Robert Lemay

Robert Lemay (born February 13, 1960) is a Canadian composer of solo, chamber and orchestral works. Noted especially for his contribution to the saxophone repertoire, Lemay's music is distinguished by the imaginative use of the concert space and extended technique|extended instrumental techniques. Among his inspirations are his collaborations with eminent performers, the art of filmmakers and painters, and deeply expressive responses to the tragedy of war and human suffering.
== Early years and education ==
Lemay, who was born in Montreal but grew up in Bois-des-Filion, Quebec, began composing while a member of a local progressive rock band. Following studies at Université Laval|Laval University, where he received his Master's degree (M.Mus.) under François Morel, he completed a doctorate (D.Mus.) at the Université de Montréal under Michel Longtin in 1994. A formative influence was the year he spent at the University at Buffalo|State University of New York at Buffalo, where he studied with David Felder and participated in seminars given by Brian Ferneyhough, Louis Andriessen, and Donald Erb. He also met his wife, the pianist Yoko Hirota. In France, he worked with François Rossé in Bordeaux and Georges Aperghis at the Atelier Théâtre et Musique in Paris.
== Career ==
Lemay's oeuvre is particularly noteworthy with respect to the saxophone, for which he has written over 80 pieces ranging from solos to large ensembles. He has worked closely with many of the instrument's leading artists and ensembles including Jean-François Guay, Jean-Michel Goury, and Jean-Marie Londeix.
Since 2000, Lemay has resided in Greater Sudbury, Ontario where he taught as a sessional member of the music department at Laurentian University from 2000-21. He also taught at the University of Saskatchewan in 1996-97.
From 2004-18, Lemay was President and Artistic Director of the 5-Penny New Music Concerts in Sudbury. A number of his works, as well as those other contemporary Canadian composers, such as James Rolfe and Brian Harman, were premiered. The series also presented programs on composers of the past century including Toru Takemitsu, Witold Lutosławski, Luciano Berio, György Kurtag, and Elliott Carter.
Among the performers were Jean-Michel Goury, electric guitarist Tim Brady, bass-baritone Michel Ducharme, guitarist Arturo Parra, and conductor Brian Current, as well as the ensembles Proxima Centauri, Erosonic, Estria, Anubis Quartet, and the Molinari String Quartet. Local artists also contributed, notably Hirota and the Silver Birch String Quartet. The ensemble, which recorded Lemay's two string quartets and (with Hirota) piano quintet in the 2013 album, L'errance..., was associated with the composer during much of its twelve-year existence, including a residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity|Banff Centre for Arts in 2011. Lemay also wrote several solo violin pieces that were premiered by the ensemble's first violinist, Christian Robinson.
Lemay was Composer-in-Residence of the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra from 2008-10. Et une porte d'ombre se referme, for violin and orchestra, was written and performed during this period. Oiseau de givre, for piano and orchestra, was also premiered by the Symphony in 2006.
The production studio for Fragments noirs, for two saxophones, was 2,000 metres underground in Sudbury's SNOLAB research facility. Recorded in 2017, the piece was interspersed with texts by the poet and novelist, Thierry Dimanche, that explored the "underground" culture of Sudbury's mining history.
Lemay has been a featured guest composer at academic institutions, conferences, and music festivals throughout North America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. His music has been performed and broadcast internationally and recognized by the Canada Council for the Arts, SOCAN Foundation, Ontario Arts Council, and Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. His publishers include Éditions Doberman-Yppan (Canada), Éditions Billaudot (France), Éditions Jobert (France), Note en Bulle Éditions (France), and Resolute Music Publications (US). Recorded works are on the Centrediscs, Erol Records, and Atma Classique labels, among others (see Albums and audio files).
==Compositional style==
Lemay, in a 2008 interview for a thesis on his saxophone works, discussed his evolution as a Atonality|post-atonal composer who was influenced by the spectral music|spectral techniques of Tristan Murail and Gérard Grisey, the Modes (music)|modes of Iannis Xenakis, and the metric modulation|rhythmic modulation of Elliott Carter. He also discussed his distinctive process for the creation of melody.
A stylistic hallmark is the concern with the concert setting including stage layout, spatialization, gesture, and comportment and presence of the performer, which was the subject of Lemay's doctoral thesis and other writings.
Another device is the employment of extended techniques that augment the instrument's compass and require considerable virtuosity to perform. The approach has been analyzed in-depth with respect to two of his solo pieces, Ariana, Kaboul (alto saxophone) and Clap (clarinet).
Visual arts have been an important influence with two series of musical homages to filmmakers such as Orson Welles and Bernard Émond and painters including Barnett Newman and Eli Bornstein.
The social, political and humanitarian dimension of Lemay's art may be heard in pieces like the award-winning Ramallah, a powerful meditation on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict conflict, and Shadows of Bamiyan, composed in the wake of the Taliban destruction of Buddhas of Bamiyan colossal Buddhas in Afghanistan in 2001.
