Rhené Jaque, the

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of Marguerite Marie Alice Cartier (February 4, 1918 – July 31, 2006), was a Canadian musician, composer and music educator living in

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. Born in Beauharnois, she joined the

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and, in 1938, took the name Sister Jacques-René. She studied at the École supérieure de musique d'Outremont with

Claude Champagne Claude Champagne (27 May 1891 – 21 December 1965) was a French Canadian composer, teacher, pianist, and violinist. Early life and education Born as Joseph-Arthur-Adonaï Claude Champagne in Montreal, Quebec, Champagne began piano and theo ...

, Marvin Duchow, Louis Bailly and

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. In 1943, she began teaching violin and music theory at the

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. She obtained a

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degree in 1949 and a Lauréat in music in 1955. In the summer of 1972, Jaque studied composition at the Académie internationale d'été de Nice, France with

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. She composed many teaching pieces for pianists and violinists.

Rachel Cavalho Rachel Cavalho (1907 – 28 July 2002) was an Australian-born pianist and music educator. She was born in Queensland and studied in England with Louis Kentner and Priaulx Rainier. Cavalho went on to perform in England and Canada. In 1948, she mov ...

recorded Jaque's ''Rustic Dance/Fête champêtre'' and ''Deux Inventions à deux voix''. Her ''Toccate'' was recorded by Elaine Keillor. One of her two Suites for piano was recorded by

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and by Allen Reiser. She was a member of the

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and a life member of the

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. She died in Montreal at the age of 88.

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