Émilien Allard
Émilien Allard | |
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Born | Carillonneur | 12 June 1915
Years active | 1955–1976 |
Émilien Allard (12 June 1915 – 18 November 1976) was a Canadian
Life and career
Born in
After graduating from the conservatoire, Allard was a clarinetist in the Central Band of the Royal Canadian Air Force in Rockcliffe, Ontario from 1942-1945. He then entered the Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn" in Mechelen, Belgium in 1946 where he earned a carillonneur diploma in 1948. At the school, he studied composition with Jef van Hoof and bell ringing with Staf Nees. He pursued further studies at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1948-1949 where his teachers included Eugène Bigot (conducting), Maurice Duruflé (orchestration), and Olivier Messiaen (aesthetics).[2]
In 1949, Allard returned to Canada where he initially struggled to find a suitable appointment in his chosen career as a carillonneur. He finally attained a position as the carillonneur at Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal in 1955, a post he remained in for two decades. He gave annual concert tours throughout North America between 1959-1976. In 1975, he left Saint Joseph's to become the carillonneur at the Peace Tower in Ottawa. He remained there until his death one year later at the age of 61.[2][3]
See also
- Ronald Barnes – American carillonist (1927–1997)
- John Courter – American organist and carillonneur (1941–2010)
References
- ^ "La vie et la mort d'un carillonneur", Musique périodique, vol 1, Jan-Feb 1977
- ^ a b c Ménard, Denise. "Émilien Allard". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ McCrady, Andrea (2011). "Second Annual Price Symposium: Myhre on Allard" (PDF). Carillon News. 85 (April 2011): 12. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
External links
- Émilien Allard discography at Discogs
- "Image No. 2" recording on SoundCloud