Frans Ben Callado | |
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Born | 1978 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Occupation(s) | composer, writer, visual artist |
Frans Ben Callado (Spanish: [kaˈʎaðo] ) is a Colombian-Québécois composer, writer and visual artist, of Spanish heritage.
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]
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