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Bio of composers > GAGNON, Alain
A well-known Quebec composer,
Alain Gagnon studied composition with
Roger Matton at Laval University in Quebec City
where he received a Masters degree in music
composition.
In 1965, as recipient of the Prix d'Europe and
a Canada Council Grant, he continued his studies
in Paris under the direction of Henri Dutilleux
and Olivier Alain. He then studied electroacoustics
at the University of Utrecht and completed his
musical formation in Geneva under André-François
Marescotti. Generally lyrical and of french
character in its sonority, the work of Gagnon
includes choral, vocal, instrumental and symphonic
music.
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