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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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

[1] 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 .