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Artist
Henry Fourès
3+ albums
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about
Henry Fourès studied art history at the University of Montpellier and music at the Conservatoire National de Musique in Paris where he won first prizes for writing, analysis and composition. He continued his training at the academy in Vienna and piano at the University of Berlin in medieval musicology. From 1975 to 1977 he was an intern at the Groupe de Recherches Musicales (INA-GRM). Professor in charge of improvised music at the Conservatory of Pantin from 1977 to 1980, then taught medieval musicology from 1980 to 1982 at the University of Toulouse-Le Mirail. From 1991 to 1993 he was artistic director of the studio La Muse en Circuit. He worked regularly in Germany (Postdam, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt) where he was invited to various ensembles and symphony radios. From 1996 to 2008 he was chairman of the music lab and computer Marseille. The eclecticism of its output as a composer and performer led him to collaborate with the creators of aesthetic and very different backgrounds (musicians, actors, choregraphers, visual artists, filmmakers). He is active in many areas, making films for television and composing music for picture, dance and stage. It is also the author of numerous creations radio (France Culture) and Hörspiel for HR and WDR. He wrote symphonic works, chamber music, electronic parts, mixed vocal works. It also designs and produces interactive installations and major events event. From 2000 to 2009, Henry Fourès is director of the National Superior Conservat
