Gilles Gobeil

Gilles Gobeil is an electroacoustic music composer born September 27, 1954 in Sorel, Canada, and currently living in Montréal, Canada.

Musical studies at the Université de Montréal (Mmus in Composition).

Laureate on the international scene: "Métamorphoses" Biennal Acousmatic Composition Competition (Belgium, 2002, 2000); CIMESP (International Electroacoustic Music Contest of São Paulo, Brazil, 2001, 1999, 97); "Ciber@rt" (Valencia, Spain, 1999); Bourges International Electroacoustic Music Competition (France, 1999, 89, 88); Stockholm Electronic Arts Award (Sweden, 1997, 94); Ars Electronica, Linz (Austria, 1995); Luigi Russolo International Competition, Varese (Italy, 1989, 88, 87); Newcomp Computer Music Competition (USA, 1987); and Brock University Tape Music Competition, St Catharines (Canada, 1985). Other honors in national competitions: “1993 Grand Prize” from SOCAN (the Canadian performing rights society); “1985 Robert Fleming Prize” from the Canadian Music Council; and “Composition Award” from PROCAN (a former Canadian performing rights society) in 1984.

His works have been performed in concerts throughout Canada and abroad. Gilles Gobeil is a member of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC), Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre (CMC) and co-founder of the concert organization Réseaux.

Recordings

* "Trilogie d'ondes" (empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 0576, 2005)
* "Le contrat" with René Lussier (empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 0372, 2003)
* "… dans le silence de la nuit…" (empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 0155, 2001)
* "La mécanique des ruptures" (empreintes DIGITALes, IMED 9421, 1994)

List of Works

* "Associations libres" (1990), electric guitar, and tape
* "Le contrat" (1996-2003)
* "Derrière la porte la plus éloignée…" (1998)
* "Éclats de perle" (2002)
* "Entre les deux rives du printemps" (2006)
* "Là où vont les nuages…" (1990-91), ondes Martenot, interactive system, and tape
* "Nous sommes heureux de…" (1992)
* "Nuit cendre" (1995)
* "Ombres, espaces, silences…" (2005)
* "La perle et l'oubli" (1999-2002), ondes Martenot, and tape
* "Point de passage" (1997)
* "Projet Proust" (1995, 2001)
* "Rivage" (1986)
* "Soledad" (1998, 2000), guitar, and tape
* "Traces" (1985)
* "Le vertige inconnu" (1993-94)
* "La ville machine" (1992)
* "Voix blanche" (1988-89), ondes Martenot, and tape

External links

* [http://www.electrocd.com/bio.e/gobeil_gi.html His biography on electrocd.com]

References

* http://www.electrocd.com/bio.e/gobeil_gi.html (with permission)