Louis Dufort
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Louis Dufort is an electroacoustic music
composer born July 29, 1970 in Montréal
, Canada
, and currently living in Montréal
, Canada
.
Louis Dufort has a bachelor's degree in electroacoustic music composition from the Université de Montréal
as well as a master's degree from the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal, where he received a first prize with distinction. But university studies have not altered his iconoclasm and originality: his passion for electronic music and his love of cinema, painting and contemporary dance lead him to incorporate elements in his composition that are drawn from beyond music.
Object, body, color and sound anecdote give rise to plays of perception that envelope the listener. Sound material is used in this way to draw forth musical outlines in which poetry and the narrative representation of sound serve as markers in the development of the work.
He currently divides his time between composing for the Marie Chouinard
contemporary dance company (he composed the music for the choreography of Le cri du monde, which premiered in Toronto on March 21, 2000), his work with the artistic committee of ACREQ, and the creation of hybrid and unbridled musical experimentation.
His works have been presented in Montréal and in Europe, especially in France. In 1996 he won the First Jury Prize at the fifth Concours international électro-vidéo clip organized by ACREQ for his work entitled Vulvatron 2000 (1994). In 1997, he received First Prize from the SOCAN Foundation for Concept 2018957 (1995) and was a finalist at the Concours international Noroit-Léonce Petitot in Arras, France.
Electroacoustic music
Electroacoustic music originated in Western art music during its modern era following the incorporation of electric sound production into compositional practice. The initial developments in electroacoustic music composition during the mid-20th century are associated with the activities of composers...
composer born July 29, 1970 in Montréal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
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, and currently living in Montréal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Louis Dufort has a bachelor's degree in electroacoustic music composition from the Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
as well as a master's degree from the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal, where he received a first prize with distinction. But university studies have not altered his iconoclasm and originality: his passion for electronic music and his love of cinema, painting and contemporary dance lead him to incorporate elements in his composition that are drawn from beyond music.
Object, body, color and sound anecdote give rise to plays of perception that envelope the listener. Sound material is used in this way to draw forth musical outlines in which poetry and the narrative representation of sound serve as markers in the development of the work.
He currently divides his time between composing for the Marie Chouinard
Marie Chouinard
Marie Chouinard, OC is a Canadian dancer, choreographer, and dance company director.-Company Background:In 1978 Chouinard presented her first work, Crystallization. After 12 years as a solo performer and choreographer, Chouinard founded her own company in 1990, the COMPAGNIE MARIE...
contemporary dance company (he composed the music for the choreography of Le cri du monde, which premiered in Toronto on March 21, 2000), his work with the artistic committee of ACREQ, and the creation of hybrid and unbridled musical experimentation.
His works have been presented in Montréal and in Europe, especially in France. In 1996 he won the First Jury Prize at the fifth Concours international électro-vidéo clip organized by ACREQ for his work entitled Vulvatron 2000 (1994). In 1997, he received First Prize from the SOCAN Foundation for Concept 2018957 (1995) and was a finalist at the Concours international Noroit-Léonce Petitot in Arras, France.
Recordings
- Matériaux Composés (empreintes DIGITALesEmpreintes DIGITALesempreintes DIGITALes is a record label founded in 1990 and based in Montreal which specialises in contemporary electroacoustic music, acousmatic and musique concrète.In 2005, empreintes DIGITALes shifted from CD to DVD-Audio.- Composers :* Mathew Adkins...
, IMED 893, 2008) - Montreal Sound Matter (Pogus, 21041-2 CD, 2006)
- L'orchestre de granulation with L'Orchestre de granulation (No Type (web), NT 086, 2006)
- Connexion (empreintes DIGITALesEmpreintes DIGITALesempreintes DIGITALes is a record label founded in 1990 and based in Montreal which specialises in contemporary electroacoustic music, acousmatic and musique concrète.In 2005, empreintes DIGITALes shifted from CD to DVD-Audio.- Composers :* Mathew Adkins...
, IMED 0051, 2000)
List of works
- Accident (2001), soprano saxophone, and processing
- L'archange (2005), oper'installation: 3 voices, 1 actor, and tape
- Body_Remix (2005)
- Cantique #1 (2003), videomusic
- Cantique #2 (2003), videomusic
- Les cerisiers (2003)
- Chorale (2003)
- Concept 2018957 (1995)
- Consomption (1999), soprano, and tape
- Le cri du monde (2000)
- Décap (2000)
- Déflagration (2002)
- Ephem (2004)
- La femme des sables (2002)
- Grain de sable (2005)
- Hi_Res (2005), surround 8.1
- Hi_Res.1 (2005), surround 10.1
- [improvisation] (2003)
- Intonarumori (2002), harbour symphony
- Lucie (1998)
- Manu militari (2003), saxophone quartet, and processing
- Matériau III (2007)
- Matério_* (2006)
- Miniatures (2006), string quartet, and processing
- Mouvement (2005)
- L'orchestre de granulation
- Particules (2006), amplified piano, processing, and video
- Pointe-aux-Trembles (1996)
- Silo mon amour (2000)
- Sound Object (2003), videomusic
- Spiel (2001), flûte et traitement
- Transit (1998)
- Trip à six (2003)
- Vulvatron 2000 (1994)
- Zénith (1999)