Serge Garant
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| Serge Garant | |
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| Born | September 22, 1929 |
| Died | November 1, 1986 |
| Occupation | composer, conductor, teacher |
Serge Garant, OC (September 22, 1929 – November 1, 1986) was a Canadian composer, conductor, professor of music at the University of Montreal and radio host of Musique de notre siècle on Radio-Canada. In 1966 he cofounded with Jean Papineau-Couture, Maryvonne Kendergi, Wilfrid Pelletier and Hugh Davidson the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec. In 1979, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.The Prix Serge-Garant was created in his honor by the Fondation Émile Nelligan. Among his notable pupils were Ginette Bellavance, Walter Boudreau, Marcelle Deschênes, Denis Gougeon, Richard Grégoire, Anne Lauber, Michel Longtin, Myke Roy, and François Tousignant.
Distinctions
- 1971 - Canada Council of Music Medal
- 1979 - Prix Calixa-Lavallée from the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Montréal
- 1979 - Officer of the Order of Canada
- 1980 - Prix Jules-Léger for new music
- 1984 - The Canada Council for the Arts music prize
- 1986 - Member of the Royal Society of Canada
Selected works
- Concerts sur terre
- Caprices
- Nucléogame
- Trois pièces pour quatuor à cordes
- Musique pour la mort d'un poète
- Ouranos
External links
See also
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