Joseph Jacques Albert Grenier (born 31 August 1939, in

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) is a Canadian

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, academic, and university administrator. From 1979–1998 he was director of the

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(CMM).

Life and career

Grenier studied piano with Georges Savaria both privately and at the CMM from 1952–1957. After earning a bachelor's degree from the

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in 1957, he pursued further studies with

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and

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at the

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. In 1960 he was given honourable mention at the

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in Spain. From 1962–1964 he was a pupil in the graduate program at the Badische Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe where he studied under

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and earned a Master of Music degree in 1964. Grenier actively worked as a concert pianist from 1962–1973, during which time he performed in concerts and recitals throughout Canada, France, and Germany. He was a soloist with

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, the CBC Quebec Chamber Orchestra, and Orchestre Symphonique de Québec among other orchestras. From 1967–1974 he taught acoustics and piano at the

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and from 1967–1974 he taught on the piano faculty at the Université de Montréal (UM). While teaching at the UM he also earned a doctorate from that school in 1971 with his dissertation entitled 'Sonate pour deux pianos de Bruce Mather'. Mather.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grenier, Albert 1939 births Living people Conservatoire de Paris alumni Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal alumni Academic staff of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal Université de Montréal alumni Academic staff of the Université de Montréal 21st-century Canadian pianists