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Self-portrait in exhalation (physiognomy of the breath)
Duration: 15′; string quartet.

Duration 21′; for two baroque violins, viola da gamba and harpsichord. Texts (in French) by the composer.
– Mardi 3 août 2049, au jardin (Tuesday August 3, 2049, in the garden)
– L’ornithorynque (Platypus)
– La saveur du Dodo (The flavor of the Dodo)
– La panthère nébuleuse de Taiwan (Taiwan clouded leopard)
– Journal du loup (Wolf Diary)

Commissioned by the Festivals of Wallonia 2021

for piano, 6′

Duration: 13′, for piano et string ensemble.
1. Ouverture: vivre là – 2. Souvenirs, oubli – 3. After (after Feldman) – 4. Pot pourri: encore un matin…

Duration: 7′, for mezzo-soprano, ensemble (fl, cl, perc, pno, trio) and electronics.
Commissioned by Centre Henri Pousseur.

Duration: 9’30, for ensemble (fl, cl, perc, pno, trio) and electronics.

Duration: 15′, 3, 3, 3, 3/4, 3, 3/2, pno/strings
Commissioned by the Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse. Premiered on april 27, 2018, at “la Filature” (Mulhouse, France), by the Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse, conducted by David Reiland.

Duration 15′, for piano
With the support of Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Direction générale de la Culture, Service de la Musique
Tête de Turc! – Désert de sang – Mille miliers de noms effacés – Ce qu’a vu Komitas
Premiered by Laurence Mekhitarian on 26 April 2017 at Yerevan (Armenia)

Film by Philippe Van Leeuw. Magritte 2018 for the best original soundtrack.
More information here

Duration: 20 minutes, for mezzo-soprano and string quartet
Erster Verlust – Dass sie hier gewesen – Gretchen am Spinnrade – Du bist die Ruh – Abendstern – Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt – Wandrers Nachtlie

Detachable aphorisms with versatile instrumental geometry
(… tout brûle dans l’heure fauve…) (Mallarmé): fl, ob, cl, pno, string trio and improviser ad lib., 2’30
(… car tu fis de mon âme une feuille qui tremble…) (Valéry): violin and piano, 4′
(… le soir meurt aussi, mes sœurs…) (Maeterlinck) Exploration au bourdon: fl, cl, perc, pno, string trio, 6′
(… un désir furieux de panteler sur des coussins de chair…) (Huysmans): fl, ob, Bcl, pno, string trio, 3’30
(… je suis en toi le secret changement…) (Valéry): fl, eh, cl, string trio, 5′

for voice and keyboards, on Tom Gutt’s texts (work in progress)

for three sopranos, two tenors, two percussions and two keyboards
– 1. printemps (text by Vladimir Nabokov), 10′; written with the support of Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Direction générale de la Culture, Service de la Musique
– 2. été (text by Julio Cortázar) (work in progress)
– 3. enfer (text by Albert Cohen) (work in progress)

Duration: 10′, for 14 instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, bassoon, percussion, harp, piano, string quintet) and electronics.
Commissionned by the Centre Henry Pousseu. Sufi Letter: M(ìm) (The eyes open) has been permiered on January 18th, 2015, at Flagey (Brussels) by the Musiques Nouvelles ensemble and the Centre Henri Pousseur (Jean-Marc Sullon) conducted by Jean-Paul Dessy.

Duration: 8′; for large ensemble (fl, ob, 2 cl, 2 sx – hn, trpt, trb, tb – 3 perc., pno, el. guit, bs. guit, 3 sop., acc., 3 vlns, 3 altos, 3 cellos et ctb).
Commissionned by Manège.Mons for ECO (European Contemporary Orchestra). The Wave has been premiered on March 17th, 2015, in Mons (Belgium), by ECO conducted by Jean-Paul Dessy.

Duration 4’35”, for flute, clarinet, el-guitar, el-bass, drums and keyboard
To Robert Fripp. Order of Ictus Ensemble for “This is not a pop song”.

Duration: 5′, for quartet of trombones
Dolcissimo has been premiered in Liège by Open Slide Quartet on April 24th, 2014.
With the support of Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Direction générale de la Culture, Service de la Musique

Un poème du Pierrot Lunaire d’Albert Giraud qu’Arnold Schönberg ne mit pas en musique.
Duration: 2′, for mezzo-soprano and five instruments (alto flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano)
Commissioned by Ars Musica 2014. World premiere: Pauline Claes and Musiques Nouvelles (cond.: Jean-Paul Dessy) at festival Ars Musica, 2014 November 30th

Duration: 10′, for english horn and 10 instruments (flute, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion and string quintet)
Commissionned by Musiques Nouvelles

Duration: 15′, for oboe, harp, piano and string trio
Commissioned by festival Ars Musica 2013. Sufi Letter: H(à’) (Tombeau de Jonatan Harvey) has been commissioned by Ars Musica 2013. It is dedicated to Tarquin Billiet.

