The composer and oratorio singer Tristan Clais has died at the age of 87.
A student of Igor Markevitch, he was fascinated by surrealism and explored affinities with graphics and collages.
He was also a prominent broadcaster.
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“Leading”? I am Belgian, have been active in the new music scene for 35 years and never heard of this name.
I had the same thoughts.
Clais was indeed well known as a broadcaster for RTBF – if I’m not mistaken. He was a composer – albeit a really “unusual” one.
Check out his website :http://www.tristanclais.com/fr/catalogue.htm
He seems to have been a visual artist rather than a composer, when you see the score samples on his website.