About Jeannine Vanier
Lived 1929 – 2023 (aged 93). Jeannine Vanier was a Canadian organist.
Marie Antoinette Jeannine Vanier (21 August 1929 – 7 March 2023) was a Canadian composer and organist who was born blind.
Vanier was born in the Laval-des-Rapides neighbourhood of Laval, Quebec, to Émile and Alice Laurin Vanier. Her father was an engineer. She began her studies at the Nazareth Institute for the Blind, then earned a Bachelor of Music (1950) and a Licentiate of Music (1952) at the University of Montreal. Among her teachers were Françoise Aubut, Jean Papineau-Couture, Roger Filiatrault, Conrad Letendre, Georges Lindsay, Clermont Pépin, and Jean Vallerand.
Vanier received several awards for her compositions and musical performances, including:
Second Prize, Casavat Organ Society Competition (1948)
First Prize, Royal Canadian College of Organists (1952) Her manuscripts are archived at the Bibliothèque du Quebec.
Vanier's music is published by Waterloo Music Company and Berandol Music Limited/BMI.
Fantasia for Recorder Trio
Salve Regina (chorus and orchestra)
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Canadian composer and organist (1929–2023)
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Jeannine Vanier was born on 21 August 1929 in Laval-des-Rapides.
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Jeannine Vanier died on 7 March 2023 in Montreal.
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