Serge Garant
Albert Antonio Serge Garant, (September 22, 1929 – November 1, 1986) was a
Canadian composer,
conductor, music critic, professor of music at the
University of Montreal and radio host of ''Musique de notre siècle'' on
Radio-Canada. In 1966, with
Jean Papineau-Couture,
Maryvonne Kendergi,
Wilfrid Pelletier and
Hugh Davidson, he co-founded the
Société de musique contemporaine du Québec. In 1979, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada. The ''Prix Serge-Garant'' award was created in his honor by the Fondation Émile Nelligan. Among his notable pupils were
Walter Boudreau,
Marcelle Deschênes,
Denis Gougeon,
Richard Grégoire,
Anne Lauber,
Michel Longtin,
Nicole Rodrigue, and
Myke Roy.
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