Clarisse Valbon
Clarisse Valbon
Clarisse Valbon is a contemporary classical composer. She was born in France and currently lives in New York City.
After first studying the violin with Nathalie Klein Saint-Arroman then Nicolas Fromageot, she joined the composition class taught by Denis Bosse (“Champs de l’Inaudible”, “La Lettre Volée”) and harmony class taught by Alain Besson at Cergy-Pontoise Conservatory of Music. In parallel she graduated from Sorbonne University Paris IV with a Maîtrise in Musicology, then graduated from Inseec Business School with a Master’s degree in Arts and Cultural Management.
Clarisse Valbon started writing the melodies that resonated in her head during her childhood. Her pieces have been performed by chamber ensembles and soloists in France and most recently in New York City at Carnegie Hall, New York City Bar Chamber Music Association, Consulate of France in New York, Brooklyn Chamber Players Music Salons, Kaufman Music Center, Kosciuszko Foundation, Tenri Cultural Institute with OneMusic International Ensemble, and at The Church in the Gardens with Musica Reginae.
YouTube: @clarissevalboncomposer / SoundCloud: @clarissevalboncomposer
Oasis (piano quartet)
Duration (in minutes): 8
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: mixed instrument quartet
À Travers l'Aube (piano trio)
Duration (in minutes): 6
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: piano trio (vln, vc, pno)
La Raie
Duration (in minutes): 5
Difficulty: Low (student/pedagogical)
Category: mixed instrument quintet
Instruments: cello, flute, harp, violin
L'Accord (oboe solo)
Duration (in minutes): 5
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: solo woodwind instrument
Instruments: oboe
Lotus
Duration (in minutes): 6
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: ballet/dance, larger chamber ensembles - more than 4 players
Instruments: cello, Chinese instruments, harp, organ, other, percussion
Romance (piano and cello)
Duration (in minutes): 10
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: solo instrument with piano, solo string with piano
Instruments: cello, piano
Zorée
Duration (in minutes): 5
Difficulty: Medium (college/community)
Category: solo percussion instrument
Instruments: percussion
Échos (string orchestra)
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: string orchestra
Description: Arrangement for string orchestra
Passages (piano quartet)
Duration (in minutes): 10
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: mixed instrument quartet
Instruments: cello, piano, viola, violin
Oasis (violin and piano)
Duration (in minutes): 8
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: piano, solo string instrument
Instruments: piano, violin
Youtube Links: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5rQIwxmc8VWq1DUqI5qsFA
Description: Arrangement for violin and piano
Aquarelles (string quartet)
Duration (in minutes): 15
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: string quartet
Instruments: cello, viola, violin
Romance (piano and violin)
Duration (in minutes): 10
Difficulty: High (professional)
Instruments: piano, violin
Échos (string quartet)
Duration (in minutes): 10min
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: string quartet
Youtube Links: https://youtu.be/jloI_wkAAgY?si=dp83B6GDfZor_wrY
After first studying the violin with Nathalie Klein Saint-Arroman then Nicolas Fromageot, she joined the composition class taught by Denis Bosse (“Champs de l’Inaudible”, “La Lettre Volée”) and harmony class taught by Alain Besson at Cergy-Pontoise Conservatory of Music. In parallel she graduated from Sorbonne University Paris IV with a Maîtrise in Musicology, then graduated from Inseec Business School with a Master’s degree in Arts and Cultural Management.
Clarisse Valbon started writing the melodies that resonated in her head during her childhood. Her pieces have been performed by chamber ensembles and soloists in France and most recently in New York City at Carnegie Hall, New York City Bar Chamber Music Association, Consulate of France in New York, Brooklyn Chamber Players Music Salons, Kaufman Music Center, Kosciuszko Foundation, Tenri Cultural Institute with OneMusic International Ensemble, and at The Church in the Gardens with Musica Reginae.
YouTube: @clarissevalboncomposer / SoundCloud: @clarissevalboncomposer
Oasis (piano quartet)
Duration (in minutes): 8
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: mixed instrument quartet
À Travers l'Aube (piano trio)
Duration (in minutes): 6
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: piano trio (vln, vc, pno)
La Raie
Duration (in minutes): 5
Difficulty: Low (student/pedagogical)
Category: mixed instrument quintet
Instruments: cello, flute, harp, violin
L'Accord (oboe solo)
Duration (in minutes): 5
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: solo woodwind instrument
Instruments: oboe
Lotus
Duration (in minutes): 6
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: ballet/dance, larger chamber ensembles - more than 4 players
Instruments: cello, Chinese instruments, harp, organ, other, percussion
Romance (piano and cello)
Duration (in minutes): 10
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: solo instrument with piano, solo string with piano
Instruments: cello, piano
Zorée
Duration (in minutes): 5
Difficulty: Medium (college/community)
Category: solo percussion instrument
Instruments: percussion
Échos (string orchestra)
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: string orchestra
Description: Arrangement for string orchestra
Passages (piano quartet)
Duration (in minutes): 10
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: mixed instrument quartet
Instruments: cello, piano, viola, violin
Oasis (violin and piano)
Duration (in minutes): 8
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: piano, solo string instrument
Instruments: piano, violin
Youtube Links: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5rQIwxmc8VWq1DUqI5qsFA
Description: Arrangement for violin and piano
Aquarelles (string quartet)
Duration (in minutes): 15
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: string quartet
Instruments: cello, viola, violin
Romance (piano and violin)
Duration (in minutes): 10
Difficulty: High (professional)
Instruments: piano, violin
Échos (string quartet)
Duration (in minutes): 10min
Difficulty: High (professional)
Category: string quartet
Youtube Links: https://youtu.be/jloI_wkAAgY?si=dp83B6GDfZor_wrY