E027: François Houle on Extended Techniques and adjusting your "Ear Attitude" (Part 2 of 2)

Today on the Clarineat podcast my guest is Vancouver's Francois Houle. We spend the entire episode focusing on extended techniques including tips for those who would like to start for the first, and the importance of adjusting your "ear attitude" so you can appreciate this type of music. Biography Clarinetist François Houle has established himself as one of today's most inventive musicians, in all of the diverse musical spheres he embraces. Inspired by collaborations with the world's top musical innovators, François has developed a unique improvisational language, virtuosic and rich with sonic embellishment and technical extensions. A sought after soloist and chamber musician, he has actively expanded the clarinet's repertoire by commissioning some of today's leading Canadian and international composers and premiering over one hundred new works. A founding member of critically acclaimed ensembles such as Sea and Sky, The Turning Point Ensemble and Standing Wave, François has also collaborated with leading ensembles in Canada, including ECM+, Bozzini Quartet, Fibonacci Trio, among others. He has been listed on numerous occasions in Downbeat magazine's Readers and Critics' Polls as "Talent Deserving Wider Recognition" and "Rising Star".