Alan Belkin

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Alan Belkin (born July 5, 1951 in Montreal ) is a Canadian composer, organist and music teacher.

Belkin first studied harmony, counterpoint and composition with Marvin Duchow and organ with André Laberge . After further organ studies with Bernard Lagacé , he wrote his doctoral thesis at the Juilliard School of Music from 1979 to 1983 with David Diamond and Elliott Carter . In 1983 he was among the finalists of the Dublin International Organ Competition .

He has taught at the Université du Québec , Concordia University and McGill University and has been a member of the University of Montreal's Music Faculty since 1984 . Belkin is a member of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community and has acted as a consultant to several music software companies. He has published articles in the Computer Music Journal , the Canadian University Music Review, and Musicworks, and provides music theory texts on his home page.

Belkin composed eight symphonies , four string quartets , three symphonic movements, an elegy for string orchestra, a violin and a piano concerto, fantasies and fugues for organ and for piano, guitars, piano, violin and viola sonatas and songs .

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SURNAME Belkin, Alan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian composer, organist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 5th July 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Montreal