(Estelle Lemire is a canadian musician, graduated from the Conservatoire de
musique du Québec in Montréal after extensive musical studies from 1982
to 1991. A student of Jean Laurendeau, she was awarded a First Prize in
Ondes Martenot performance (1988) and also studied composition under
Gilles Tremblay, receiving a First Prize in composition in 1991. Her
curriculum also includes Music Analysis in the class of Gilles Tremblay,
for which she was awarded a second Prize in 1990, as well as training
in electroacoustic music with Yves Daoust.
She is a soloist and chamber player, specializing in Ondes
Martenot for over 25 years, Estelle Lemire focuses mainly on the
performance of new music while advocating better knowledge and
appreciation of her instrument. She has performed for radio and
television programs as well as for contemporary music organizations,
ensembles, orchestras and festivals in Canada and the United States. Her
recordings include a solo album for the SNE label and a Messiæn CD with
the Ensemble d’Ondes de Montréal for the ATMA label. In addition to
playing staple works from the Ondes repertoire, including all of
Messiæn's pieces, but also Jolivet, Milhaud, Honneger, Varèse, Murail,
Vivier and Boucher, Estelle gave the premiere performances of several
works by contemporary composers).
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