William Dongois
William Dongois (* in Langres , Champagne-Ardenne, France ) is a French brass player who specializes in zinc .
Live and act
After studying the trumpet at the music academies in Reims (CNR) and Paris ( CNSM ), he taught this instrument. At the same time he played in the orchestra of the Conservatory and is a member of the orchestra in the Grand Théâtre of Reims.
Through his practice as a brass player, he discovered the music of the 16th and 17th centuries. He deepened his knowledge of music history in the composition class. The connection between his experience in trumpet playing and his predilection for the repertoire of early music then led him to his interest in zinc. To learn the instrument, he took courses from Jean-Pierre Canihac and Bruce Dickey at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis . Under Jordi Savall , he expanded his knowledge of ensemble management.
Dongois has played for recordings with orchestras such as Hespèrion XXI and Concerto Palatino and under conductors such as Ton Koopman , Andrew Parrott , Joshua Rifkin , René Jacobs and others. Until 1993 he was part of the La Fenice ensemble , with whom he won first prizes at the music competitions for orchestras in Bruges (1990) and Malmö (1992). He plays as a guest in numerous orchestras and directs the ensemble Le Concert Brisé , which he founded in 1992 , with which he a. a. recorded several CDs for the Carpe Diem Records label .
Since 2002 he has been leading the zinc class of the “Center de Musique Ancienne” at the Geneva Conservatory , and he also gives master classes at several European music academies.
Discography (selection)
- Dulcis Memoria , 1995.
- Symphoniae sacrae II , 1997.
- Vespers for St. Michael's Day , 1998.
- Musique Transalpine , 2002.
- L'Àge D'or du Cornet à Bouquin , 2007.
- Stadtpfeifer · Waits · Ministriles · Piffari , with Capella de la Torre , Coviello 2007.
- Baldassare Vialardo : Missa Vestiva i colli . With compositions on the madrigal Vestiva i colli by Adriano Banchieri , Giovanni Paolo Cima , Ignazio Donati , Michel'Angelo Grancini , Francesco Rognoni and Bartolomé De Selma y Salaverde . Performers: Miriam Feuersinger (soprano), Hans Jörg Mammel (tenor), William Dongois (zinc; improvisation), Musica Fiorita , Daniela Dolci (harpsichord, organ and conductor). Christophorus, 2015. (Missa by Vialardo as a first recording).
Web links
- Works by and about William Dongois in the catalog of the German National Library
- Le Concert Brisé website
Individual evidence
- ^ Curriculum vitae on the Le Concert Brisé website
- ↑ In conversation with William Dongois (in English)
- ↑ Curriculum vitae on the website of the Haute école de musique de Genève (HEM)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dongois, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Zinkenist and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Langres |