Benoît Poirier
Benoît Fidèle Poirier (17 October 1882 – 7 October 1965) was a Canadian
Early life and education
Poirier was born Benjamin Perry in
Career
In 1903 Poirier relocated to Montreal to study for the priesthood. He taught at the Collège de Montréal[4] and became the organist of the Séminaire de Philosophie. In 1919 he was elected to the board of the Schola cantorum, later serving as its president from 1923 to 1925. He was the director of the Conservatoire national de musique from 1923 to 1925 and also served on the school's board of examiners for many years. From 1921 to 1925 he taught at the Sacré-Coeur Convent, Sault-au-Récollet, Quebec. From 1953 to 1959 he was the director and principal teacher of the Conservatoire Royal de Montréal. His notable pupils included Eugène Lapierre and Alfred Tardif.
Pourier was organist at a number of churches in Montreal, including Ste-Hélène (1906), St. Patrick's Basilica, Montreal (1908), Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Church (1909), and St-Jacques Cathedral (1914). In 1921 he succeeded Joseph-Daniel Dussault as the organist at Notre-Dame Basilica, remaining in that post through 1954.[5] During these years he regularly presented organ recitals.
Pourier created a number of compositions during his career,[6][7] including several motets, patriotic songs, and works for solo piano and organ, the latter being most well-known.[8]
He died in Laval, Quebec.
In 1978, Barry Waterlow performed two
References
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- ^ À rayons ouverts: bulletin de la Bibliothèque nationale du Québec. La Bibliothèque; 1988. p. 3.
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- ^ Jules Tremblay. Sainte-Anne d'Ottawa: un résumé d'histoire, 1873-1923. Cie d'Imprimerie d'Ottawa; 1925. p. 260.
- ^ Charles Girard. "Benoît Poirier". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011.