The piece is made up of six movement presenting the birth and maturation of a system. 

String Quartet 1 | Timi String quartet | Capital M art Center, Beijing | 2015

Dark passenger | Trio Festivale | central conservatory, Beijing | 2017

composition for Jorge Usan opening exhibition at 798, based on a poem written by artist ramon roig. more information about these two composers can be found at: 

http://www.ramonroig.net/

http://www.jorgeusan.com/

con la fijeza inefable de hacer camino a la deriva | electronic | 2010

The piece is an homage to olivier messiaen quartet for the end of time. It was premiered in 2016 at the Beijing Modern Music festival

The Whispering Tree| Les temps Modernes| Beijing Modern Music Festival | 2016

composition for bassoon and piano, commissioned by Vienna philharmonic orchestra bassoon player Patrick Deritis.

Oblitus Cantus | patrick deritis, Ding Xian | Central conservatory of music| 2012

composition for solo flute and electronic, recreating the atmosphere of Dublin in winter, wind, grey and wet....

Ireland: dublin  | Central Conservatory, Beijing | 2010

Dark Passenger is a piece written between 2014 and 2017, for the French group "Les temps Modernes"the composition was premiered in Beijing at the Beijing Modern Music Festival
for flûte, cello and piano

Dark passenger  | central conservatory, Beijing | 2017

Book of epimorpha anamorpha

The Gods have tied a red thread around every one of our ankles and attached it to all the people whose lives were destined to touch. This thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.


红 线- red String | Timi ensemble | Dulwich Spring festival celebration | 2014

The piece written for Beijing Youth Orchestra, commission from Dulwich Diversity Festival. Conductor: Shane o'Shea

diversity combining | Beijing Youth Orchestra | Diversity Project | 2014

Born in 1974 in Nantes (France), Benoit Granier is a Professor, Composer, (ethno) Musicologist, Visual and sonic artist, Philosopher, and life long believer in collaborative works within the arts. After completing a Ph.D. in computer music and composition at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, he moved to Beijing, China, to teach at central conservatory of Music, and developped strong relationships between China and other countries, mainly in Europe and the USA.

In 2008, he founded in Beijing the Timi Modern Music Ensemble, a cultural encounter between western instruments and traditional Chinese instruments. Among the pieces premiered by the Timi were works by emerging composers such as Tony Deritis, John Mallia and his personal pieces.

One of Dr. Granier's particularity as a composer is to use traditional instruments in modern electro-acoustic music (Asian, Irish, Celtic instruments...). He is also renowned for composing for "controlled improvisation", offering wide possibilities to the performing musicians.

As a composer he was commissioned for large orchestras (Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Beijing International Chamber Orchestra, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra) and for solo instruments (Patrick de Ritis, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Korean artist Gamin, flutist Orlando Cela, Les Temps Modernes in Lyon, Les Percussions de Strasbourg, Percussions Claviers de Lyon, American jazz musician Demetrius Spaneas...).

His pieces have been performed in prestigious places such as the China National Center for Performing arts, Beijing Modern Music Festival, Washington Smithsonian museum, Harvard University, New York's Carnegie Hall, the Performing Arts Center (Tokyo), Seoul National University, Espacio Cultural el tanque (Spain), Bourges International Electronic Music and Arts Festival, Strasbourg International Saxophone Festival Congress.

He taught in many recognized institutions such as The National University of Singapore, Peking University, and Beijing Film Academy, where he delivered courses in electronic music, orchestration, sound design, film music, acoustics and recording.

As a composer for a movie soundtrack, he was part of the second orchestration on major projects such as The Lord of the Rings: the fellowship of the ring and Kung Fu Panda 3.

He has also done extensive work for Mixed Media and pure electronics.

He is currently working on a new piece based on Dante's Divine Comedy, with with visual 3D creation and surround sound. This ambitious music piece will be performed by French ensemble Proxima Centauri. The piece will also feature a  brand new hyper-instrument. It will be touring Asia in Fall 2018, France and USA in 2019.

benoit granier

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