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Christophe GUIRAUD is a contemporary composer and sound artist who combines scored pieces for acoustic instruments, electronically generated sound, field recordings, realtime and fixed media. Currently works and has been collaborating since several years with numerous European ensembles and musicians such as Ensemble 21,

Sturm und Klang, Ensemble La Grive, Ensemble Ictus, Ensemble Tarentule, Solistenensemble Phønix16,

Laps Ensemble, Game Ensemble, Compagnie Hamadryade, Julien Boutonnier, Benjamin Glorieux, David Ryan, Tom Pauwels, Timo Kreuser, and André-Marc Delcourt. His music has been performed at Ars Musica festival (Bruxelles) and is released on Sub Rosa music label.




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𝐊𝐔𝐓𝐑𝐀 𝐁𝐄́𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐌𝐀 • 𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐑

{ 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐢, 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞 }


𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞-𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐲𝐥 𝟑𝟑 𝐫𝐩𝐦 , and 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞-𝐂𝐃/𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 project,

on 𝐒𝐔𝐁 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐀 music label • (≈ feb 2020)


with wonderful guests :

Tarentule Ensemble (Paris)

Phønix 16 Ensemble (Berlin)

Laps Ensemble (Brussels)

Game Ensemble (Gent/Brussels)

Compagnie Hamadryade (Corbières)

Julien Boutonnier (Toulouse)

André-Marc Delcourt (Corbières)

Bernard Sberro (Tel Aviv)

Pauline Claes (Brussels)

Iris Terdjiman (Napoli)


* Will be released around feb 2020 *




MORE INFO and AUDIO EXCERPTS HERE <<<

"𝐃𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐄́𝐓𝐔𝐈, 𝐋𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐄-𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐅

PREMIERE - 100 years 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐒"


𝑓𝑜𝑟 2 𝑣𝑜𝑐𝑖, 𝑑𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑓𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒, & 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑠

Palindromic taleas, fragments, aria


Sur un poème de 𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒎𝒆 𝒅'𝑨𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆 ©


𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑴𝑰𝑬𝑹𝑬 • 100 years SOULAGES • 17 nov 2019


Commissioned by > 𝑯𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒓𝒚𝒂𝒅𝒆,

pour les 100 ans de > Pierre Soulages,

au musée du même nom à Rodez, dans le cadre du concert-promenade "𝐻𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑚𝑒́ ", et de l'évènement "𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑒̀𝑐𝑙𝑒 𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠".


Blinding musicians -------->

Voce 1 : 𝑬𝒍𝒔 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔-𝑽𝒂𝒏𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓

Voce 2 : 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆

Flute(s) : 𝑨𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒆́-𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄 𝑫𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 (Bass recorder / Doublebass flute) Score & Electronics : 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒖𝒅


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Images : 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒖 𝑫𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 & 𝑰𝒓𝒊𝒔 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒋𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒏


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Dedicated to 𝑷𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔, 𝑨𝒍𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒂, & 𝑰𝒓𝒊𝒔 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒋𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒏


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MORE INFO and FULL AUDIO TRACK HERE <<<

"𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬, 𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑 / 𝐎𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐚"


𝐏 𝐑 𝐄 𝐌 𝐈 𝐄 𝐑 𝐄


𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐃𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐍's exhibition night concert (5 nov 2019), at Le Lac, Bruxelles.


with Timo Kreuser, Mar Sala Romagosa, Pieter-Jan Vercammen, Christophe Guiraud


Performed, & created "𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝐶oe𝑢𝑟𝑠, 𝐴𝑛 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟" and "𝑂𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑎"


𝑫𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝑰𝒓𝒊𝒔 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒋𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒏'𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒕,

𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒙𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒕 𝑳𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒄,

𝑩𝒓𝒖𝒙𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒔


Commissioned by Mar Sala Romagosa, Pieter-Jan Vercammen, & Iris Terdjiman



MORE INFO & EXCERPTS AUDIO TRACKS HERE <<<

"𝐇 𝐈 𝐄 𝐑 𝐀 𝐏 𝐈 𝐂 𝐑 𝐀 𝐇 𝐄 𝐋 𝐋 𝐄́ 𝐁 𝐎 𝐑 𝐄 𝐒"

(Finished version, 2019)


{ Solo electric-guitar, 7 strings + Electronics }


Written and Scored for 𝐓𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐬


𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐓 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐑


Commissioned, created, performed, and recorded by 𝐓𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐬


Sound recording : Studio HAL (𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫) Bruxelles, 13 nov 2017


Mixing, Composition : Christophe Guiraud

(composed march 2017, mixed oct 2019)


7 strings electric guitar (& full audio gears){Bariton tune} + Realtime and fixed electronics


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* Will be issued on 𝐒𝐮𝐛 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐚 music label, on a 45 rpm/10 inch vinyl • accompanied by an other new piece for breathes, guitar(s), & electronics • * Soon more info (≈ beginning 2020)



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• Thankful to 𝐈𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐬 and this dear Tom Pauwels


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MORE INFO & EXCERPT AUDIO TRACK HERE <<<

"#𝟗 𝐊𝐔𝐓𝐑𝐀 𝐁𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐌𝐀 - 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐀{𝐒}

PHØNIX16 World Premiere "


* Silent Green, Wedding Crematorium, Berlin, 14 july 2019.


Commissioned, created, recorded, and incredibly performed by the Berlin-based 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐇Ø𝐍𝐈𝐗𝟏𝟔



• for 5 Voci & Trembling electronics •

All amplified

Direction : Timo Kreuser


The amplified voices & various electronics was split into four different sources around the audience •

> > > > > > > > > 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 O𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦

(silent green, crematorium, Wedding)


* For a "French Connection" night, created by PHØNIX16/Timo Kreuser







MORE INFO and FULL AUDIO TRACK HERE <<<

"𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐮̂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐞𝐭 𝐞́𝐭𝐞́"

• { 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐈𝐈 / 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐈 } •


Commissioned, created, and beautifully performed by

GAME Ensemble (Ictus's school)


• Nuits du Beau Tas festival, Brussels, 4 may 2019 •



* πάλιν δρόμος / Palindrome

* Composing process based on palindromic patterns.

Palindromic musical Arias for 6 musicians



GAME is Gent Advanced Master Ensemble



* Will be issued on "Kutra Bégulma • Unfinished Altar"

(double-vinyl / download / cd)

for Sub Rosa music label ≈ feb 2020


MORE INFO and FULL AUDIO TRACK HERE <<<

"𝐎𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐀"

TinCh {𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐔𝐃/𝐊𝐑𝐄𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐑}


𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬

Le Lac, 5 nov 2019, Bruxelles


• 𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒕 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 •


for the "Tremo di Gioia" 𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐣𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧's exhibition


Live electronics concert based only on feedbacks (no sources), analogs and patched computer, and only a few pre-recorded sound was used.


𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐨 𝐊𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫 : Prepared turntables, objects, and full audio gears 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝 : Laptop, electronics, and full audio gears *



𝐷𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝐼𝑟𝑖𝑠 𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑑𝑗𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑛'𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑡








AUDIO EXCERPT HERE <<<

𝐊𝐔𝐓𝐑𝐀 𝐁𝐄́𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐌𝐀 • 𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐑

{ 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐢, 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞 }


* Click on picture *



" K . APICALLIS ARCANø { Rouleau de cuivre V } "


Dedicated to Mark David Hollis, Guy-Marc Hinant,

and Iris Terdjiman


* With the overwhelmed Edgar Hilsenrath's voice (hebrew/yiddish narrator) from radio documentary of Christine Lecerf, realized by Franck Lilin.

* Piano + electronics Score "Apicale", commissioned, created, and performed by Stéphane Ginsburgh, 04/2017, les Brigittines, Bruxelles.

* Ensemble La Grive's matter (strings/winds/electronics) (created, performed, and recorded by Ensemble La Grive)


* Will be issued on "Kutra Bégulma • Unfinished Altar"

(double-vinyl / download / cd)

for Sub Rosa music label ≈ feb 2020



FULL AUDIO TRACK HERE <<<

« Pour que les Coeurs mûrissent cet été »

(Kleiste ta Matia III's Concert-version for 6 musicians)

* { Premiere } *

for 6 musicians, audio-devices, and real-time electronics. Commissioned by LES NUITS DU BEAU TAS festival (Bruxelles),

4 Mai 2019, Le Lac.

With the breathtaking performers :

André-Marc Delcourt ----> Doublebass flute /

G.A.M.E ensemble (Ictus school) ----> Bassflute & Strings trio / C.Guiraud ----> Electronics fixed & realtime.

