Frans Ben Callado
Frans Ben Callado | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | composer, writer, visual artist |
Frans Ben Callado (Spanish: [kaˈʎaðo]) is a Colombian-Québécois composer, writer and visual artist, of Spanish heritage.
Biography[edit]
Born in Montreal in 1978, he grew up in Madrid and near London. He studied composition with John Woolrich, Michel Gonneville and Michel Longtin. A pianist and improviser, he is the author of numerous compositions, written for different soloists and ensembles,[1] such as Ensemble Allogène,[2] Ensemble Chorum[3] and Toronto's New Music Concerts.[4] A founding member of the experimental rock collective, Concorde Crash (2001–06), he has organised many multidisciplinary cabarets and events in Montreal.[5] Also a translator and blogger, his literary output is written in three languages: Spanish, French and English.[6] In 2010, he participated in the International Poetry Festival at Colima, México, translating his own poems.[7] He took part in the 40th anniversary of the Nuit de la Poésie.[8]
Publications[edit]
- Visages après l'averse, Poètes de brousse, 2007[9][10]
- Faire Confiance à un animal, Poètes de brousse, 2010[11]
- McKinley, Maxime; Bhagwati, Sandeep; Callado, Frans Ben; Derome, Julie-Anne; Edwards, Wolf; Hamel, André; Marcotte, Nicolas-Alexandre; Sharman, Rodney (March 11, 2011). "Musique de création et spiritualité : forum à sept voix". Circuit. 21 (1): 61–74. doi:10.7202/1001163ar. S2CID 171032557.
Compositions (selective list)[edit]
- L'Ange Gauche (1997–99)
- Neuf Orbites autour de la lune (2000)
- Symphony no.1 « Résistance » (2001–2002)
- Échantillons d'un Bestiaire (lieder) (2002–2003)
- Cantiques d'Hypnos (lieder) (2003)
- Les Américains Brefs (opera) (2003)
- Ungesetzliche-lieder (2004)
- Musique pour une grève étudiante (2005)
- Le Parcours de Naunet (2005)
- Circulation des noms, des âmes, des dons et des esprits (2005)
- Naos (2006)
- Le Livre Caché (2006)
- Sanatorium (2007)
- Black Boxes (2008)[12]
- Tientos del Guadarrama (2008–09)
- Symphony no.2 « De Profundis » (2008–09)[13]
- Concertino for bassoon and strings (2009)
- Officium pro Defunctis (2010)
- Punctum Remotum (2010)
References[edit]
- ^ Ottawa XPress: Review[dead link]
- ^ "Biography of 'cellist Émilie Girard-Charest". SMCQ. January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "archive". Ensemble Chorum. Archived from the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "New Music Concerts: Program Notes 2007–08" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "Les Filles Électriques: biography of Frans Ben Callado". Electriques.ca. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "Sèrie Alfa: Poetry Translators". Seriealfa.com. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "Trois Poètes Québécois au Festival International de la poésie de Colima". Lojiq.org. April 29, 2010. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "Nuits de la Poésie". Maisondelapoesie.qc.ca. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ Gagnon, Daniel (2009). "Poésie". University of Toronto Quarterly. 78 (1): 510–540. doi:10.3138/utq.78.1.510. Project MUSE 268669.
- ^ "Visages après l'averse: excerpts (French)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 20, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "Le Libraire: Review of Faire Confiance à un animal". Livresquebecois.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "Toronto Showtime Magazine: Review of Black Boxes". Showtimemagazine.ca. March 8, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "Voyage Mosaïque". Ensemble Chorum. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
External links[edit]
- DEMENTIA UNIVERSALIS (Frans Ben Callado's blog) Archived May 13, 2019, at the Wayback Machine