Works

Orchestral works for silent films:

Composition: 2008
Duration: 1h10
Commission: National Gallery of Art (Washington, USA)
Executant: L'Octuor de France under the direction of the composer
Instruments: 2 violins, viola, cello, double-bass, french-horn, bassoon, clarinet, percussion and piano
Execution: Luxembourg, Festival DirActor’s Cut (Luxembourg), October 2008
Washington, National Gallery of Art (USA), March 2008
Montréal, Cinémathèque québécoise (Canada), March 2008

Composition: 2007
Duration: 5 minutes
Commission: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Executant: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, dir.: Kent Nagano, piano: Gabriel Thibaudeau
Instruments: Orchestre symphonique and improved piano
Execution: Montréal, Place des Arts (Canada), October 2007

Composition: 2007
Duration: 8 minutes
Commission: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Executant: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, dir.: Kent Nagano, piano: Gabriel Thibaudeau
Instruments: Orchestre symphonique and improved piano
Execution: Montréal, Place des Arts (Canada), October 2007

Composition: 2007
Duration: 1h05
Commission: Festival DirActor’s Cut (Luxembourg)
Executant: L’Octuor de France under the direction of the composer
Instruments: 2 violins, viola, cello, double-bass, french-horn, bassoon, clarinet, percussion and ukulele
Execution: Soller, Iles Baléares (Espagne), August 2008
Montréal, Cinémathèque québécoise, (Canada), March 2008
Luxembourg, Festival DirActor’s Cut, October 2007

