List of works

Espaces fictifs (in memoriam Guido Molinari et
Fernande Saint-Martin) (2019-2020)

For string quartet

Premiered on August 16, 2020

Fondation Guido Molinari, Montréal

Quatuor Molinari

duration : ca. 18' min

Falling Blue (homage to Agnes Martin) (2019)

For violin, cello and piano

Premiered on March 1st, 2019,

Salle Bourgie, Montréal

Trio Fibonacci

duration : ca. 12' min

Instants privilégiés (esquisse Barbeau II) (2018)

For bass clarinet and electronics

Premiered on December 7, 2018,

Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec, Québec

Guillaume Bourque, bass clarinet

with the assistance of Sylvain Pohu

duration : ca. 4' min

[SMCQ-Jeunesse]

Sunburst (esquisse Barbeau I) (2018)

Pour clarinette, violoncelle, voix et sons fixés

Premiered on December 7, 2018,

Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec, Québec

Emmanuelle Lizère, cello and voice

Guillaume Bourque, clarinet

with the assistance of Sylvain Pohu

durée : ca. 4' min

[SMCQ-Jeunesse]

Cortile di Pilato (2017)

For cello and harpsichord

Premiered on November 4, 2017,

Musée de l'Amérique francophone, Québec

Elinor Frey, cello

Mélisande McNabney, harpsichord

duration : ca. 9' min

[Commissioned by Elinor Frey with the support of Daniel Cooper]

Dégel (2017)

For orchestra

Premiered on October 28, 2017,
Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary
duration : 8' min
[part of Chang/Charke/Ho/McKinley/Wijeratne: True North: Symphonic Ballet,
choreographed by Yukichi Hattori]

Psittacus (2017)
For recorder

Premiered on August 20, 2017,
Toronto Music Garden
Vincent Lauzer, recorder
duration : ca. 7'30'' min
[Commissioned by Harbourfront Centre's Summer Music in the Garden,
Toronto Music Garden, with commissioned performer Vincent Lauzer]

...14, 29, 45... (2017)

For orchestra

Premeried on May 28, 2017,

Centre Pierre-Charbonneau, Montréal

Orchestre Métropolitain,

with the participation of students from Arrondissement Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

cond. : Dina Gilbert

duration : ca. 6'30'' min

[La Symphonie d'Hochelaga project (L'école et les arts),
in the context of the celebrations of Montreal's 375th anniversary,
with John Rea, Maxime Goulet and Alejandra Odjers]

Reflets de Francesca Woodman (2017)

For electric guitars quartet

To be premiered on March 16,

2017, New Music Edmonton

Instruments of Happiness

duration : ca. 10' min

Mots gelés (2016)

(d'après le poème de Philippe Beck)

For piano and pre-recorded voici

Premeried on Januray 7, 2017, Amphithéâtre du Gesù (Montréal)

Daniel Anez, piano

durée : ca. 3' min

[Innovations en concert]

Lully & Rameau (2016)

(d'après le poème de Philippe Beck)

For mezzo-soprano, flûte à bec, violoncelle baroque,

clavecin et percussion

Premeried on Januray 7, 2017, Amphithéâtre du Gesù (Montréal)

Marie-Annick Béliveau, mezzo-soprano

Vincent Lauzer, recorder

Elinor Frey, baroque cello

Mélisande McNabney, harpsichord

Noam Bierstone, percussion

duration : ca. 9' min

[Innovations en concert]

Fausse Fille d'Elle-même, Musicante (2016)

(d'après le poème de Philippe Beck)

For piano, four hands

Premiered on January 7, 2017, Amphithéâtre du Gesù (Montréal)

Daniel Añez and Mélisande McNabney, piano

duration : ca. 11 min

[Innovations en concert]

Poèmes Schaeffner (2015)

(d'après le poème de Philippe Beck)

For percussion and electronics,

with the voice of Philippe Beck pre-recorded

Premiered on December 13, 2015

Pascal Pons, percussion

Sprengel Museum Hannover (Germany)

duration : ca. 10 min

with the assistance of James O'Callaghan

[Zeitlupe - Hannoversche Gesellschaft für Neue Musik]

Cinq litotes (2015)

For cello (used as a percussion instrument)

Premiere : December 16, 2015

École 3A, Lyon (France)

Émilie Girard-Charest, cello

duration : ca. 6 min

Première chasse (2015)

(d'après le poème de Philippe Beck)

For tape, with the voice of Philippe Beck

duration : ca. 1'30’' min

with the assistance of James O'Callaghan

Sur le fil (micro-opéra) (2015)

work composed with Nicolas Gilbert

For mezzo-soprano, tenor and percussion

Premiere : December 1, 2015, Lion d'Or (Montréal)

