Pierre Bourque (saxophonist), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Pierre Bourque (saxophonist)
- Pierre Bourque (27 January 1938 – 31 October 2014) is a Canadian saxophonist and music educator.
- Born in Plessisville, Quebec, Bourque attended the Collège de Lévis in his youth.
- While there he was a member of the Sainte-CĂ©cile concert band from 1948 to 1955.
- In 1955 he entered the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Québec (CMQQ) where he was a pupil of Maurice DeCelles.
- He transferred to the Conservatoire de Paris in France in 1958 where he was a pupil of Marcel Mule.
- He graduated from the conservatory in 1961 with a premier prix in saxophone performance.Following his graduation from the Conservatoire de Paris he joined the teaching staff at the Orford Art Centre in Quebec in 1961.
- He held that position for 11 years.
- He also taught concurrently at several other institutions.
- In 1962 he joined both the music staff at the Collège de Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, where he taught through 1965.
- He also joined the faculty of the CMQQ in 1962 as professor of saxophone and wind chamber music; a post he held for several decades.
- In 1972-1973 he served as the director of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Chicoutimi.
- His notable pupils include Jean Bouchard, Claude Brisson, Jacques Larocque, and RĂ©mi MĂ©nard among others.While a college student, Bourque toured as a recitalist in concerts mounted by Youth and Music Canada in 1960 and 1961.
- In 1962 he appeared as a soloist for the first time with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra (QSO).
- He has appeared with the QSO frequently since then and has also been heard often in concerts with the CBC Quebec Chamber Orchestra.
- In 1963 he founded the Pierre Bourque Saxophone Quartet with several of his students at the CMQQ.
- The quartet actively performed and recorded together for more than 20 years; giving tours both in Canada and abroad.
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