Composition: 2003
Duration: 1h50
Commission: Festival de L'Encre à L'écran (Tours, France)
Executant: L'Octuor de France, under the direction of the composer
Instruments: 2 violins, viola, cello, double-bass, french horn, bassoon, clarinet and piano
Execution: Sao Paulo, Mostra international de cinema (Brésil), October 2008
Montréal, Cinémathèque québécoise, March 2008
Paris, Grande salle de l'UNESCO (France), October 2004
Tours, Palais des Congrès (France), April 2003
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Composition: 2003
Duration: 20 minutes
Commission: McGill Chamber Orchestra
Executant: McGill Chamber Orchestra , dir: Boris Brott, piano: Gabriel Thibaudeau
Instruments: Improved piano and string orchestra
Execution: Dalhousie, Festival de musique de chambre de la Baie des chaleurs (Canada), June 2008
Ottawa, National Arts Center Orchestra (Canada), May 2008
Montréal (Canada), December 2006
Hamilton Hall (Canada), November 2003
Montréal (Canada), December 2003
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Composition: 2003
Duration: 75 minute
Commission: Cinémathèque québécoise
Executant: Ensemble MusiNova, dir: Gabriel Thibaudeau
Instruments: 4 Flutes, percussion, soprano, bass and 2 Inuit throat-singers
Execution: Festival international du film de Toronto, Elgin Theater, September 2005
Conférence de l'UNESCO sur les changement climatiques
Cinémathèque québécoise, December 2005
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Composition: 2002
Duration: 1h45
Commission: Festival de L'Encre à L'écran (Tours, France)
Executant (creation): L'Octuor de France, under the direction of the composer
Instruments: 2 violins, viola, cello, double-bass, french horn, bassoon, clarinet and piano
Execution: St-Pierre, Saint-paul, St-Benoit et St-Denis (Ile de la Réunion), June 2007
Palais des Congrès, Tours, France, March 2002
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Composition: 2000
Duration: 1h30
Commission: Cinémathèque québécoise (La composition de cette partition a bénéficié d'une subvention du Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec)
Executant: Angèle Dubeau et La Pietà
Avanti Orchestra, Helsinki, Finlande
Chamber music orchestra de Bologne
Instruments: Solo violin, string orchestra and piano
Execution: Bologne, Italie, July 2005
Sodankylä, Finlande, June 2001
Théâtre St-Denis, Montréal, December 2000
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Composition: 1999
Duration: 1h30
Commission: Forum Européen du Cinéma de Strasbourg (France)
Executant (creation): L'Octuor de France, under the direction of the composer
Instruments: 2 violins, viola, cello, double-bass, french horn, bassoon, clarinet, percussion, soprano and piano
Execution: Universiteit Leiden (Pays-Bas), March 2007
Washington, National Gallery (USA), September 2006
Pordenone, Le Giornate Del Cinema Muto, (Italie), October 2005
Jardins du Luxembourg, Paris (France), July 2004
Tours, Festival de l’Encre à l’ Écran (France), April 2003
Harvard University film archives (USA), April 2001
Pessac, Festival International du film d'histoire de Pessac (France), November 1999
Strasbourg, Forum Européen du Cinéma de Strasbourg (France), November 1999
Bologne, Il Cinema Ritrovato, (Italie), July 1999
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Composition: 1998
Duration: 2h00
Commission: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, Festival de Cannes, (France, 1998)
Executant: L'Octuor de France, under the direction of the composer
Instruments: 2 violins, viola, cello, double-bass, french horn, bassoon, clarinet and piano
Execution: Sao Paulo, Mostra international de cinema (Brasil), October 2008
Florence Gould Hall, New-York, NY, USA, April 2005
National Gallery, Washington, DC, USA, March 2005
Abbaye de Charlieu, (France), July 2004
Minsk, Palais de la République (Biélorussie), June 2003
Pontarlier, (France), Nov. 2002
Rome, Piazza Farnese (Italie), June 2002
Paris, Auditorium Olivier-Messiaen, Radio-France, March 2002
Besançon, (France), March 2002
Tours, Palais des Congrès (France), March 2002
Helsinki, (Finlande), June 2000
Sodankylä, Midnight Sun Film Festival (Finlande), June 2000
Barcelone, L'Auditori (Espagne), january 2000
Montréal, Théâtre St-Denis, pour la Cinémathèque Québécoise, November 1999
Boston, Harvard University (USA), October 1999
New Orleans, New Orleans International Film Festival (USA), October 1999
New York, Lincoln Center, New York Film Festival (USA), October 1999
Athènes, Festival Internationnal de Musique d'Athènes (Grèce), July 1999
Toyama, (Japon), April 1999
Tokyo, Iwanami Hall, (Japon), April 1999
Paris, Cité de la musique (France), March 1999
Paris, Enregistrement du CD, Pianosphère Faziolli (France), November 1999
Paris, UNESCO (France), October 1998
Strasbourg, Forum Européen du Cinéma de Strasbourg (France), September 1998
Telluride, Telluride Film Festival (USA), September 1998
Bologne, Il Cinema Ritrovato (Italie), July 1998
Cannes, Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, Festival de Cannes, (France), May 1998
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Composition: 1997
Duration: 1h50
Commission: Bologne, Il Cinema Ritrovato (Italie)
Executant: Marie-Josèphe LeMay, soprano, Gabriel Thibaudeau, piano
Instruments: Soprano and piano
Execution: St-Paul d’Abbotsford, St-Paul Anglican Church (Canada), November 2008
Montréal, Cinémathèque Québécoise (Canada), May 2005
Toulouse, Cinémathèque de Toulouse, (France), March 1998
Valence, CRAC, Scène nationale (France), March 1998
Montréal, La Cinémathèque Québécoise (Québec), February 1998
Beauharnois, église St-Clément (Québec), December 1997
Bologne, Il Cinema Ritrovato (Italie), July 1997

