Composer
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 and then horn, instrument that he studied at the Conservatory of Toulouse, in the South of France. Later, he studied at the Lemmens Conservatory (Jan Van der Roost) in Leuven (Belgium) where he graduated in 2006 with a Master Degree in Music, in Composition with Conducting option. During the summer of 1999, he composed his first piece of music for Concert Band, Prophéties, premiered by the Wind Band of the Conservatory of Toulouse. One year later, he wrote Gulliver’s Travels, one of his most successful works.
Repertoire
Maxine (Maxime) Aulio, “she/her”, is a self-taught and versatile composer. Her repertoire includes pieces for Soloist(s) and Wind Orchestra as well as compositions for Chamber Ensembles or Solo instrument, for Symphonic Orchestra and also Film music.
Music Work
Her works have been premiered and played by notorious artists and ensembles, in the nicest venues.
Ensembles
Amsterdamse TramHarmonie (NL)
Ensemble Instrumental de l’Ariège (FR)
Orchestre d’Harmonie de la Région Centre (FR)
Musique de l’Air (FR)
Ensemble à Vents de l’Isère (FR)
Orchestre à Vents Non Identifié (CAN)
Musique des Gardiens de la Paix de Paris (FR)
Musique Principale de l’Armée de Terre (FR)
Musique des Equipages de la Flotte de Brest (FR)
Contra Costa Wind Symphony (USA)
Nagoya University of Arts Wind Orchestra (JPN)
American Wind Symphony Orchestra (USA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wind Ensemble (USA)
Hong Kong Youth Symphonic Band (CHN)
California Polytechnic State University Wind Ensemble (USA)
Banda Municipal de Barcelona (ES)
San Francisco Wind Ensemble (USA)
Musique Royale des Guides Belges (BEL)
Orchestre d’Harmonie et Musique de la Garde Républicaine (FR)
Royal Australian Navy Band (AUS)
Toulouse Wind Orchestra (FR)
Musique des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris (FR)
Artists
Fabrice Millischer trombone (FR)
Jean-Pierre Cénédèse horn (FR)
Daniel Lassalle trombone (FR)
Claude Roubichou flute/piccolo (FR)
Michel Becquet trombone (FR)
Laurent Lefèvre fagott (FR)
Felix Hauswirth band conductor (CH)
Philippe Hanon bassoon (FR)
Louis-Hervé Matton fagott (FR)
Miraphone Tuba Quartett tuba quartet (FR)
Anthony Caillet euphonium (FR)
Jonathan Warburton bass trombone (UK & USA)
Alexandre Doisy baritone saxophone (FR)
Quatuor Habanera saxophone quartet (FR)
Eric Villevière band conductor (FR)
Philippe Ferro band conductor (FR)
Claude Kesmaecker band conductor (FR)
Jacques Deleplancque horn (FR)
Jan Van der Roost band conductor (BEL)
David Cassan organ (FR)
Nicolas Moutier trombone (FR)
Thierry Caens trumpet (FR)
Hélène Escriva euphonium (FR)
Matthew Marsit band conductor (USA)
Adélaïde Ferrière percussion (FR)
Alberto Itoiz flute/piccolo (ES)
Robert Austin Boudreau band conductor (USA)
Thorwald Jørgensen theremin (NL)
Claude-Samuel Lévine ondes Martenot, theremin (FR)
Mazel Tov Clarinet Quartet clarinet quartet (POL)
Alexandre Souillart alto saxophone (FR)
Matt Klohs band conductor (AUS)
Venues
Théâtre du Châtelet Paris (FR)
Cité de la Musique Paris (FR)
Carnegie Hall New York (USA)
Concertgebouw Amsterdam (NL)
Halle aux Grains Toulouse (FR)
L’Arsenal Metz (FR)
L’Auditori Barcelona (ES)
Rodahal Kerkrade (NL)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston (USA)
San Francisco State University San Francisco (USA)
Grotte de Niaux Ariège (FR)
Auditorium Saint-Pierre des Cuisines Toulouse (FR)
Teatro Montecarlo Buñol (ES)
Experience
Maxine Aulio studied Orchestra Conducting with Jean-Sébastien Béreau, illustrious professor at the Conservatory of Paris. By sharing ideas with one of her mentors, Eric Villevière, who premiered most of her master works, it gave her the opportunity to take all of his great advice into consideration.
Interested by Wind Orchestra history in France – driving her consequently through its military past – and advocating militant action around it, in 2008 she successfully won a contest to become a Military Conductor in the French Army. She obtained a position at the Principal Wind Band of the French Army, which she conducted until 2013.
In 2012, she participated in a masterclass for conducting Contemporary Music ensembles, given by Jean Deroyer and Ensemble Court-Circuit. In 2013, she improved in Sounpainting and improvisation with ensembles with Walter Thompson, Vincent Lê Quang and Rainer Boesch; then, a few classes at the IRCAM – Max, OpenMusic, Antescofo –, with Mikhail Malt, Grégoire Lorieux and Benjamin Thigpen.
Projects
In 2015, Maxine Aulio was selected for a DMA (Doctorate in Musical Arts) in Wind Conducting at the University of North Texas (USA), with the maestro Eugene Migliaro Corporon, but unfortunately had to cancel this project.
In 2016-2017, she obtained the position of Conductor of Orchestras, Chamber Music and Director of the Conducting class at the Conservatory of Tours (France). In addition, she was composer-in-residence.
Since 2018, she has been focusing her work on Composition and has been commissioned to create pieces of music for various ensembles. At the same time, she has been participating in many training programs and boards of examiners. She also makes sure to spend time developing the French Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (AFEEV) with her colleagues and friends from the Wind Orchestras milieu in France.
Maxine teaches, since 2021, at Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa (Portugal), as wind conducting professor.
• Artistic Director / Supervisor on recordings of several ensembles : Ensemble Instrumental de l’Ariège, Musique des Gardiens de la Paix de Paris, Musique Royale des Guides Belges, Brass Band Occitania,…
• Trainer in Orchestration / Arrangement / Composition and Band Conducting for theCNFPT
• Trainer in Orchestration / Band Conducting for the Ministry of Armies
• Jury Member & President for theConfédération Musicale de France(Conducting Diploma & Wind Band Contests)
• Jury Member for National and International Contests (National Diploma of Musical Studies, State Diploma for Professors,ECWO…)
• Member ofAFEEVCouncil
• Member ofWASBE
