Rachel Laurin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Rachel Laurin

Canadian organist

Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1961

Place of Birth: Mirabel, Quebec, Canada

Profession: composer, organist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Rachel Laurin (born August 11, 1961) is a Canadian musician, composer and music educator living in Quebec.She was born in Saint-Benoît.
Laurin studied organ with Lucienne L'Heureux-Arel.
She went on to study at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal with Gaston Arel, Raymond Daveluy and Raoul Sosa.
In 1985, she received the McAbbie Foundation scholarship and, in the following year, the Bourse d'excellence Wilfrid-Pelletier.
She has performed in Canada, the United States and France.
She has received the Conrad-Letendre scholarship five times.
From 1986 to 2002, she was assistant organist at Saint Joseph's Oratory.
In 1988, she started teaching at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal.
From 2002 to 2006, she was titular organist at Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa.In 2008, she received the Holtkamp-AGO Composition Award.
In 2009, she was awarded first place in the Marilyn Mason New Organ Music Competition.