Frans Ben Callado

Frans Ben Callado (Spanish: [kaˈʎaðo]) is a Colombian-Québécois composer, writer and visual artist, of Spanish heritage.

Frans Ben Callado
Born1978
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupationcomposer, writer, visual artist

Biography

Born in Montreal in 1978, he grew up in Madrid and near London. He studied composition with John Woolrich, Michel Gonneville and Michel Longtin. A pianist and improviser, he is the author of numerous compositions, written for different soloists and ensembles,[1] such as Ensemble Allogène,[2] Ensemble Chorum[3] and Toronto's New Music Concerts.[4] A founding member of the experimental rock collective, Concorde Crash (2001–06), he has organised many multidisciplinary cabarets and events in Montreal.[5] Also a translator and blogger, his literary output is written in three languages: Spanish, French and English.[6] In 2010, he participated in the International Poetry Festival at Colima, México, translating his own poems.[7] He took part in the 40th anniversary of the Nuit de la Poésie.[8]

Publications
  • Visages après l'averse, Poètes de brousse, 2007[9][10]
  • Faire Confiance à un animal, Poètes de brousse, 2010[11]
  • Musique de création et spiritualité : forum à sept voix, under the supervision of Maxime McKinley (Revue Circuit, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 61–74), 2011[12]

Compositions (selective list)
  • L'Ange Gauche (1997–99)
  • Neuf Orbites autour de la lune (2000)
  • Symphony no.1 « Résistance » (2001–2002)
  • Échantillons d'un Bestiaire (lieder) (2002–2003)
  • Cantiques d'Hypnos (lieder) (2003)
  • Les Américains Brefs (opera) (2003)
  • Ungesetzliche-lieder (2004)
  • Musique pour une grève étudiante (2005)
  • Le Parcours de Naunet (2005)
  • Circulation des noms, des âmes, des dons et des esprits (2005)
  • Naos (2006)
  • Le Livre Caché (2006)
  • Sanatorium (2007)
  • Black Boxes (2008)[13]
  • Tientos del Guadarrama (2008–09)
  • Symphony no.2 « De Profundis » (2008–09)[14]
  • Concertino for bassoon and strings (2009)
  • Officium pro Defunctis (2010)
  • Punctum Remotum (2010)

References
  1. Ottawa XPress: Review
  2. "Biography of 'cellist Émilie Girard-Charest". SMCQ. January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  3. "archive". Ensemble Chorum. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  4. "New Music Concerts: Program Notes 2007–08" (PDF). Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  5. "Les Filles Électriques: biography of Frans Ben Callado". Electriques.ca. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  6. "Sèrie Alfa: Poetry Translators". Seriealfa.com. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  7. "Trois Poètes Québécois au Festival International de la poésie de Colima". Lojiq.org. April 29, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  8. "Nuits de la Poésie". Maisondelapoesie.qc.ca. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  9. "University of Toronto Quarterly : Review of Visages après l'averse". Muse.jhu.edu. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  10. "Visages après l'averse: excerpts (French)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 20, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  11. "Le Libraire: Review of Faire Confiance à un animal". Livresquebecois.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  12. "Revue Circuit: Musique de création et spiritualité : forum à sept voix". Erudit.org. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  13. "Toronto Showtime Magazine: Review of Black Boxes". Showtimemagazine.ca. March 8, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  14. "Voyage Mosaïque". Ensemble Chorum. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
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