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3 unusual facts about Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal


Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal

In 1975 the conservatoire moved to the former building of the Palais de justice de Montréal, at 100 Notre-Dame Street which housed 2 electroacoustic studios, 3 rehearsal rooms, 11 practice studios, and 38 teaching studios.

In 1956 it moved to facilities on Saint Catherine Street and then to larger ones at the Palais du commerce at 1700 Berri Street in 1964.

Jeff Stinco, rock and punk guitarist for the band Simple Plan


Colette Boky

After winning a voice competition in 1958, she entered the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal, where she was a pupil of Roy Royal and Otto-Werner Mueller.

Festival Winds

In addition, the members teach at music schools including the New England Conservatory of Music, the University of Toronto, Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Western Ontario, the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal and the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.

Huguette Tourangeau

Huguette Tourangeau was born in Montréal, Quebec, and graduated in pedagogy and piano from the Montreal Marguerite-Bourgeoys College, before entering the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal in 1958, where she was a pupil of Ruzena Herlinger (voice), Otto-Werner Mueller (repertory) and Roy Royal (declamation).

Martial Singher

Later in his life, he became an accomplished music teacher at Curtis Institute in Philadelphia and at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal, influencing the careers of such artists as James King, Donald Gramm, Jeannine Altmeyer, Benita Valente, John Reardon, Louis Quilico and Judith Blegen.


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