Jérôme COMBIER
Born in 1971
Biography
Jérôme Combier studied composition, style, analysis, and orchestration with Hacène Larbi, and then later, in 1997, at the Paris Conservatory with Emmanuel Nunes and Michaël Lévinas. In addition, his university studies lead to a master's degree on Anton Webern with mentor Antoine Bonnet ("Le principe de variation chez Anton Webern"). In 1995 he was a finalist in the Griegselskalpet competition in Oslo. In 1997, he founded the Cairn Ensemble, and is now the artistic director. Jérôme Combier received the "Vocation" Prize (awarded by the Bleustein-Blanchet Foundation) and the Pierre Cardin prize. In September 1998, he participated in the composition session at the Fondation Royaumont, and as part of a cultural exchange, was in residence in Japan for two months. In 2001-2002, he was chosen to participate in the composition and musical computing cursus at Ircam. For two years, between 2002 and 2004, he developed composition and conducting programs in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan with support from the Paris Conservatory for the conservatories in Tashkent and Almaty, and then the following year was in residence at the Villa Medicis. There he met Raphaël Thierry who made the visual installations for the cycle Vies Silencieuses written for the Cairn Ensemble. The cycle was recorded in 2007 by the Aeon label. In the Sabine villages, in Rome, he and painter Xavier Noiret-Thomé were part of the exposition "20 eventi" directed by Guiseppe Penone. In 2002, he wrote Pays de vent, Les Hebrides for the National Orchestra of France, which was heralded by Unesco and recorded by Motus editions. Jérôme Combier was quest composer at the Why Note festival in Dijon, Tage für Neue Musik in Zurich, the festival of Aix-en-Provence, the Adelburgh Festival, and the Witten Festival. His compositions for Ensemble Recherche and Ensemble Intercontemporain were part of the Autumn Festival in Paris. In collaboration with Pierre Nouvel, he created the installation Noir Gris for the Beckett exposition organised by the Centre Georges Pompidou. The music of Jérôme Combier is published by Lemoine Editions.
Solo Works
Anima Foglia (2008)
for violin
Bois sombre - Dans le jour vacant (2007)
for solo viola
Cordélia des nuées (2003)
for solo flute
Embâcle (2009)
for piano
Kogarashi, le premier soupir des fantômes (2002)
for guitar and electronic
Chamber Music
Essere fumo (2005)
for flute, viola and cello
Essere Neve... d'une neige à l'autre (2005)
for clarinet, guitar and cello
Essere Pietra (2004)
for guitar, percussions, viola, cello and piano
Estran, poussière grise sans nuage (2005)
for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola and cello
Fra le foglie - Feuilles des paupières (2005)
for flute, clarinet, percussions and piano
Heurter la Lumière encore (2005)
for guitar, percussions and piano
Hors crâne (2008)
for violin, cello and electronics
Noir gris (2006)
for string trio
Petite obscurité (2000)
for flute, clarinet, guitar, viola and cello
Quelques jours (1998)
for clarinet (A), viola and piano
Sables de vieux os (2007)
for 2 pianos and 2 percussions
Ensemble Music
Gone (2010)
for ensemble and electronics
Respirer l'ombre (2007)
for ensemble
Rust (2008)
for ensemble
Stèles d'air (2007)
for ensemble and electronics
Vies silencieuses (2005)
Cycle for ensemble
Works for orchestra
Gris Cendre (2006)
for orchestra
Ruins (2011)
for orchestra
Vocal Music
Austerlitz (2011)
for actor and ensemble
L'acqua che canta encora (2008)
for 2 voices, lute, 2 viols and percussions
Discography
Vies silencieuses
Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros 2007
Essere fumo
Heurter la lumière encore
Interlude 1 (electroacoustic)
Feuilles des paupières
Interlude 2 (electroacoustic)
Bois sombre
Essere Neve
Essere pietra
Interlude 3 (electroacoustic)
Respirer l'ombre
1 CD aeon