Maude Gratton

Maude Gratton (born 1983) is a French classical musician. She is pursuing a career of soloist, mastering the pipe organ, the piano-forte and the harpsichord.

Maude Gratton

Biography

Born in Niort, Gratton studied the harpsichord and the organ at the Conservatoire de Poitiers in the class of organist Dominique Ferran.[1]

She graduated from the Conservatoire de Paris in harpsichord, organ, basso continuo and Renaissance counterpoint. In 2003, she distinguished herself with the 2nd prize of the Organ Competition of the MAfestival Brugge and was promoted Young Soloist of the Public Francophone Radios in 2006.

Solo career

In 2009, Gratton recorded her first solo project devoted to the works of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach.[2] The album was distinguished by the Gramophone's Choice[3] and awarded a Golden Diapason in 2009.[4] Since then she has recorded about ten albums as soloist or through different ensembles of Baroque and chamber music.[5]

Gratton collaborates with operatic soprano Camille Poul.[6]

She is a member of the Collegium Vocale Gent choir, under the direction of conductor Philippe Herreweghe, established in 1970 at Ghent (Belgium).[7]

In 2011, she founded the "Académie de musique de Saint-Loup"[8][9] then in 2012 became the artistic director of the Festival Musiques en Gâtine[10] in the Poitou-Charentes region, renamed the MM Festival in 2017.

Gratton is part of the teaching staff of the Vannes Early Music Institute (VEMI), the European Academy of classical music of Vannes, headed by French cellist Bruno Cocset.[11]

Il Convito Ensemble

In 2005, Gratton was at the initiative of the band Il Convito, alongside the musicians Claire Gratton and Stéphanie Paulet.[12] The chamber music ensemble was the 2007 winner of the "Déclic" program supported by Culturesfrance (current Institut français since 2010) and Radio France.[13]

Her repertoire includes both music from the Renaissance music and works from the 19th century, performed on period instruments.[14] "Il Convito" is invited to perform in several festivals including the "Journées musicales d'automne" of Souvigny, La Folle Journée of Nantes and the Bach Académie in Bruges. The musicians have also participated in several tours abroad.[15]

In 2015, the ensemble released its first album dedicated to Concertos for harpsichord and strings by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach[16] at Mirare.[17]

In May 2016, Gratton created "An Evening with Mozart", her first project for an orchestra of "Il Convito", around the work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.[18]

Discography

Awards
  • 1st Prize at the Concours des jeunes organistes de Saint-Germain-des-Fossés, France (2000)
  • 2nd prize at the Bruges International Organ Competition, Belgium (2003)
  • Youn Soloist of the Radios francophones publiques, France (2006)
  • Golden Diapason, Album, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Maude Gratton, Mirare, France (2009)
  • Golden Diapason, Album, Biber Imitatio, Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Maude Gratton, Mirare, France (2014)

References
  1. Dominique Ferran
  2. "Wilhelm Friedemann Bach par Maude Gratton" (in French).
  3. Fitch, Fabrice (2013-01-09). "Bach, WF Sonatas F3 & F7; Fantaisies; Polonaises". Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  4. Diapasonmag.fr. "Résultat de recherche : maude gratton - Diapason". Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  5. "Discographie Maude Gratton" (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  6. "Camille Poul". www.arionbaroque.com (in French). 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. "Collegium Vocale". www.collegiumvocale.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  8. "Académie de musique de Saint-Loup"
  9. communication, Mairie de Niort - service (2016-08-24). "Maude Gratton : La musique en partage". www.vivre-a-niort.com (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  10. Festival Musiques en Gâtine (France Musique)
  11. "Soliste & Enseignants 2016, Vannes Early Music Institute - VEMI". www.vemi.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  12. "Grand entretien avec Maude Gratton, Classique News". www.classiquenews.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  13. "Biographie". Maude Gratton (in French). 2015-05-15. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  14. "Il Convito / direction Maude Gratton". Maude Gratton (in French). 2015-05-15. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  15. "Premier concert au Canada du trio baroque Il Convito Musicale le dimanche 10 mai". La France au Canada/France in Canada (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  16. "Musique baroque Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Concertos pour clavecin et cordes" (in French). 14 December 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  17. "Il Concerto, Concertos pour clavecin et cordes, Direction Maude Gratton, Mirare (2015)" (in French). 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  18. "Entretien avec Maude Gratton à l'occasion du Grand Week end inaugural à La Rochelle : Claviers en fête!, Classique News". www.classiquenews.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  19. "Le Banquet céleste"
  20. "Onslow - Sonates pour violoncelle et piano Op. 16 Maude Gratton - Emmanuel Jacques, Mirare" (in French). 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  21. "Biber Imitatio, Ricercar Consort by Philippe Pierlot and Maude Gratton, Mirare" (in French). 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  22. Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan (2015-12-21). "WF BACH Harpsichord Concertos". Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  23. "Johann Sebastian Bach, Leipzig Organ Works (1723-1750) by Maude Gratton" (in French). 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  24. Snowcap, Bureau347 &. "String Quartet, Op.130 l Grosse Fuge, op.133 Quintet for Piano and Winds, Op.16, Outhere Music". Retrieved 4 July 2018.
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