Thierry Lancino
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Thierry Lancino is a French composer
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" The determination to lead his own freedom has driven Thierry Lancino to reveal himself as a multifaceted composer of imaginative experiments and invention. This freedom and this independence of tone are the main characteristics of his work."
Thierry Lancino's lyrical, colorful and bold musical writing lends itself particularly well to the human voice, which features prominently in many of his compositions. He has been awarded the prestigious commission from the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress (2007) for which he writes a Requiem for a world premiere with Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir at Salle Pleyel, in Paris (January 2010). French writer Pascal Quignard (Goncourt Prize 2002) wrote for it an original text and tells us:"The extraordinary idea that dominates this Requiem and makes it stand out so profoundly from the others, consists precisely in letting side by side – without making a choice – desire for annihilation and desire of eternity".
In recent years, Lancino has focused on large orchestral writing which includes his Violin Concerto (2005) for the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra with violinist, Isabelle Faust and The Death of Virgil an orchestral suite with three singers (Orchestre National de France, 2000), both works having had their premiere in Paris. Equally at home in chamber music, ONXA (2005) a hauntingly beautiful work for mezzo soprano and strings was given its U.S. premiere at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in summer 2008 with mezzo Monica Groop and his Cinq Caprices for violin and piano were heard in New York at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in October 2008 with Arnaud Sussmann, violin and Alan Feinberg, piano. His upcoming projects along with the Requiem include a choral work for the Jeune Choeur de Paris, music director Laurence Equilbey, programmed for a premiere at the Opera Comique in Paris, 2009.
Thierry Lancino was appointed Pensionnaire of the Académie de France à Rome (1988–90) at the Villa Médicis - formerly the historical Prix de Rome- which honors composers for their entire body of literature. During that time he wrote his often performed music theater work The Ship of Fools. Before living in Rome and at the invitation of Pierre Boulez, Lancino was on the artistic staff at the IRCAM (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique) for seven years which included research and teaching and resulted in commissions (for the Institute's 10th anniversary) and recordings.
Amongst numerous commissions and performances from ensembles worldwide, Thierry Lancino has been given grants from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Culture, and he received awards from the European Union of Radios (UER), the Foundation Beaumarchais, Prix Médicis hors les murs, Prix des Jeunes Compositeurs Européens, Prix Sacem as well as multi year residencies in the universities of Colgate, Stanford and San Diego and at the Abbaye de La Prée. He can be heard on recordings by Wergo, Ades/MFA, Triton, K167. After completing university, Lancino studied at the Conservatoire de Paris. He presently resides in New York City.
"Lancino's dual personality, classical and experimental, makes him accessible, although he leaves no room for concession, nor academic formulas. Discreet, curious and showing a singular culture, he is immersed in musical art away from dominant trends. ."
Quotes above from Sabine Ejdelman (Le Courrier Français)."
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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" The determination to lead his own freedom has driven Thierry Lancino to reveal himself as a multifaceted composer of imaginative experiments and invention. This freedom and this independence of tone are the main characteristics of his work."
Thierry Lancino's lyrical, colorful and bold musical writing lends itself particularly well to the human voice, which features prominently in many of his compositions. He has been awarded the prestigious commission from the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress (2007) for which he writes a Requiem for a world premiere with Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir at Salle Pleyel, in Paris (January 2010). French writer Pascal Quignard (Goncourt Prize 2002) wrote for it an original text and tells us:"The extraordinary idea that dominates this Requiem and makes it stand out so profoundly from the others, consists precisely in letting side by side – without making a choice – desire for annihilation and desire of eternity".
In recent years, Lancino has focused on large orchestral writing which includes his Violin Concerto (2005) for the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra with violinist, Isabelle Faust and The Death of Virgil an orchestral suite with three singers (Orchestre National de France, 2000), both works having had their premiere in Paris. Equally at home in chamber music, ONXA (2005) a hauntingly beautiful work for mezzo soprano and strings was given its U.S. premiere at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in summer 2008 with mezzo Monica Groop and his Cinq Caprices for violin and piano were heard in New York at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in October 2008 with Arnaud Sussmann, violin and Alan Feinberg, piano. His upcoming projects along with the Requiem include a choral work for the Jeune Choeur de Paris, music director Laurence Equilbey, programmed for a premiere at the Opera Comique in Paris, 2009.
