… sans quoi les imperméables jaunes existeront… (… without which yellow raincoats would not exist…) is based on organic and impulsives movements while learning. It is born from an ongoing desire to plunge in things that I dislike and ovoid simplicity. I like calm, soft music with long static track. This piece is an attempt to avoid this direction. And so I plunged myself in a tight montage with well articulated movements. The inspiration come from childhood. The yellow raincoat (“imperméable jaune” in French) is the symbol of childhood, a symbol of the games and of the excitement of jumping both feet in a puddle of water.

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Awards

• 1st prize ex æquo, Student, 3rd Biennial Acousmatic Composition Competition Métamorphoses 2004, Ohain (Belgium)
• 1st prize, Hugh Le Caine Awards, SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers 2004, Canada
• 2nd prize, Jeu de temps / Times Play (JTTP) 2004, Canada