Nicole Carignan
Nicole Carignan (born 1952) is a Canadian composer and educator living in Quebec.[1][2]
She was born in Plessisville[1] and earned a bechelor's degree in Music Education from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), a B.Mus. and a M.Mus. in composition and a PhD in comparative and intercultural education from the Université de Montréal. Carignan has led seminars and workshops on composition in South Africa, Europe, Russia and the United States. She is a researcher at the Faculty of Education of the Université de Montréal, the Department of Education of UQAM and at Cleveland State University.[2]
Carignan has taught music for the Commission scolaire de Laval and has taught composition at the Akademi Musik Indonesia in Yogyakarta, Java. She was a professor at Cleveland State University and is currently a professor in Intercultural Education at UQAM.[2] She has also taught at the University of Port Elizabeth in South Africa.[3]
She worked on a project called Music Box of Productions Pandore Inc., a CD-ROM series which explores the world's musical culture. In 1997, the project received the Award of Excellence from the Alliance for Children and Television.[2]
Carignan has created a number of musical works, including pieces for solo instruments and orchestral works. Over fifty of her compositions have premiered in locations around the world.[2]
She has earned honourable mentions from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation for two of her projects:
- Intercultural encounters between immigrants learning French and pre-service teachers at UQAM
- development of the teacher's guide for the DVD A lesson in discrimination[3]
References
- 1 2 ""By a Canadian Lady" Piano Music 1841 - 1997". Carleton University.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Nicole Carignan". Composer Showcase. Canadian Music Centre.
- 1 2 "Nicole Carignan, Ph. D.". Centre d'études ethniques des universités montréalaises.