Claire Renard

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Claire Renard
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Claire Renard

(1944-12-10) December 10, 1944 (age 79)

Claire Renard (born 10 December 1944) is a French composer and multimedia artist. [1]

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Biography

Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, Claire Renard studied piano and law in Paris and graduated from the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris in 1973. After completing her studies, she worked as a piano teacher and as a composer of classical and electroacoustic works for sound installations.

She has been composer-in-residence at the Theatre of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (1994–1996), Ville d'Epinal (1998), the National Conservatory of Grenoble (1999), the Theatre Athénor/St. Nazaire (2000), Villa Italy Gamberaia (2001–2002), European meeting Objective1 = Art = Objective1 Austria (2001), Park and Grande Halle de la Villette, Grame/Centre National de Création Musicale/Lyon (2005) and the Sally and Don Lucas Artists Programs Montalvo Art Center, California, USA (2006). [2] [3]

Honours and awards

Works

Renard composes electro-acoustic works for music performances and sound installations. Her works have been installed and performed in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Austria, Finland and Greece. Selected works include:

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References

  1. "Renard, Claire | Grove Music". www.oxfordmusiconline.com. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.2021224 . Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  2. 1 2 "Claire Renard, Composer and sound artist" . Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  3. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN   9780393034875 . Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  4. "Compositions" . Retrieved 28 October 2010.