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Françoise Barrière

Françoise Barrière (12 June 1944 Barrière worked at the Service de la Recherche, ORTF, and in 1970 became co-founder and director of the International Institute of Electroacoustic Music of Bourges

Françoise Barrière (12 June 1944 Barrière worked at the Service de la Recherche, ORTF, and in 1970 became co-founder and director of the International Institute of Electroacoustic Music of Bourges with Christian Clozier. Barrière was instrumental in organizing the Bourges International Competitions at the Synthese Festival. She managed the magazine Faire and the Mnémosyne Musique Media company which published the annual works of the International Academy of Electroacoustic Music and the Cultures Electroniques and Chrysopée Electronique CDs. Barrière was a founder of the International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music (ICEM) and served as its president beginning in 2005. Her works have been played internationally at concerts and festivals and through radio broadcasts. Barriere died in 2019 at the age of 74. Discography Barrière composed electroacoustic music and blended electroacoustic and instrumental music. Selected works include: *Françoise Barrière / Christian Clozier - Cordes-Ci, Cordes-Ça / La Discordatura (LP, Album) Pathé Marconi EMI 1972 *Christian Clozier / Françoise Barrière - Ritratto Di Giovane / Symphonie Pour Un Enfant Seul (3xLP) Not On Label 1976 *Par Temps Cal

Era
Post-War
Lived
1944–2019
From
France
Born in
9th arrondissement of Paris · died 20th arrondissement of Paris
Known as
composer, music educator, pianist, editor, musician
Instruments
piano
Genres
electronic music