FLOATING SOUND GALLERY

Vienna

Nicolas Roulive

photo by Grzesiek Mart

Nicolas Roulive - Composer, pianist and teacher.

Education:
2022-2024 MA in music theory pedagogy, HEM Geneva. Prof. Carine Tripet Lievre
2019-2022 MA in composition and computer music, HEM Geneva. Prof. Michael Jarrell, Luis Naón, Federico Foderaro et Gilbert Nouno
2016-2019 BA in composition, HEM Geneva. Prof. Michael Jarrell, Luis Naón et Eric Daubresse
2014-2016 Music Diploma (DEM) in piano, CRD of Montreuil. Prof. Gwendal Giguelay
2011-2016 Music Diploma in composition, Regional Conservatory of Paris. Prof. Edith Canat de Chizy and Eric Tanguy. 2007-2010 BA in piano, Royal Conservatory of Mons (BE). Prof. Rosella Clini et Thomas Paule

Relevant projects:
2023-actuel Teacher in electroacoustic music at the Conservatoire Populaire de Musique, Danse et Théâtre (CPMDT) of Geneva.
2025 Resident artist as part of OperaLab.ch project for a new opera production. Premiere of « Dernière Expédition au Pays des Merveilles » at the Comédie de Genève.
2024 Commission of « burring ember » for ensemble and electronics by Centre Henri Pousseur. Premiere on 07/12/2024 at the Théâtre de Liège (BE).
2023 Commission of « spicy coldness » for ensemble, electronics and video by the ensemble Proxima Centauri, with the support of the French Culture Ministry. Premiere on 28/03/2024 at the Rocher de Palmer in Cenon (FR).
2022 Commission of « bubbletea dream » for ensemble, electronics and video by Ensemble Vortex (CH). Premiere on 06/05/2023 at the Fonderie Kugler in Geneva.
2022 « hypermisscommunicativesystem » for ensemble, electronics and video. Premiere on 16/10/2022 in Gradignan by ensemble Proxima Centauri (FR).
2021 « merry-go-round » for orchestra and electronics by Haute Ecole de Musique of Geneva’s orchestra, le 01/10/2021 in Geneva.
2021 « sleepy smiley » for string quartet, Premiere on 15/10/2021 at the Bludenzer Tage Zeitgemässer Musik (AU).
2020 Commission of « toccatina » for trio and electronics by Ensemble Contrechamps.
Premiere on 19/02/2021 at La Cave 12 in Geneva.
2019 Commission of « du domaine des murmures » for ensemble by Ensemble Proton Bern. Premiere on 01/03/2020 at the Dampfzentrale in Bern (CH).

Scholarships:
2022 Leenaards Foundation cultural scholarship
2019-2021 Hans Wilsdorf Foundation scholarship

Awards:
2023 Henri Pousseur Award, given by Centre Henri Pousseur (BE)
2022 Commissioned composer following the « Composer’s Next Generation » by Ensemble Vortex (CH)
2021 Commissioned composer following the « Call for scores » by Duo Signal (CH)
2021 1st prize of composition competition by Ensemble Ecoute (FR)
2020 Short list composer of the « Call for scores » by Talea Ensemble (US)
2019 Commissioned composer following the « Call for scores » by Ensemble Proton-Bern (CH)
2019 Prix du Paleo Festival de Nyon (CH) pour la meilleure note obtenue à l’examen de Bachelor en composition à la HEM de Genève
2015 1st prize of the piano concerto competition « Est Ensemble », Montreuil (FR)

Artistic residencies:
2022 Selected for a residency in Saari, Finland, as a recipient of a Kone Foundation fellowship.
2019 Artist-in-residence at the Kinneksbond in Mamer (Luxembourg) as part of the creation of the music-theatre production La Voce e Mobile. Co-production: Compagnie Ghislain Roussel, Philharmonie Luxembourg, and Kinneksbond Mamer.
2018 Artist-in-residence at the Kyoto Art Center (Kyoto, Japan) for the production Ongakuwo Kiru, in collaboration with Hidetaka Nakagawa (bassoonist) and Mutsumi Okuno (kimono designer).