Duration: 10′, for male voice and piano
I. [De face], lyrics by Werner Lambersy – II. [Haleurs de nuits], lyrics by Ludovic Janvier – III. Pollen, lyrics by Régine Detambel. Trois chansons has been premiered on June 21st, 2013, by Anthony Sourdeau (voice) et Céline Lory (piano).

Duration: 25′, for cello and prepared piano
[Three songs for a better view…] … par en-dessous  – … derrière le mur – … en dedans. … from below (To Emilie Girard-Charest and Jean-Philippe Collard-Neven) – … behind the wall – … inside (To Sara Picavet and Benjamin Glorieux)

Duration: 7′, for free instrumental formation. Petite conciliation nº1: for two instrumental lines – petite conciliation nº2: for three instrumental lines – petite conciliation nº3: for four instrumental lines.
Petites conciliations nº 1 et 2 has been premiered on October 20th, 2013, in Théâtre du Parc (Brussels), by Kristien Ceuppens (oboe and english horn), Emre Gültekin (saz), Yassir Bousselam (cello) and Jean-Luc Fafchamps (piano)

Duration: 50′, for piano, percussion et electonics (1 player)
With the support of Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Direction générale de la Culture, Service de la Musique
To Stephane Ginsburgh

Duration: 50″, for ensemble (flute, clarinette, horn, trumpet, trombone, 3 percussions, electric guitar, piano, string quintet)
Commissionned by Musiques Nouvelles for his 50th birthday

Duration: 17′, for string quartet and electronics
Commissioned by Transit Festival (Leuven), with the support of French-speaking Community of Belgium – department of classical music

Duration: 12′, for reed quintet and string quartet

Duration: 6′, sonnet in unknown language (Marc Papillon de Lasphrise), for soprano, clarinet and cello
Commissioned by Ars Musica 2011

Duration: 6′, for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano et string trio
Commisionned by Spectra ensemble for Maeterlinck 100

Duration: 9′, for 1 instrument player (percussions)
Commissioned by Musiques Nouvelles for Ars Musica 2011

Duration: 5′
Commissioned by Midis-Minimes for their 25th birthday

Duration: 20′
Commissionned by Orchestre National de Belgique – for his 75th birthday – and Bozart.

Duration: 22′, for 7 timbilas of Mozambique
Commissioned by the Drumming ensemble, with the support of the Ministry of French Community, Belgium – department of Classical Music

Duration: 6′. Transcription of Message in a Bottle (The Police, Sting) for ensemble (soprano, baryton, clarinet, saxophone, horn, trombone, 2 percussions, electric guitar, keyboard and string quintet)
Commissionned by Musiques Nouvelles
Erased Message has been premiered by the Kinky Pinky Orchestra (cond. Jean-Paul Dessy) in March 16, 2010 (Ars Musica, Grand Théâtre, Mons)

Duration: 8-14′, for orchestra
Commissioned by the Liège Royal Philharmonic for their 50st birthday. To Estelle Marin.

Duration: 13′, for ensemble (flute, clarinet, oboe, trombone, percussion, piano, string quintet) and electronics
Commissioned by the Centre de Recherches et de Formation Musicales, made in his studio in Liège (Belgium)

Duration: 14′, for ensemble : flute, clarinet, oboe, percussion, piano and string trio
Commissioned by Ars Musica

Duration: 7′
Commissioned by the Queen Elizabeth international Music Competition of Belgium as the compulsory work for the semi-finals 2010

Duration: 6′, for string trio and keyboard (piano, celesta or digital piano)
With the support of the Ministry of French Community, Belgium – department of Classical Music. To Séverine Ballon.

Duration: 20-40′, for viola and electronics
To Vincent Royer

Duration: 14′, for ensemble : flute, clarinet, percussion, piano and string trio
Commissioned by the Spectra ensemble

Duration: 11′
Commissioned by Ars Musica 2008
To Jean-Philippe Collard-Neven

Duration: 11′, for trombone and electronics
Commissioned by Ars Musica in cooperation with the CRFMW. To Alain Pire.

