The école de musique Vincent-d'Indy is a subsidized private

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situated in

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in the

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district, that specializes in

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. The school was named after the French composer,

Vincent d'Indy Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy (; 27 March 18512 December 1931) was a French composer and teacher. His influence as a teacher, in particular, was considerable. He was a co-founder of the Schola Cantorum de Paris and also taught at the Pa ...

Programs

L'école Vincent-d'Indy offers programs that result in students receiving a

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(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 Congregation of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Marie (also known as ''Collège Jésus-Marie'') in the 1920s. In 1932, the foundations were made for the ''École supérieure de musique d'Outremont'', affiliated with the Faculty of Arts at the

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Middle and late 20th Century

The school adopted its current name in 1951 on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of the French composer and pedagogue

. The Vincent-d'Indy music school offered, up until 1978, a university program in

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Notable faculty

Jean-Marie Beaudet Jean-Marie Beaudet (20 February 1908 – 19 March 1971) was a Canadian conducting, conductor, organist, pianist, radio producer, and music educator. He had a long career with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, serving variously as a music prod ...

* Yvonne Duckett * Yvonne Hubert * Juliette Milette * Léo-Pol Morin *

Frédéric Pelletier Frédéric Pelletier (1 May 1870 – 30 May 1944) was a Canadian choir conductor, music educator, composer, music critic, journalist, civil servant, military officer, and physician. He was one of the principal music critics in Montreal d ...

Notable alumni

Jocelyne Binet Jocelyne Binet (27 September 1923 – 13 January 1968) was a Canadian composer, pianist, and music educator. She studied in Montreal and Paris, France, and returned to compose and teach music in Canada. Biography Binet was born in East Angus ...

* Colette Boky * Micheline Coulombe Saint-MarcouxBiographie sur le site du Centre de musique canadienne
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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 bei ...

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 ...

* Christopher Jackson * Kaya (Francis Martin) * Yves Lapierre * Andrée Lescot * Jeanne Renaud *

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 ...

Music Publishing division

The École de musique Vincent-d'Indy publishes and distributes its own line of educational materials for its curriculum in cooperation with the Coopérative Vincent d'Indy. The Coop is the school bookstore as well as distributor of their educational publications.

Notes and references

External links

Official SiteInformation from the Web site of the Minister of EducationBook and music editions Web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ecole de musique Vincent-d'Indy Music schools in Canada Education in Montreal Outremont, Quebec Private universities and colleges in Quebec Universities and colleges established in the 1920s 1920s establishments in Quebec