Maxime Aulio
Versailles
Maxime Aulio was born in Chartres, France, in 1980. He began his studies of organ at a young age but soon took interest in percussion, harpsichord, then horn, instrument he studied at the Conservatoire National de Région of Toulouse, France. Then, he studied at the Lemmens Conservatory in Leuven, Belgium, where he graduated in 2006 with a Master in Music, in composition, with conducting option. During the summer of 1999, he composed his first work for concert band, Prophéties, premiered by the band of the Conservatoire National de Région of Toulouse. One year later, he wrote Les Voyages de Gulliver, a suite in four movements for concert band (De Haske Publications).
Maxime Aulio is a self-taught and versatile composer. His list of works includes items for soloist(s) and wind orchestra [Il Signor Fagotto (2002) for bassoon; Bilbo the Hobbit (2002) for horn; Montségur, La Tragédie Cathare (2003) for trombone; Marsyas (2005) for flute and harp; The Butterfly that stamped (2006) for baritone saxophone; Libertalia (2007) for euphonium; etc.] as well as compositions for chamber ensembles [Arachnophobie (2000) for saxophone quartet; Phaethon (2008) for bass trombone and ensemble, etc.], for symphonic orchestra [Elégie et Elévation (2007) for trombone and orchestra; etc.], or film music [Train (2014) directed by Olivier Chabalier; etc.].
His works have been premiered and played by notorious musicians and ensembles, such as: Jean-Pierre Cénédèse, Daniel Lassalle, Claude Roubichou, Michel Becquet, Laurent Lefèvre, Fabrice Millischer, Philippe Hanon, Louis-Hervé Matton, Laurent Le Chenadec, Miraphone Tuba Quartett, Anthony Caillet, Alexandre Doisy, Eric Villevière, Philippe Ferro, Jacques Deleplancque, Amsterdamse TramHarmonie (Netherlands), Ensemble Instrumental de l’Ariège, Orchestre d’Harmonie de la Région Centre, Ensemble à Vents de l’Isère, Orchestre à Vents Non Identifié (Quebec), Paris Air Force Band, Wind Band of the Metropolitan Police of Paris, Principal Wind Band of French Army, Marine Band of Brest, Contra Costa Wind Symphony (USA), Nagoya University of Arts Wind Orchestra (Japan), American Wind Symphony Orchestra (USA), Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wind Ensemble (USA),... And in the nicest places: Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris), Cité de la Musique (Paris), Carnegie Hall (New York), Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Halle aux Grains (Toulouse), L’Arsenal (Metz),...
He has also studied orchestra conducting with the illustrious Conservatory of Paris’s professor Jean-Sébastien Béreau. Sharing ideas with one of his mentors, Eric Villevière, who premiered most of his master works, he doesn’t omit to receive his advices.
In 2012, he participates in a masterclass for conducting contemporary music ensembles, given by Jean Deroyer and Ensemble Court-Circuit. In 2013, he improves in Sounpainting and improvisation with ensembles with Walter Thompson, Vincent Lê Quang and Rainer Boesch; then, a few classes on softwares developed by IRCAM - Max, OpenMusic, Antescofo,... - in this institution itself, with Mikhail Malt, Grégoire Lorieux and Benjamin Thigpen.
Interested by wind orchestra history in France - driving him consequently through its military past -, and advocating militant action around it, he succeeded in 2008 a contest to be Military Conductor in French army, with a position at the Principal Wind Band of French Army, until 2013.
Actually, he gives time to compose new commissions, and film scoring.
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