André Moisan

André Moisan

BASS CLARINET AND SAXOPHONE

SEASON PARTNER

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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