Thierry Lancino was appointed Pensionnaire of the Académie de France à Rome (1988–90) at the Villa Médicis - formerly the historical Prix de Rome- which honors composers for their entire body of literature. During that time he wrote his often performed music theater work The Ship of Fools. Before living in Rome and at the invitation of Pierre Boulez, Lancino was on the artistic staff at the IRCAM (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique) for seven years which included research and teaching and resulted in commissions (for the Institute's 10th anniversary) and recordings.
Amongst numerous commissions and performances from ensembles worldwide, Thierry Lancino has been given grants from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Culture, and he received awards from the European Union of Radios (UER), the Foundation Beaumarchais, Prix Médicis hors les murs, Prix des Jeunes Compositeurs Européens, Prix Sacem as well as multi year residencies in the universities of Colgate, Stanford and San Diego and at the Abbaye de La Prée. He can be heard on recordings by Wergo, Ades/MFA, Triton, K167. After completing university, Lancino studied at the Conservatoire de Paris. He presently resides in New York City.
"Lancino's dual personality, classical and experimental, makes him accessible, although he leaves no room for concession, nor academic formulas. Discreet, curious and showing a singular culture, he is immersed in musical art away from dominant trends. ."
Quotes above from Sabine Ejdelman (Le Courrier Français)."
Works
- Requiem, (2006–2009) on a libretto by Pascal QuignardPascal QuignardPascal Quignard is a French writer born in Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure. In 2002 his novel Les Ombres errantes won the Prix Goncourt, France's top literary prize. Terrasse à Rome , received the French Academy prize in 2000...
- creation: Salle Pleyel 8 January 2010 - Who is the Third?, (2008) for mixed a cappellaA cappellaA cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
choir, text by T. S. EliotT. S. EliotThomas Stearns "T. S." Eliot OM was a playwright, literary critic, and arguably the most important English-language poet of the 20th century. Although he was born an American he moved to the United Kingdom in 1914 and was naturalised as a British subject in 1927 at age 39.The poem that made his... - Concerto for violin and orchestra, (2004–2005)
- Préludes, Etudes et Inventions for piano (2003–2005)
- Vanishing Point, for clarinets and 2 percussion instruments (2001–2002)
- Prélude et Mort de Virgile, for baritone and orchestra (1997–2001)
- La Mort de Virgile, lyrical suite for 4 singers and orchestra (1997–2000)
- L'Esprit et l'Eau, for baritone and string quartet, text by Paul ClaudelPaul ClaudelPaul Claudel was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism.-Life:...
(1999) - Cinq Caprices, for violin and piano (1998)
- Salve ReginaSalve ReginaThe "Salve Regina", also known as the Hail Holy Queen, is a Marian hymn and one of four Marian antiphons sung at different seasons within the Christian liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. The Salve Regina is traditionally sung at Compline in the time from the Saturday before Trinity...
, for solo voice and drone(1998) - OdeOdeOde is a type of lyrical verse. A classic ode is structured in three major parts: the strophe, the antistrophe, and the epode. Different forms such as the homostrophic ode and the irregular ode also exist...
, for choir, brass and cymbals, text by Paul ClaudelPaul ClaudelPaul Claudel was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism.-Life:...
(1997) - Prelude, for piano (1997)
- DivertimentoDivertimentoDivertimento is a musical genre, with most of its examples from the 18th century. The mood of the divertimento is most often lighthearted and it is generally composed for a small ensemble....
, for orchestra (1997) - Prisme, for organ (1996)
- Journal d'Esquisses, for piano (1995–96)
- Der Abstieg, prelude for La Mort de Virgile, for orchestra (1995–1996)
- La Nef des fous, for narrator, 2 singers and small ensemble (1990–1996)
- Sonata, for solo cello (1995)
- Hors Champ, for string trio, choreography by Taffanel (1992–1993)
- Brass Quintet, (1992–1993)
- Das Narrenschiff (2nd book), for baritone and small ensemble (1991–1992)
- Limbes, symphonies for wind and electronic instruments (1989–1990)
- Das Narrenschiff (1st book), for mezzosoprano and small ensemble (1989–1990)
- String Trio, (1988–1989)
- Les Raboteurs, for string trio, choreography by PreljocajAngelin PreljocajAngelin Preljoçaj is a French dancer of Albanian origin and choreographer of contemporary dance.-Biography:His choreographic work is steeped in his writing of the history of classical ballet, but is resolutely contemporary...
(1988) - Aloni, for contralto, children's choir, ensemble and electronic instruments (1986–1987)
- Profondeurs de Champ, for base clarinet, orchestra and band (1983–1984)
- Static Arches, electronic music(1980–1981)