Duration: 14′, for ensemble and orchestra
Commissioned by Bozar and Ars Musica, with the support of the Ministry of French Community, Belgium – department of Classical Music

Duration: 12′
Commissioned by Bozar and Ars Musica, with the support of the Ministry of French Community, Belgium – department of Classical Music. In memoriam Eva Lafontaine.

Duration: 7′, for oboe and 9 instruments : flute, clarinet, percussion, piano and string quintet
Commissioned by Bozar and Ars Musica, with the support of the Ministry of French Community, Belgium – department of Classical Music

Duration: 7′, for alto saxophone and piano
Commissioned by the Adolphe Sax Society for the Saxophone Competition in Dinant, Belgium, as the compulsory work for their semi-finals 2006
To Philippe Leblanc

Duration: 15′, for trumpet, horn, trombone, percussions, piano, synthesizer and strings (5-4-3-2-1)

Variable duration, didactic pieces of free instrumentation
(rewind) – (nuage très gris) – (exit) – …

Duration: 20′, for ensemble : flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, horn, trombone, 2 percussions and string quintet
Commissioned by Musiques Nouvelles

Duration: 30′, for string quartet
Inselbergs de Goundam – Une matrice booléenne pour le docteur Atlan – Les étranges attracteurs du professeur Baumol – Chant magnétique
Commissioned by the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, with the support of the Ministry of French Community, Belgium – department of Classical Music

Duration: 4-10′, for ensemble : flute, piccolo, oboe, clarinet, contrabassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussions, piano and strings (2-2-2-2-1).
Commissioned by Musiques Nouvelles. If needed, please ask an english translation of the user’s note.

Duration: 13′, for viola, piano and electronics
With the support of the Ministry of French Community, Belgium – department of Classical Music, and the CRFMW

Duration: 21′, for voice, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, percussion, electric guitar and bass
Text excerpts by William Cliff
Commissioned by the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, with the support of the Ministry of French Community, Belgium – department of Classical Music

Duration: 12′, for clarinet, percussions, piano and string trio (conductor ad lib)
Commissioned by the United Instruments of Lucilin (Luxembourg)

Duration: 15′, for trumpet, horn, trombone, strings (5-4-3-2-1) and 3 midi instruments
Commissioned by Art Zoyd and Musiques Nouvelles

Duration: 9′, for voice (alto), viola, percussions and piano
Commissioned by the Q-O2 ensemble

Duration: 10′, for soprano, viola, cello and contrabass
Texts by Etienne Leclercq. Commissioned by the Bureau des Arts.

Duration: 11′, for oboe, 2 clarinets, percussion, piano and string trio.
Commissioned by Musiques Nouvelles and festival Présences (Paris).

Duration: 12′, for violin and strings (4-4-3-2-1)

Duration: 12′, for voice and piano
Texts by Margarete Jennes
Stèles – Arbou-Sharu – Vénérius – Britt – Eudes – Recueillement

Duration: 18′, for wind quintet
Ground – Lili Marlene – Huitzilopochtli – Chrysanthemum Aradjanii – Microcosmos
Commissioned by Ictus

Duration: 14′

Duration: 13′, for clarinet quintet (clarinet and string quartet)
Commissioned by the Oxalys ensemble, with the support of the Ministry of French Community, Belgium – department of Classical Music

Duration: 13′, film music for Henri Storck’s Sur les bords de la caméra, for oboe, piano, percussions and string quintet
Commissioned by the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, and the Médiathèque de Belgique

Duration: 40′, for two pianos and percussions
Particules du jour – Umherliegende Objecten – …in un instante ridivenute nebbia… – Cast a cold eye…

Duration: 12′, for piano trio (violin, cello and piano)
Sala d’attesa ed Arance – Accorgimenti contro la notte – Incoronazione, elettrochoc

Duration: 12′, for violin and strings (4-4-3-3-2)
Commissioned by the Arthur Grumiaux Foundation, with the support of the Ministry of French Community, Belgium – department of Classical Music

Duration: 10′, for violin and cello

Duration: 7′
Two ludic movements for string trio intended for the children
Pas d’accord! – Un gouffre aux canons

Duration: 9′, for voice solo
Text by R-M Rilke. To Martine Kivits.

Duration: 17′, for 2 pianos 8 hands
Points – Méandres – Rouages – Circuits – Runes

Duration: 17′, for string octet (double quartet)
To Isabelle Lamouline

Duration: 10′, for soprano, viola and 2 harmoniums

Duration: 23′, for 2 pianos 4 hands
Expansion-Divergence-Effacement
To Laurence Cornez