Jean-Patrick Besingrand (b. 1985) is a composer and musicologist. His music plays on tone colors and explores different conceptions of temporality and silence.
He has received recognition from various competitions from around the globe. Since 2013, Jean-Patrick has participated in several festivals including Musica Festival, Voix Nouvelles Royaumont, Shanghai New Music Week Festival, Thailand International Composition Festival, Tokyo Media Interaction, St. Petersburg International New Music Festival, and Red Note, among others.
His music has been performed by ensembles such as the Orchestre National Bordeaux-Aquitaine, Court-Circuit, Dal Niente, Linéa, Mivos Quartet, JACK Quartet, Molinari
Quartet, Platypus, Mise-En, Quince, Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble. Jean-Patrick’s music has also been performed by many soloists, notably Pierre Dutrieu, Yumi Suehiro, Geoffrey Deibel, Carla Rees, Mamiko Someda, Thomas Piercy, and Reison Kuroda.
Jean-Patrick holds a Master of Arts in Musicology from the University of Bordeaux, and diplomas in
Analysis, Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue, Composition, and Soundpainting from the Bordeaux
Conservatory where he notably studied composition under Jean-Louis Agobet. He also holds an Advanced Certificate in Composition from Carnegie Mellon University where he studied under Leonardo Balada.
Currently Jean-Patrick is a PhD candidate in composition at The Graduate Center, CUNY under Professor Jason Eckardt. He is also working on his doctoral thesis in Musicology at the Sorbonne in Paris. Since 2018, he has served as co-artistic director and co-founder of the composers’ collective Tesselat.

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