Marie-Annick Béliveau, Michiel Schrey, Philip Hornsey

duration : ca. 15’ min

[commissioned by ECM+/Françoise Davoine]

Paradoxes du Même et de l'Autre (2013-2015)

(d'après des lectures d'Alain Badiou)

I. Sept proximités

II. Indécidable, indiscernable

III. Quatre singularités

IV. Inachèvements

For geometrically variable string quartet

with the voices of Alain Badiou and Judith Balso pre-recorded

Premiered on February 11, 2016, Pollack Hall (Montréal)

New Orford String Quartet

duration : ca. 40’ min

Dispositif d'archives (suite radiophonique) (1999-2015)

For tape, based on old recordings of musics and texts by the composer

duration : ca. 35’ min

with the assistance of Adam Basanta

Inachèvements (2014)

(Paradoxes du Même et de l'Autre IV)

For viola and cello

Premiere : February 11, 2016, Pollack Hall (Montréal)

New Orford String Quartet

duration : ca. 4’ min

Quatre singularités (2014)

(Paradoxes du Même et de l'Autre III)

For string quartet

Premiere : February 11, 2016, Salle Pollack (Montréal)

New Orford String Quartet

duration : ca. 10’ min

À son insu (2014)

For orgue de sirènes and electronics

Premiere : June 7, 2014, Conservatoire de Montréal

Marie-Chantal Leclair, orgue de sirènes

duration : ca. 10’ min

with the assistance of Adam Basanta

[Totem électrique VI]

Indécidable, indiscernable (2014)

For string quartet

Premiere : April 25, 2014, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur (Montréal)

Quatuor Bozzini

duration : ca. 11’ min

[in the context of the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur composer residency]

Héros-Limite (2013)

For piano

Premiere : May 7, 2014, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur (Montréal)

Louise Bessette

duration : ca. 11’ min

[commissioned by Louise Bessette, thanks to a CALQ grant]

Machines métaphoriques (2012/2013)

(augmented transcription of Machine détraquée and Machine désirante)

For flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion

Premiere : March 21, 2014, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur (Montréal)

Ensemble Transmission

duration : ca. 22’ min

[in the context of the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur composer residency]

Destinerrance (2013)

For organ

Premiere : October 11, 2015, Oratoire St-Joseph (Montréal)

Nicolas-Alexandre Marcotte

duration : ca. 10’ min

[commissioned by Nicolas-Alexandre Marcotte]

Les pavements de San Marco 3 (2012/2013)

Version for cello and electronics

Premiere : August 19, 2013, Société de Curiosités (Paris)

Émilie Girard-Charest, cello

duration : ca. 11’ min
with the assistance of Adam Basanta

Machine désirante (2013)

For piano quartet

Premiere : May 12, 2013, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur (Montréal)

Ensemble Morpheus

duration : ca. 11’ min

[in the context of the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur composer residency]

Les pavements de San Marco 2 (2012/2013)

Version for viola and electronics

Premiere : May 10, 2013, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur (Montréal)

Julie-Anne Derome, viola

duration : ca. 11’ min
with the assistance of Adam Basanta

[in the context of the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur composer residency]

Sept proximités (2013)

Suite for two violins

Premiere : April 8, 2013, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur (Montréal)

Jonathan Crow and Andrew Wan, violins

duration : ca. 10’ min

[commissioned by Innovations en concert, thanks to a CALQ grant]

Dans de la nature (2013)

For English horn, basset horn, French horn and orchestra

Premiere : March 16, 2013, Maison symphonique (Montréal)

Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Pierre-Vincent Plante, English horn; André Moisan, basset horn; John Zirbel, French horn
conductor : Kent Nagano

duration : ca. 8’ min

[commissioned by the MSO; work inspired by the book Dans de la nature from poet Philippe Beck (Flammarion, 2003)]

Mort objet petit a (2012)

For baritone, crotale and piano

Premiere : February 22, 2013, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur (Montréal)

Vincent Ranallo, baritone and crotale; Francis Perron, piano

Text by Maxime McKinley, based on Jacques Lacan and Thérèse d'Avila

duration : ca. 6’ min

[in the context of the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur composer residency and

the SMCQ Montreal / New Music International Festival]

Bondye konn bay men li pa konn separe (2012)

For symphony orchestra and electronics

work composed with DJ Champion

Premiere : October 5, 2012, Maison symphonique (Montréal)

Montreal Symphony Orchestra

electronics : DJ Champion

conductor : Kent Nagano

duration : ca. 20’ min

[commissioned by the MSO, thanks to a CAC grant]

Machine détraquée (2012)

For piano quartet

Premiere : May 6, 2012, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur (Montréal)

Ensemble Morpheus

duration : ca. 12’ min

[in the context of the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur composer residency]

