# Francis Battah

Artist · Montreal, QC

Francis Battah is a Montreal composer and pianist whose contemporary concert music explores jazz influence, microtonality, idiomatic piano writing, melody, and imagined folklore.

## Links

- [Official site](https://francisbattah.com/en/)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/1B7wXFJFNtxoSSwh6qpOCB)
- [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/francis-battah/1534456914)

## Sources

- [Francis Battah current official English biography documenting Montreal base, education, catalogue, commissions, awards, publishers, teaching, and 2025 Opus nomination](https://francisbattah.com/en/about/biography) — 2026-07-13
- [Francis Battah current official French biography corroborating Montreal identity, career, awards, publishers, and teaching](https://francisbattah.com/fr/a-propos/biographie) — 2026-07-13
- [Exact Francis Battah Spotify identity and four-container primary catalog through Traduttore, Traditore](https://open.spotify.com/artist/1B7wXFJFNtxoSSwh6qpOCB) — 2026-07-13
- [Exact Francis Battah Apple Music identity and catalog](https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/francis-battah/1534456914) — 2026-07-13
- [Ville de Montréal event page documenting Francis Battah's Quatuor Mémoire residency and April 2026 String Quartet No. 5 premiere](https://montreal.ca/evenements/espaces-imagines-quatuor-memoire-103643) — 2026-07-13
- [McGill University 2025 Graham Sommer Competition program documenting Francis Battah and the premiere of Mutations in Montreal](https://www.mcgill.ca/music/node/84069) — 2026-07-13
- [Quasar composer profile identifying Francis Battah as a Quebec composer living in Montreal and documenting performers, publishers, and awards](https://quasar4.com/en/repertoire/composers/francis-battah) — 2026-07-13

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Profile: https://musiclist.ca/artist/francis-battah
Last checked: 2026-07-13