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École De Musique Vincent-d'Indy
The école de musique Vincent-d'Indy is a subsidized private music college situated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the Outremont, Quebec, Outremont district, that specializes in music education. The school was named after the French composer, Vincent d'Indy. Programs L'école Vincent-d'Indy offers programs that result in students receiving a Diploma of College Studies (often referred to as a DEC - a Diplôme d'études collégiales) in: *Music *Music and Languages *Music and Mathematics *Music and Sciences and Nature *Music and Human Sciences *Music and Arts and Letters The school also offers extracurricular courses in music to youth in primary and secondary school as well as to adults. It also maintains a resource of approximately 400 affiliated professors throughout Quebec. The current Director General is Yves Petit. History Early 20th century The school has its origin of program of musical studies begun by Sister Marie-Stéphane (Hélène Côté) in the school of the Congre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music School
A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger institution), conservatory, conservatorium or conservatoire ( , ). Instruction consists of training in the performance of musical instruments, singing, musical composition, conducting, musicianship, as well as academic and research fields such as musicology, music history and music theory. Music instruction can be provided within the compulsory general education system, or within specialized children's music schools such as the Purcell School. Elementary-school children can access music instruction also in after-school institutions such as music academies or music schools. In Venezuela El Sistema of youth orchestras provides free after-school instrumental instruction through music schools called ''núcleos''. The term "music school" can al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léo-Pol Morin
Léo-Pol Morin (13 July 1892 – 29 May 1941) was a Canadian pianist, music critic, composer, and music educator. He composed under the name James Callihou, with his most well known works being ''Suite canadienne'' (1945) and ''Three Eskimos'' for piano. He also composed works based on Canadian and Inuit folklore/folk music and harmonized a number of French-Canadian folksongs. Victor Brault notably transcribed his Inuit folklore inspired ''Chants de sacrifice'' for choir and 2 pianos. As a writer, Morin displayed a heavy interest in the music of Canada and the use of various folklore traditions within music composition. He wrote musical criticism for several Canadian publications and also published a book and a collection of essays. As a pianist, he played a major role in advocating music by French composers in his native country; notably performing the Canadian premieres of works by Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Ravel, Albert Roussel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Rodrigue
Nicole Rodrigue (29 September 1943 – 16 April 2010) was a Canadian composer and film editor who was the first woman to earn a composition degree from McGill University. Life and career Rodrigue was born in Montreal, Canada, the youngest of 11 children. She began studying piano when she was 10 years old, and went on to earn degrees from the Ecole de Musique Vincent d'Indy and the University of Montreal. In 1974, she became the first woman to earn a master's degree in composition from McGill University. Her teachers included Istvan Anhalt, Francoise Aubut-Pratte, J. P. Couture, Alcides Lanza, Bruce Mather, Paul Pedersen, A. Prevost, and Serge Garant. Rodrigue participated in the Jeunesses Musicales International in Belgium and also studied in Darmstadt, Germany, where her composition ''Nasca'' premiered. Rodrigue was interested in electronic music and experimented with Music Mouse, software created by the American composer Laurie Spiegel. In 1973, she edited the short fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Renaud
Jeanne Renaud (August 27, 1928 – September 15, 2022) was a Canadian dancer, choreographer, and artistic director, considered to be one of the founders of modern dance in Quebec. Born in Montreal, Renaud studied music at the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy. She trained in classical ballet with Elizabeth Leese and in modern dance with Gérald Crevier in Montreal. She went on to study with Merce Cunningham, Hanya Holm and Mary Anthony in New York City. In 1948, she gave a recital with Françoise Sullivan in Montreal. She taught dance in Paris from 1949 to 1954. In 1952, she joined with Les Automatistes who had left Quebec for Paris to present a performance at the American Club there. From 1959 to 1965, she was associated with Françoise Riopelle at the École de Danse Moderne de Montréal as dancer, teacher and choreographer. In 1966, she founded Le Groupe de la Place Royale, the first official modern dance company in Quebec, with Peter Boneham; she was dancer, choreographer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrée Lescot
Andrée Lescot was a singer, showgirl, soprano and daughter of Haitian president Élie Lescot. Lescot was educated in Canada, where she studied for eight years at the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy. She was featured on local radio before moving to Paris where she attended the Versailles conservatory. Afterwards she landed a role in a musical by Albert Willemetz. She published several records of Haitian and Louisiana folk songs, accompanied by French music professor Roger Bourdin and his orchestra. Depicted in a costume holding bow and arrow, she received attention in the African-American press in 1954 for starring in a revue in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 1952, she appeared on a Canadian TV program entitled "Chansons Créoles avec Andrée Lescot" where she sang three Haitian Folkloric songs. In 1955 the album ''Chansons Créoles Chansons Folkloriques D'Haïti'' was released on the London International label. In the same year she married French actor Roger Murciano. Early prizes In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Lapierre (composer)
