Biographies

A French composer born February 19, 1954 in Paris.

Born into the artistic family of the Casadesus, Dominique Probst studied at the Paris Conservatory and won the composition prize of the Fondation Nadia et Lili Boulanger. He was solo timpanist for the Orchestre Colonne (1973-2015) and teaches at the Levallois-Perret Conservatory and the Conservatory of the XVI^th arrondissement of Paris.

Probst has composed works for the radio, television, stage and ballet (Homo ipse delet, 1972, premiered at the Cité Universitaire in Paris) and has worked notably with Maurice Béjart, Francis Huster, Jean Marais and Laurent Terzieff.

A French composer born May 2, 1964 in Lorient.

With a diploma in acoustics from the University of Lyons, Martial Robert developed a passion for electroacoustic music and especially for the work of Pierre Schaeffer. He trained notably at the conservatories of Lyons and Paris, and studied musicology at the University of Paris-Sorbonne. The holder of a doctorate in musicology and communication, he is the author of analytical biographies of Pierre Schaeffer and Ivo Malec.

Robert cofounded Ousonmupo (OUvroir du SONore et du MUsical POtentiels) as well as the research studio Art3mix, dedicated to the creation of artistic forms combined with new technologies.

A French composer born January 15, 1959 in Reims.

Arnaud Petit studied notably at the Paris Conservatory and trained in composition with Pierre Schaeffer, Guy Reibel and Luciano Berio. He also studied conducting with Pierre Boulez and computer music with Bénédict Mailliard.