Serge Garant

Serge Garant (September 22, 1929 – November 1, 1986) was a Canadian composer, conductor, professor of music at the University of Montreal and radio host of "Musique de notre siècle" on Radio-Canada. In 1966 he cofounded with Jean Papineau-Couture, Maryvonne Kendergi, Wilfrid Pelletier and Hugh Davidson the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec. In 1979, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.The Prix Serge-Garant was created in his honor by the [http://www.fondation-nelligan.org/ Fondation Émile Nelligan] .

Distinctions

*1971 - Canada Council of Music Medal
*1979 - Prix Calixa-Lavallée from the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Montréal
*1979 - "Officer" of the Order of Canada
*1980 - Prix Jules-Léger for new music
*1984 - The Canada Council for the Arts music prize
*1986 - "Member" of the Royal Society of Canada

elected Works

*"Concerts sur terre"
*"Caprices"
*"Nucléogame"
*"Trois pièces pour quatuor à cordes
*"Musique pour la mort d'un poète
*"Ouranos"

External links

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0001315/ Serge Garant] at The Canadian Encyclopedia
* [http://www.musiccentre.ca/apps/index.cfm?fuseaction=composer.FA_dsp_biography&authpeopleid=300&by=G/ Serge Garant] at the Canadian Music Centre