Composition: 1995
Duration: 1h56
Commission: Musée du Louvre, Paris
Cineteca del comune di Bologna, Bologne
Cinémathèque Québécoise
Executant: 7 musicians, under the direction of the composer
Italy: Italian chamber music ensemble
France and USA: ensemble de chambre québécois MusiNova
Finlande: Chamber music orchestra de la Laponie
Instruments: String orchestra, trumpet, trombone, piano and soprano or oboe
Execution: Sodankylä, Finlande, June 2002
Lincoln Center, New York USA, November 2000
Paris, Musée du Louvre, February 1996
Bologne, Il Cinema Ritrovato (Italie), July 1995
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Composition: 1994
Duration: 1h25
Commission: Cineteca del comune di Bologna
Executant: String quartet, under the direction of the composer
Italy: Quatuor de Bologne
France: Quatuor éleusys
Instruments: violins, viola, cello
Execution: Toulouse, Institut Goethe, Cinémathèque de Toulouse (France), December 1996
Bologne, Teatro Duse (Italie), April 1994
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Composition: 1993
Duration: 1h45
Commission: Cineteca del comune di Bologna
Executant: Brass quintet, percussions and piano
Ensemble musical de Bologne
Instruments: 2 trumpets, french horn, trombone, tuba, 2 percussions and piano
Execution: Bologne, Teatro Duse (Italie), November 1993
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Composition: 1993
Duration: 1h05
Commission: Cinémathèque Québécoise
Executant: I Musici de Montréal, direction: Yuli Turovsky
Instruments: String orchestra, oboe, trombone, percussion and piano
Execution: Montréal, Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, PDA, November 1993
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Composition: 1990
Duration: 1h30
Commission: Cinémathèque Québécoise
Executant (creation): Création: I Musici de Montréal, direction: Yuli Turovsky
New versionn©1999 (creation): Octuor de France, dir: Gabriel Thibaudeau
Instruments: a) 2 violins, viola, cello, double-bass, french horn, bassoon, clarinet, piano, percussion and soprano
b) Symphonic version: String orchestra, flute, hautbois, clarinet, bassoon, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 percussions, 1 timpani, piano and synthetizer, soprano
Execution: Montréal, Cinémathèque québécoise (Canada), November 2008
Newport, Northern Kentucky Symphony (USA), October 2008
Trois-Rivières, Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières (Canada), April 2008
Hamilton, Brott Music Festival (Canada), august 2007
Lake Forest College Chamber Orchestra (USA), October 2006
West Texas A&M University Symphony Orchestra (USA), October 2006
Prince George Symphony Orchestra (Canada), October 2006
Palma de Mallorca, Musée d’art moderne (Espagne), July 2006
Meymac (France), July 2006
Victoria Symphonic Orchestra (Canada), April 2006
South Hadley, Massachusetts, (USA), October 2004
Palais des syndicats, Minsk, (Bielorussie), June 2004
Tours, Festival de l’Encre à l’écran (France), April 2003
New Orleans, Jefferson Society for Performing Arts(USA), April 2001
Diamond Head, Missouri, Octuor de France, April 2001
Strasbourg, Forum Européen du Cinéma (Octuor de France), November 1999
Beauharnois, Octuor de France (Québec), October 1999
Newport, Northern Kentucky Symphony (USA), June 1999
Erie, Pensylvania (USA) I Musici de Montréal, October 1998
Valence, Opéra-Studio de Genève, (France), March 1998
Halifax, Nova-Scotia Symphony, Canada, March 1996
France, Execution télé sur la Sept-Arte, June 1996
Lisbonne, Orquestra do Norte, LISBOA 94 (Portugal), July 1994
Chicoutimi, Orchestre du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean (Québec), November 1993
Radio-Québec, Execution télé I Musici, February 1991
Québec, Grand Théâtre de Québec I Musici, November 1990
Montréal, salle maisonneuve, PDA I Musici, November 1990
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Composition: 1990
Duration: 1h15
Commission: Festival International du Cinéma d'animation d'Ottawa
Executant: String quartet from MSO, dir: Gabriel Thibaudeau
Instruments: 2 violins, viola, cello and piano
Execution: Montréal, Cinémathèque Québécoise, February 1991
Ottawa, Centre national des Arts, October 1990

Instrumental and vocal music:

Composition: 2008
Duration: 50 minutes
Commission: Louis-Martin Charest
Executant: Quatuor de Montréal
Instruments: Quatuor à cordes
Execution: Montréal, Monument national (Canada), June 2008

Composition: 2005
Duration: 1h15
Commission: Louis-Martin Charest
Instruments: piano (soundtrack)
Execution: Montréal, Monument national (Canada), June 2005

