Stefano Gervasoni

Born in Bergamo, Italy, in 1962

Education

• 1994

  Brian Ferneyhough's and James Dillon's Composition courses and workshops at the Royaumont Foundation - Voix Nouvelles, Royaumont, Paris

• 1992-93

  "Cursus de Composition Informatique Musicale" at I.R.C.A.M., Paris

• 1990

  György Ligeti's classes at the International Bartok Seminar in Szombathely, Hungary

• 1988

  Composition and Computer Music classes with Marco Stroppa, Alvise Vidolin and Roberto Doati at the International Master Classes Lario Musica

• 1980-90

  Composition courses with Luca Lombardi, Niccolò Castiglioni and Azio Corghi at the "Giuseppe Verdi" Conservatory in Milan

Teaching

• 2006-current

  Professorship in Composition at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Dance de Paris (CNSMDP)

• 2001-current

  Professorship in Composition at the Conservatory of Bergamo

• 2005

  Composer in residence at the Conservatory of Lausanne

• 2005

  Master Class in Composition at the Conservatory of Lugano

• 2004

  Master Class in Composition at Accademia Internazionale Tema (MIlano)

• 2001

  Master Class in Composition (Session de Composition 2001) at Fondation Royaumont - Voix Nouvelles (Paris)

• 2001

  Master Class in Composition at the Conservatory of Geneva

• 2000-01

  Composition course at the Conservatory of Como

• 1999-00

  Composition course at the Conservatory of Brescia

• 1998-99

  Composition course at the Conservatory of Trento

• 1998

  Composition classes at the Darmstadt Ferienkurse

• 1989-92

  Composition courses at the Conservatories of Fermo (1989-90), Pesaro (1990-91) and Trento (1991-92)

Prizes

• 1994-1996

  Prix de Rome - Villa Médicis, Académie de France à Rome

• 1995

  XI Internationalen Kompositionswettbewerbs / Kompositionsseminars Boswil, Boswil, Switzerland: 1st prize

• 1993

  IRCAM-Ensemble InterContemporain Reading Panel, Paris: 1st Prize

• 1991

  Forum '91, Université de Montréal, Montréal: 1st prize

• 1991

  Mozart , Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien, Vienna: 2nd prize

• 1989

  Goffredo Petrassi, Third Edition, Parma, Italy: 2nd prize

• 1988

  Premio Lario Musica, Como, Italy: 1st prize

• 1988

  G. F. Malipiero, RAI: Mention

• 1987

  Goffredo Petrassi, Second edition, Parma, Italy: 3rd prize

• 1986

  Ennio Porrino, Cagliari, Italy: Mention

• 1985

  G. B. Viotti, Vercelli, Italy: 2nd prize

Grants

• 2006

  DAAD Grant for Berliner Künstlerprogramm: annual residency

• Spring 2000

  Residence at the Bogliasco Foundation - The Liguria Study Center for the Arts and Humanities, Genova

• 1995-96

  Prix de Rome - Villa Médicis, from the French Academy, for a two-years' residence at Villa Medici in Rome

• 1994-95

  Stipend from the Académie Musicale de Villecroze - Fondation des Treilles, Paris

Ongoing Commissions

• "Kunstfest Weimar GmbH" for "Pèlerinages - Kunstfest Weimar 2011"
  piece for brass trio, string trio and percussion (Klangforum Wien)

• "Milano Musica" 2011
  piece for violin solo and twelve voices

Commissions

• 2010

  Contrechamps, Geneva
  Piece title: Nube obbediente

• 2010

  KlangForum Heidelberg and Milano Musica
  Piece title: Se taccio, il duol s’avanza

• 2009

  "Pèlerinages" Kunstfest Weimar
  Piece title: Froward

• 2009

  Domaine de Kerguéhennec
  Piece title: Masques et Berg

• 2009

  Mr. Luca Innocenti
  Piece title: Phanes

• 2009

  Lodovico e Angioletta Meneghetti
  Piece title: Prato prima presente

• 2008

  Spectra Ensemble
  Piece title: Gramigna

• 2007

  Domaine de Kerguéhennec (for the songs Im Herbst, Im Winter, Im Sommer)
  Piece title: Aster Lieder

