Jean Chatillon (13 September 1937 – 16 January 2019)[1] was a Canadian composer and music educator.

Jean Chatillon
Background information
Born(1937-09-13)13 September 1937
Nicolet, Quebec, Canada
Died16 January 2019(2019-01-16) (aged 81)
Nicolet, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Composer, Musician
InstrumentPiano
Websitewww.jeanchatillon.com

Early life

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Chatillon was born into a family of musicians, in 1937, in Nicolet, Quebec. In 1951, he began to play piano and to compose.[2] At first self-taught, then he undertook serious musical studies with the master Conrad Letendre in Montreal.

Career

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In 1969, he founded the Music Section of the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières and taught there until 1981. In 1970, he was a founding member of the "Institut de sciences musicales Conrad Letendre", along with Michel Perrault.[3]

After his retirement from teaching in 1981, he dedicated himself fully to his art.

Chatillon wrote more than 300 musical and literary works.[4] He is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre.[5] In 2003, he was appointed Professor Emeritus by the University of Quebec.

In January 2004, he became a founding member of the Delian Society, which is dedicated to the renaissance of tonal music.[6]

Chatillon died on 16 January 2019 in Trois-Rivières.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Avis de décès - CHATILLON, Jean". La Corporation des thanatologues du Québec (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Jean Chatillon s'est éteint". Le Nouvelliste, 18 January 2019, François Houde.
  3. ^ The American Organist. Vol. 40. American Guild of Organists. 2006. p. 80.
  4. ^ "Jean Chatillon". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Raymond Daveluy, 26 June 2007
  5. ^ Canadienne, Canadian Music Centre | Centre de Musique. "Jean Chatillon: Showcase". www.musiccentre.ca. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ^ "January 2019 Classical Music Obituaries". Classical Music Daily
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