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Rose, François (b. 1959, Montréal, Québec). Canadian composer, now resident in the USA, of mostly chamber works that have been performed throughout the Americas, Australia and Europe.
Dr. Rose studied composition with Bruce Mather, Bruce Pennycook and John Rea at McGill University in Montréal. He studied composition and orchestration with Gérard Grisey in Paris from 1989-91, as well as computer music with Tristan Murail at IRCAM, on a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. He studied composition with Brian Ferneyhough and Roger Reynolds and worked in acoustical research with F. Richard Moore at the University of California at San Diego and there received his PhD in composition in 1997.
His honors include the ZAiKS Prize in the Serocki competition in Poland (1990, for Face à face) and Second Prize in the Edvard Grieg memorial competition in Oslo (2001, for Le souvenir de l'oubli).
He is also active in other positions. He has written several articles for prestigious publications, including Perspectives of New Music.
He has taught as a professor of composition, harmony and orchestration at the University of the Pacific in Stockton since 1997. In addition, he has guest-lectured in Canada, France, Germany, and Poland, including at Darmstadt in 1994 and IRCAM in 1996.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: frose@uop.edu
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Face à face, small orchestra, 1989; L'écho des temps, small orchestra, 1995; Souvenirs de demain, 1999 (version of piano work)
CHAMBER MUSIC: L'éveil du spectre, clarinet, 1988; Au cœur du temps, flute, clarinet, French horn, violin, cello, piano, 1990; Vers l'ombre du jour, piccolo, clarinet, double bass, piano, 1992; Lueur de nuit, violin, 1993; Passages nuageux, 3 percussion, 1994; Points d'émergence, percussion, 1996; A day at the sea (percussionist also speaks text), percussion, 1999; Le souvenir de l'oubli, violin, piano, 1999; Demain oublié, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 2001, L'aura du sablier, cello, percussion, 2001
VOCAL: L'illusion du spectre visible, soprano, flute, clarinet, French horn, violin, cello, piano, 1991
PIANO: Cul-de-sac, 1989; Fissions atmosphériques, 2 pianos, 1992; Souvenirs de demain, 1997 (also version for orchestra)
HARPSICHORD: À perte d'espace, 1990
(Last updated on November 16, 2004)