Lemay has also written pieces for students including 6 Ushebtis (piano), Beat the Drum (alto saxophone), and Train miniature (clarinet).
==Awards==
Lemay is a laureate of national and international composition competitions including:
* Second prize. 2007. For Mare Tranquilitatis III. International Composition Prize (Luxembourg).
* Second prize. 2006. For De brises en ressac. Kazimierz Serocki International Composers' Competition (Poland).
* First prize. 2004. For Ramallah. Harelbeke Muziekstad Wind Ensemble Competition (Belgium).
* William St. Clair Low Award. 1989. For Vagues vertiges. Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada (CAPAC).
* Sir Ernest MacMillan Award. 1988. For La fuite immobile. CAPAC.
* Rodolphe Mathieu Award. 1988. For Les yeux de la solitude. CAPAC.
==Works==
Based on the composer's CV (2021), the list below is arranged by title of the work, date of composition, instrument(s), publisher (if applicable), and premiere performer(s), venue and date. Unpublished works are at the Canadian Music Centre.
===Solos, duos===
* Nonante. 2021. Saxophone. Éditions Billaudot, Collection Saxiana.
* Au coude-à-coude. 2021. Bassoon, piano.
* Shared Visions. 2021. Clarinet, piano.
* Play Off. 2021. Oboe, piano.
* Point d'équilibre. 2021. Flute, piano.
* Deep Down. 2020. Tuba, piano. Note en Bulle Éditions.
* Last Call. 2020. French horn, piano. Note en Bulle Éditions.
* À bout de bras. 2020. Trombone, piano. Note en Bulle Éditions.
* Break Point. 2020. B♭ trumpet, piano. Note en Bulle Éditions.
* Soliloques. 2020. Alto saxophone. Note en Bulle Éditions.
* High Expectations. 2020. Sopranino saxophone. Éditions Doberman-Yppan. Premiere: Alexander Richards, sopranino saxophone. Region 9 Conference of the North American Saxophone Alliance, online event, University of Calgary, March 2021.
* Hors-jeu. 2019. Version B. Tenor saxophone, bass clarinet.
* Hors-jeu. 2019. Tenor saxophone, bassoon.
* À court terme. 2019. B♭ clarinet, cello. Premiere: Géraldine Fastré, clarinet, Bruno Ispiola, cello. Osmose Festival 2019, Entrela du Centre Culturel d'Evere, Brussels, November 2019.
* Faux-fuyant. 2019. Soprano saxophone, oboe. Note en Bulle Éditions. Premiere: Ava Wirth, oboe, Andrew Hosler, soprano saxophone. Kadupal Festival, Stamps Auditorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, online event, September 2021.
* Un processus discret. 2018. Alto saxophone, guitar. Éditions Doberman-Yppan. Premiere: Dúo Icarus (Alberto Plaza, guitar, Alfonso Padilla, saxophone). IX Festival de Música Contemporánea Encuentros Sonoros, Espacio Turina de Sevilla, Seville, Spain, January 2020.
* Double Fault. 2018. Alto saxophone, B♭ clarinet. Note en Bulle Éditions. Premiere: Duo Entre-Nous (Jackie Glazier, clarinet, Don-Paul Kahl, saxophone). North American Saxophone Alliance 2020 Biennial Conference. Arizona State University at Tempe, March 2020.
* Kif-Kif. 2018. Saxophone, snare drum. Note en Bulle Éditions. Premiere: Rogue Two (Andrew Allen, saxophone, Gordon Hicken, snare drum). Akin Auditorium, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, March 2019.
* Two for One. 2018. Soprano saxophone, B♭ trumpet. Note en Bulle Éditions.
* Tie-Break 2. 2018. Alto saxophone, violin. Note en Bulle Éditions. Premiere: Emanuele Dalmaso, saxophone, Andrea Mattevi, violin. Festival Contrasti 2019, Sala della Fondazione Caritro, Trento, Italy, March 2019.
* Pommes. 2018. Percussion. Note en Bulle Éditions.
* Déroulement. 2017. Baritone saxophone, piano.
* Arrêt sur image. 2017. Alto saxophone. Éditions Doberman-Yppan. Premiere: William Malone, saxophone. North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial National Conference 2018, Cincinnati, March 2018
* Deuce 4. 2017. Baritone saxophones (2). Resolute Music Publications. Premiere: Jeffrey Vickers, Henrique Portovedo, baritone saxophones. 18th World Saxophone Congress, Zagreb, Croatia, July 2018.
* Bas-relief. 2016-2017. Baritone saxophone. Note en Bulle Éditions. Premiere: Geoffrey Deibel, baritone saxophone. 18th World Saxophone Congress, Zagreb, Croatia, July 2018.
* Into Thin Air. 2016. Soprano saxophone. Éditions Doberman-Yppan. Premiere: Andrew Allen, soprano saxophone. 18th World Saxophone Congress, Zagreb, Croatia, July 2018.
