Pascal Gallois
{{short description|French bassoonist and conductor}}
Pascal Gallois (born 1959) is a French bassoonist, conductor and music teacher, specialising in contemporary classical music.
Life
Born in Linselles near Lille, Gallois studied with Maurice Allard at the École Normale de Musique de Paris.{{cite thesis |last=Reynolds |first=Ryan R. |date=2017 |title=The history, development, and performance of extended techniques on the bassoon |type=DMA |chapter=The Contributions of Pascal Gallois |publisher=Florida State University |pages=10–12|url=http://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu:552120/datastream/PDF/view |access-date=26 August 2020}} Since 1981, he has been a member of the ensemble intercontemporain, soloist, alongside Pierre Boulez.{{cite web | title=Gallois Pascal | website=Bayerische Staatsoper | date=27 July 2007 | url=https://www.staatsoper.de/biographien/detail-seite/gallois-pascal.html | language=de | access-date=26 August 2020}} He brings to the ensemble contemporary works for bassoon, both original and French premieres, as In Freundschaft by Karlheinz Stockhausen (recorded in 1984), and Sequenza XII by Luciano Berio, in 1995.{{Cite news |language=de |title=Gallois, Pascal (Bassoon) |date=10 March 2014 |journal=Internationales Musikinstitut |url=http://www.internationales-musikinstitut.de/en/summer-course/tutors/545-gallois2014-en.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140310064356/http://www.internationales-musikinstitut.de/en/summer-course/tutors/545-gallois2014-en.html |archive-date=10 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite news |title=Le bassoniste Pascal Gallois a créé la douzième " Sequenza " de Luciano Berio au Théâtre du Châtelet|last=Condé |first=Gérard |author-link=Gérard Condé |journal=Le Monde|date=18 June 1995|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1995/06/18/le-bassoniste-pascal-gallois-a-cree-la-douzieme-sequenza-de-luciano-berio-au-theatre-du-chatelet_3865001_1819218.html}}{{cite web | title=Berio – Sequenza XII for bassoon | website=Universal Edition | url=https://www.universaledition.com/luciano-berio-54/works/sequenza-xii-4611 | access-date=26 August 2020}}{{cite web | title=Guest Artist Recital: Bassoonist Pascal Gallois, Oct. 29 | website=UW News | date=21 October 2010 | url=https://www.washington.edu/news/2010/10/21/guest-artist-recital-bassoonist-pascal-gallois-oct-29/ | access-date=26 August 2020}} As a conductor, he was at the head, among other things, of the {{Ill|Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain|fr}}.{{Cite news |title=Soirée Poésie Musique, avec l'EOC, Pascal Gallois et Marie-Christine Barrault |date= 17 December 2018 |last=Tosi |first=Michèle |journal={{Ill|ResMusica|fr}} |url=https://www.resmusica.com/2018/12/17/soiree-poesie-musique-avec-leoc-pascal-gallois-et-marie-christine-barrault/}}
The development of the contemporary bassoon repertoire is one of his concerns. Composers such as György Kurtag, Olga Neuwirth, Philippe Fénelon, Brice Pauset, Toshio Hosokawa and Mark Andre write pieces for him which he creates and records.
From 1994 to 2000, he was professor at the Paris Conservatory and from 2001 to 2007 at the Zurich University of the Arts. He is also the author of Die Spieltechnik des Fagotts (The Bassoon Playing Technique), devoted to new playing techniques for bassoonists and composers. Since 2002, he has been teaching at the International Music Institute of Darmstadt.
Gallois is the father of the dancer and choreographer {{Ill|Jann Gallois|fr}}, and the brother of flautist Patrick Gallois.
Discography
- Dialogues, with works by Pierre Boulez, György Kurtag, {{Ill|Philippe Schoeller|fr}}. (Stradivarius) {{OCLC|52148364}}
- Voyages, with works by Luciano Berio, Toshio Hosokawa, Philippe Schoeller. (Stradivarius) {{OCLC|611554426}}
- # 3, with works by Olga Neuwirth, Dai Fujikura, Bruno Mantovani. (Stradivarius) {{OCLC|813209835}}
Publication
- Die Spieltechnik des Fagotts (La technique de jeu du basson).{{cite news |last=Albrecht |first=Tobias |date=2011 |title=Fagott lyrisch, energisch, vielseitig |url=https://www.nmz.de/artikel/fagott-lyrisch-energisch-vielseitig |work=neue musikzeitung |location=Regensburg |language=de |access-date=26 August 2020}} (book with CD, Bärenreiter-Verlag) {{OCLC|939085370}}
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.pascalgallois.com/}}
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Category:École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni
Category:Academic staff of the École Normale de Musique de Paris
Category:Musicians from Nord (French department)
Category:French classical bassoonists