Frans Ben Callado
Frans Ben Callado (lang; born 1978) is a Colombian-Canadian composer, writer and visual artist of Spanish heritage.
Frans Ben Callado
- Name
- Frans Ben Callado
- Born
- 1978
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Occupation
- composer, writer, visual artist
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- French
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Frans Ben Callado (lang; born 1978) is a Colombian-Canadian composer, writer and visual artist of Spanish heritage.
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Frans Ben Callado (born 1978) is a Canadian composer, poet and writer. The composer was born in Montreal. Languages used include French.
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• Name — Frans Ben Callado • Born — 1978 • Birthplace — Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Occupation — composer, writer, visual artist
Biography
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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, such as Ensemble Allogène, Ensemble Chorum and Toronto's New Music Concerts. A founding member of the experimental rock collective, Concorde Crash (2001–06), he has organised many multidisciplinary cabarets and events in Montreal. Also a translator and blogger, his literary output is written in three languages: Spanish, French and English. In 2010, he participated in the International Poetry Festival at Colima, Mexico, translating his own poems. He took part in the 40th anniversary of the Nuit de la Poésie.
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) • Tientos del Guadarrama (2008–09) • Symphony no.2 « De Profundis » (2008–09) • Concertino for bassoon and strings (2009) • Officium pro Defunctis (2010) • Punctum Remotum (2010)
Publications
• Visages après l'averse, Poètes de brousse, 2007 • Faire Confiance à un animal, Poètes de brousse, 2010 *
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References ==== External links
• DEMENTIA UNIVERSALIS (Frans Ben Callado's blog)
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- 1.Ottawa XPress: Review
- 2.SMCQ. Biography of 'cellist Émilie Girard-Charest. January 9, 2012.
- 3.Ensemble Chorum. archive.
- 4.New Music Concerts: Program Notes 2007–08.
- 5.Electriques.ca. Les Filles Électriques: biography of Frans Ben Callado.
- 6.Seriealfa.com. Sèrie Alfa: Poetry Translators.
- 7.Lojiq.org. Trois Poètes Québécois au Festival International de la poésie de Colima. April 29, 2010.
- 8.Maisondelapoesie.qc.ca. Nuits de la Poésie.
- 9.Gagnon, Daniel. Poésie. University of Toronto Quarterly. 78. 1. 510–540. 2009. 10.3138/utq.78.1.510.
- 10.Visages après l'averse: excerpts (French).
- 11.Livresquebecois.com. Le Libraire: Review of Faire Confiance à un animal.
- 12.Showtimemagazine.ca. Toronto Showtime Magazine: Review of Black Boxes. March 8, 2008.
- 13.Ensemble Chorum. Voyage Mosaïque.
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