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Jacques Hétu
p, ob, 1938-2010 CA, Trois-Rivières
Musician / Composer of Classical
Jacques Hétu OC OQ MSRC (August 8, 1938 – February 9, 2010) was a Canadian composer and music educator.Hétu was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec; he began his professional training at the University of Ottawa where he was a pupil of Jules Martel from 1955 to 1956. In 1956 he entered the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal and studied there for five years with Melvin Berman (oboe), Isabelle Delorme (harmony), Jean Papineau-Couture (fugue), Clermont Pépin (composition and counterpoint), and Georges Savaria (piano); he also studied at the Tanglewood Music Center during the summer of 1959 with Lukas Foss. In 1961 he won several important awards, including the first prize at the Quebec Music Festivals composition competition, a grant from the Canada Council, and the Prix d'Europe. The l
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Symphony No. 5, Op. 81: I. Prologue. Allegretto on Jacques Hétu: Two Orchestras, One Symphony by Jacques Hétu, Alexander Shelley, Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra & Orchestre Symphonique De Québec Symphony No. 5, Op. 81: II. The Invasion. Vivace on Jacques Hétu: Two Orchestras, One Symphony by Jacques Hétu, Alexander Shelley, Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra & Orchestre Symphonique De Québec Symphony No. 5, Op. 81: IV. Liberty. Andante on Jacques Hétu: Two Orchestras, One Symphony by Jacques Hétu, Alexander Shelley, Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra & Orchestre Symphonique De Québec Symphony No. 5, Op. 81: III. The Occupation. Adagio on Jacques Hétu: Two Orchestras, One Symphony by Jacques Hétu, Alexander Shelley, Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra & Orchestre Symphonique De Québec Adagio and Rondo, Op. 3 No. 1a: Adagio on Hétu: Complete Chamber Works for Strings by Jacques Hétu, New Orford String Quartet, Timothy Hutchins, Steven Dann & Colin Carr Rondo For Cello And String Orchestra, Op. 9 on Haydn: Cello Concertos - Hétu: Rondo by Joseph Haydn, Cameron Crozman, Nicolas Ellis & Les Violons du Roy Suite, Op. 41: I. Prelude on Guitar Recital: Jerome Ducharme by Jerome Ducharme Concerto for Trumpet & Small Orchestra, Op. 43: I. Allegro on The Philip Smith Collection by Philip Smith, New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, Bramwell Tovey, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Erich Leinsdorf, Kurt Masur & Neeme Järvi Variations, Op. 8 on Glenn Gould Plays Sonatas, Fantasies & Variations by Glenn Gould Concerto for Trumpet & Small Orchestra, Op. 43: II. Lento on The Philip Smith Collection by Philip Smith, New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, Bramwell Tovey, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Erich Leinsdorf, Kurt Masur & Neeme JärviTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Chamber Works For Strings: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 2 • Sérénade • Sextet | Jacques Hétu – New Orford String Quartet • Steven Dann • Colin Carr • Timothy Hutchins | 2014 | Album |
| Works By Jacques Hétu · André Prévost | Jacques Hétu · André Prévost · Yegor Dyachkov, Jean Saulnier, Nouvel Ensemble Moderne / Lorraine Vaillancourt | 2005 | Album |
| Concertos | Jacques Hétu - André Laplante, Robert Cram, Joaquin Valdepeñas, Christopher Millard, CBC Radio Orchestra, Mario Bernardi | 2003 | Album |
| Ovation Volume 1 | Jean Coulthard, Jacques Hétu, Harry Freedman, Murray Adaskin, John Weinzweig | 2002 | Compil. |
| Works By Kirchner, Prokofiev, Bartók, Medtner & Hétu | William Race - Leon Kirchner · Béla Bartók · Jacques Hétu · Nikolai Medtner · Sergei Prokofiev | 1997 | Album |
| Canadian Trumpet Concerti | Jacques Hétu, Malcolm Forsyth, Phil Nimmons | 1993 | Album |
| Canadian Music For Piano / Musique Canadienne Pour Piano | Louise Bessette - Daniel Foley · Alexina Louie · Ann Southam · Linda Catlin Smith · Jacques Hétu | 1993 | Album |
| Anthologie De La Musique Canadienne/Anthology Of Canadian Music | Jacques Hétu | 1988 | Album |
| Canadian Classics Vol. 2: North Country ⦁ Three Atmospheres ⦁ Célébration ⦁ Symphonie No. 3 | Franco Mannino | 1987 | Album |
| Les Abîmes Du Rêve - Poème De Émile Nelligan | Jacques Hétu / Joseph Rouleau | 1987 | Album |
| River Of Fire | Lawrence Cherney | 1986 | Album |
| Ballade / Theme And Variations On La Bas ⦁ Five Pieces For Piano ⦁ Ballade ⦁ Novellette ⦁ Ballade ⦁ Image Astrale | Charles Foreman / Violet Archer ⦁ John Hawkins ⦁ Jacques Hétu ⦁ John Beckwith ⦁ Oskar Morawetz ⦁ Jean Coulthard | 1984 | Album |
| Musicanada | Jacques Hétu / Gilles Tremblay / Norman Symonds / Tālivaldis Ķeniņš / John Weinzweig | 1978 | Album |
| Canadian Music In The 20th Century | Glenn Gould / Oskar Morawetz, István Anhalt, Jacques Hétu | 1967 | Album |
| Quintette Ayorama Woodwind Quintet | Quintette Ayorama Woodwind Quintet / Jacques Hétu / André Souris / Brian Cherney / Darius Milhaud | Album |
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