Jacques Faubert
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| Born | 30 May 1952 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, educator |
Jacques Faubert (born 30 May 1952) is a
music educator
, known for founding the Mont-Royal Symphony Orchestra.
Early life and education
Faubert earned
Paris Conservatory with Marcel Bitsch and Jacques Castérède from 1976 to 1979, earning premier prizes in fugue and music analysis.[citation needed
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Career
Faubert served as a professor of music at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Trois-Rivières.[1]
In 1985 his choral work "Messe de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste", commissioned by the Archdiocese of Montreal, was premiered by a 150 voice choir at St-Jean-Baptiste Church. That year joined the music faculty of the CMQM, where he taught harmony until 2005.[2] He also composed two psalms for the vocal group Arioso.[3]
IN 1986 Faubert conducted the newly formed choir of the Orchestre Métropolitain.[4]
In 1987 Faubert founded the Mont-Royal Symphony Orchestra and its choir. He directed both until 1997, after which he shared some of these responsibilities with Michel Brousseau.[5]
References
- Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ Toute une vie en musique: vie et oeuvre du compositeur Jacques Castérède. Denise Claisse; 2009. p. 89.
- ^ Michel Duchesneau (15 December 2013). "Ensemble vocal Arioso". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ Sophie Galaise (4 March 2015). "Orchestre Métropolitain". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Historica Canada. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Les Notes / Notes".. La Scena Musicale, 1 November 1997
External links
- Jacques Faubert at Worldcat Identities.
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