* Fragments noirs. 2016. Soprano saxophone, alto saxophone. Note en Bulle Éditions. Premiere: Noa Mick, Don-Paul Kahl, saxophones. Zurich International Saxfest, Zurich, March 2017.
* À découvert. 2015-16. Violin. Note en Bulle Éditions. Premiere: Christian Robinson, violin. 5-Penny New Music Concerts, Sudbury, June 2016.
* Tri-angles. 2015. Tenor saxophone. Premiere: Jeffrey Vickers, tenor saxophone. Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester, Virginia, January 2016.
* Mémoire et oubli. 2015. Piano. Premiere: Yoko Hirota, piano. Laurentian University, Sudbury, March 2016.
* Cadenza. 2014. Violin. Premiere: Christian Robinson, violin. Sudbury Symphony Orchestra concert, Sudbury, March 2015.
* Deuce 3. 2014. Soprano saxophones (2). Resolute Music Publications. Premiere: Jeffrey Vickers, Rodrigo Vila, saxophones. Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, University of Calgary, February 2015.
* Train miniature. 2014. Clarinet. Éditions Doberman-Yppan, Collection Jean-Guy Boisvert. Premiere: Jean-Guy Boisvert, clarinet. Guest Artist Concert, Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western University, London, Ontario, September 2018.
* Deuce 2. 2013-14. Tenor saxophones (2). Resolute Music Publications. Premiere: Duo d'Entre-Deux (Nick Zoulek, Tommy Davis, saxophones). Clazel Theater, Bowling Green, Ohio, October 2014.
* Asubakatchin (Capteur des rêves/Dreamcatcher). 2013. Piano.
* Tengu-Maï. 2012-13. Soprano saxophone, piano. Resolute Music Publications. Premiere: Kenneth Tse, saxophone, Casey Gene Dierlam, piano. North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial National Conference 2018, Cincinnati, March 2018.
* Gris sur gris (Hommage à Yves Gaucher). 2012-13. Violin, guitar. Premiere: Duo46 (Beth Ilana Schneider-Gould, violin, Matthew Gould, guitar). 5-Penny New Music Concerts, Sudbury, March 2014.
* Clés. 2012. Miniature suite: 6 pieces for flute, 2 pieces for flutes (2), and 1 piece for flute and piano. Note en Bulle Éditions.
* Redshift/Blueshift. 2012. Baritone saxophone, cello. Note en Bulle Éditions. Premiere: CelloPhone (Nadia Klein, cello, Chelsea Shanof, saxophone). Boats and Balloons, Heliconian Hall, Toronto, September 2014.
* Tie-Break. 2011. Alto saxophone, cello. Premiere: Wallace Halladay, saxophone, Mary-Katherine Finch, cello. Contact Contemporary Music, Gallery 345, Toronto, September 2011.
* Manu Militari. 2012. Version B. Clarinet in A, flute. Premiere: FL-AIR (Travis Jones, flute, Kip Franklin, clarinet). International Woodwind Duo Symposium, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, April 2018.
* Manu Militari. 2011. Alto saxophone, flute. Resolute Music Publications. Premiere: Greenbrook Ensemble. 2014 North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference, University Of Illinois, Urbana-Champaigne, March 2014.
* Intimate Echoes. 2011. Tenor saxophone, piano. Resolute Music Publications. Premiere: Jeffrey Vickers, saxophone, Hee-Kyung Juhn, piano. Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, April 2011.
* Deuce. 2010. Alto saxophones (2). Resolute Music Publications. Premiere: Brooke Ferris-Florence, Zachary Pfau, saxophones. Daly Jazz Concert Series, Missoula, Montana, January 2011.
* Coups d'archet. 2008. Violin. Note en Bulle Éditions. Premiere: Christian Robinson, violin. Music by the Sea Festival Concerts, Bamfield, Vancouver Island, July 2012.
* Clap. 2008. Clarinet. Note en Bulle Éditions. Premiere: Rebecca Danard, clarinet. 2011 International Clarinet Association Conference, California State University, Northridge, August 2011.
* Tanze vor Angst (Hommage à Paul Klee). 2006. Piano. Note en Bulle Éditions. Premiere: Yoko Hirota, piano. Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, July 2007.
* Ariana, Kaboul. 2005. Alto saxophone. Resolute Music Publications. Premiere: Miguel Romero Moran, saxophone. 14th World Saxophone Congress, Ljubljana, Slovenia, July 2006.
* Stuntman. 2005. Trombone. Premiere: James C. Lebens, trombone. Salle Henri-Gagnon, Université Laval, Quebec City, 2005.
* Motel Suite. 2004. Version for alto flute, bass clarinet. Premiere: Motion Ensemble. 5-Penny New Music Concert, Sudbury, October 2004.
* Motel Suite. 2004. Version for alto flute, baritone saxophone. Premiere: Duo Zephyr. Salle de l'Atelier du Conservatoire National de Région, Bordeaux, France, March 2005.
