Biography
J I was born on June 20, 1935 in Tunis.
My childhood and adolescence were spent under the generous sun of Tunisia and Algeria.
Then, studies in Paris, military service in Algeria and industry.
And what about the music in all of this?
Nothing, or very little. The 1940s left little room for passions. After the war, it was far too late to consider musical studies.
So, the bulk of my career took place at Thomson; Spacelab, USSR-Europe Gas Pipeline, so many exciting industrial adventures.
Not to mention a foray into institutional communication which allowed me to get close to the world of image and graphic design.
As I got older, retirement naturally presented itself, and the leisure time that was once so sparingly allotted to me suddenly became quite generous.
So, let the music begin!
Not so simple!
Playing the piano is one thing, wanting to fill a staff with notes is another.
So I'm tackling musical literature, Koechelin, Dubois...
I came away from it interested but discouraged. Tonal harmony is difficult, very difficult indeed!
A young student from the Paris Conservatory (CNSM) in the conducting class then helped me clear the path.
To simplify the writing process and free myself from the constraints of tonality, I envisioned a tonally neutral system. From then on, my musical adventure could truly begin and continue.
In 2001, I wrote, composed and orchestrated an oratorio, Genesis , the first part of the trilogy The Human Condition .
In 2006, we moved to the Montpellier region where I met Élisabeth Joudrier, choir director of the Accroche-Chœur choral ensemble, and Franck Fontcouberte, musical director of the Contrepoint orchestral ensemble. Genèse was accepted and included in the 2009 season program.
After Genesis , other concerts followed, the Songs of Bilitis in 2011, Cain , second part of The Human Condition , in 2012. The third part, The Law , was created in June 2015.
After The Law I explored, not without difficulty, the immense field of orchestral music; piano concertos, symphonic poems such as Hopper and My Seasons .
This will be followed by a narrative opera, Tristan based on ancient texts.
My meeting with Alain Roudier, organologist and pianist, was decisive for chamber music; Le cimetière marin after Paul Valéry, Légendes de l'Hérault , Trio for strings and piano, Légende d'un jour , and the miniature opera Nuages which will be given its first performance in 2026.
Works that have been written or are in the process of being written will, I hope, have the chance to find an audience.
To listen to the excerpts offered in the following pages, I recommend using good headphones, as computer speakers are generally not very flattering.