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Robert Lemay
Biography
Robert Lemay (b. 13 February 1960, Montreal, Que.) is a Canadian composer and educator.
Dr. Lemay holds a doctorate degree in composition from the Université de Montréal where he studied under Michel Longtin, and a master’s degree from Université Laval with François Morel. He also studied at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and has worked with David Felder and taken part in seminars with Brian Ferneyhough, Louis Andriessen, and Donald Erb. In France, he worked with François Rossé in Bordeaux and Georges Apergis at the ATEM in Paris.
Lemay's music draws its inspiration primarily from poetry, literature, cinema, visual arts, political or social events and includes two series of tributes; one to filmmakers and another to abstract painters. He has composed many works and received numerous international awards. Among recent honors include the second prize from the International Competition Prize Luxembourg 2007 and the second prize from the Kazimierz Serocki 10th International Composers’ Competition 2006.
Lemay has been performed in Canada, the United States, Asia (Japan and Thailand), Europe (France, Denmark, Spain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Czech Republic, to name a few. Many of his pieces have been broadcast on Société Radio-Canada, CBC, Bavarian State Radio, European Broadcasting Union (Luxembourg), Polish National Radio, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) in Autria and ABC Classic FM (Australia).
Presently, Prof. Lemay teaches at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Works for Winds
- Apeldoorn, Nederland (2005)
- Breakup (1998)
- Ramallah (2002)
- Varius Multiplex Multiformis (2004)
Resources
- "Robert Lemay". Canadian Music Centre. Web. Accessed 31 October 2019
- Robert Lemay, Wikipedia Accessed 31 October 2019