* 6 Ushebtis. 2003. Student pieces (6), piano. Note en Bulle Éditions.
* No Limits. 2003. Tubax (bass saxophone). Premiere: Serge Bertocchi, tubax. Amphithéâtre du Centre de ressources, d'expertise et de performance sportive, Poitou-Charentes, Poitier, France, August 2003.
* Motel Suite. 2002-2003. Soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone. Premiere: Susan Fancher, Mark Engebretson, saxophones. Huntington Concert Series, Sudbury, November 2002.
* Pourtant il y a la nuit. 2002. Violin, cello. Note en Bulle Éditions. Premiere: Christian Robinson, violin, Alexandra Lee, cello. Silver Birch Concert, Sudbury, April 2006.
* Reliefs. 2001. Clarinet. Premiere: Jean-Guy Boisvert, clarinet. Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, January 2002.
* Dial M for...hommage à Alfred Hitchcock. 2000. Soprano saxophone. Premiere: Jean-François Guay, saxophone. 13th World Saxophone Congress, Minneapolis, July 2003.
* 5 Études. 2000. Alto saxophone. Resolute Music Publications. Premiere: Jean-François Guay, saxophone. University of Iowa, Iowa City, March 2001.
* Thèbes. 2000. Version for bassoon. Premiere: Michel Bettez, bassoon. 29th International Double Reed Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 2000.
* Thèbes. 2000. Baritone saxophone. Premiere: Claude Fortier, saxophone. 12th World Saxophone Congress, Montreal, July 2000.
* Kamigluk's Inukshuit. 2000. Flute, marimba. Premiere: Anick Lessard, flute, Mario Boivin, marimba. Musique Chez Nous, Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, Quebec, November 2001.
* Incertitude. 1999. Alto saxophone, piano. Resolute Music Publications. Premiere: Rémi Ménard, saxophone, Marc Joyal, piano. Laval University, Quebec City, March 2000.
* Les photographies du 21. 1999. Alto saxophone. Premiere: Rémi Ménard, saxophone. University of Calgary, February 2000.
* Série B (B Film). 1999. Alto saxophone. Student piece. Resolute Music Publications.
* Tambour battant (Beat the Drum). 1999. Alto saxophone. Student piece. Resolute Music Publications.
* Du bout des lèvre au bout des doigts. 1999. Alto saxophone. Student piece.
* Mitsu no kisetsu. 1998. Version for alto voice, baritone saxophone. Éditions Jobert, Collection Pierre de Lune. Premiere: Annie Tremblay, soprano, André Leroux, saxophone. Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montreal, February 2001.
* Mitsu no kisetsu. 1998. Baritone voice, contrabassoon. Premiere: Paul Rowe, baritone, Monica Fucci, contrabassoon. International Double Reed Society Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, August 1999.
* Hiroshima mon amour. 1998. Piano. Premiere: Yoko Hirota, piano. In Performance Series, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, February 2002.
* Oran. 1998. Alto saxophone, piano. Resolute Music Publications. Premiere: Jean-François Guay, saxophone, Yoko Hirota, piano. École de musique Vincent-d'Indy, Montreal, November 1999.
* Trou noir. 1996. Baritone saxophone, piano. Premiere: Claude Fortier, saxophone, Louise Andrée Baril, piano. Chapelle Historique du bon Pasteur, Montreal, March 2000.
* Solitude oubliée. 1995. Tenor saxophone. Éditions Doberman-Yppan. Premiere: Jean-François Guay, saxophone. Maison de la Culture Mont-Royal, Montreal, November 1995.
* Les yeux de la solitude. 1987. Alto saxophone, percussion. Premiere: Daniel Gauthier, saxophone, François Gauthier, percussion. Société des Concerts Alternatifs du Quebec, Montreal, February 1988.
* Ullaaq. 1984, revised 2016. Organ.
===Chamber ensembles ===
*À deux contre un. 2020. Flute, alto saxophone, piano.
* Après la pluie. 2019. Violins (2), piano.
* A Short Answer. 2019. Alto saxophone, cello, piano
* Overtime. 2019. Trombones (4).
* Contrepoint...hommage à Robert Altman. 2016. Version C. Flute, soprano saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone.
* Contrepoint...hommage à Robert Altman. 2016. Version B. Flute, soprano saxophone, clarinet, bassoon.
* Contrepoint...hommage à Robert Altman. 2016. Version A. Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon. Premiere: Iwona Glinka, flute, Gdansk Reed Trio. Kwidzyn Music Spring International Festival, Kwidzyn, Poland, June 2018.
* Slow Swirl at the Edge of the Sea (hommage à Mark Rothko). 2015. Violin, alto saxophone, piano. Note en Bulle Éditions. Premiere: Trio Empreinte. Escales transatlantiques, Paris, October 2015.