• 2007

  Contrechamps
  Piece title: Busque Amor novas artes, novo engenho

• 2007

  Ircam, Casa da Música (Porto), Ensemble Modern and Radio France (1st version); Nieuw Ensemble (2nd version)
  Piece title: Com que voz

• 2007

  Commissioned by WDR, supported by Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung and SACEM, for the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik
  Piece title: Horrido

• 2007

  SO.GE.DA-Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, Montecarlo
  Piece title: Whisper Not

• 2006

  OSN RAI Orchestra (RAI National Symphonic Orchestra)
  Piece title: Irrene Stimme

• 2006

  WDR Köln for Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik 2006
  Piece title: Six lettres à l’obscuritè (und zwei Nachrichten)

• 2005

  French Ministry of Culture
  Piece title: Due poesie francesi di Luca

• 2005

  Fondazione Concorso Internazionale Ferruccio Busoni - Bolzano festival Bozen
  Piece title: Fantasia

• 2005

  IRCAM, Paris
  Piece title: L’ingenuo

• 2005

  Suntory Limited for Suntory Hall International Program for Music Composition 2008
  Piece title: Reconnaissance

• 2005

  Arditi Foundation, Geneva
  Piece title: Sviete tihi

• 2004

  Contrechamps, Geneva
  Piece title: Epicadenza

• 2003

  WDR Köln for Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik 2004
  Piece title: Dir

• 2003

  French Ministry of Culture
  Piece title: In dir

• 2003

  Internationale Stiftung Preis E. Balzan-Fonds, Zurich
  Piece title: Un leggero ritorno di cielo

• 2002

  Deutschland Radio-Berlin
  Piece title: Anadromus Coda

• 2002

  WDR Köln for Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik 2002 and Ensemble Cikada
  Piece title: Godspell

• 2001

  Contrechamps, Geneva
  Piece title: chhamp

• 2001

  Ensemble Recherche
  Piece title: In nomine R.

• 2001

  ProQuartet-Centre Européen de Musique de Chambre and Fondation Royaumont, Paris
  Piece title: Strada non presa

• 2000

  Mr. Mario Caroli
  Piece title: Ravine

• 2000

  Südwestrundfunk Baden-Baden for the Donaueschinger Musiktage
  Piece title: Rigirio

• 2000

  Collegium Novum Zurich (for the trio version)
  Piece title: Trittico grave

• 1999

  Milano Musica and the Nieuw Ensemble Amsterdam
  Piece title: Antiterra

• 1999

  L'Itinéraire, Paris
  Piece title: Eyeing

• 1998

  Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival 1998; musikFabrik (for the final version)
  Piece title: Far niente

• 1998

  XVIIth Musik-Biennale, Berlin
  Piece title: Pas si

• 1998

  Mrs. Mariuccia Rognoni
  Piece title: Sonata sopra Sancta Maria

• 1998

  Ms. Jenny Lin and Mr. Luca Sabbatini
  Piece title: Studio di disabitudine

• 1997

  Milano Musica
  Piece title: Atemseile

• 1996

  the French Ministry of Culture
  Piece title: Bleu jusqu’au blanc

• 1996

  Radio France
  Piece title: Metà della ripa

• 1996

  Festival d'Automne à Paris - Contrechamps
  Piece title: Parola

• 1995

  WDR - Köln
  Piece title: descdesesasf

• 1995

  Archipel 1996 Festival in Geneva
  Piece title: Due poesie francesi di Beckett

• 1993

  French Ministry of Culture
  Piece title: Dal belvedere di non ritorno

• 1993

  Ensemble InterContemporain, Paris
  Piece title: Lilolela

• Contrechamps, Geneva
  Piece title: Nube obbediente

Professional experience

• September 2001

  Fondation Royaumont, Paris, Session de Composition 2001
  Master course and concerts

• July-August 1998

  Darmstadt, Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik
  Lectures and concerts as invited composer

• July-August 1997

  Fondation Royaumont, Paris,
  Composer in residence at the Centre de la voix - Centre de la poésie et de la traduction

