Nicole Rodrigue

Nicole Rodrigue (29 September 1943 – 16 April 2010) was a Canadian composer and film editor who was the first woman to earn a composition degree from McGill University.

Life and career Rodrigue was born in Montreal, Canada, the youngest of 11 children. She began studying piano when she was 10 years old, and went on to earn degrees from the Ecole de Musique Vincent d'Indy and the University of Montreal. In 1974, she became the first woman to earn a master's degree in composition from McGill University. Her teachers included Istvan Anhalt, Francoise Aubut-Pratte, J. P. Couture, Alcides Lanza, Bruce Mather, Paul Pedersen, A. Prevost, and Serge Garant.

Rodrigue was interested in electronic music and experimented with Music Mouse, software created by the American composer Laurie Spiegel. In 1973, she edited the short film Quoi de Neuf a Pie IX? and printed by the Canadian Music Centre (CMC). and the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Her works include:

Chamber

Desastre Two Atmospheres (chamber ensemble)

Multimedia Toi (harp and visual montage)

Piano Babillage (Chatter) Evocations Suite L'oie Blanche Suite

Vocal Hommage a Fernando (flute, violin, piano and narrator; text by Benoit Lacroix) Laudes: Requiem (chorus and chamber ensemble) Sequence: Fureur. . .'' (a capella mixed chorus)