Open concert with an astonishing electronics duo ---->

Timo Kreuser & C.Guiraud



" SUB ROSA Festival, #1 ARCANE

23 Fev 2019, BRASS, Bruxelles "

Invited, honored, will be there for an electronics live, will be surrounded by the Iris Terdjiman's Marvels ------------------> two giant polyptychs (13 paintings total). Will be a fantastic night.



" Hiera picra Hellébores, Solo Electric-guitar,

Open Ear festival, BBC Radio 3, London, 19 janv 2019, by Tom Pauwels"

Hiera picra Hellébores will be performed for the BBC 3 by the great Tom Pauwels ! at Open Ear festival, Old street, London,

19 janv 2019.

The concert will be recorded and broadcast later on BBC Radio 3. (Studio version, will be issued on Contra-Naturam collection ----> ICTUS/SUB ROSA ≈ march 2020)



" K . Fauvarquø {Rouleau de cuivre II} (for Electronics and Ensemble) In memoriam Sébastien Fauvarque " {Sébastien passed away ten years ago, his beautiful spirit remains} Studio version with : Emulator processor (E-IV vintage sampler) electronics, 2 bass-flutes, strings trio, and Jessica Constable for the voce.




AUDIO FULL TRACK HERE <<<

" DAS GEWIRR +/- UNFINISHED ALTAR, Espace Senghor, 12 janvier 2019 "

A new deep sonic-project, commissioned by Espace Senghor, Brussels, a "carte blanche" night for Christophe Guiraud, after Iris Terdjiman's maps cycle "DAS GEWIRR", 4 maps 4 pieces of music, musicians hidden behind the maps, with 4 podiums around the audience, in a lovely place (Espace Senghor) . . . All instruments and electronics gear will be amplified.

With two electronics pieces with narrator and doublebass-flute (Julien Boutonnier & André-Marc Delcourt) and two new ensemble-instrumental pieces, *{world premières}*,

by LAPS Ensemble for 9 musicians and electronics, with the pristine mezzo-voce Pauline Claes.

* "UNFINISHED ALTAR (#1 Kutra Bégulma / #2 Unfinishdew Orthothena)" was commissioned by Espace Senghor, Brussels.


* Will be issued on "Kutra Bégulma • Unfinished Altar"

(double-vinyl / download / cd)

for Sub Rosa music label ≈ feb 2020


AUDIO EXCERPTS HERE <<<

" #9 KUTRA BÉGULMA Songs Talea I, II, & III "


Performed, created, and recorded by the rare and beautiful

PHøNIX 16 Ensemble


for Voci Trio & Electronics

S / Mz / T


Recorded by Michael Havenstein


{ Fuori dal tempo, canzone d'amore, stella del sonno }


• AUDIO EXCERPT Talea I & II & more info --------> H E R E


• AUDIO EXCERPT Talea III --------> H E R E


* Will be issued on "Kutra Bégulma • Unfinished Altar"

(double-vinyl / download / cd)

for Sub Rosa music label ≈ feb 2020


AUDIO EXCERPTS HERE <<<

" K . Mørodian {Rouleau de cuivre I} (for electronics and ensemble) - Miniatu{r}e "

Based on LAPS Ensemble's Tapes, for an upcoming creation with 9 musicians and electronics on stage, janv 2019 (Espace Senghor Bruxelles ----> DAS GEWIRR +/- UNFINISHED ALTAR)

Studio version with : 7 Emulator filters (E-IV vintage samplers. Cords section), Electric guitar, Bass-clarinet, Strings-trio, Mezzo voce, Electronics real-time on instruments, and tapes.



FULL AUDIO TRACK HERE <<<

« UNFINISHDEW ORTHOTHENA {Rouleau de cuivre III} - For Electronics, 10 voices, and 5 strings »

{Completed and full version} • • • • • • • • • • >

Special dedication for and towards Iris Terdjiman.


Based on

10 recorded voices live, by Tarentule Ensemble, in Champigny-sur-Marne, in June 2018.

