Francis Dhomont(1926-2023)
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Francis Dhomont studied under Ginette Waldmeier, Charles Koechlin and Nadia
Boulanger. In the late 40's, he intuitively discovered what Schaeffer
would later call musique concrète and consequently conducted solitary
experiments with the musical possibilities of sound recording. Later,
leaving behind instrumental writing, he dedicated himself exclusively
to electroacoustic composition. Five-time winner at the Bourges
International Electroacoustic Music Competition (France)--where he was
also awarded the Magisterium prize in 1988--and laureate of a
Distinction (2nd prize) at the Prix Ars Electronica 1992 (Linz,
Austria), he has received numerous other international prizes and
awards. His theoretical texts and essays are regularly published in
various international journals. He is the editor of "L'espace du son"
(The Space of Sound)--two special issues published by Musiques &
Recherches (Belgium)--and of "Électroacoustique Québec: l'essor"
(Québec Electroacoustics: The Expansion)--Volume IV of "Circuit"
(Montreal). He is also lecturer and the author of many radio programs
for Radio-Canada and Radio-France. An ardent proponent of acousmatic
art, his work (since 1963) is comprised essentially of works for tape
bearing witness to his continued interest in morphological interplay
and sense/sound ambiguities. Since 1978, he has divided his time
between France and Québec, where he has taught electroacoustic
composition at the Université de Montreal until 1996. He is an
Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre (1989) and a Founding
Member (1986) and Honorary Member (1989) of the Canadian
Electroacoustic Community (CEC). Always active, he now focuses on
composition and theory. (1996)