Francis Ubertelli

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Francis Patrick Ubertelli
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Born1968 (age 5455)
Quebec City, Canada
Occupation(s) Composition, writing, teaching
Era Contemporary

Francis Patrick Ubertelli is a composer and writer born in Quebec City, Canada in 1968.

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Biography

Ubertelli studied composition and musical history and theory at the Conservatoire de Québec under Armando Santiago. After having earned his graduate degree, he completed an advanced degree in composition with Franco Donatoni at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. In 1995, he founded the Black Jackets Company with composers Pierre Kolp, Juan Carlos Tolosa and David Nuñez. During that time, he attended master classes with Ennio Morricone, Luciano Berio, Pascal Dusapin et Philippe Boesmans. Returning to Canada, he completed his doctoral studies at the Université de Montréal with Michel Longtin in 2000, where his thesis was eventually refused.

Following a decisive encounter, he studied Catholic theology and put a temporary hold on his composition projects. After extensive travels and the publication of his first novel in 2011, [1] he returned to composition in 2015. [2]

Teaching career

Ubertelli was a member of the Ontario College of Teachers from 2007 to 2015. [3] On February 9, 2015, he was found guilty of professional misconduct, with his certificate of qualification and registration suspended for a period of one month; As a result of the investigation, he is inactive, and non-practicing. [4]

He is the principal of L’école Sainte-Marie Mère de Dieu, a private school in Ottawa, Ontario.

List of works

Prizes and scholarships

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