* Quelques tranches de temps. 2014. Version B. Flute, soprano saxophone, clarinet. Note en Bulle Éditions. Premiere: International Counterpoint. Cortona Sessions for New Music, Cortona, Tuscany, Italy, July 2017.
* Éole. 2014. Version B. Saxophones (3) (soprano, alto, tenor). Note en Bulle Éditions.
* Fragments/Metamorphosis. 2014. Version B. Saxophones (3) (soprano, alto, baritone).
* Chemin du miracle. 2013. Soprano voice, clarinet, violin. Premiere: Motion Ensemble. 5-Penny New Music Concerts, Sudbury, January 2014.
* Urban Influx (Afflux urbain). 2013. Saxophones (4) (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone). Éditions Doberman-Yppan. Premiere: Proteus Quartet. North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaigne, March 2014.
* Verticales (hommage à Barnett Newman). 2011-12. Saxophones (4) (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone). Resolute Music Publications. Premiere: Anubis Quartet. 5-Penny New Music Concerts, Sudbury, April 2012.
* Concetto Spaziale (hommage à Lucio Fontana). 2011-12. Alto saxophones (3). Resolute Music Publications. Premiere: Echo Rogue Saxophone Trio. 16th World Saxophone Congress, St Andrews, Scotland, July 2012.
* Ligne(s) médiane(s). 2011. Version B. Saxophones (4) (soprano, altos (2), baritone). Premiere: Siam Saxophone Quartet. 16th World Saxophone Congress, St Andrews, Scotland, July 2012.
* Zones d'ombre. 2011. Soprano saxophone, flute, percussion, piano. Premiere: Ensemble Proxima Centauri. Opus 12.3, Les Universaux, Centre culturel Rocher de Palme, Bordeaux, France.
*Territoires intérieurs (hommage à Bernard Émond). 2010. String quartet (violins (2), viola, cello), piano. Premiere: Silver Birch String Quartet (Christian Robinson, Geoff McCausland, violins; Jane Russell, viola; Alexandra Lee, cello), Yoko Hirota, piano. Friday Evening at the Rolston, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, March 2011.
*Trotte-minute, nos. 1-2. 2010. Saxophones (3) (sopranino, alto, bass). Premiere: Anubis Quartet. Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, November 2010.
*On Call. 2010. Trumpets (3). Premiere: Ensemble de cuivres. Salle Henri-Gagnon, Laval University, Quebec City, November 2010.
*Ligne(s) médiane(s). 2009. Alto saxophone, clarinet, oboe, bassoon.
*Éole. 2008. Clarinets (3). Note en Bulle Éditions. Premiere: Trio Éole. Auditorium d'Alma, Alma, Quebec, October 2008.
*Gelb, Rot, Blau...hommage à Wassily Kandinsky. 2008. Version C. Soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, piano. Resolute Music Publications. Premiere: Kenneth Tse, soprano saxophone; Jean-Michel Goury, alto saxophone; Su-Yen Chee, piano. 15th World Saxophone Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, July 2009.
*Gelb, Rot, Blau...hommage à Wassily Kandinsky. 2008. Version B. Soprano saxophone, clarinet, piano. Premiere: Jeffrey Price, saxophone; Trevor Pittman, clarinet; Philip Adamson, piano. Windsor Canadian Music Festival 2010, February 2010.
*Gelb, Rot, Blau...hommage à Wassily Kandinsky. 2008. Clarinet, oboe, piano. Premiere: Pauline Farrugia, clarinet; Étienne de Médicis, oboe; Yoko Hirota, piano. 5-Penny New Music Concerts, Sudbury, November 2008.
*Structure/Paysage...hommage à Eli Bornstein. 2008. String quartet (violins (2), viola, cello). Premiere: Molinari String Quartet. Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montreal, May 2009.
*(S)AXE(S). 2007. Saxophones (4) (soprano, alto, tenor, tubax). Premiere: Quatuor de saxophones Xasax. Le Petit faucheux, Festival Emergences, Tours, France, November 2008.
*In the dark...hommage à Lars von Trier. 2006. Piano trio (violin, cello, piano). Premiere: Christian Robinson, violin; Alexandra Lee, cello; Yoko Hirota, piano. 5-Penny New Music Concerts, Sudbury, February 2007.
*Fragments/Metamorphosis. 2006. Oboe, clarinet, bassoon. Premiere: Estria Trio. Haskell Free Library and Opera House, Stanstead, Quebec, May 2006.
*Voix parallèles. 2004. Tenor saxophone, trombone and piano. Premiere: Jean-François Guay, saxophone; James C. Lebens, trombone; Hélène Desjardins, piano. Salle Henri-Gagnon. Laval University, Quebec City, March 2005.
*Varius Multiplex Multiformis. 2004. Brass quintet (trumpets (2), French horn, trombone, tuba). Premiere: Quintette de cuivres de l'Université Laval. Église Notre-Dame-de-Jacques-Cartier, Quebec City, November 2006.
