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Nicolas Gilbert

(b. 1979, Montréal, Québec).

Canadian composer of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed in the Americas, Asia and Europe.

Mr. Gilbert initially studied analysis with Serge Provost and composition with Michel Gonneville at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal from 1998–2003, where he graduated with the Prix avec Grande Distinction. He later studied composition with John Rea at McGill University in Montréal.

Among his honours are two prizes in the competition for young composers of SOCAN (Third Sir Ernest MacMillan Prize, 2003, for Tchal-Kouyrouk et la septième face du cube ; musique sérielle naïve; Third Godfrey Ridout Prize, 2003, for Ce que vit Kenjeke depuis la colline de Khabarovsk) and finalist in the competition Lepo Sumera in Tallinn (2003, for Tchal-Kouyrouk et la septième face du cube ; musique sérielle naïve). He later received Third Prize and Special Prize in the competition Serocki in Poland (2006) and three Prix Opus from the Conseil québécois de la musique in Montréal (Création de l'année, 2008, 2009; Compositeur de l'année, 2009). His music has been performed in Canada, China, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Russia, Serbia, the UK, and the USA.

He is also active in other positions. He served as president of the organisation for contemporary music Société Codes d'accès in Montréal from 2002–04, as composer-in-residence at the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur in Montréal from 2003–05 and as composer-in-residence to the National Youth Orchestra of Canada in 2011–12. He serves as a member of the artistic board of directors of the ensemble and organisation Société de musique contemporaine du Québec in Montréal and as chair of the regional board of directors of the Canadian Music Centre in Québec. As a writer, his novels are Le Recital (2008, Leméac Éditeur), Le Joueur de triangle (2009, Leméac Éditeur), La Fille de l'imprimeur est triste (2011, Leméac Éditeur), and Nous (2013, Leméac Éditeur).

His primary publisher is Edition HH.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Website: http://www.nicolasgilbert.net/

COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS

ORCHESTRAL:

Tchal-Kouyrouk et la septième face du cube ; musique sérielle naïve, large orchestra (8 winds, 11 brass, piano, timpani, percussion, strings), 2002

Avant la descente, large orchestra, 2006

Topographie d'un lieu imaginaire, orchestra (8 winds, 3 French horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, timpani, percussion, strings), 2006

Surenchères, small orchestra (4 winds, French horn, trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion, 5 strings), 2007

Circuits parallèles, small orchestra (4 winds, French horn, trumpet, 2 pianos, 2 percussion, 5 strings), 2007

Choses étonnantes vues en rêve, Orff percussion (c. 20 players), orchestra (8 winds, 10 brass, 2 percussion, strings), 2009

Résistance, large orchestra, 2012

Le Petit Chaperon rouge, orchestra (8 winds, 2 French horns, harp, celesta, timpani, 3 percussion, strings), 2012

Le Cœur battant de la ville, large orchestra, 2013

CHAMBER MUSIC:

Le Poisson qui avait vu son reflet, violin, cello, piano, 1999

Vingt-trois aphorismes ; l'implacable logique de l'unicité, 2 piccolos, 5 flutes, bass flute, 2001

L'Argile, la Forme, le Ravin du Monde, violin, 2001

Les Quatre Visages de Cybèle, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, double bass, 2001

La Danse étrange de Sergueï Ivanovitch, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 French horns, 2 bassoons, 2002

La Seconde Danse étrange de Sergueï Ivanovitch, string quartet, 2002

Toshtuk le kirghiz galopant à travers Shanghai, piano, percussion, 2002

Essai sur la Séduction, French horn, marimba, 2003

Cent-dix-sept jours avant l'inversion des pôles, piccolo, 2 flutes, alto flute, 2003

Essai sur le Désir, cello, 2003

Essai sur l'Ennui, baritone saxophone, 2003

L'Instant d'avant, violin, cello, piano, 2004

Idées fixes, réminiscences et résidus, flute, oboe, French horn, trombone, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 2004

Reconstitution mentale du portrait d'un sémaphoriste, 2 guitars, 2004

Ariane en fuite, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 2004

Hésitations, marimba, 2004

Vertige fixe, alto flute, clarinet, 2004

Ariane endormie, vibraphone, 2005

Arrêt sur imageTransition, recorders (1 player), lute, setar (lute from Iran), viola da gamba, percussion from Iran, 2005

Les Flammes sont des éponges ngànga et frappez (huit études dada en paires disjointes), clarinet, piano, 2005

Le Mécanique, l'Organique, le Hasard, 2 violins, 2005

L'Ordre des Choses, clarinet, tenor saxophone, piano, 2005

L'Entreprise de Séduction, cello, ensemble (flute [+ piccolo], clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trombone, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion), 2006

Reconstitution mentale des plans d'un édifice en hauteur, cello, live electronics, 2006

Fonctions Vitales, string quartet, 2007

Réflexions circulaires sur l'origine et la destination, 2 violins, 2008

Le Temps des Impossibles, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 2008

Variations suspendues, viola, 2008

Les Mécanismes de l'Esquive, 6 percussion, 2009

La Vie quotidienne, 4 saxophones, 2010

La Triple Incarnation du Sentiment amoureux, violin, cello, piano, 2013

VOCAL:

Wei Fanghua, seule, au parc des paysages assemblés (text by the composer), soprano, 4 saxophones, 2000

Ce que vit Kenjeke depuis la colline de Khabarovsk (text by the composer), soprano, 2002

Ladomir (text by Velimir Khlebnikov), soprano, clarinet, viola, piano, percussion, 2006

L'État des lieux, soprano, clarinet, trombone, viola, percussion, live electronics, 2011

PIANO:

À rebours ; essai sur la brièveté de la vie, 2004