Nicole Lizée (1973- )
Nicole
Lizée was born in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan. In 2001 she
received
a Master of Music degree in composition from McGill University in
Montreal where she studied with Denys Bouliane and John Rea. Her
Masters thesis consisted of a work for large ensemble and solo
turntablist that featured turntable techniques fully notated and
integrated into a concert music setting. Along with turntables, she has
written for other unorthodox instrument combinations that include the
Atari 2600 video game console, omnichords, stylophones, reel-to-reel
machines, Simon and Merlin hand held games, and karaoke tapes. Nicole
has received commissions from several artists and ensembles including
l’Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, Kronos Quartet, BBC Proms,
CBC, the Kaufman Center/Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society, Eve Egoyan,
So Percussion, ECM+, Megumi Masaki, SMCQ, Fondation Arte Musica/Musée
des beaux-arts de Montréal, TorQ Quartet, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony,
Transmission, Arraymusic, Ensemble Kore, Soundstreams, McGill Chamber
Orchestra, Standing Wave, Continuum, Brigitte Poulin, Ben Reimer,
Motion Ensemble, Bradyworks, Victoria Symphony Orchestra, Toca Loca and
l’Association des Orchestres de Jeunes du Québec. Her music has been
performed in festivals including the BBC Proms (UK), Huddersfield (UK),
MATA (NYC), Bang On a Can (US), All Tomorrow’s Parties (UK), X Avant
(Canada), Luminato (Canada), Open Ears (Canada), Ecstatic (NYC), C3
(Berlin), Winnipeg New Music Festival (Canada), and Casalmaggiore
(Italy). Her works have been performed in such renowned venues as
Carnegie Hall (NYC), Royal Albert Hall (London), Muziekgebouw
(Amsterdam) and Cité de la Musique (Paris). In 2010 Nicole was awarded
a fellowship from the prestigious Civitella Ranieri Foundation based in
New York City and Italy. In 2013 she received an Opus Prize nomination
for “Composition of the Year” for her violin concerto, Cathedral Mountain.
In 2012 her work for piano and notated glitch, Hitchcock Études,
was selected by the International Society for Contemporary Music to be
featured at the World Music Days in 2014. She has twice been named a
finalist for the Jules-Léger Prize, most recently in 2007 for This Will Not Be Televised,
scored for chamber ensemble and turntables. This work was selected as a
top ten recommended work at the 2008 International Rostrum of Composers
in Dublin. In 2002 she was awarded the Canada Council for the Arts
Robert Fleming Prize.COMPOSITIONS Lizée Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Lizée on Lizée
Gravitron, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (1997)
RPM, solo turntablist and large ensemble (1999)
- RPM, solo turntablist and large ensemble (2005 Revision)
Throwingstars!, violin, viola, cello and piano (2000)
Planet Spectra, 2 flutes, 2 cellos and 2 percussion (2001)
Sumo, 10 players [solo piano, fl, cl, bass cl, bsn, perc, vln, va, vc, db] (2001)
Analogue Out, 11 players [fl, cl/bass cl, alto sax, tpt, trom, perc, pf, vln, va, vc, db] (2001)
Jupiter Moon Menace, alto sax, electric guitar, rhodes piano, double bass and drum kit (2001)
Carpal Tunnels, alto sax, electric guitar, rhodes piano, double bass and drum kit (2001)
Télévision, flute and 2 percussion (2001)
Left Brain/ Right Brain, 7 players [fl/picc, cl/bass cl, tpt, trom, perc, pf, vln, vc, db] (2002)
Live!, virtual orchestra (2003) [constructed of samples from composer's previous works]
Album Leaf, viola, piano/rhodes, percussion and turntablist (2003)
King Kong and Fay Wray, solo turntablist and orchestra (2004)
Girl, You’re Living a Life of Crime, electric guitar, double bass, vibraphone, drum kit and rhodes (2004)
Jailbreak ‘04, 6 players [alto sax, elec gtr, vln, db, perc, kybd/sampler] (2004)
2600 Dollar Man, 5 players [elec gtr, kybd/sampler, perc, vln, db] and Atari 2600 Game Console, w/video projection (2004)
Timeless Remix, bass clarinet, percussion and sampler (2004)
Arcadiac for orchestra, 1970s/1980s Arcade Consoles and video (2005; rev. 2007)
Metal Jacket, tabla and harmonium (2005)
Nosferatu (Death Ship), orchestra (2006)
Karappo Okesutura Vol. I and II, 7 players [fl/picc/alto, cl/bass cl, kybd, perc, gtr, vln, db], mezzo-sopr & karaoke tapes (2006)
Love Theme 1978 for "Simon" handheld game and percussion (2006)
This Will Not Be Televised, 7 players [2 perc, 2 vln, va, vc, db] and turntablist (2005-07)
