Jacques Faubert
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| Born | 30 May 1952 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, educator |
Jacques Faubert (born 30 May 1952) is a Canadian composer, conductor, and music educator. He notably founded the Mont-Royal Symphony Orchestra and choir in 1987. He earned premiers prix in harmony, counterpoint, and fugue from the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal (CMQM) where he studied with Jean-Louis Martinet, Gaston Arel, and Pierre Mollet from 1970-1976. He then went to France to study at the Paris Conservatory with Marcel Bitsch and Jacques Castérède from 1976–1979, earning premier prixs in fugue and music analysis. He has served on the faculty of the CMQM from 1985 to 2005 and was a former professor of music at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Trois-Rivières.[1]
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