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  • 25 September 2003: Le chemin, for solo piano, by Pi-hsien Chen; Festival "...antasten..." Heilbronn, Germany

 

  • 8 November 2003: In the Mirror Land, for flute and oboe, by Mimi Kruger, flute, Sarah Bahauddin, oboe; Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA, USA

 

  • 12 November 2003: Tiodhlac, for clarinet, by François Houle; Brechemin Auditorium, UW, Seattle, WA, USA

 

  • 5 December 2003: Premiere of Athanor, for large orchestra, by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Pierre-André Valade, Maida Vale Studio Invitation Concert Series, London, UK; recording for for Mode Records CD portrait

 

  • 7 December 2003: Recording of La terre et le feu, for oboe and ensemble, by Gareth Hulse, oboe and the London Sinfonietta, conducted by Pierre-André Valade, for Mode Records CD portrait

 

  • 8 December 2003: Recording of La mesure de la terre et du feu, for oboe and viola, by Gareth Hulse, oboe, Paul Silverthorne, viola (London Sinfonietta), for Mode Records CD portrait

 

  • 25 January 2003: La mesure des choses II. La mesure de la mer, for piano, by Asta Vaicekonis, at the Shoreline Community College, Shoreline, WA, USA

 

  • 12 February 2004: Roman, for solo violin, by Kyung Sun Chee; Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, USA

 

  • 17 February 2004: Roman, for solo violin, by Kyung Sun Chee; Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, USA

 

  • 17 April 2004: Lichtung, for ensemble, by Contemporary Directions Ensemble, conducted by Jonathan Shames; Ann Harbor, MI, USA

 

  • 19 September 2004: premiere of Ombre/Miroir for flute and ensemble (2004) - commission of musikFabrik: Helen Bledsoe, flute, musikFabrik, conducted by James Wood; WDR, Cologne, Germany

 

  • 12 October 2004: 50th Birthday Portrait concert and Masterclass; Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
  • Tiodhlac, for solo clarinet: James Schoepflin
  • La mesure des choses II. La mesure de la mer, for solo piano: Margaret Brink
  • In the Mirror Land, for flute and oboe: Merrie Siegel, flute, Amari Barash, oboe

 

  • 15 October 2004: Roman, for solo violin, by Eric Rynes; Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, USA

 

  • 16 October 2004: Roman, for solo violin, by Eric Rynes; Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, USA

 

  • 17 October 2004: Tiodhlac, for solo clarinet, by François Houle; Polestar Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA

 

  • 11 November 2004: In the Mirror Land, for flute and oboe: Merrie Siegel, flute, Amari Barash, oboe, University of Idaho, Moskow, USA

 

  • 21 November 2004: Tiodhlac, for solo clarinet, by François Houle; University of Alberta at Edmonton, Faculty of Music Concert Hall

 

  • 14 January 2005: Les raisons des forces mouvantes, for organ, by Hans-Ola Ericsson; St James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, USA

 

  • 15 March 2005: In the Mirror Land, for flute and oboe, by Carin Levine, flute, Peter Veale, oboe; Weimar (Germany)

 

  • 15 March 2005: Cinq Duos, for violin and viola; Tokyo (Japan)

 

  • 15 March 2005: Au-delà, Cinq Etudes pour Piccolo, for piccolo; Tokyo (Japan)

 

  • 25 March 2005: In the Mirror Land, for flute and oboe: by Mimi Kruger, flute, Sarah Bahauddin, oboe, Soundbridge at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, USA

 

  • April 2005: Le chemin, for piano, by Harumi Makiyama; International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

 

  • 24 September 2005: Premiere of String Quartet (in preparation) - commission from the Beethovenfest, Bonn; Quatuor Diotima, Bonn, Germany

 

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Athanor, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre-André. Valade

La terre et le feu, for orchestra, Gareth Hulse, oboe, London Sinfonietta, P.A. Valade

Les raisons des forces mouvantes, for organ; Hans-Ola Ericsson

La mesure de la terre et du feu, for oboe and viola; Gareth Hulse, oboe, Paul Silverstone, viola (London Sinfonietta)

 

  • September 2005: release of book on Durand's music by the University of Washington Press: In the Mirror Land, Texts on the Music of Joël-François Durand, edited by Jonathan W. Bernard. Texts by Christian Asplund, Jonathan W. Bernard, Joël-François Durand, Eric Flesher, Ryan Hare