Philippe Leroux (born 24 September 1959) is a French composer living in Montreal, Quebec, who has been identified as "one of the most important composers in contemporary music."
Biography
Leroux was born in Boulogne-Billancourt. He studied composition starting in 1978 with Ivo Malec, Claude Ballif, Pierre Schaeffer, and Guy Rebeil at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, where he obtained three first prizes. He studied at both the Groupe de Recherches Musicales and at IRCAM during this period. He was selected for a residency at the French Academy in Rome from 1993-1995.
From 2001-2006 he was a composition teacher at IRCAM, in the Cursus d’Informatique Musicale programme. Since 2011 he has been an associate professor in composition at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University.
Selected works
(D)Tourner (2016/17) for solo percussion and 10 instruments
Envers IV (2016) for symphony orchestra
Postlude à l'Épais (2016) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano
De l'imitation (2015) for saxophone quartet and electronics
White face (2015) for string quartet
Nomadic Sounds (2015) for a capella choir
Quid sit musicus (2013/14) for 4 voices, guitar, cello, and electronics
Total SOLo (2013) for 28 instruments
Ailes (2012) for baritone and 15 instruments
De l'itération (2012) for 6 percussionists
...Ami...chemin...oser...vie... (2011) for 15 instruments
Extended Apocalypsis (2011) for 4 voices, 16 instruments, electronics, and video ad libitum. Envers Symphonie (2010) for symphony orchestra Pourquoi? (2009) for 4 voices and orchestra Objets trouvés ...posés (2009) acousmatic AMA (2009) for solo piano L’unique trait de pinceau (2008/9) for saxophone and symphony orchestra De la texture (2007) for 8 instruments Pour que les êtres ne soient pas traités comme des marchandises (2004) for 12 mixed voices, orchestra, and ad libitum electronics m'M (2003) concerto grosso for symphony orchestra Du souffle (2003) for saxophone quartet Airs (2003) for saxophone and percussion Voi(Rex) (2002) for voice, 6 instruments, and electronics Les Uns (2001) for 3 percussionists De la Vitesse (2001) for 6 percussionists SPP (2000) for soprano saxophone and piano Plus loin (1999-2000) for symphony orchestra M.É. (1998) acousmatic M (1997) for 2 pianos, 2 percussion and electronics AAA (1996) for 7 instruments Souffles (1996) for wind quintet (d')Aller (1995) for solo violin and 16 instruments Continuo(ns) (1994) for quintet PPP (1993) for flute and piano AIR (1993) for Bb clarinet and percussion AIR-RÉ (1992) for violin and percussion Je brûle, dit-elle un jour à un camarade (1990) for voice
References
External links
His web site
Page on Gérard Billaudot Éditeur (publisher)