Alain Desgagné
ASSOCIATE CLARINET
SEASON PARTNER
Musician of the OSM since
2001
Previous experience
Principal Clarinet, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (1996-2001)
Second and Assistant Clarinet, Victoria Symphony (1989-96)
Academics and teachers
Master’s and certificate in Performance, Northwestern University with Robert Marcellus
First Prize from Conservatoire de Musique du Québec with John van Bockern
Awards and scholarships
Eckstein Fund Grant
Fondation Asselin
Favorite composers
Mozart, Richard Strauss and Brahms
Other occupations
Faculty of Music, McGill University
Member of the Kiosque ensemble
Clarinet instructor at the Marrowstone Music Festival in Bellingham, Washington
Favorite works
Strauss’s Vier letzte Lieder
