Marius Cayouette
Marius Cayouette (3 November 1904, Sainte-Justine, Quebec – 16 March 1985, Quebec City) was a Canadian organist, composer, and music educator. As a composer, he is best known for his works for organ, including Deux Ex-voto, Offertoire on Hodie Christus natus es, Thèmes grégoriens for Easter, Deux Miniatures (Christmas and Easter), and Prélude sur un cantique à Ste-Anne. He is also known for his Ave Maria for soprano.[1]
Cayouette was the organist at the Église de Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand in Montreal from 1924 to 1974.Conservatoire de musique du Québec. He was a member of the Diocesan Commission for Sacred Music. His papers are held in the Claude Lagacé collection at the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.[1]
References
- ^ a b Cécile Huot (December 14, 2013). "Marius Cayouette". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ W. B. Henshaw (2003). "Marius Cayouette". Biographical Dictionary of the Organ. Bardon Music. (subscription required)