*Un ciel variable pour demain. 2003-2004. 8 easy pieces for various saxophone quartets.
*Ombres d'automne et de lune. 2001. 3 saxophones (one performer), flute/piccolo, piano, celesta. Premiere: Quatuor Appollinaire. Auditorium du Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional, Toulouse, France, January 2002.
*Shadows of Bamian. 2001-02. Saxophones (4) (sopranos (2), tenors (2)). Premiere: Cuarteto de Saxofones Italica. 14th World Saxophone Congress, Ljubljana, Slovenia, July 2006.
*Quelques tranches de temps. 2000-01. Flute, oboe, clarinet. Premiere: Estria Woodwind Quintet. Novavents, Musica Nova. Lennoxville, Quebec, April 2001.
*Débâcle. 1998. Woodwind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon). Premiere: Estria Woodwind Quintet. Musica Nova, Lennoxville, Quebec, June 1999.
*Love Streams...hommage à John Cassavetes. 1997. Cello, piano. Premiere: Mark Rudoff, cello, Yoko Hirota, piano. Huntington Concert Series, Sudbury, January 2001.
*Maniwaki. 1997. Tuba, percussion. Premiere: Darrell Bueckert, percussion, Brent Longstaff, tuba. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, March 1997.
*Sarajevo. 1995. Saxophones (4) (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone). Éditions Doberman-Yppan. Premiere: Quatuor de saxophones Nelligan. Café Sarajevo, Montreal, January 1996.
*La nostalgie du présent. 1994. Brass quintet (trumpets (2), French horn, trombone, tuba). Premiere: Valdosta State University Brass Quintet. Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia, November 1998.
*Quatuor, no 2. 1985, revised 1994. Vibraphone/marimba, saxophones (4)
*À tout prendre...hommage à Claude Jutra. 1995. Piano, violin, viola, cello. Premiere: Tricorde de l'Université Laval, Yoko Hirota, piano. Maison de la Culture Frontenac, Montreal, April 1996.
*Vous ne faites que passer, SVP frappez fort. 1992. Saxophones (5). Premiere: Université de Montréal, Montreal, January 1992.
*Triptyque écarlate. 1991. 3 saxophones (1 performer), harp, percussion. Premiere: Daniel Gauthier, saxophone; François Gauthier, percussion; Lucia Cericona, harp. 10th Festival Mondiale del Sassofono, Pesaro, Italy, September 1992.
*Quatuor. 1991. Percussion (4). Premiere: Université de Montréal Percussion Ensemble. Université de Montréal, Montreal, January 1991.
*L'errance...hommage à Wim Wenders. 1990. String quartet (violins (2), viola, cello). Premiere: Quatuor Morency. Société des Concerts Alternatifs du Québec, Montreal, October 1991.
*Haut lieu de la nuit. 1985. Song cycle on texts of Lucien Francoeur for baritone, piano, and percussion. Premiere: Gaétan Labbé, baritone; Luc Roberge, piano; François Potvin, percussion. Association de Musique Actuelle de Québec, Salle Henri-Gagnon, Laval University, February 1985.
===Chamber ensembles with conductor===
* Falten und Farben (hommage an Simon Hantaï). 2021. Saxophones (10) (sopranos (2), altos (3), tenors (3), baritones (2)).
* Jazz...hommage à Henri Matisse. 2015-16. Tenor saxophone (soloist), flute, clarinet, violin, cello, harp. Premiere: Jeremy Brown, saxophone, Wendy Freeman, conductor. The Sonorous Saxophone, Rozsa Centre, Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, University of Calgary, October 2016.
* Quadrichromie (hommage à Hans Hartung). 2012. Alto saxophone (soloist), saxophone ensemble (sopranos (2), altos (3), tenors (3), baritones (2)) percussion (2). Premiere: Sean Patayanikorn, saxophone; Northwestern Saxophone Ensemble; Frederick Hemke, conductor. Regenstein Recital Hall, Evanston, Illinois, June 2012.
* Temps de passage. 2010. Version C. Alto/soprano saxophone, B♭ clarinet/bass clarinet, flute, saxophones (3) (soprano, tenor, baritone). Premiere: ChagallPAC Ensemble, Dennis Shafer, conductor. Twilight Final Concert, Boston, Massachusetts, March 2011.
* Temps de passage. 2010. Version B. alto/soprano saxophone, B♭ clarinet/bass clarinet, flute, oboe, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone.
* Metaesquema...hommage à Hélio Oiticica. 2009. Flutes (3), clarinets (3), soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone. Premiere: Ensemble Le Balcon, Maxime Pascal, director. Église St-Merri, Paris, France, May 2010.
* Tentation d'exil. 2007-08. Saxophones (12) (sopranino, sopranos (2), altos (3), tenors (3), baritones (2), bass). Premiere: University of Toronto Saxophone Ensemble, Gregory Oh, director. New Music, New Generation at the Music Gallery, Toronto, March 2011.
