Rhené Jaque
Rhené Jaque, the pen name of Marguerite Marie Alice Cartier (February 4, 1918 – July 31, 2006), was a Canadian musician, composer and music educator living in Quebec.[1]
Born in Beauharnois, she joined the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary and, in 1938, took the name Sister Jacques-René. She studied at the École supérieure de musique d'Outremont with Claude Champagne, Marvin Duchow, Louis Bailly and . In 1943, she began teaching violin and music theory at the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy. She obtained a BMus degree in 1949 and a Lauréat in music in 1955. In the summer of 1972, Jaque studied composition at the in Nice, France with Tony Aubin.[1]
She composed many teaching pieces for pianists and violinists. Rachel Cavalho recorded Jaque's Rustic Dance/Fête champêtre and Deux Inventions à deux voix. Her Toccate was recorded by Elaine Keillor. One of her two Suites for piano was recorded by Antonín Kubálek and by Allen Reiser. She was a member of the Canadian League of Composers and a life member of the Association of Canadian Women Composers.[1]
She died in Montreal at the age of 88.[1]
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