Marsh Chapel Experiment, 6 players [fl, cl, pf/celesta, perc (+ghetto blaster), vln, vc (+ghetto blstr), karaoke tapes & video (2007)
The Small Hours I and II, tenor saxophone, piano/toy piano/organ/rhodes, percussion/drum kit, electric guitar (2006-07)
Vertigo Beach [À Tom Verlaine], piano (2007)
Promises, Promises, rhodes (+effects), piano, percussion and new wave track (2008)
Modern Hearts, electric guitar, w/effects (2008)
Cryptograms, cello, electronics and improvised DJ (2008)
Bookburners, cello and DJ (2008)
Ringer, solo drumset (2009)
Bonjour et sans Demain, bass flute, percussion, turntables and poet (2009) [text: Thierry Dimanche]
En Campagne, mezzo-soprano, percussion, violin, turntables, live voice manipulation (2009) [text: Renée Gagnon]
Dystopia Suite, percussion quartet (2009)
X is for Xerxes, orchestra (2009)
Pirate Radio, mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet/bass cl, percussion, violin, double bass (2009)
The Red Room, string orchestra and amplified harpsichord (2009)
Incense and Peppermints, mezzo-soprano and orchestra (2010)
Dust, dance piece, percussion, 2 violins, cello and electronica (2010)
Hitchcock Études, piano, glitch and film (2010)
Sculptress, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello and vintage machines (2010)
Lock the Door, Swallow the Key, big band [18 piece] (2011)
Death to Kosmische, string quartet and electronics (2011)
Traumnovelle, 7 players [cl, tpt, pf, 2 perc, vln, db, turntables] and turntablist (2011)
Music for Body-Without-Organs, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2011)
Cathedral Mountain, violin and string orchestra (2011)
Bookburners, cello and turntablist (2008; rev. 2012)
White Label Experiment, percussion quartet and live electronics (2012)
Concerto for Power Trio and Orchestra (Fantasia on Themes by Rush), elec guitar, elec bass, drum kit and orchestra (2012)
The Golden Age of the Radiophonic Workshop (Fibre-Optic Flowers), string quartet and electronics (2012)
WORKS BY GENRE Lizée Links ~ ~ ~ Lizée on Lizée ~ top of page ~
[under construction]
Dramatic/Theater
Orchestra
Band
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Chorus w/Orchestra
Choral
Chamber
Instrument and Piano
Solo Instrument
Piano
Vocal
Incidental/Film
Electronic/Electroacoustic
Promises, Promises, rhodes (+effects), piano, percussion and new wave track (2008)
Modern Hearts, electric guitar, w/effects (2008)
Cryptograms, cello, electronics and improvised DJ (2008)
En Campagne, mezzo-soprano, percussion, violin, turntables, live voice manipulation (2009) [text: Renée Gagnon]
Dust, dance piece, percussion, 2 violins, cello and electronica (2010)
Death to Kosmische, string quartet and electronics (2011)
White Label Experiment, percussion quartet and live electronics (2012)
The Golden Age of the Radiophonic Workshop (Fibre-Optic Flowers), string quartet and electronics (2012)
LIZEE LINKS Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Lizée on Lizée ~ top of page ~
5 Questions to Nicole Lizée (Paul Kilby, I Care If You Listen)
Interview: Composer Nicole Lizée (Emily Claire Afan, Dork Shelf)
Nicole Lizée - Surrealist Collagist (Richard Simas, Musicworks Magazine)
Composer's website . . . contact Nicole Lizée: here
Lizée @ Twitter
Lizée @ Arraymusic
Lizée @ Canadian Music Centre
Lizée @ Civitella Ranieri Foundation
Lizée @ Classical Archives
Lizée @ Continuum Contemporary Music
Lizée @ emusic
Lizée @ 5:4 (Five Against Four)
Lizée @ Glenn Gould Variations
Lizée @ InstantEncore
Lizée @ LinkedIn
Lizée @ The Living Composer Project
Lizée @ Musicworks Magazine (via Google Advanced Search)
Lizée @ The New York Times
Lizée @ ombú productions
Lizée @ SoundMakers/SoundStreams also here
Lizée @ Straight.com
Lizée @ Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Publisher
Lizée @ Composer's website
Lizée @ Canadian Music Centre
Streaming Audio
Lizée @ BBC/Front Row - podcast
Lizée @ Composer's website
Lizée @ Classical Archives
Lizée @ last.fm
Lizée @ Musicworks Magazine
Lizée @ Rhapsody.com
Lizée @ SoundCloud
Lizée @ SoundMakers/SoundStreams
Recordings
Lizée @ Composer's website
Lizée @ Amazon.com
Lizée @ ArkivMusic
Lizée @ CD Universe
Lizée @ ClassicsOnline
Lizée @ Discogs
Video
Lizée @ YouTube
Lizée @ Google Video
Lizée @ MySpaceMusic
Lizée @ Vimeo (via Google Advanced Search)
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Lizée on Lizée: Death to kosmische (VIDEO)
Lizée on Lizée: White Label Experiment (VIDEO)
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