Les pavements de San Marco (2012)

For violin and piano

Premiere : May 6, 2012, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur (Montréal)

Duo Mandolini / Poulin

duration : ca. 11’ min

[in the context of the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur composer residency, thanks to a CALQ grant]

1998 (2011)

For flute, clarinet and piano

Premiere : February 25, 2012

Audrey Roy, flute; Myriam Roy, clarinet, Félix Marquis, piano

Salle Serge-Garant, Université de Sherbrooke
duration : ca. 6’ min
[in the context of an educative project of CMC-Québec and Cégep de Sherbrooke]

An example of making anything signify anything (2011)

For piano

Premiere : December 9th, 2011, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur (Montréal)

Matan Porat, piano

duration : ca. 10’ min

[in the context of the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur composer residency]

Hommage à Louis C. Tiffany (2011)

For 4 trumpets and 4 trombones

Premiere : September 26, 2011, Salle Bourgie (Montréal)

Brass ensemble, cond. : Christopher Jackson

duration : ca. 5’ min
[commissioned by the Fondation Arte Musica of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal]

Postseason (2010)

For pianoforte, violin, clarinet and orchestra

Premiere : February 5, 2011, Salle Redpath (Montréal)

Ensemble Caprice, conductor : Matthias Maute

durée : ca. 8’ min
[commissioned by the Ensemble Caprice, thanks to a CALQ grant]

Mauricio (2010)

For violin, cello and piano

Premiere : October 14, 2010, Conservatoire de Montréal,

Trio Fibonacci

duration : ca. 15’ min
[commissioned by the Trio Fibonacci, thanks to a CALQ grant]

Mandala (2010)

For guitar

Premiere : August 4, 2010, Chapelle Fitzbach (Saint-Georges de Beauce),

Jérome Ducharme, guitar

duration : ca. 11' min

Territoire Lune (2009)

For violin

Premiere : October 14, 2010, Conservatoire de Montréal,

Julie-Anne Derome, violin

duration : ca. 12’ min

Re : ...être cela même... (2002 / 2009)

For guitar, two perfomance artists and music box

Premiere : May 30, 2009, Chaufferie de la coopérative Lézart (Montréal)

Jérôme Ducharme, guitar; Belinda Campbell, performance and music box; Sarah Wendt, performance

durée : ca. 8’ min
[in collaboration with Sophie Castonguay and Mathieu Marcoux]

La voix de Perceval (2009)
For baritone, tibetan bowl, violin and viola da gamba
Premiere : April 23, 2009, Espace Dell'Arte (Montréal)
Vincent Ranallo, baritone and tibetan bowl; Nadia Francavilla, violin,
Elin Söderström, viola da gamba
text by Tania Langlais
duration : ca. 8' min

Concerto "Fisher-Price" (2008-2009)

Concerto for recorder and ensemble of 15 instruments

Premiere : May 6, 2009, salle Pierre-Mercure (Montréal)

Ensemble contemporain de Montréal+, conductor : Véronique Lacroix,

soloist : Matthias Maute

duration : ca. 12’ min

[commissioned by the ECM+, thanks to a CAC grant]

Sorciers manga (2008)
For harpsichord quartet and string quartet
Premiere : October 3, 2008, Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Secours (Montréal)
Clavecin en concert, artistic director : Luc Beauséjour
duration : ca. 13’ min

Wirkunst-Nijinski (2007)
For clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano
Premiere : December 5, 2007, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur (Montréal)
Ensemble Chorum, conductor : Nicolas Gilbert
duration : ca. 10’ min

Wirkunst-Yourcenar (2007)
For symphony orchestra
Premiere : May 4, 2008, Jane Mallett theater (Toronto)
Esprit Orchestra, conductor : Alex Pauk
duration : ca. 14’ min

[commissioned by Esprit Orchestra, thanks to a CAC grant]

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Wirkunst-Lorca (2004, rev. 2007)
For harpsichord and electronics
Premiere : October 7, 2007, Atelier de Jean-Paul Riopelle (Estérel)
Nicolas-Alexandre Marcotte,
duration : ca. 12’ min
with the assistance of Joël-Aimé Beauchamp

Transports (2007)

Installation

work composed with Joël-Aimé Beauchamp

Premiere : July 14, 2007, Fondation Derouin (Val-David)

duration : ca. 18’ min. (loop)

[commissioned by the Fondation Derouin]

Wirkunst-Gómez (2006)

Concerto for guitar and ensemble of 10 instruments

Premiere : October 9, 2006, salle Pierre-Mercure (Montréal)

Ensemble contemporain de Montréal, conductor : Véronique Lacroix,

soloist : Pablo Gómez

duration : ca. 16’ min

[commissioned by the ECM, thanks to a CALQ grant]