Composition: 2007
Duration: 10 minutes
Commission: Marie-Josée Simard (La composition de cette partition a bénéficié d’une bourse du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec)
Instrument: Marimba 5 octaves

Composition: 2006
Duration: 7 minutes
Commission: Octuor de France
Interprètes: Octuor de France , Jean-Jacques Smith, cornemuse, under the direction of the composer
Instruments: 2 violins, viola, cello, double-bass, french-horn, bassoon, clarinet and cornemuse
Execution: église de Quincy (France) July 2006

Composition: 2005
Duration: 90 minutes
Commission: Produxio, maison de production (Montréal)
Executant: TBA
Instruments: 12 singers, string orchestra, flute, clarinet, bassoon, french horn, percussion and digital sound track.
Execution: TBA
Text: Oriol Tomas
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Composition: 2003
Duration: 15 minutes
Commission: Musica Camerata de Montréal
Executant: Musica Camerata de Montréal
Instruments: violin, viola, cello, piano and narrator
Execution: Salle Redpath, Montréal, May 2003
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Composition: 1996-2003
Duration: 21 minutes
Executant: Chamber music orchestra McGill, Monique Pagé dir: Gabriel Thibaudeau
Instruments: String orchestra and soprano
Execution: Salle Pollack, Montréal, September 2003
Radio : Chaîne culturelle de Radio-Canada, October 2003
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Composition: 2003
Duration: 7 minutes
Executant: 5 violins under the direction of Angèle Dubeau
Instruments: 5 violins
Execution: Fête de la Musique, Tremblant, august 2003

Composition: 2002
Duration: 6 minutes
Commission: Angèle Dubeau et La Pietà
Executant: Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà
Instruments: string orchestra and piano
Execution: Radio, Chaîne culturelle de Radio-Cananda, May 2003
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Composition: 2001
Duration: 80 minutes
Commission: Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal
Note: Ballet in collaboration with the danish choreographer Kim Brandstrup, adapted from Tchaïkovsky's opera.
Executant: Orchestre des Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, under the direction of Jacques Lacombe.
Instruments: String orchestra, 2 Fl, 2 Ht, 2Cl, 2Bn, 2 french horns, 2Tte, 2Tbn, Tim et piano
creation: Salle maisonneuve, Place-Des-Arts, Montréal, October 2001
Execution: Montréal, Salle Maisonneuve (PDA) (Canada), October 2008
Canada, Europe, United States, 2002-2003-2004
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Composition: 1999
Duration: 21 minutes
Commission: Octuor de France
Executant: Octuor de France, Gabriel Thibaudeau: piano
Instruments: 2 violins, viola, cello, double-bass, french horn, bassoon, clarinet, improved piano and digital sound track MIDI on computer
Execution: Paris, Salle Cortot (France), April 1999
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Composition: 1991
Duration: 17 minutes
Commission: Philharmonie des Vents du Québec
Executant: Philharmonie des Vents du Québec, Choeur de L'Orchestre Métropolitain, Dir: Alain Cazes
Instruments: a)mixed choir and piano
b)mixed choir and symphonic wind orchestra
Execution: FM de Radio-Canada, veille de Noël, December 1991
Concert: Montréal, église Saint-Marc de Rosemont, November 1991
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Various:

children choir à 2 voices and piano + narrator

2 voices children choir

Soprano, flute, cello and piano

1st version: Soprano and piano
2nd version: Soprano and String quartet

2 pianos, 4 hands

double-bass Solo

Duet: Clarinet and violin

Solo violin on open strings and string orchestra

For the young:

Violin, piano

Piano

Piano

Piano

Sound Recording CD/DVD/Website:

Lobster Films/Arte Vidéo, France 2008

Lobster Films/Arte Vidéo, France 2008

Lobster Films/Arte Vidéo, France 2008

Canada 2008

Distribution Select, Canada 2006

Cinémanie & B. Kaboli, Canada 2006

Office national du film du Canada, Canada 2004

Milestone Film & Video, USA 2003

Analekta AN 2 8816, Canada 2002

Magada MAG CD 120, Canada 1998