Valéry Aubertin (born 3 June 1970) is a contemporary French

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and choir conductor.

Biography

Born in

Lagny-sur-Marne Lagny-sur-Marne (, literally ''Lagny on Marne'') is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in Île-de-France from the centre of Paris (20 minutes away from the centre of Paris). The ...

, Aubertin was a student in the organ class of Michèle Guyard at the

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conservatory. He ended his studies with a First Prize of

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and another first prize of music formation. From 1989 to 1995, he attended the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), or the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (; CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue Jean Ja ...

where he won several first prizes. Among others, he was a student of

Brigitte François-Sappey Brigitte François-Sappey (born 21 January 1944) is a French musicologist, educator, radio producer, and lecturer. Biography Brigitte François-Sappey studied music at the Conservatoire de Paris where she won First Prize (music diploma), first ...

(history of music and orchestration), and

Gérard Grisey Gérard Henri Grisey (; ; 17 June 1946 – 11 November 1998) was a twentieth-century French composer of contemporary classical music. His work is often associated with the Spectralist Movement in music, of which he was a major pioneer. Biograp ...

(

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). From 1995 to 1997, he worked with Jean-Louis Florentz (composition). In 1993, he won the Special Jury Prize at the Composition Competition of the in Montréal (Canada), with a work for organ ''La nuit des nuits'' (in ''Le Livre Ouvert'', Op.6). In 1995, his first symphonic work ''...et le soleil se déchirait'', Op.7 received, unanimously by the jury and ahead of 216 entries from all over the world, the First Prize of the 40th International Composition Competition of the City of Trieste, 32nd symphonic edition (Trieste, Italy 1995). He is a professor of

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, musical training and composition at the Conservatoire à rayonnement départemental du Val Maubuée. Since 2013, he has been teaching composition at the . Valéry Aubertin was organist at the Saint-Denis church in

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from 1989 to 2011. He is the choir director of the "Ensemble Vocale Anguelos", located in this very city.

Principal works

* Works for organ ** ''Le Livre Ouvert'', for organ (15 pieces of various sizes) *** ''Miserere'' *** ''Triptyque pénitentiel'' *** ''Passion'' *** ''Te lucis ante terminum'' *** ''Lunaire'' *** ''Variations'' *** ''Improvisation - Kandinsky 1914'' *** ''Sonatine pour les étoiles'' *** ''Vincent van Gogh - Les Fresques - Lamento'',

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*** ''Cadran lunaire'' *** ''La Nuit des Nuits'' *** ''Liebeslied'' *** ''Le Temps déborde'' *** ''La Nuit remue'' *** ''In n'y a plus de profondeur ni de surface'' ** ''Six notations'', for organ (1991–92) ** ''2e Livre d'Orgue'' composed of four sonatas. These four sonatas are structured in several movements with strong logical and poetic links between them. François Sabatier, magazine l'Orgue n°240-1996, n°259-2002, n°267-2004, n°269-2005. Edition Symétrie-France. *** 1st Sonata *** 2nd Sonata *** 3rd Sonata *** 4th Sonata. This sonata is inspired by different episodes of Dante's

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. It is thus articulated in three movements: Hell (subdivided into four parts), Purgatory (subdivided into two parts) and, in conclusion, Paradise. **** ''Ma l'ombra sol''.''Ma l'ombra sol''
/ref> **** ''Trois études'' **** ''Unruhe'' **** ''Passage de l'oubli'' **** 5th Sonata * Instrumental works ** ''Livre pour guitare'' *** ''Seuil'' *** 1st Sonata *** 2nd Sonata *** ''Ausklang'' ** Sonata for

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and piano. ** ''Études-tableaux'' for piano ** ''La nuit incandescente'' for piano ** ''Da flogen wir'' for violin * Vocal works ** ''Missa brevis pro defunctis poetis'' ** ''Madrigali'' ** ''Stabat Mater'' ** ''Dialogue du silence avec le silence'' ** ''Ornières'' ** ''Vent nocturne'' ** ''Office secret'' ** ''Élégie de Ronsard'' * Symphonic works ** ''Et le soleil se déchirait'', 22 pieces for orchestra, which in 1995 won first prize at the International Composition Competition of Trieste in Italy. ** ''Une Aurore'' ** ''Lever du Jour'' ** ''Quatre bagatelles'' ** ''Symphonie I'', for 10 instruments Valéry Aubertin's works are available in the following publishing houses: Billaudot, Chanteloup-Musique and Europart.

Sources

* Heddo Heide, Orgelmusik auf neuen Pfaden, in "Ars Organi" - 2005, Josefstraße 8, 66693 Mettlach, Germany. *

Éric Lebrun Éric Maurice Lebrun (born 19 November 1967) is a French composer, organist, musicologist, and author. His wife, Marie-Ange Leurent, is also an organist. Biography Born in Talence (Gironde), he was a former student of Gaston Litaize and Mic ...

, article about Valéry Aubertin, in ''Guide de la musique d'orgue'', under the direction of

Gilles Cantagrel Gilles Cantagrel (born 20 November 1937) is a French musicologist, writer, lecturer and music educator. Biography Born in Paris, Cantagrel studied physics, art history and music at the École Normale de Musique de Paris and at the Conservatoi ...

Fayard Fayard (complete name: ''Librairie Arthème Fayard'') is a French Paris-based publishing house established in 1857. Fayard is controlled by Hachette Livre. In 1999, Éditions Pauvert became part of Fayard. Claude Durand was director of Fayar ...

- 2012
''Être compositeur, être compositrice en France au XXIe''
Éric Tissier,

L'Harmattan Éditions L'Harmattan, usually known simply as L'Harmattan (), is one of the largest French book publishers. It specialises in non-fiction books with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. It is named after the Harmattan, a trade wind in W ...

, Paris, 2009.

References

External links

Valéry Aubertin
on WorldCat identities
''Valéry Aubertin joue ses œuvres pour orgue à Notre-Dame de Gray''
on ResMusica
Official website

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on data.bnf.fr
Daria Burlak - Valéry Aubertin, 2ème Livre d'Orgue, Première Sonate
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