Wirkunst-Pellan (2006)

For symphony orchestra

Premiere : July 20, 2006, Église Saint-Dominique (Québec)

Orchestre de la francophonie canadienne, conductor : Jean-Philippe Tremblay

duration : ca. 11 min

Wirkunst-Kundera (2004-2006)

I. La vie est ailleurs

II. Les testaments trahis

For symphony orchestra

duration : ca. 18’30’’ min

Les testaments trahis (Wirkunst-Kundera II) (2005-2006)

For symphony orchestra

Premiere : April 1, 2006, salle Claude-Champagne (Montréal)

Orchestre de l’Université de Montréal, conductor : Jean-François Rivest

duration : ca. 7’30’’ min

Wirkunst-Fellini (2005)

For an ensemble of 12 instruments

Premiere : June 29, 2005, Southam Hall (Ottawa)

Ensemble de l’OFC, conductor : Jean-Philippe Tremblay

duration : ca. 9’30’’ min

[written for the Young Composers Program, National Arts Centre]

Wirkunst-Forum (2004-2005)

For violin, cello and piano

Premiere : May 4, 2005, Chapelle Saint-Louis (Montréal)

Trio Hochelaga

duration : ca. 10’ min

La vie est ailleurs (Wirkunst-Kundera I) (2003-2004)

For symphony orchestra

Premiere : Mars 27, 2004, Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Montréal)

Orchestre symphonique du Conservatoire de Montréal, conductor : Louis Lavigueur

duration : ca. 11’ min

Quatre miroirs-loukoum précédés par Le salon (2003)

For soprano, percussion and electronics

Premiere : April 14, 2004, Maison de la Culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (Montréal)

Duo Prémices

duration : ca. 14’ min

with the assistance of Joël-Aimé Beauchamp

Tombeau de Dietrich Buxtehude (2003)

For 13 brass and 2 percussions

Premiere : Mars 2003, 5^ième salle de la Place-des-Arts (Montréal)

Ensemble de cuivres du Conservatoire de Montréal, conductor : Manon Lafrance

duration : ca. 4’30’’ min

Devri Kebir l’inventeur (2002)

For symphony orchestra

Premiere : April 20, 2003, salle André-Mathieu (Laval)

Orchestres symphoniques des jeunes de Montréal et de la Montérégie

conductor : Dalia Atlas

duration : ca. 8’30’’ min

[commissioned by the AOJQ, thanks to a CALQ grant]

…être cela même… (2002)

For guitar

Premiere : December 2002, 5^ième salle de la Place-des-Arts (Montréal)

Jérôme Ducharme, guitar

duration : ca. 5’30’’ min

Zénon l’alchimiste (2001-2002)

For 16 instruments and recitant-ténor

Partial premiere in December 2001, 5^ième salle de la Place-des-Arts (Montréal)

Complete premiere in February 2002, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur (Montréal)

CIMC du Conservatoire de Montréal, conductor : Véronique Lacroix

duration : ca. 14’ min

Le Taureau bleu (2001)

For oboe, bass clarinet, violin, viola and double bass

duration : ca. 5’ min

Zénon l’alchimiste, cello version (2001)

For cello

Premiere : Mars 2001, salle Gabriel-Cusson

Caroline Milot, cello

duration : ca. 11’30’’ min

Hommage à Jean-Paul Riopelle (2000)

For 8 flutes

Premiere : October 2000, salle Gabriel-Cusson (Montréal)

Ensemble Alizé, conductor : Véronique Lacroix

duration : ca. 8’ min

[commissioned by Alizé / ECM]

Microscopie d’étoiles (2000)

For seven trumpets

Premiere : Mars 2000, salle Gabriel-Cusson (Montréal)

Ensemble de trompettes du Conservatoire de Montréal, conductor : Manon Lafrance

duration : ca. 2’30’’ min

Solspic (1999)

For piccolo

Premiere : December 1999, basement of the Conservatoire de Montréal (Montréal)

Isabelle Dimmock, piccolo

duration : ca. 2’ min

Intermittences cérébrales et/ou rotor cervical (1999)

For trombone

Premiered : Mars 1999, salle Gabriel-Cusson (Montréal)

Benoît Paradis, trombone

duration : ca. 4’30’’ min

Katégémon-Proposis (1998)

For violin, cello, guitar and percussion

Premiere : November 1999, salle Gabriel-Cusson (Montréal)

CIMC du Conservatoire de Montréal

duration : ca. 7’30’’ min

Figures de sable (1998)

For guitar

Premiere : August 4, 2010, Chapelle Fitzbach (Saint-Georges de Beauce),

Jérome Ducharme, guitar

duration : ca.4’ min