Françoise Barrière

Françoise Barrière - French composer

Person from France

Genres: electronic music, Ina-GRM, acousmatigue, electroacoustic, acousmatic, musique concrete

Françoise Barrière

About Françoise Barrière

She was born on June 12th, 1944. She received classical training: piano at the Conservatoire de Versailles; harmony and counterpoint at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, Paris. In 1970, she founded (in collaboration with Christian Clozier) the Groupe de Musique Expérimentale de Bourges (now called the International Institute of Electroacoustic Music of Bourges) that they co-direct. Founder member and secretary of the International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music (ICEM), she organized the Festival “Synthese”, the Bourges International Competitions. Director of the magazines “Faire” (edition GMEB, 1971-1975). She is Manager of the Company “Mnémosyne Musique Media” that publishes the“Cultures Electroniques” collection devoted to the laureates of the Bourges Electroacoustic Music Competitions and the CDs of “Chrysopée Electronique”, a collection devoted to works produced in the Bourges studios as well as the Annual Volumes of the works of the International Academy of Electroacoustic Music. Her works have been played worldwide in numerous festivals, concerts and on national radio networks.

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