Jocelyne Binet
Jocelyne Binet (27 September 1923 – 13 January 1968) was a Canadian
Biography
Binet was born in East Angus, near
Music career
In 1946 Binet was awarded a
Binet's works have been performed in the media and in concert in North America, South America and Europe. They were favored in particular by the Canadian Trio (1948), including Gilles Lefebvre, Colombe Pelletier and Rafael Masella. Her papers are held at the Archives Nationales du Québec (ANQ) in Quebec City.[2]
Works
Binet composed works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choir and solo voice. Her works include four pieces for orchestra: Evocation (1948), Danse (1949), Un Canadien à Paris (1951) and L'Amour endormi. Her chamber music includes Trio for violin, cello and piano (1945) and Suite for flute, piano, and strings (1946). She also composed Petite Suite Vocale (1945) for solo voice, female choir, and piano, with words by Jean-Henri Fabre, and Nocturne (1946). Gérard Souzay sang her Cycle de Mélodies on seven poems by Paul Éluard in a 1955 recital program.[2]
References
- ^ "Canadian women of achievement by profession or avocation". On The Job. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d Potvin, Gilles. "Binet, Jocelyne". The Canadian Encyclopedia/Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Archived from the original on 25 December 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2010.