Strings quintet by Ensemble La Grive.

Emulator processor (E-IV) real-time and fixed electronics.

On recorded fragments, field, in Athens, april 2018, street, and in the Cathédrale de l’Annonciation, Mitropoleos, Athina, Καθεδρικός Ναος Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου, into the night, during the easter celebration (Pascha).


* Will be issued on "Kutra Bégulma • Unfinished Altar"

(double-vinyl / download / cd)

for Sub Rosa music label ≈ feb 2020



FULL AUDIO TRACK HERE <<<

« UNFINISHED ALTAR - for 5 voices & electronics »

for 5 voices & electronics

Commissioned, created, & performed by Ensemble Tarentule


Residency from 18 to 21 of june 2018.

Paroisse de Saint Saturnin à Champigny-sur-Marne (XII th century).


Composed after Iris Terdjiman's maps cycle "DAS GEWIRR". UNFINISHED ALTAR is related to "DAS GEWIRR III", lyrics come from words chosen from this map, into the mirror, with various phonems for each musician. . . .


and composed towards "who knows"'s ALTAMIRA-film-sequence (grotte d'Altamira).


"Das Gewirr" from Iris Terdjiman's work ----> H E R E

(Das Gewirr III ).


* Will be issued on "Kutra Bégulma • Unfinished Altar"

(double-vinyl / download / cd)

for Sub Rosa music label ≈ feb 2020


AUDIO EXCERPT HERE <<<

« Unfinished Altar {Jein, pierrot, my own private creatures} »

• Towards Bernard Sberro

• Dedicated \spe.sjal de.di.kas\ to Iris Terdjiman • • • • • • •

• Deep thoughts Guy Marc Hinant


for 5 voices, Ensemble, spoken voice, & electronics. Composed and made out of cells fragment and blocks (live & studio).

with : 


* The pristine and haunted spoken-voice of Bernard Sberro and his gorgeous recording session for and from Yehuda Amichai’s Love poems «Now in the Storm» ( עכשו ברעש ) in hebrew version.

* Strings quintet sessions, winds sessions, percussions, voices choir, from Ensemble La Grive and Ensemble 21.

* «Le Miroir», commissioned by Ars musica’s «Pierrot rewrite», created & performed by Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles (new version with electronics) (Voice by Pauline Claes).

* Electronics, guitars, from C.Guiraud.


* Will be issued on "Kutra Bégulma • Unfinished Altar"

(double-vinyl / download / cd)

for Sub Rosa music label ≈ feb 2020



FULL AUDIO TRACK HERE <<<

« le déchirèrent, chantant encore, et çà et là ... »


{ Tombeau de Pier Paolo Pasolini }


Commande de l'Ensemble ICTUS et du festival Ars Musica.


(The ensemble was split into three groups performing on three different stages around the audience)


"le déchirèrent, chantant encore, et çà et là dispersèrent ses membres pleins d'harmonie"

{ Tombeau de Pier Paolo Pasolini }


Pour 7 instrumentistes, bandes, electronics.

( 18' ) (23 Mars 2014)


A night around an Ars Subtilior program, lengthy, will unfold in a single curve on four sets, according to the rules of echo.

With medieval works, modern works, and new piece, commissioned by the Ictus ensemble.

With, fortunately, musicians-interpreters from Wien : Beauté Parfaite



* for Sub Rosa ("Collection 2011-2016 ")


AUDIO FULL TRACK HERE <<<

" Gerd van Looy ( Ictus ) —

The Observer as Part of the Experience

( A self portrait by Klangforum Wien ) "


{..."Ictus as an ensemble performing recently composed music, acts in the shadow of the classical music scene. Today however, we find ourselves in a situation where the modes of production prevailing in this sector are increasingly in conflict with our artistic ambitions. The given infrastructure, the related economy, the political and artistic agenda of the venues we work with, often hinder our need for an alternative work process that can result in unpredictable formats, carefully tuned communication, and/or a particular way the public can engage." ...}

(published on 4. December 2018)


Thank you very much Gerd ! for quoting me in this very clever and interesting interview by the Klangforum Wien.


Klangforum's full portrait here <<<