Yves Lapierre (born 9 August 1946) is a Canadian composer, arranger, record producer, and singer. He began his career performing and recording with the folk vocal quartet Les Cailloux during the 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s he was highly active as a composer, arranger, and record producer for a large number of notable Canadian musicians. Some of his best known songs are ''Get That Ball'', ''Tout va trop vite'', "Patsy Gallant hit ''Tout va trop vite'', music Yves Lapierre, lyrics Christine Charbonneau, (Lapierre first pop song that went on the charts, 2nd place for 14 weeks)" ''Le Désamour'', and ''Moi, de la tête aux pieds''. He also composed music for several |
Francis Martin (musician)
Francis Martin Lavergne (born August 28, 1968 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian musician and author."Kaya, dit l’Élu" ''Quartier Libre'', February 9, 2011. He has recorded and performed under the stage names Francis Martin and, as of 2011, Kaya;"Francis Martin, devenu Kaya, enseigne le bonheur par les rêves" '' La Presse'', March 31, 2011. under the latter name and as James K. Field, he has also published several wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Jackson (keyboardist)
Christopher Donald Jackson (27 July 1948 – 25 September 2015) was a Canadian organist, harpsichordist and choral conductor. He is best known as a specialist in the performance of Renaissance music, and as the co-founder and long time conductor of the Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal. Early life and education Jackson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He graduated from the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy and the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal. Career As a young man, Jackson worked as an organ builder. He began teaching at Concordia University in 1973. Jackson co-founded both the Société des Concerts d'orgue de Montréal and the Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal in 1974. He became the artistic director of the latter institutions in 1988. He conducted the ensemble in several recordings, including the 1998 ''Heavenly Spheres'', which was awarded a Félix Award from the ADISQ and the Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc-André Hamelin
Marc-André Hamelin, OC, OQ (born September 5, 1961) is a Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer who has received 11 Grammy Award nominations. He is on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music. Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, Hamelin began his piano studies at the age of five. His father, a pharmacist who was also an amateur pianist, introduced him to the works of Charles-Valentin Alkan, Leopold Godowsky and Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji when he was still young. He studied at the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy in Montreal with Yvonne Hubert and then at Temple University in Philadelphia with Harvey Wedeen. In 1989, he received the Virginia Parker Prize. Hamelin has given recitals in many cities. His festival appearances have included Bad Kissingen, Belfast, Cervantino, La Grange de Meslay, Husum Piano Rarities, Lanaudière, Ravinia, La Roque d’Anthéron, Ruhr Piano, Halifax (Nova Scotia), Singapore Piano, Snape Maltings Proms, Mänttä Music Festiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuëlle
Ginette Filion (18 October 1942 – 3 March 2024), better known by her stage name Emmanuëlle, was a Canadian singer. Biography Born in Montreal on 18 October 1942, Emmanuëlle studied at the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy with the aim of being a classical singer. However, a 1972 meeting with lyricist Luc Plamondon changed her perspective. She was under contract with Capitol Records from 1972 to 1973, SOL7 Records from 1973 to 1977, Disques Solo from 1978 to 1979, and Disques Mérite from 1993 to 2004. Emmanuëlle was also the official spokesperson for La Baie La Baie (, ) is one of three boroughs in the city of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. It was created during Quebec's municipal reorganization in 2002. From 1976 to 2001, it was known as the Town of La Baie, a municipality composed of the Grande-Bai ... in the 1970s. Emmanuëlle died in Saint-Jerome, Quebec from Alzheimer's disease on 3 March 2024, at the age of 81. Discography Albums *''Chansons du Québec'' (1972) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Delorme
Isabelle Delorme (4 November 1900 – 20 February 1991) was a Canadian composer, pianist, and music educator. As a composer, her works are lyrical in nature and follow more traditional ideas of harmony as opposed to the avant-garde music that was in vogue in her day. She was an active recitalist but is best remembered for her impact as a teacher of music theory. Career Delorme was born in Montreal. She began her professional studies at the École supérieure de musique d'Outremont with Sister Madeleine-Marie. She later studied privately with pianist Arthur Letondal and violinists Albert Chamberland and Agostino Salvetti. In 1918 she earned a teaching certificate from the Académie de musique du Québec. Delorme developed an interest in music composition in the late 1920s, and pursued formal training in this area with Claude Champagne from 1929 to 1939. She later studied with Nadia Boulanger at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau during the summers of 1955 and 1956. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux
Micheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux (9 August 1938 – 2 February 1985) was a Canadian composer and music educator who played an important role in the contemporary classical music scene of Canada and France from the late 1960s through the mid-1980s. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre, she was commissioned to write works by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, and the Quebec Contemporary Music Society. Life and career Born in La Doré, Quebec, Saint-Marcoux studied at the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy, the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal (CMQM), and the Conservatoire de Paris. Her teachers included Gilbert Amy, Françoise Aubut, François Brassard, Claude Champagne, Jean-Pierre Guézec, Yvonne Hubert, Clermont Pépin, Pierre Schaeffer, and Gilles Tremblay. In 1967 she was awarded the Prix d'Europe for composition with ''Modulaire'' for orchestra. In 1969 she co-founded the Groupe international de musique électroacousti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
