Michel Lysight

Michel Lysight is a Belgo-Canadian composer and conductor who has become one of Belgium’s leading figures in New Consonant Music. The discovery of composers such as Steve Reich, John Adams, Arvo Pärt and Henryk Mikołaj Górecki marked a turning point in his musical development, shaping a musical language that combines consonant harmonies with rhythmic vitality and clear structures. He studied composition with at the Royal Conservatory of Mons where he won first prize in composition in 1989. In 1991, he founded the ensemble Nouvelles Consonances to promote and record his music. Lysight is also a professor at the Royal Brussels Conservatory and has given masterclasses internationally.