Joseph Saucier
Joseph Saucier (born February 24, 1869 in Montreal , † April 10, 1941 ibid) was a Canadian singer ( baritone ), choirmaster and pianist .
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Saucier had his first piano lessons with his father, the pianist Moïse Saucier , and then studied with Charles-Marie Panneton and Dominique Ducharme . He made his first public appearance at the age of ten. At the age of eighteen he took singing lessons from Paul Wiallard and Achille Fortier and performed as a solo singer in Gesù Church and St James' Cathedral . In 1897 he became organist and choirmaster at St-Louis du Mile-End .
At the end of 1897 Saucier went to Paris and studied singing at the Conservatoire de Paris with Auguste-Jean Dubulle . At the 50th anniversary of the Laval University , he sang Satan in Théodore Dubois ' Le Paradis perdu in 1902 . In 1903 he became choirmaster at the Immaculée Conception Church . 1907-08 and 1911-12 he was president of the Académie de musique du Québec . In 1913 he took part as a soloist in the world premiere of Alexis Contants oratorio Les Deux Âmes .
Mainly known as a concert and oratorio singer, Saucier had one of his few opera appearances as high priest in Samson et Dalila in 1923 . His first recordings on wax cylinders from 1904 are among the oldest vocal recordings made in Canada. At concerts and recordings, Saucier was often accompanied by his wife Octavie Turcotte , a niece and student of Dominique Ducharmes . Her son Jean Saucier became a neurologist and violinist, while her grandson Pierre Saucier worked as a critic for the newspaper La Patrie . The violinist Marcel Saucier was a nephew of Joseph Saucier.
Web links
- Joseph Saucier in the DAHR database . Retrieved May 27, 2019.
Itemized list
- ↑ Michel Fournier, Québec Info Musique.com et Louis Bédard (Foutchy), Oricom Internet Inc .: Québec Info Musique | Joseph Saucier. In: www.qim.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016 .
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- Library and Archives Canada - The Virtual Gramophone - Joseph Saucier
- The Canadian Encyclopedia - Joseph Saucier
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SURNAME | Saucier, Joseph |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian singer (baritone), choir director and pianist |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1869 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal |
DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1941 |
Place of death | Montreal |