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Darbellay, Jean-Luc (b. July 2, 1946, Bern). Swiss composer of mostly orchestral, chamber and vocal works that have been performed throughout the world; he is also active as a conductor.
Mr. Darbellay studied clarinet at the Konservatorium Bern and had composition studies with Cristóbal Halffter and Dimitri Terzakis. He then attended masterclasses with Heinz Holliger and Klaus Huber at the IMF Lucerne, as well as with Edison Denisov, to whom he also served as an assistant in 1993. Furthermore, he attended seminars with Pierre Boulez in Paris and conducting classes in Bern and privately with Franco Ferrara.
His honors include First Prize in the jubilee competition of the Berner Symphonie-Orchester (2002, for Ondes). His music has represented Switzerland at the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers several times, most recently in 2001, for Oyama, as well as four times at the ISCM World Music Days (1999, Bucharest/Chisinau; 2000, Luxembourg; 2002, Hong Kong; 2004, Switzerland).
He is also active in other positions. As a conductor, he has toured throughout Europe and in Canada, China, Malaysia, South Korea, and the USA. He founded the LUDUS Ensemble in Bern in 1978, which specializes in contemporary music, and has since served as its artistic director and principal conductor. He later founded the Spectrum Ensemble in Russia, which features both Russian and Swiss musicians, and co-founded the composers group Lacroix in 1993, which remains active today. He has served as president of the Swiss section of ISCM since 1994 and as such organized the ISCM World Music Days in Switzerland in 2004.
He is married to the clarinettist Elsbeth Darbellay. Their son Olivier is a cellist and French hornist and their daughter Noëlle-Anne is a violinist.
Tre Media Musikverlage publish most of his works.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: cordebasset@freesurf.ch
Street address: Mr. Jean-Luc Darbellay, Englische Anlagen 6, 3005 Bern, Switzerland
Street address for consulting scores: Tre Media Musikverlage, Amalienstr. 40, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany
Website: http://www.jean-luc-darbellay.ch/
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: C'est un peu d'eau qui nous sépare (chamber opera, libretto by Alain Rochat), soprano, baritone, speakers, mixed chorus, 2 flutes (1st + piccolo, 2nd + alto flute), 3 basset horns (all + clarinet), alto saxophone (+ soprano saxophone), baritone saxophone, 2 French horns, cello, 5-string double bass, piano, 2 percussion, 1989
ORCHESTRAL: Concerto, cello, small orchestra (13 players), 1989; Pranam III, cello, small orchestra (2 flutes, bass clarinet, French horn, strings), 1992; Élégie, 1994; Orion, 1994; Incanto, French horn, orchestra, 1995; Pranam IV, cello, orchestra, 1995; Espaces, French horn, string orchestra, 1995 (version of chamber work); Chandigarh, small orchestra (17 players), 1996; Suite für Brassband, 1998; Ondes fugitives, 1999; Oyama, large orchestra, 2001; Mégalithe, French horn, small orchestra (12 players), 2001; A quattro, 4 French horns, orchestra, 2002; Nocturne, basset horn, alto saxophone, French horn, string orchestra, 2002 (version of chamber work); Ondes, large orchestra, 2002; Aurora, 2002; Alea, violin, orchestra, 2003; Chant d'adieux, string orchestra, 2004 (version of chamber work); Ein Garten für Orpheus, basset horn, French horn, string orchestra, 2004 (version of chamber work); Échos (dialogue), French horn, large orchestra, 2005; Alizé (concerto), bass clarinet, large orchestra, 2005
CHAMBER MUSIC: Glanum, 3 basset horns, 1981; Vestiges, bassoon, 1982; Amphores, clarinet, harp, 1983; Espaces, basset horn/French horn, 1984 (also version for French horn, string orchestra); Plages, English horn/alto saxophone, 1985; Miroir, 3 basset horns, 1988; Quatuor, 4 saxophones, 1988; EDES – Hommage à E(dison) D(eni)S(sov), 2 flutes, clarinet, 1989; –la–, clarinet, violin, cello, 2 tuning forks, 1989; A, clarinet, violin, cello, 2 tuning forks, 1989; Gerhard, English horn, 1990; Octuor à vent, 2 oboes, clarinet, basset horn, 2 bassoons, 2 French horns, 1991; Andromède, harp, guitar, vibraphone, 1991; Interférences, flute, oboe, French horn, 1991; Double, alto saxophone, piano, 1992; Spectrum, natural horn, 1993; Cantus, French horn, organ, 1993; Oreade, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, 1993; – à la recherche..., flute (+ alto flute), oboe (+ English horn), clarinet (+ bass clarinet), violin, viola, cello, double bass, percussion, 4 tuning forks, 1994 (also version for flute [+ alto flute], clarinet [+ bass clarinet], violin, cello, piano, percussion, 1994); Itinéraires, 2 celli, 1994; Introduzione – Tranquillo – Con brio, trumpet, 1994; Images perdues, cello, piano, 1995; Appels, 2 French horns, 1995; Signal, 2 French horns, 1995; Écumes, string quartet, 1996; Néva (2. Streichquartett), string quartet, 1996; Ein Garten für Orpheus, basset horn, French horn, string quartet, 1996 (also version for basset horn, French horn, string orchestra); Empreintes, violin, cello, piano, 1996; Flamboyant, bass clarinet, saxophone, piano, 1996; Pirla, flute, oboe, piano, 1996
