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Canadian composer
Frans Ben Callado
Born 1978 Occupation(s) composer, writer, visual artist
Frans Ben Callado (Spanish:
[kaˈʎaðo] ) is a
Colombian -
Québécois composer, writer and visual artist, of Spanish heritage.
Biography
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
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)
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
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Ottawa XPress: Review [
dead link ]
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"Biography of 'cellist Émilie Girard-Charest" . SMCQ. January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012 .
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"archive" . Ensemble Chorum. Archived from
the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2012 .
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"New Music Concerts: Program Notes 2007–08" (PDF) . Archived from
the original (PDF) on October 4, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2012 .
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"Les Filles Électriques: biography of Frans Ben Callado" . Electriques.ca. Archived from
the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012 .
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"Sèrie Alfa: Poetry Translators" . Seriealfa.com. Retrieved January 26, 2012 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"Visages après l'averse: excerpts (French)" (PDF) . Archived from
the original (PDF) on January 20, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012 .
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"Le Libraire: Review of Faire Confiance à un animal " . Livresquebecois.com. Archived from
the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012 .
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"Toronto Showtime Magazine: Review of Black Boxes " . Showtimemagazine.ca. March 8, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2012 .
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"Voyage Mosaïque" . Ensemble Chorum. Archived from
the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012 .
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