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electroradioMarcelle Deschênes (Price, Québec, 1939) • residence: Montréal, Québec • composer
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Deschênes Wins an Opus Prize![]() The 11th Opus prizes winners were announced yesterday, January 27, 2008, in Montréal. Amongst the 26 Opus Prizes… the “Album of the year — actuelle and electroacoustic musics” is petits Big Bangs by Marcelle Deschênes; the “Composer of the year” was given to Serge Arcuri; the “Tribute Award” was given to Otto Joachim.
Posted January 27, 2008 in What’s New |8865|
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Big Names at Novars in Manchester, UKAs you may know the piece Novars by Francis Dhomont will be presented as part of the MANTIS festival during the concert launch of the University of Manchester’s Studio Novars (UK). But that’s not all! This event also features the works of Martin Bédard, Nicolas Bernier, Ludger Brümmer, Marcelle Deschênes, Gilles Gobeil, Denis Smalley, Hans Tutschku, Hildegard Westerkamp, Trevor Wishart, and David Berezan and Jonty Harrison who will each world premiere a new piece… In short, this event is not to be missed and it takes place from November 2 to 4, 2007.
Posted October 23, 2007 in Live Events |8798|
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empreintes DIGITALes Featured on France vivace’s Électrain de nuit![]()
The 3rd part of June 18, 2007 radio programme Électrain de nuit — broadcasted on France vivace (Radio France) and hosted by Christian Zanesi and David Jisse — will be dedicated to label empreintes DIGITALes. The music from the most recent releases by Mathew Adkins, Darren Copeland, Marcelle Deschênes, Gilles Gobeil, and Adrian Moore will be on air on Monday morning June 18 from 1 am to 4 am.
Posted May 31, 2007 in What’s New |8704|
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The Small Big Bangs Concert-Launch in MontréalNot to be missed: An homage concert for Marcelle Deschênes and launch of her disc petits Big Bangs on April 25, 2007 at Salle Claude-Champagne of Université de Montréal. Posted March 30, 2007 in Live Events |8632|
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eD: A Deschênes’ Retrospective![]() The petits Big Bangs by Marcelle Deschênes are a true retrospective of her mixed, multimedia & acousmatic work from 1976 to 2002. 6 pieces — mastered by Dominique Bassal — to be savoured in 24-bit sound. Jean-Noël von der Weid writes “Marcelle Deschênes’ creations devour. Because they are brief monuments; apocalyptic waves breaking over extremely small spaces; amazed innocence within the thickness of opacity; exuberance and decomposition.” Rosemary Mountain adds “Stormy, serene, tender, bold — the music of Marcelle Deschênes moves with ease through the gamut of emotions, often with an exhilarating rapidity.”
Posted November 20, 2006 in Recent Arrivals |8539|
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Conferences and Concert by Normandeau in the UKNormandeau will present conferences at Birmingham University on March 15, at Manchester University on March 22, and at Huddersfield University on March 23. Part of the GEMdays concert series, Robert Normandeau will give a concert at Huddersfield University on March 23, 2006, featuring his works Rumeurs (Place de Ransbeck), Palimpseste, Chorus, and StrinGDberg. Also featured during GEMdays: a concert of audiovisual works by Mathew Adkins, Marcelle Deschênes + Alain Pelletier, and Milliseconde topographie (Nicolas Bernier + Delphine Measroch) on March 25 as well as concerts by Jean Piché on March 27 and Pierre Alexandre Tremblay on March 28, 2006.
Posted March 13, 2006 in Live Events |7664|
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A Feminine Patchwork in BrusselsMusiques & Recherches presents Patchwork au féminin (A Feminine Patchwork), a concert of acousmatique music dedicated to works composed by women, on November 11, 2005 in Brussels. Natasha Barrett, Marcelle Deschênes, Beatriz Ferreyra, Monique Jean, Elainie Lillios, Roxanne Turcotte and Annette Vande Gorne are amongst the selected composers. Posted November 8, 2005 in Live Events |7602|
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Deschênes Live in LyonThe Groupe de musiques vivantes de Lyon (GMVL) welcomes Marcelle Deschênes. The composer will give a concert of her acousmatic works on September 15, 2004 at Lyon’s Théâtre de la villa Gillet (France).
Posted September 13, 2004 in Live Events |7434|
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Bourges 2002: Rewarded ComposersCanadian composer Marcelle Deschênes is one of the
rewarded composers at the 2002 edition of the
Posted June 6, 2002 in What’s New |7078| electrocd.com Marcelle Deschênes: headlines |
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