Michel Longtin (born 20 May 1946) is a Canadian

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and

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based in Montreal. An associate of the

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and a member of the Canadian League of Composers, he won the Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music in 1986 for ''Pohjatuuli''.

Early life and education

Longtin was born in

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. He studied theatre arts, earning a

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from the

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in 1967. During the summers of 1963-1964 he also studied theatre at the

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. He then pursued studies in computer science, stage directing, and music at the

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(UM) from 1968 to 1973, ultimately earning a

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in composition. His mentor at the school was composer André Prévost. In the summer of 1971 he studied for a short time with Samuel Dolin at

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. That year he won a BMI Student Composer Award. He continued studies in the graduate composition program at the UM with Prévost and

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, earning a

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in 1975 and a

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in 1982.

Career

Longtin's early compositions were mainly electronic music. From 1971 to 1975 Longtin worked at the

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studio of

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with Paul Pedersen, Bengt Hambraeus, and

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. While studying at the University of Montreal he also con-currently worked on the music faculty of the UM from 1973 to 2008, teaching composition. In 1988 Longtin's compositions were performed by the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne in Montreal. In 1995 his commissioned composition "Sursolitudes" was performed by the Montreal ensemble I Musici in Buffalo, New York. His work has also been commissioned and performed by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal."World-renowned conductor awarded Canada’s Meritorious Service Medal"
''Radio Canada International'', By Levon Sevunts , 25 May 2018

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Longtin, Michel 1946 births Living people Academics from Montreal Canadian male composers Canadian music academics Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music winners Canadian classical composers Academic staff of McGill University Musicians from Montreal Université de Montréal alumni Academic staff of the Université de Montréal