Dispositions Furtives - Music

Gérard Pesson Born In Torteron 1958 Is A French Composer Of Contemporary Classical Music. He Studied At The Sorbonne Where He Obtained His Doctorate With A Thesis On The Aesthetics Of Aleatoric Music. In Addition At The Paris Conservatory He Studied Composition With Ivo Malec Orchestration With Marius Constant And Analysis With Betsy Jolas. In 1986 He Founded A Contemporary Music Publication Entitled Entretemps And Became A Music Producer At Radio France. Awarded The Toulouse Studium Prize In 1986 He Also Won The "Opéra Autrement" Competition In 1989 With Beau Soir. From 1990 To 1992 He Was Resident At The Villa Médicis Home Of The Académie De France In Rome. In 1996 He Was Awarded The Prince Pierre De Monaco Prize. Since 1988 Gérard Pesson Has Primarily Composed Stage Music. His Works Have Been Played By Numerous Ensembles And Orchestras Both In France And Abroad Ensemble Fa 2e2m Ensemble InterContemporain Itinéraire Ensemble Modern Ensemble Recherche Ictus Alter Ego Accroche Note And Erwartung The National Orchestras Of Lyons And Ile-De-France Et Al. His Opera Forever Valley Commissioned By T&M With A Libretto By Marie Redonnet Was Premiered In April 2000 At The Théâtre Des Amandiers In Nanterre. His Opera Pastorale From L'Astrée By Honoré D'Urfé Was First Performed In Stuttgart On May 2006. read less