Biography
Régis Campo was born in Marseilles in 1968 and took composition lessons with Georges Boeuf and Jacques Charpentier before enrolling at the Paris Conservatory, where he continued his studies with Alain Bancquart and Gérard Grisey, finishing with the first prize in composition in 1995. In 1992 he also studied composition with Edison Denisov who deemed him "one of the most gifted of his generation". His writing style, which is deliberately playful and energetic, diverges from the mainstream of the late-20th century, putting the accent on melodic invention and lively tempi. He counts Stravinsky, Mozart and Rameau as his chief influences, alongside Messiaen, Lutoslawski and Mahler. From 1999 to 2001, he was a resident at the Villa Médicis, home of the Académie de France in Rome. Régis Campo teaches composition at the National Conservatory of the Marseilles Region. He is composer-in-residence for the 2004-5 season with the Pau Orchestra, the Parvis de Tarbes and its conservatory. Among his numerous awards are the Gaudeamus Prize (1996), the Young Composers Special Prize (1996), the Dutilleux Competition (1996), as well as the Hervé Dugardin and Pierre Cardin prizes (1999).
Today, he is regularly invited to join the juries of international competitions.
After the premier of Happy Birthday in 2003 with Ensemble Orchestral de Paris and John Nelson, in 2008 the British soprano Felicity Lott premiered his Bestiaire d'après Apollinaire with the Orchestre National de France conducted by Alain Altinoglu. 2009 opens with the premier of his opera Les Quatre jumelles, after the eponymous play by Copi. Ensemble TM+ and l'Arcal will tour the work in various cities (Nanterre, Reims, Beynes, Macon, Paris, Valenciennes...).
Works
Orchestral works
Ensemble music
Chamber music
- Cinq Sonates à cinq (1999) Wind quintet
- Dancing (1999) Mandolin, guitar and harp
- Dove Sono...? (2000) 5 or 6 instruments
- Eternal Sunshine 1 (2012) 2 pianos et 2 percussions
- Fancy (2007) Trumpet and piano
- Fata Morgana II (2015) Violin and piano
- J'ai le sourire de vos anges (2018) Flute and piano
- Joy (1998) 8 cellos
- Les Métronomes détraqués (2005) 2 cellos
- Monsieur Hérisson a disparu (2007) 2 violins
- Mouvements (2) (2004) Cello and piano
- Note-book (2007) String quartet
- Pic-Vert (2000) Piccolo and piano
- Pop-art (2002) Flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano
- Quasi hoquetus (2003) Flute, saxophone, clarinet, percussion and double bass
- Quatuor à cordes n°1 Les Heures maléfiques (2005) String quartet
- Quatuor à cordes n°2 (2006) String quartet
- Quatuor à cordes n°3 Ombra felice (2007) String quartet
- Quatuor à cordes n°4 Energy / Fly (2010) String quartet
- Quatuor à cordes n°5 Fata Morgana (2013) String quartet
- Quatuor à cordes n°6 Ad Infinitum (2016) String quartet
- Scherzo (2003) Flute, cello and piano
- Swag ! (2017) Violin, cello and piano
- Tintamarre (2006) 4 saxophones (SATB)
- Toy (2006) Wind quintet
- Wow ! (2005) Flute or violin and piano
Solo works
Vocal and choral music
- Agnus Dei (2005) Solo voices or chorus
- Angel (2011) Children's chorus and ensemble
- Book of nonsense (2001) Chorus, violin, percussion and piano
- Chansons pour Claude Lejeune (3) (2006) 4 a cappella voices
- Domine in Furore tuo (2004) Chorus
- Effet de réveil (2002) 12 voices, chorus, organ and ensemble
- Fables de la Fontaine (5) (2005) Soprano and orchestra
- Happy Birthday (2003) Soprano and orchestra
- Humoresques (7) (2010) Chorus
- L'Apothéose de Couperin (2001) Soprano, harpsichord and bass
- Laudate Dominum (2002) 6 mixed voices
- Le Bestiaire (2008) Soprano and orchestra
- Les Blasons du corps féminin (2002) 7 a cappella solo voices
- Les Cris de Marseille (2008) 5 solo voices or mixed voices
- Les Jeux de Rabelais (1999) 12 mixed voices and ensemble
- Les Quatre Jumelles (2008) 4 voices and 9 instruments
- Madrigaux zoologiques (2) (2016) 5 voices or chorus
- Morgenstern-Lieder (2017) Mezzo-soprano and piano
- Music to hear (2000) 7 mixed voices and 5 instruments
- Mélodies (5) tirées du Book of nonsense (2014) Voice and piano
- Nonsense Opera (2001) Coloratura, tenor, bass and orchestra
- Nova (1999) Chorus
- Orfeo (2000) 4 singers, harpsichord and viola da gamba
- Paradis perdu (2015) Soprano and orchestra
- Petite Messe des Anges (2008) 5 a cappella voices
- Poèmes surréalistes (2) La Libellule bleue - Nuit chromatique (2005) Soprano and piano
- Quai Ouest (2014) 7 solo voices, chorus and orchestra
- Quai West (2015) 7 solo voices, chorus and orchestra
- Why not measure joy ? (2006) 12 voices
Pedagogy