Nicole Carignan (born 1952) is a Canadian composer and music educator living in

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.Margaret Donelian Ericson.
Women and Music: A Selective Annotated Bibliography on Women and Gender Issues in Music, 1987-1992
'. G.K. Hall; 1996. . p. 122. She is a professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal.

Early life and education

Carignan was born in Plessisville and earned a bachelor's degree in Music Education from the

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(UQAM), a

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and a M.Mus. in composition and a

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in comparative and intercultural education from the

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.
With a song in her heart: a celebration of Canadian women composers : proceedings of the conference held at the University of Windsor, March 11-12, 1994
'. Humanities Research Group, University of Windsor; 1995. . p. 37.

Career

Carignan has written articles about music education, and has led seminars and workshops on composition in

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, Europe,

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and the United States. She is a researcher at the Faculty of Education of the Université de Montréal, the Department of Education of UQAM and at

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. Carignan taught music for the Commission scolaire de Laval and also taught composition at the Akademi Musik Indonesia in

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. She was a professor at Cleveland State University and is currently a professor in Intercultural Education at UQAM.Sophie Stévance.
Composer au XXIe siècle: pratiques, philosophies, langages et analyses
'. Vrin; 2010. . p. 47. She has also taught at the University of Port Elizabeth in South Africa. Carignan worked on a project called Music Box of Productions Pandore Inc., a

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series which explores the world's musical culture. In 1997, the project received the Award of Excellence from the

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. Carignan created a number of musical works, including pieces for solo instruments and orchestral works. Over fifty of her compositions have premiered in locations around the world. She has earned honourable mentions from the

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for two of her projects: ''Intercultural encounters between immigrants learning French and pre-service teachers at UQAM'' and the development of a teacher's guide for the DVD ''A lesson in discrimination''

Selected compositions

*"Quiebra" (1994) * "Time, Space and Context: The Last 23 Days""Association of Canadian Women Composers/Association des femmes compositeurs canadiennes"
''The Canadian Encyclopedia''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carignan, Nicole 1952 births Living people Canadian music educators Cleveland State University faculty Academic staff of the Université du Québec à Montréal Canadian composers Université du Québec à Montréal alumni Canadian women composers Canadian women music educators