Lyse Richer

Lyse Richer (born September 11, 1939) is a Canadian administrator and teacher of music. She taught piano at both the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy and the Université de Montréal. Richer later took on administrative roles in the management of several Quebec dance and theatre companies in the 1970s and the 1980s. She gave lectures and papers and conferences and was the authors of multiple entries on Canadian composers.

Early life and education On 11 September 1939, Richer was born in Montreal. She is the daughter of a chartered accountant and musician. Richer studied music as well as excelling at math in her childhood. She chose music as her main passion prior to studying at university after her mother had guided her to it. From 1951 to 1961, Richer studied piano with Yvonne Hubert and composition with Claude Champagne at the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy, earning a Master of Music degree in piano. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree at the Université de Montréal in 1958, and earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the same university in 1960. Between 1965 and 1970, Richer studied composition with Serge Garant and musicology with Maryvonne Kendergi at the Université de Montréal. Richer was given bursaries from the Government of Quebec lasting from 1968 to 1978 and from the Canada Council between 1974 and 1975. She prepared Wilfrid Pelletier's inventory collection for possible acquisition by the BN du Q in 1971. That same year, Richer was appointed Canada's computerized processing of data on music called MUSCADET's (now MUSCADØC) administrative director. She was Montreal Canadian Music Centre's vice-president from 1977 to 1979. Richer had moved to France and was working as theatre director of the Chêne Noir by 1992.

Awards In 1958, she won a prize of the Ladies' Morning Musical Club's Matinées symphoniques and another at the Ottawa Music Festival the following year.

Personal life Richer is divorced with three children.