Lydia Boucher, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Lydia Boucher

Canadian composer

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1890

Date of Death: 05-Mar-1971

Profession: composer, music pedagogue

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Lydia Boucher

  • Lydia Boucher (28 February 1890 – 5 March 1971) was a Canadian composer, music educator, and nun.
  • She was active as a composer from 1923–1971, producing several choral works and pieces for solo piano and organ.
  • Most of her works are sacred and many of them were published by L'Édition Belgo-Canadienne, Musica EnrĂ©gistrĂ©, and Éditions canadiennes.
  • Her first composition was Ave Maria (1923) and her last work was Hommage Ă  Mère Marie-Anne (1971).
  • Of particular note is her oratorio L'Oeuvre d'Esther Blondin which premiered in 1949.
  • Some of her other notable pieces include the piano works Trois PrĂ©ludes (1928–30) and La Ronde des aiguilles (1950), and the Alleluia for organ (1958).

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