CHAMBER MUSIC: Solo, cello, 1997; Accents, alto saxophone, French horn, 1997; Valère, violin, piano, 1997; Sospeso, A-clarinet, string quartet, 1997; A tre, oboe, violin, piano, 1997 (also version for soprano saxophone, violin, piano, 1999); Images fugitives, violin, piano, 1997; Luce, alto saxophone, cello, 1997; Quartetto, oboe, bassoon, guitar, viola, 1997; Venezianisches Zwischenspiel, clarinet, basset horn, violin, 1997; Sozusagen, oboe (+ English horn), bassoon, guitar, viola, 1997; Call, 2 French horns, 2 natural horns, piano, 1998; Chant d'adieux, clarinet, basset horn, 1998 (also versions for violin, viola, 2000; string orchestra); Instants, violin/cello, viola/double bass, 1998; Lumières, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, string quartet, double bass, 1998; Mobile, 2 flutes, 2 violins, piano, 1998; Odes brèves, saxophone, violin, cello, 1998; Arcano, clarinet, basset horn, French horn, violin, cello, 1998; Soli, French horn, cello, 1998; Incident Room (text by Ken Edwards), violin (+ voice), 1998; Shadows, 5 percussion, 1998-99; Trajectoires, 12 winds, double bass, 1999; Kantha Bopha, cello, ensemble (7 or more celli), 1999; À deux, basset horn/French horn, viola, 1999; Gestes – Effleurements, violin, viola, cello, 1999; Evocations, harp, violin, cello, 1999; Dolmar, bass clarinet, cello, piano, 2000; Lux, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, trombone, violin, viola, cello, accordion, percussion, 2000; Aulos, oboe (+ musette), English horn, heckelphone, 2000; Nova, guitar, violin, 2000
CHAMBER MUSIC: Espaces magiques, natural horn, piano, 2001; Azur, 4 French horns, 2001; Flash, bass clarinet, 2001; Yobu, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2001; Dos olivos (text by David Künzler; violinist must be female), violin (+ voice), viola (+ voice), 2001; Questions pour un millénaire, violin (+ voice), viola (+ voice), 2001; Mania, flute, bass clarinet (+ contrabass clarinet), French horn, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 2001; Nocturne, basset horn, alto saxophone, French horn, string quartet, 2002 (also version with string orchestra instead of string quartet); Kugo, 2 kugo (Japanese harps), 2 konghou (Chinese harps), 2 Celtic harps, 2 harps, 2002; Alani, French horn, violin, piano, 2003; Lo spirito assoluto, flute, violin, piano, 2003; Bach, violin, 2003; Dix aphorismes, 2 alto saxophones, 2003; 'S' für Siegfried Palm, cello, 2003; Regarde (first violinist also speaks text by Rémy Zaugg), basset horn, alto saxophone, French horn, string quartet, 2003; Postojna, flute, alto flute, bass clarinet, trombone, viola, cello, piano, percussion, 2004; Où irai-je, qui répondra, marimba, tam-tam, 2004; Nocturne, violin, cello, piano, 2004
CHAMBER MUSIC: Concerto discreto, basset horn, French horn, string quartet, 2005; 3 Könige, A-clarinet, basset horn, violin, 2005; Reflets (hommage à Olivier Messiaen), A-clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 2005; Al furioso, piano, percussion, 2005; Schwarzwasser, A-clarinet, basset horn, violin, viola, 2005
CHORAL: Aube imaginaire (text by Alain Rochat), mixed chorus, 1994; Ground II (text by Clayton Eshleman), soprano, double mixed chorus, 2 pianos, 1997; Requiem, soprano, alto, tenor, bass, 8-12 mixed voices, large orchestra, 2005
VOCAL: Sept poèmes romands, mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, basset horn, 1986 (also version for mezzo-soprano, 2 clarinets, basset horn, 1986); Et vous pleurez (text by Claude Darbellay), mezzo-soprano, clarinet, basset horn, 1997; Ground (text by Clayton Eshleman), speaker, alto saxophone, 1997; Kunigundulakonfiguration (text by Hans Arp), soprano, piano, 1999; Poèmes de l'ombre (text by José Flore Tappy), mezzo-soprano, basset horn, violin, 2003; Été gelé, soprano, basset horn, cello, 2003; Espace, male speaker, basset horn, violin, cello, 2004; Delphes des trois fois (text by Sylviane Dupuis), soprano, bass clarinet, French horn, cello, percussion, 2004; Par transparence (text by Françoise Han), male speaker, basset horn, violin, viola, 2005; Hale Bopp (text by David Künzler), male speaker, basset horn, violin, viola, 2005; étoile (text by Lajos Major-Zala), male speaker, basset horn, violin, viola, 2005
PIANO: Message oublié, 1997; Messages, 2000
FILM SCORE (FOR SILENT MOVIE) (DIRECTOR): Vormittagsspuk, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone (+ baritone saxophone), violin, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 1991 (Hans Richter)
(Last updated on February 18, 2006)
