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André Gagnon OC OQ (2 August 1936 – 3 December 2020) [1] was a Canadian pianist, composer, conductor, arranger, and actor, known for his fusion of classical and pop styles, [2] including compositions Neiges, Smash, Chevauchée, Surprise, Donna, and Mouvements in the disco and pop fields. [3] Gagnon also composed for television, including La ...
Dec 3, 2020 · During a career spanning 40 years, Gagnon embraced many styles from baroque, to classical and disco. Born in Saint-Pâcome-de-Kamouraska, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River on Aug. 2 ...
Dec 3, 2020 · The pianist, composer and conductor Andre Gagnon has died at the age of 84. MONTREAL - Quebec pianist and composer Andre Gagnon died Thursday at the age of 84 from Lewy bodydisease, a ...
- Early Years and Education
- Career as Accompanist
- Solo Career
- Compositions and Television Work
- Film
- Musical Style
- Honours and Awards
André Gagnon played the piano as a child and began writing short pieces at age six. He took theory lessons with Léon Destroismaisons in Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (1952–53 and 1957). From 1957 to 1961, he studied at the Conservatoire de musique à Montréal (CMM) with Germaine Malépart (piano), Clermont Pépin (composition), and Gilberte Martin(solfège)...
On his return to Canada in 1962, Gagnon became the accompanist for Claude Léveillée. He was music director, arranger and pianist for most of Léveillée's recordings until 1969. He also accompanied Jacques Blanchet, Pierre Calvé, Renée Claude, Claude Gauthier, Pauline Julien, Pierre Létourneau, and Monique Leyrac, among others. He also arranged sever...
In 1969, André Gagnon gave up accompanying to devote himself to a career as soloist, composer, and arranger. He recorded Mes Quatre Saisons in the style of Vivaldi, based on themes drawn from the songs of Jean-Pierre Ferland, Félix Leclerc, Claude Léveillée and Gilles Vigneault. Gagnon was among the artists chosen to represent Canada at Expo 70 in ...
Many of André Gagnon’s works have been performed by renowned ensembles. Tango was recorded by the Orford String Quartet. “Rencontre est-ouest” on poems by Albert Lozeau, commissioned by the Tudor Singers of Montreal, was premiered by the latter in 1984. His romantic opera Nelligan (libretto by Michel Tremblay) was performed at the Opéra de Montréal...
Gagnon composed scores for the National Film Board’s Games of the XXI Olympiad Montreal 1976 (1977), and CBS-TV’s documentary Night Flight (1977). Several feature films followed. He composed music for Running (1979), Phobia (1980), Hot Touch (1981), Tell Me That You Love Me (1982), The Pianist (1991), Naran (1995), Pour l'amour de Thomas (1994), an...
André Gagnon’s music is not easy to classify. It ranges widely and audaciously combines elements from both classical and pop music. The Baroque pastiches Les Turluteries and Mes Quatre Saisons borrow forms and styles from Vivaldi and Bach but are given fresh significance by their incorporation of melodic materials from the popular cultures of Quebe...
In 1978, Gagnon was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He received the Félix award for instrumental album of the year 12 times between 1978 and 2017: for Le Saint-Laurent; Virage à gauche; Impressions; Comme dans un film; Des dames de Coeur; Noël; Romantique; Éden; Histoires rêvées; Piano solitude; Les chemins ombragés; and Les voix intérieure...
MONTREAL – Quebec pianist and composer Andre Gagnon died Thursday at the age of 84 from Lewy body disease, a neurodegenerative disorder, says his record label Audiogram. During a career spanning 40 years, Gagnon embraced many styles from baroque, to classical and disco. Born in Saint-Pacome-de-Kamouraska, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River […]
Dec 2, 2020 · Gagnon continued to tour the world and compose for film, television and orchestra in the years to come, with his most recent album 2016's Les voix intérieures. The artist was made an Officer of ...
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Dec 3, 2020 · MONTREAL -- Quebec pianist and composer Andre Gagnon died Thursday at the age of 84 from Lewy body disease, a neurodegenerative disorder, says his record label Audiogram. During a career spanning ...
