Renée Morisset, (June 13, 1928 – May 3, 2009) was a Canadian

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. She and her husband,

Victor Bouchard Victor Bouchard Order of Canada, OC National Order of Quebec, CQ (April 11, 1926 – March 22, 2011) was a Canadians, Canadian pianist and composer. Bouchard received his first musical training from 1941 to 1946 at the ''Collège de Lévis'' with ...

, were one of the foremost piano duos in Canadian

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Honours

Morisset was a pupil of

Georges-Émile Tanguay Georges-Émile Tanguay (5 June 1893 – 24 November 1964) was a Canadian composer, organist, pianist, and music educator. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre, his compositional output is relatively small; consisting of 4 orchestral wor ...

. In 1964, she and her husband were awarded the

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. In 1981, she and her husband were made Members of the

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in recognition of having "contributed to" Canada's "musical life by attracting attention to the works of Canadian composers - works that were composed especially for them - and through their participation in various cultural organizations". In 1985, they were promoted to Officers. In 1994, they were made Knights of the

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