, cello, 1994; El Jargongora, soprano, clarinet, 1998; Blind, soprano, mezzo-soprano, clarinet, cello, percussion, 1998; Monde de nés, mezzo-soprano, clarinet, percussion, 1998; Précautions d'emploi, voice, flute, piano (+ MIDI-keyboard), live electronics, 2000

ELECTROACOUSTIC: Mondes dérangés, 8-track tape, 2003

MULTIMEDIA: Poupées-Fantômes, piano, percussion, computer, film, 2004

FILM SCORES (DIRECTOR): Inch'Allah, 1987 (Chantal Briet, Jean-Pierre Lenoir); Les masques de W. Strub, 1993 (J. Blanc); Caravaggio, 1994 (Michel Quinejure); En quête d'art, 1997 (Michel Quinejure); Les Africanistes peintres voyageurs, 1998 (Michel Quinejure); Quatre artistes sur les traces 14-18, 1999 (Michel Quinejure); Renzo Piano, 1999 (Marc Petitjean); Shigeru Ban, architecte de l'urgence, 2001 (Michel Quinejure); Yan Pei Ming le dernier des brigands, 2002 (Michel Quinejure); Chevaux arabes, 2002 (Michel Quinejure); Let the wind Blow, 2003 (Partho Sen Gupta); Wang Du, 2004 (Michel Quinejure); Ming, le retour à Shanghai, 2005 (Michel Quinejure)

FILM SCORE (FOR SILENT MOVIE) (DIRECTOR): Il paradiso: visioni dantesche, 1996 (Giovanni Pettine)

TV PRODUCTIONS (DIRECTOR): Souhaitez-moi bonne chance, 1995 (Jérôme Boivin); La course de l'escargot, 1997 (Jérôme Boivin); Stress, 1999 (Jérôme Boivin); Jusqu'au bout de la route, 2000 (Jérôme Boivin)

(Last updated on September 12, 2006)