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Élise Paré-Tousignant was born on 1937 in Grondines, Quebec, Canada, is an administrator. Discover Élise Paré-Tousignant's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

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Occupation Music administrator Music pedagogue
Age 81 years old
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Born 1937
Birthday 1937
Birthplace Deschambault-Grondines, Quebec, Canada
Date of death August 8, 2018 (aged 81) - Quebec, Canada Quebec, Canada
Died Place Quebec, Canada
Nationality Canada

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2018

Élise Paré-Tousignant CM OQ (1937 – August 8, 2018) was a Canadian music administrator and music pedagogue. She was employed as a music theory teacher and auditory trainor at Université Laval and then was appointed the Faculty of Arts at Université Laval's first dean in 1985. Paré-Tousignant was the university's vice-rector of human resources and held the role of artistic director of the Domaine Forget that he held from 1993 to 2001. She oversaw the construction of the Domaine's Françoys-Bernier Hall and was the supervisor of the renovation of the Palais Montcalm [es; fr]. Paré-Tousignant served on the board of directors of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and was president of the Quebec Music Council [fr] between 2001 and 2005. She received awards and decorations such as the Médaille Gloire de l'Escolle [fr], the Chevalier of the Ordre des Palmes académiques, the Officer of the National Order of Quebec, the Tribute Prize at the Prix Opus [fr] , the Compagne Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec [fr] in 2015, and the Member of the Order of Canada.

She was married to Bernard Tousignant, and they had five children. She became unwell in July 2018, and died at Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus on August 8, 2018. A remembrance service to honor the memory of Paré-Tousignant took place at Église Saint-Joseph de Deschambault [fr] on the afternoon of 22 September 2018. Her memory was honored by a concert of the Domaine Forget on June 29, 2019.

1998

Paré-Tousignant received various awards and decorations throughout her career. In 1998, she was awarded the Médaille Gloire de l'Escolle [fr]. Paré-Tousignant was appointed Chevalier of the Ordre des Palmes académiques in 2003 and Officer of the National Order of Quebec in 2006. In January 2011, she received the Tribute Prize at the Prix Opus [fr] from her granddaughter. Paré-Tousignant was named Compagne Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec [fr] in 2015, and was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in May 2017.

1997

Paré-Tousignant retired from professional work in 1997. In 1992, she began the formation of the l'École de Musique Denys-Arcand. Paré-Tousignant was one of the first 12 individuals to be appointed to the board of directors of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec in August 1993 to work with president Guy Morin, before becoming vice-president of its management committee. She served as president of the Quebec Music Council [fr] between 2001 and 2005 and led the Société du palais Montcalm's board of the directors from 2004 to 2008, overseeing the inauguration of its renovated concert hall.

1985

In 1985, Paré-Tousignant was appointed the first dean of the Faculty of Arts at Université Laval. She became the university's vice-rector of human resources two years later, their first female vice-rector. Paré-Tousignant was also the chair of the Student Affairs Commission. In 1993, she was appointed artistic director of the Domaine Forget by its board of directors following the death of Françoys Bernier. Paré-Tousignant oversaw the construction of the Domaine's concert hall, the Françoys-Bernier Hall, and supervised the renovation of the Palais Montcalm [es; fr]. In 1995, she was one of fifteen commissioners appointed to the Commission for the Estates General on Education by Jean Garon, the Minister of Education for Parti Québécois. She stood down in 2001.

1959

During the year following her graduation in 1959, Paré-Tousignant had her first role in musical education by being on a school board. She enrolled on the Université Laval music school's teacher training program that had earlier introduced a bachelor's degree in music education. Paré-Tousignant became employed in the Faculty of Music at Université Laval as a teacher of music theory and auditory training for baccalaureate students and was one of the first specialists in music to be employed by a school board. She educated such students as Bernard Labadie and Lyne Fortin, organised concerts with the university choir, took part in the formation of the option to study music at Cégep de Sainte-Foy and established the university's lyrical workshop teaching rhythmic arts offered to bachlor's degree music education students.

1937

Born in Deschambault-Grondines, Quebec in 1937, Paré-Tousignant was the daughter of the parish organist Blandine Naud and the teacher Victor Paré. She graduated from Université Laval with a degree in music in 1958 and obtained a fourth degree in music education from the Ward Institute in Paris.