Monique Gendron is a Canadian
organist
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of international renown. She won first prize at the
St Albans International Organ Festival
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in
England
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and at the Grand Prix of Chartes in
France
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. She has recorded
sonata
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s by
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...
and
George Frideric Handel
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with oboist
Bernard Jean
Bernard Jean (born 21 September 1948 in Jonquière, Quebec (now Saguenay, Quebec)) is a Canadian oboist, english horn player, conductor (music), conductor, and music educator. He has held principal oboist positions with several important Canadian o ...
and has performed in concert series presented by Les Amis de l'orgue de
Québec
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. She has performed in concerts and recitals throughout North America and Europe. She currently teaches on the faculties at the
Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Hull and the
Académie de musique du Québec The Quebec Music Academy (''L'académie de musique du Québec'') is a nonprofit association based in Montreal, Canada, founded in 1868. It was built by order of Queen Victoria in 1870 and brought together the most renowned musicians of Quebec.
The ...
.
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Born in Montréal
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, Gendron earned a bachelor's degree from Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-de ...
and a premiere prix in organ performance from the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal
The Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal (CMQM) is a music conservatory located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In addition to the Montreal region, the school takes in students from nearby cities, including Granby, Joliette, St-Jean, S ...
. In 1956 she won a scholarship from Les Amis de l'art and she won the John Robb Organ Competition in 1963 1963, as well as in 1966. In 1966 she was awarded the Prix d'Europe The Prix d'Europe is a Canadian study grant that is funded by the Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec of the Government of Quebec. Established in 1911, the award has been distributed annually to a single individual through competition wi ...
which enabled her to pursue graduate studies in France at the École Normale de Musique de Paris
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where she earned a Master of Music. She also holds a diploma in organ performance from the University of Vienna
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. Some of her teachers are Marie-Claire Alain
Marie-Claire Geneviève Alain-Gommier (10 August 1926 – 26 February 2013) was a French organist, scholar and teacher best known for her prolific recording career, with 260 recordings, making her the most-recorded classical organist in the world ...
, Anton Heiller
Anton Heiller (15 September 1923 – 25 March 1979) was an Austrian organist, harpsichordist, composer and conductor.
Biography
Born in Vienna, he was first trained in church music by Wilhelm Mück, organist of Vienna's Stephansdom (St. Stephen' ...
, and Michael Radulescu
Michael Radulescu (born 19 June 1943) is a Romanian-German composer, organist, and professor.
He was born to a Romanian father and a German mother. He studied with Anton Heiller and Hans Swarowsky at the University of Music and Performing Arts i ...
.
References
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Canadian organists
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Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal alumni
École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni
Université de Montréal alumni
University of Vienna alumni
21st-century organists
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