* Checkpoints. 2007. Brass ensemble (trumpets (4), horns (2), trombones (2), bass trombone, euphonium, tuba), percussion (2). Premiere: Ensemble de cuivres de l'Université Laval, James C. Lebens, director. Salle Henri-Gagnon, Laval University, Quebec City, December 2007.
* Plans-séquences. 2006. Flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion. Premiere: University of Windsor New Music Ensemble, John Morris Russell, conductor. Windsor Canadian Music Festival 2010, February 2010.
* Calligramme. 2004. Saxophones (6) (soprano, altos (2), tenors (2), baritone). Resolute Music Publications. Premiere: Ensemble de saxophones du Conservatoire National à Rayonnement Régional de Boulogne-Billancourt, Jean-Michel Goury, conductor. Maison du Canada, Paris, France, March 2005.
* Temps de passage. 2002. Flute, oboe, B♭ clarinet/bass clarinet, alto/soprano saxophone, horn, bassoon. Premiere: Estria Woodwind Quintet, Jacques Desjardins, conductor. Musica Nova, Sherbrooke, Quebec, March 2003.
* Ogura sanso. 1999. Soprano (voice), flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion.
* La soif du mal...hommage à Orson Welles. 1994. Marimba, percussion (4). Premiere: Michael Varner, marimba; University of Texas Percussion Ensemble; Phillip Clements, conductor. Arlington, Texas, February 1998.
* La rédemption...hommage à Martin Scorsese. 1994. Saxophones (4), percussion (2). Premiere: Bowling Green State University Contemporary Music Ensemble, Mikel Kuehn, conductor. Bowling Green, Ohio, November 1999.
* La chambre verte...hommage à François Truffaut. 1992. Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (2). Premiere: Ensemble Clavivent, Salle Claude-Champagne, Université de Montreal, April 1993.
* Vagues vertiges. 1989. "Spatialized" saxophone quartet, percussion, saxophone ensemble (sopranino, soprano, altos (2), tenors (2), baritone, bass). Premiere: Ensemble International de Saxophones de Bordeaux, Jean-Marie Londeix, conductor. 150 Jahre Saxophon, Dr. Hoch's Conservatorium, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, March 1990.
===Chamber orchestra===
* Ici et là. 2013-14. Chamber string orchestra. Premiere: Ensemble Arkéa, Dina Gilbert, conductor. Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montreal, April 2018.
* Une distance habitée. 2009. Chamber orchestra (15 instruments). Premiere: New Music Ensemble of the Glenn Gould School, Brian Current, conductor. Mazzoleni Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, December 2009.
* Mare Tranquilitatis III. 2007. Chamber orchestra (14 instruments). Premiere: Luxembourg Sinfonietta, Marcel Wengler, conductor. Centre des Arts Pluriels, Luxembourg, October 2007.
* Cordes, supercordes. 2004/revised 2010. Pipa, chamber string orchestra.
* Mare Tranquilitatis II. 2004. Chamber orchestra (14 instruments).
* Mare Tranquilitatis. 2003. Chamber orchestra (16 instruments).
* Dead and... 2003. Chamber orchestra (16 instruments).
* Feuille d'univers. 1996. Chamber string orchestra. Premiere: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Evan Mitchell, conductor. Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, Vancouver, April 2008.
* Konzertzimmermusik. 1992. Soprano saxophone, percussion (3), chamber orchestra (18 instruments). Premiere: Marie-Chantal Leclair, soprano saxophone, Marc David, conductor. Université de Montréal Contemporary Music Workshop, Université de Montréal, Montreal, April 1993.
===Orchestra===
* Mouvance. 2010-11. Orchestra.
* Et une porte d'ombre se referme. 2008-09. Violin, orchestra. Premiere: Christian Robinson, violin; Sudbury Symphony Orchestra; Victor Sawa, conductor. Sudbury, March 2010.
* Le mirroir d'un moment. 2006-07. Orchestra.
* Apeldoorm, Nederland. 2005-06. Wind ensemble. Premiere: Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, Keiko Kabayashi, conductor. Fumon-Kan Hall, Tokyo, August 2006.
* Oiseau de givre. 2005. Piano, orchestra. Premiere: Yoko Hirota, piano; Sudbury Symphony Orchestra; Victor Sawa, conductor. Sudbury, February 2006.
* Ramallah. 2002. Alto saxophone, wind ensemble. Premiere: Jean-François Guay, saxophone; Ensemble vent et percussion de Québec; René Joly, conductor. Quebec City, November 2002.
* De brises en ressac. 1999, revised 2006. Version for small orchestra. Premiere: Polish Radio Orchestra (Polska Orkiestra Radiowa), Jacka Rogali, conductor. Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio (Polish Radio), Warsaw, June 2006.
* De brises en ressac. 1999. Orchestra.