• July 1997

  Verbier, Switzerland, Summer Academy
  Lectures and concerts as invited composer

• April 1996

  Saitama, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Japan
  Tournée with Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne

• April 1995

  Vienna, Internationales Komponistenseminar, Klangforum Wien
  Seminar held by Helmut Lachenmann, Peter Eötvös & others

• 1992-1996

  Paris, residence
  Research at IRCAM, French commissions, and international contacts

• Oct.-Nov. 1991

  Montréal, Forum '91, Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne and the Université de Montréal
  Lectures and concerts

• October 1990

  New York, Festival of Contemporary Music from Italy
  Lectures and concerts

Works

• Adagio für Glasorchester for orchestra

• An for alto flute, clarinet and string trio

• Anadromus Coda for one percussion player

• Animato for eight instruments (flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano, violin, viola and cello)

• Antiterra for twelve instruments

• Aster Lieder for soprano, violin, viola and cello

• Atemseile for obbligato string trio and three echo trios

• Bleu jusqu’au blanc for six percussion players

• Busque Amor novas artes, novo engenho for countertenor, oboe and trombone

• chhamp for flute and eleven couples of musicians

• Com que voz for fado singer, baryton, large ensemble and live electronics

• Concertino per contrabbasso for double-bass and ensemble

• Concertino per voce e fischietti for voice and ten players

• Concerto pour alto for viola and fifteen musicians

• Dal belvedere di non ritorno for ensemble

• descdesesasf for violin, viola and cello

• Dialogo del fischio nell’orecchio e di un rospo for flute, voice, ensemble and tape

• Die Aussicht for voice, clarinet, viola and three percussion players

• Dir for double string trio

• Dir - in dir for vocal sextet and string sextet

• Due poesie francesi d’Ungaretti for voice, flute, clarinet, piano, violin and cello

• Due poesie francesi di Beckett for voice, bass flute, viola and percussion

• Due poesie francesi di Luca for voice and ensemble

• Due poesie francesi di Rilke for voice, flute, clarinet, percussion, piano and string quartet

• Due voci for flute and violin

• Epicadenza for percussion, double trio and cymbalom

• Equale for clarinet quartet

• Eyeing for seven instruments

• Fantasia for piano and orchestra

• Far niente for double-bass and seventeen instruments

• Froward for string trio, brass trio and percussion

• Godspell for mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, percussion, piano/celesta and string quintet

• Gramigna for cimbalom and ensemble

• Horrido for seven voices

• In dir for vocal ensemble

• In Eile zögernd III for symphonic orchestra

• In nomine R. for eight instruments

• Irrene Stimme for piano and symphonic orchestra

• L’ingenuo for soprano, euphonium, horn and live electronics

• Least Bee for voice and chamber ensemble

• Lilolela for twenty-three musicians (Vagabonderia severa for)

• Macchina del baccano sentito for six percussion players

• Masques et Berg for violin and viola

• Metà della ripa for orchestra

• Nube obbediente for trombone and percussion

• Nube obbediente for trombone, percussion and ensemble

• Parola for sixteen instruments

• Pas si for two singers-actors and an accordionist

• Phanes for flute

• Prato prima presente for ensemble

• Prés for piano

• Quattro voci for soprano, flute, clarinet and piano

• Ravine for flute

• Recercar Cromaticho post il Credo for string quartet

• Reconnaissance for orchestra

• Rigirio for baritone saxophone, percussion and piano

• Se taccio, il duol s’avanza for twelve solo voices and violin

• Sensibile for symphonic orchestra

• Six lettres à l’obscuritè (und zwei Nachrichten) for string quartet

• Sonata sopra Sancta Maria for orchestra

• Strada non presa for string quartet

• Studio di disabitudine for piano

• Su un arco di bianco for flauto e violino concertanti e ensemble

• Sviete tihi for two pianos and two percussionists

• Tre intermezzi for recorder, flute, harp and harpsichord

• Trittico grave for viola (Tornasole); cello (Vigilia); double-bass (Terzo paesaggio senza peso)

• Un leggero ritorno di cielo for twenty-two strings

• Un recitativo for voice and nine instruments

• Whisper Not for viola and live electronics