Serge Provost (born August 29, 1952) is a Canadian composer and organist."Serge Provost, Biography, Concerts, Works"

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Career

Provost was born in Saint-Timothée de Beauharnois, Quebec. He studied at the

Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal The Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal (, CMQM) is a music conservatory located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In addition to the Montreal region, the school takes in students from nearby cities, including Granby, Joliette, St-Jean ...

(CMQM), where he won first prize for composition in 1979 and musical analysis in 1978. He also studied the organ with Bernard Lagacé. He went on to study in France at the

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, where he won first prize in analysis in 1981. He is a professor of composition and analysis at the CMQM where some of his notable pupils have included composers

Patrick Saint-Denis Patrick Saint-Denis (born 1975) is a Canadian composer based in Montreal. His works have been performed at music festivals in North America, Europe, and Asia. His composition, ''Les dits de Victoire'', was awarded first prize in the SOCAN young c ...

and

Nicolas Gilbert Nicolas Gilbert (born 1979) is a Canadian composer from Montreal, Quebec. Career He studied at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal with composers Michel Gonneville and Serge Provost, where he "earned the Prix avec Grande Distinction in ...

. One of his notable works is ''Le Vampire et la Nymphomane'', "an opera for which he received the 1996 Prix Opus". His second string quartet, ''Ventis Arboris Vocis'', garnered praise from the international press. He "has also written many articles, particularly for the revue Circuit and the Encyclopédie de la Musique Einaudi".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Provost, Serge 1952 births Living people Canadian composers Canadian male composers Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal alumni Academic staff of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal