BIO
Born in 1995, Aurélien Hallopeau is a composer who currently mainly writes for choir, but keeps composing for other instruments. He also sings as a baritone in the chamber choir Ensemble vocal Évohé, directed by Fruzsina Szuromi.
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Two of Aurélien Hallopeau’s choral works have been awarded prizes and premiered during international composition competitions: Petit Bestiaire received the “1st Prize of the Jury” of Eufonia-Bordeaux’s composition competition in October 2021, and Gaudeat iuventus was awarded as “Best composition by a young composer” during the 2° Concurso de Composicion Coral Carmina Nova, in Malaga in April 2021. In January 2023, another composition called Analemme, for choir and percussions, received the "Prix de la ville de Firminy" during the composition competition held by FestyVocal.
Aurélien Hallopeau’s compositions were also performed in Switzerland, such as in Geneva’s Cathedral in April 2022, with Surge amica mea, et veni - a choral piece commissioned by Ensemble vocal Évohé - and in Geneva’s Temple de la Madeleine as part of professional vocal ensemble L’Horizon Chimérique's DoublE-ChoiR project, conducted by Benoît Dubu, in November 2022. Other works were premiered in London as part of the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music and of pianist Maria Marchant’s 7 notes in 7 days at 7pm project, with Arabesque, a composition for piano solo written as a tribute Claude Debussy. In 2021, three short compositions were featured as part of the 12 Days of Christmas video series organized by three British ensembles (The Gesualdo Six, Echo Vocal Ensemble and The Swan Consort).
Recently Aurélien participated in Cap Ferret Music Festival in France, as composer in residence.
Aurélien Hallopeau studied the piano at Conservatoire de Courbevoie, France, with Jean-François Manzoni, and followed harmony, analysis and composition classes with French composer Alexandre Benéteau, and then with Swiss composer Valentin Villard. Alongside music, Aurélien also works as an engineer in the Space industry.
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