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Joël-François Durand (born 17th September, 1954) is a French composer born in Orléans.
Since 1991 he has been Professor of Composition at the School of Music in the University of Washington at Seattle.
His works include:
- String Trio, 1981
- "Roman" (1982) for violin
- "...d'asiles déchirés..." (1983) for piano
- "So er" (1985) for 20 instruments
- "Trois Mélodies" (1986) for mezzo soprano and 5 instruments
- "Lichtung" (1987) for 10 instruments
- "Die innere Grenze" (1988) for string sextet
- "L'exil du feu" (1991) for 16 instruments and electronics
- "La mesure des choses I. La mesure de l'air" (1992) for Bb clarinet
- Piano concerto, 1993
- "La mesure des choses II. La mesure de la mer" (1993) for piano
- "Le chemin" (1994) for piano
- "Un chant lointain" (1995) for electronic carillon
- "Les raisons des forces mouvantes" (1996) for organ
- "Par le feu receuilli" (1997) for flute
- "Au-delà, Cinq Etudes pour Piccolo" (1997-98) for piccolo
- "Five Musical Tales" (1998) for orchestra
- "She or not" (1998) for barytone
- "La terre et le feu" (1999) for oboe and ensemble
- "La mesure des choses III. La mesure de la terre et du feu" (1999) for oboe and viola
- "Cinq Duos" (1999) for violin and viola
- Athanor (2000-2001) for orchestra
- "Tiodhlac" (2001) for Bb clarinet
- "In the mirror land" (2003) for flute and oboe; also versions for flute and Bb clarinet and for Bb clarinet and oboe
- "Ombre/Miroir (2004) for flute and ensemble
Discography:
"La terre et le feu" - "Les raisons des forces mouvantes" - "La mesure des choses III. La mesure de la terre et du feu" - "Athanor" BBC Symphony Orchestra - London Sinfonietta - Gareth Hulse (oboe) - Paul Silverthorne (viola) - Hans-Ola Ericsson (organ) Mode 139 (release 09-2004)
Concerto for piano and orchestra - String Trio - "Die innere Grenze" Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Stefan Litwin (piano), Bradley Lubman (conductor) - Trio de l'Ensemble Intercontemporain - Sextuor Schoenberg Naive Montaigne Mo 782093 (release fall 1998)