Jean Papineau-Couture

He then attended the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where he received a Bachelor of Music in 1941. He studied with Nadia Boulanger at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Returning to Quebec, Papineau-Couture's teaching career started in 1946 when he joined the faculty of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal where he stayed until 1962. He also taught in the Faculty of Music at the Université de Montréal. He was named vice-dean in 1967 and dean from 1968 until 1973. His students included François Morel, Pierre Rolland, and Jeannine Vanier. A champion of contemporary Canadian classical music, he was the founding president of the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec in 1966. He was the recipient of many honours including the Calixa-Lavallée Award (1962), Prix Denise-Pelletier (1981), Officer of the Order of Canada (promoted to Companion in 1993), Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec (1989), and the Governor General's Performing Arts Award (1994). He died in Montreal on August 11, 2000. The Papineau-Couture portrait in the Canadian Composers Portraits series was released in 2002.

Jean Papineau-Couture studied at Longy School of Music of Bard College. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is musicology. Places of work recorded in the authority are Montreal. Employment is recorded with Université de Montréal. Distinctions recorded are Companion of the Order of Canada, Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Prix Denise-Pelletier and Calixa-Lavallée Award.

• Name — Jean Papineau-Couture • Born — 12 November 1916 • Birthplace — Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Died — 11 August 2000 • Place of death — Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Occupation — Academic and composer • Awards — * National Order of Quebec • Order of Canada • Education — * Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf • New England Conservatory of Music • Longy School of Music

Jean Papineau-Couture is recorded as having received Companion of the Order of Canada, Governor General's Performing Arts Award and Prix Denise-Pelletier. Recognition and collections. Papineau-Couture received Companion of the Order of Canada, Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Prix Denise-Pelletier, Calixa-Lavallée Award and Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec.