Joël-François Durand (born 17th September, 1954) is a French composer born in Orléans.

Since 1991 he has been Professor of Composition at the School of Music in the University of Washington at Seattle.

His works include:

• String Trio, 1981
• "Roman" (1982) for violin
• "...d'asiles déchirés..." (1983) for piano
• "So er" (1985) for 20 instruments
• "Trois Mélodies" (1986) for mezzo soprano and 5 instruments
• "Lichtung" (1987) for 10 instruments
• "Die innere Grenze" (1988) for string sextet
• "L'exil du feu" (1991) for 16 instruments and electronics
• "La mesure des choses I. La mesure de l'air" (1992) for Bb clarinet
• Piano concerto, 1993
• "La mesure des choses II. La mesure de la mer" (1993) for piano
• "Le chemin" (1994) for piano
• "Un chant lointain" (1995) for electronic carillon
• "Les raisons des forces mouvantes" (1996) for organ
• "Par le feu receuilli" (1997) for flute
• "Au-delà, Cinq Etudes pour Piccolo" (1997-98) for piccolo
• "Five Musical Tales" (1998) for orchestra
• "She or not" (1998) for barytone
• "La terre et le feu" (1999) for oboe and ensemble
• "La mesure des choses III. La mesure de la terre et du feu" (1999) for oboe and viola
• "Cinq Duos" (1999) for violin and viola
• Athanor (2000-2001) for orchestra
• "Tiodhlac" (2001) for Bb clarinet
• "In the mirror land" (2003) for flute and oboe; also versions for flute and Bb clarinet and for Bb clarinet and oboe
• "Ombre/Miroir (2004) for flute and ensemble

Discography:

"La terre et le feu" - "Les raisons des forces mouvantes" - "La mesure des choses III. La mesure de la terre et du feu" - "Athanor" BBC Symphony Orchestra - London Sinfonietta - Gareth Hulse (oboe) - Paul Silverthorne (viola) - Hans-Ola Ericsson (organ) Mode 139 (release 09-2004)

Concerto for piano and orchestra - String Trio - "Die innere Grenze" Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Stefan Litwin (piano), Bradley Lubman (conductor) - Trio de l'Ensemble Intercontemporain - Sextuor Schoenberg Naive Montaigne Mo 782093 (release fall 1998)