Serge's interest in music came from his mother. He attended the Sacred Heart of Jesus Elementary School in Quebec City for three consecutive years (1936–1939). Because of the Great Depression, the Garant family moved from Quebec to L'Ancienne-Lorette in 1940, then to Verdun in 1941, and eventually settled in Sherbrooke in 1941. Continuing his schooling over these relocations, Serge Garant finished his ninth year at St. John the Baptist School in Sherbrooke in 1945. During his studies, Garant developed a particular interest in the clarinet. In 1946, Garant taught himself how to play the saxophone.
Garant chose to dedicate himself to learning piano, where he was initially supervised by Sylvio Lacharité, one of the creators of the Symphony Orchestra of Sherbrooke. In the school orchestra Pierre Monteux, Garant took interest in writing music through his contact with Lacharité. In 1946, he wrote "Conte" (a version for strings, flute and clarinet), a work that he presented at the Youth Festival in 1949. Thereafter, Garant continued his piano studies in Montreal with Yvonne Hubert. In 1951, Garant went to Paris; Serge Garant followed the lessons of Andree Vaurabourg-Honegger and Messiaen.[2]
Professor
The first experience of teaching for Serge Garant likely traced back to the summer of 1951, when he was invited to participate in the camp musical Knowlton. However, it was not until 1967 that Garant was invited by the Dean of the Faculty of Music at the University of Montreal to teach the twentieth-century composition analysis class.[3]:37 Garant was then granted tenure in 1971.
As part of his academic musical education, Garant wanted to be objective and not judge his students' compositions according to his own values, but rather in terms of what students wanted to do and what they did.[bettersourceneeded] These comments are supported[how?] by a student who attended his classes: "You could come up with any crazy idea, [...]. Read in any style, as long as we knew what we wanted."[3]:44
In 1986, Garant ended his teaching duties due to illness. However, Garant communicated by telephone from the hospital to assign grades to his students through another professor of music from the University of Montreal.[3]:51
Radio host
Serge Garant participated in several radio programs as an expert, but his career as a host for CBC began in 1955 with Do-Mi-Sol and continued through Sur nos ondes (1957–1958) and Musique de notre siècle (1969–1985). Serge Garant identified himself as a "serial music" composer.[4] He explored the musicals with new origins.
↑ Lefebvre, Marie-thérèse; Potvin, Gilles; Plouffe, Hélène; Mcintosh, Andrew (July 17, 2015). "Serge Garant". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
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