* Sarajevo II. 1998. Alto saxophone, trumpets, large orchestra. Premiere: Orchestre symphonique de Laval, Louis Lavigeur, conductor. Université du Québec à Montréal, Salle Pierre-Mercure, Montreal, July 2000.
* On the Road. 1993/revised 2009. "Spatialized" orchestra. Premiere: Ricciotti Ensemble, Leon Barendse, conductor. Ricciotti Zommertoernee (13 concerts in the Netherlands, summer 1993).
* La fuite immobile. 1988. Orchestra.
===Albums and audio files===
The list below is arranged by the title of the work, year of recording, album title (if applicable), physical description (i.e., audio disc (compact disc) or audio file (online track(s)), producer and catalogue number, and performer(s). Selections of Lemay's music are also available at SoundCloud, YouTube, Presto Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, and other streaming and downloading platforms.
* 5 Études pour saxophone. 2021. 1 audio file. Centretracks: CMCCT 621. Jean-François Guay, saxophone.
*Tanze vor Angst (hommage à Paul Klee); 6 Ushebtis. 2009; remastered 2020. Album: Small is Beautiful: Miniature Piano Pieces for Piano. 1 audio disc. Phoenix Classical: PHC 95252 (2009); Novana Records: NV6294 (2020). Yoko Hirota, piano.
*Pommes. 2019. 1 audio file. Centretracks: CMCCT 11218. Ryan Scott, percussion.
*Fragments noirs. 2017. 1 audio file. Centretracks: CMCCT 10817. Stereoscope Saxophone Duo.
*Urban Influx. 2015. ISCM Canadian Section - 2015 Selected Works. 1 audio disc. Canadian League of Composers. Proteus Quartet.
*Deuce. 2015. Album: Diálogos. 1 audio disc. FonoSax: FonoSax001. Dúo Lisus.
*Oran. 2014. Album: Metropolis. 1 audio disc. Ravello Records: RR7889. Allen Harrington, saxophone, Laura Loewen, piano.
*L'errance...hommage à Wim Wenders; Structure/Paysage...hommage à Eli Bornstein; Territoires intérieurs (hommage à Bernard Émond). 2013. Album: L'errance.... 1 audio disc. Centrediscs: CMCCD 19513. Silver Birch String Quartet. With: Yoko Hirota, piano, for Territoires intérieurs (hommage à Bernard Émond).
*Sarajevo. 2013. Album: Consonances modernes. 1 audio disc. Oratorio: ORCD 4116. Quatuor de saxophones Nelligan.
*Hiroshima mon amour. 2013. Album: Voces Borealis. 1 audio disc. Centrediscs: CMCCD 18713. Yoko Hirota, piano.
*Asubakatchin. 2013. Album: Umbra Septentrionis. 1 audio disc. Centrediscs: CMCCD 23417. Yoko Hirota, piano.
*Deuce. 2012. Album: Le Plus Vite Possible. 1 audio disc. Jeffrey E. Vicker/SaxViker Music. Jeffrey Vicker, Dan Gelok, saxophones.
*Fragments/Metamorphosis. 2011. Album: Land of Living Skies. 1 audio disc. Centrediscs: CMCCD 16811. Members of the Estria Woodwind Quintet.
*Mare tranquilitatis III. 2007. Album: CD International Composition Prize 2007, World Premiere Recordings. 1 audio disc. Editions LGNM 407. Luxembourg Sinfonietta, Marcel Wengler, conductor.
*Motel Suite (Version B). 2009. Album: Crack. 1 audio disc. Erol Records: 7037. Duo Zéphyr.
*Débâcle. 2004. Album: Le Quintette à vents Estria. 2004. 1 audio disc. Atma Classique: ACD2 2357. Estria Woodwind Quintet.
*Vagues vertiges. 2003. Album: Musique à l'Université Laval, vol. VI. 1 audio disc. Société nouvelle d'enregistrement: SNE 603. Quatuor de Saxophones Nelligan, Serge Laflamme, percussion, Ensemble de Saxophones du Domaine Forget, Jean-Marie Londeix, conductor.
*5 Études pour saxophone. 2003. Album: New School. 1 audio disc. Fidelio (4): FACD009. Jean-François Guay, saxophone.
*Ombres d'automne et de lune. 2002. Album: Salom Tours, 2000-2001. 1 audio disc. Erol Records: 7030. Quatuor Apollinaire.
*Incertitude. 2000. Album: Nouvelle musique pour saxophone et piano. 1 audio disc. Société nouvelle d'enregistrement: SNE 651. Rémi Ménard, saxophone, Marc Joyal, piano.
*La soif du mal...Hommage à Orson Welles. 1997. Album: Percumania. 1 audio disc. Faculté de musique de l'Université de Montréal: UMMUS-UMM 107. Série Actuelles. Percussion: Daniel Fortin, Jean-Éric Frenette, Johanne Latreille, Julien Grégoire, Mario Venditti; Robert Leroux, conductor.
Category:1960 births
Category:Canadian composers
Category:People from Montreal