André Moisan
BASS CLARINET AND SAXOPHONE
SEASON PARTNER
Musician of the OSM since
1999
Previous experience
Soloist, chamber music performer in America and Europe
Member of the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
Member of the Société de musique Contemporaine du Québec
Member of the Grands Ballets Canadiens Orchestra
Began freelancing for the OSM in 1977
Academics and teachers
Gilles Moisan, OSM (1970 -77)
Victor Sawa, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra (1977-78)
Robert Crowley, OSM (1978-80)
Larry Combs, dePaul University, (1985-86)
Karl Leister, Berlin Philarmonic Orchestra (1992)
Favorite composers
Bach, Brahms, Mendelssohn and Stravinsky, Wagner
Other occupations
Conductor for Youth Concerts and Children’s Corner concerts since 1988
Teacher, Université de Montréal
Favorite works
Bach’s B minor Mass
Brahms’s Fourth symphony
Mendelssohn’s String Symphonies
Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring
