(b. 27 October 1971, Montréal, Québec).
Canadian composer, now resident in France, of mostly orchestral, chamber, vocal, and piano works that have been performed in Europe and North America.
Mr. Klanac initially studied violin at age six, then electric guitar by age sixteen, when he also started composing. He later studied composition with Gilles Tremblay at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal from 1991–95, then studied composition with Gérard Grisey at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris from 1996–98 and with Marco Stroppa there in 1998–99.
His music has been performed in Belgium, Canada, France, Spain, Switzerland, and the USA.
He is also active in other positions. He sang in Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal in Montréal from 1981–90.
He has lived in France since 1996.
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL:
Gloria Laus, orchestra (2 piccolos, 4 oboes, 2 E-flat clarinets, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, 2 soprano saxophones, bassoon, 2 contrabassoons, French horn, 4 trumpets, 5 trombones, contrabass tuba, 2 accordions, 5 percussion, viola, cello), 1999
La joie éclatante des jeunes époux, small orchestra (flute, oboe, 2 clarinets [1st + E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, 2nd + bass clarinet], bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, upright piano, vibraphone, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, 5-string double bass), 1999
Variations, 2 pianos, small orchestra (soprano recorder [+ transverse flute], oboe, clarinet, French horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass), 2007, revised 2011
Ritournelle, small orchestra/orchestra (2 piccolos, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 French horns, 2 B-flat trumpets, harp, piano, accordion, 2 percussion, strings), 2008
Yerushalayim, small orchestra (flute, clarinet, bassoon, harp, guitar [+ folk guitar], upright piano/piano [+ sampler], Wurlitzer [+ sampler], celesta [+ sampler], organ, 2 percussion, violin, viola, cello), 2017
Pater noster, string orchestra (6 or more violins, 2 or more violas, 2 or more cellos, 1 or more double basses), 2022 (version of vocal work)
Sancta Parens, string orchestra (6 or more violins, 2 or more violas, 2 or more cellos, 1 or more double basses), 2022 (version of work for violin, cello)
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Marie, Reine des Anges, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, viola da gamba, accordion, tambourine, live electronics, 2000
Sancta Parens, violin, cello, 2000, revised 2017 (also version for string orchestra)
Danse, 2 txistu (three-hole pipe from the Basque Country), txistu handi (whistle from the Basque Country), percussion from the Basque Country, 2002
Ouverture, 8 gaita (bagpipes from the Basque Country), 2002
Pater noster, any 1 or more players, 2 violins, viola, cello, 2003, revised 2013 (version of vocal work)
En attendant la joie définitive, sopranino recorder (+ soprano recorder, alto recorder), piccolo (+ flute), 2 flutes, 2 alto flutes (2nd + sopranino recorder, tenor recorder, bass recorder), 2 bass flutes (1st + soprano recorder), cello, 2003
Ruines, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, 2003
Les petites créatures, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, barrel organ, percussion, 2011 (also shorter version for piano)
Jeux à vendre, alto flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano (+ percussion), 2012 (shorter version of vocal work; also shorter version for alto flute, clarinet, harp, violin, viola, cello, piano, percussion, 2014)
Spe salvi, 7 gamelan players (saron peking [metallophone from Indonesia], saron panerus [metallophone from Indonesia], gambang [xylophone from Southeast Asia], bonang barung [rack of small tuned gongs from Indonesia], jengglong [rack of 6 gongs from Indonesia] [+ castanets], slenthem [metallophone from Indonesia] [+ claves], gong), percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, 2012 (also version for 6 gamelan players [saron panerus, saron demung (metallophone from Indonesia), gendèr (metallophone from Indonesia), gambang, bonang barung, gong (+ suwukan [gong from Indonesia])], ensemble [alto flute, cello, marimba, percussion], 2015)
Ichtus, violin, piano, 2016
Une petite chose formidable, alto flute, clarinet, trumpet/French horn, violin/guitar, viola, cello, 2019
Sept cordes, Pianoteq-modelled guitar, 7 Pianoteq-modelled pianos, barrel organ, live electronics, 2023
CHORAL:
Louanges (texts from the four gospels, various psalms), 4 mixed voices, 2 oboes, clarinet, violin, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 1997
Misa (text from the Mass [Church Slavonic translation]), male chorus, 2002
VOCAL:
Le ressuscité de Béthanie (text from the Gospel of John), soprano, flute, cello, piano, 1996
Pater noster (text from Latin liturgy), tenor/baritone, string quartet, 2003, revised 2013 (also versions for any 1 or more players, 2 violins, viola, cello; string orchestra)
Jeux à vendre (text by Christine de Pizan), 2 sopranos, accordion, 2010 (also shorter versions for alto flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano [+ percussion]; alto flute, clarinet, harp, violin, viola, cello, piano, percussion)
Pozgarria da (text by Bitoriano Gandiaga), untrained voice, piccolo (+ alto flute), rebec (+ nyckelharpa), organ (4 players), 2 gamelan selonding players (1st + tromba marina, chifonie [hurdy-gurdy]), percussion, 2020
PIANO:
The spice of life, 1996, revised 2018
Toute la joie de la moavite rachetée, 1998
I knew the world was perishable, 2 pianos, 2008, revised 2018
Les petites créatures, 2012 (shorter version of work for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, barrel organ, percussion)
This is the way the world ends (with a whimper), 2018
Çapaça, 2019
In a cold waiting-room, 2019
It teems with quiet fun, 2 pianos, 2021