Joined the OSM in: 2001
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Clarinets - Associate
Alain Desgagné
Previous positions: Principal Clarinet, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (1996-2001)
Second and Assistant Clarinet, Victoria Symphony (1989-96)
Academics and teachers: Master’s and certificate in Performance, Northwestern University with Robert Marcellus
First Prize from Conservatoire de Musique du Québec with John van Bockern
Awards and scholarships: Eckstein Fund Grant
Fondation Asselin
Favourite composers: Mozart, Richard Strauss and Brahms
Favourite work: Strauss’s Vier letzte Lieder
Other occupations: Faculty of Music, McGill University
Member of the Kiosque ensemble
Clarinet instructor at the Marrowstone Music Festival in Bellingham, Washington