La Pocatière, Québec, 1955
Born in 1955, André Hamel has been active as a composer since the mid-80’s. His music has been played in concerts in Montréal, Brussels, Toronto, Sofia, Bologna, Vienna, Miami and Lyon.
André Hamel received a special mention from the International Composition Contest Goffredo Petrassi (Parma, Italy, 1997), the Opus prize for Creation of the year (CQM, 1998), the Joseph-S Stauffer Prize (CAC, 2000), and the second prize of the Concours collégien de musique contemporaine (CEGEP of Sherbrooke, 2009). In June 2007, his saxophone octet, À huit, was chosen among the pieces recommended by the UNESCO Rostrum of Composers. His CD, La Trilogie du presto, was nominated for the Opus Prizes 2006-2007.
From his residence in the Studio du Québec à New York (2003), André Hamel took part in different important events such as Urnos (La Nef — 2004), the Symphonie des éléments (MNM — 2005), Fanfares (FIMAV — 2005) and Spatio lumino (MNM 2007). He presently teaches Music Composition and Ear Training at CEGEP Marie-Victorin.
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