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Penard, Olivier (b. 1974, Paris). French composer of mostly choral and vocal works that have been performed throughout Europe; he is also active as a conductor.
Mr. Penard studied analysis, piano, reading, and writing at the École Normale de Musique de Montreuil from 1993-95. He then studied composition with Philippe Capdenat and Guy Reibel at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris in 1995 and also studied musicology at the Université de Paris IV-Sorbonne in 1997.
He is also active in other positions. As a conductor, he founded the new music ensemble Opus Neuf in 1997, which he has conducted since then, and has also conducted the female vocal ensemble Zéphyre since 2001. He also served as artistic director of the spectacle Louise Labé, Regards Détournés, which featured music by numerous composers, in Paris in 2002 and has served as composer-in-residence at the École Normale de Musique du Blanc Mesnil since 2003.
In addition to the works listed below, he has written dance, TV and theatre scores for Claude Merlin, Pierre Pirol and other directors.
Éditions Jobert publishes his music.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: olivierpenard@free.fr or olivierpenard@tiscali.fr
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: La chèvre de monsieur Seguin, small orchestra (14 players), Op. 2, 1998; Hymne, Op. 4, 1999
CHAMBER MUSIC: Artefact, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, Op. 11, 2001; Suite du bateleur, 4 French horns, 4 trumpets (all + B-flat trumpet, 1st, 2nd + piccolo trumpet), 3 trombones, bass trombone, euphonium, tuba, 3 percussion, Op. 15, 2003; Divertimento, 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, ensemble (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 trumpets, trombone, bass trombone, 2 celli, double bass, timpani, 2 percussion), Op. 16, 2003
CHORAL: Ombra del morir (text by Michel Ange), mixed chorus, Op. 5, 2000; Anneau de paix (text by Paul Éluard), mixed chorus, Op. 7, 2000; Thomas Hardy's Legacy (text by Thomas Hardy), mixed chorus, Op. 9, 2001; Chant du dragon (text by Jacques Audiberti), mixed chorus, Op. 10, 2001; Psaume 87, female chorus, organ, timpani, Op. 12, 2002; «Je suis le corps...», épilogue en hommage à Louise Labé (text by Louise Labé), soprano, speaker, mixed chorus, piano, string quartet, Op. 13, 2002; Quatre motets pour l'office des ténèbres, mixed chorus, organ/continuo, Op. 17, 2004
VOCAL: Spirits of the dead (text by Edgar Allan Poe), soprano, English horn, piano, string quartet, double bass, Op. 1, 1998; Chansons pornophoniques (song-cycle, texts by Paul Verlaine, Alexis Piron, Clément Marot, Straton of Sardis [French translation], Pierre-Jean de Béranger, François Maynard), soprano, piano, Op. 3, 1998-99; Nécessités de la douleur (text by Louise Labé), soprano, piano, string quartet, Op. 6, 2000; Ficcionnes del tiempo (song-cycle, text by Jorge Luis Borges), baritone, piano, Op. 8, 2001; The others death (song-cycle, text by John Donne), baritone, piano, Op. 14, 2003
(Last updated on March 5, 2004)
