Serge Garant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Serge Garant

Canadian composer

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1929

Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 01-Nov-1986

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist, film score composer, radio personality

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Albert Antonio Serge Garant, (September 22, 1929 – November 1, 1986) was a Canadian composer, conductor, music critic, professor of music at the University of Montreal and radio host of Musique de notre siècle on Radio-Canada.
In 1966 he cofounded with Jean Papineau-Couture, Maryvonne Kendergi, Wilfrid Pelletier and Hugh Davidson the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec.
In 1979, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
The Prix Serge-Garant was created in his honor by the Fondation Émile Nelligan.
Among his notable pupils were Ginette Bellavance, Walter Boudreau, Marcelle Deschênes, Denis Gougeon, Richard Grégoire, Anne Lauber, Michel Longtin, Myke Roy, and François Tousignant.