Beauharnois, Québec, 1954
Serge Arcuri studied with Gilles Tremblay at the
Conservatoire de musique de Montréal and was awarded his diploma in composition and
analysis in 1981. He subsequently studied electroacoustics with Yves
Daoust at the Conservatoire, and with Marcelle Deschênes at the
Université de Montréal. In 1981, he won the Sir Ernest MacMillan prize
from CAPAC (the Canadian performance right society), and has also
received awards in two categories of the CBC National Radio Competition
for Young Composers. A recipient of numerous grants from both the Canada Council
[for the Arts] and the ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec, he has received
commissions from several organizations, including the Société de musique contemporaine du
Québec (SMCQ), the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Association pour la
création et la recherche électroacoustiques du Québec (ACREQ), and most recently Vancouver New Music Society (VNMS). He is an
Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre (CMC). [xii-93]
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