Ivan Boumans, born in November 1983 in
Madrid, Spain, is a Spanish/Luxembourgish musician, composer, conductor and teacher.
Life and studies
Born in
Madrid in 1983, he begins his music studies (piano & clarinet) at the Conservatory of
Cuenca, a city in central Spain. In 1998, he moves to Luxembourg, country of his father. He immediately enrols the
Conservatoire de Luxembourg
The Conservatoire de Luxembourg is a conservatoire in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The conservatoire was founded in 1906, after a private donation made possible its establishment, which had been mandated under a Grand Ducal decree iss ...
, expanding his music interests. It is there where (among piano, organ, music history, chamber music and many other subjects…) he discovers his interest in music theory. His studies in Luxembourg will lead him to be accepted in the
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP) following the
harmony
In music, harmony is the process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions. Often, the term harmony refers to simultaneously occurring frequencies, pitches ( tones, notes), or chords. However ...
,
fugue
In music, a fugue () is a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject (a musical theme) that is introduced at the beginning in imitation (repetition at different pitches) and which recurs frequently in the c ...
,
counterpoint
In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more musical lines (or voices) which are harmonically interdependent yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour. It has been most commonly identified in the European classical tradi ...
, XXth century music writing, orchestration, analysis & conducting classes. His studies in Paris have been rewarded with a final Master Diploma on Music Writing in June 2011.
Compositions
The positive Luxembourgish music environment has allowed him to work as free-lance composer since 1999. His catalogue of works contains more than 150 pieces of several music styles going from chamber music works, film music or symphonic pieces. His works have been performed all through Europe, USA, China and Russia, by ensembles like the
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra or the
Orchestre National de France, among others.
Other activities
He currently teaches in the Music Theory Department of the Music Conservatory of Luxembourg, activity that he combines with other composition & conducting projects as a Freelancer.
Awards
He has received a "Composer Award" by the
International Classical Music Awards in January 2020.
References
Website of Ivan BoumansICMA Winners 2020 Announcement
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1983 births
Living people
Luxembourgian composers
Luxembourgian film score composers
Luxembourgian conductors (music)
Luxembourgian music educators
Spanish composers
Spanish film score composers
Spanish male film score composers
Spanish conductors (music)
Spanish music educators
Musicians from Madrid