Anne Lauber facts for kids
Anne Lauber (born July 28, 1943) is a talented Canadian musician. She is a composer (someone who writes music), a conductor (someone who leads an orchestra), and a music teacher. She is part of the Canadian League of Composers and the Canadian Music Centre. Many groups have asked her to write music, including the Quebec Symphony Orchestra and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. In 1985, she won first prize for her piece called Arabesque at a big guitar competition in Marl, Germany. Anne Lauber became a Canadian citizen in 1972. In 2007, the Eastman School of Music celebrated her work in their Women in Music Festival. Her son, Tristan Lauber, is also a very successful concert pianist.
Learning Music and Teaching Career
Anne Lauber was born in Zürich, Switzerland. She started learning the violin and piano when she was young. In 1964, she received a scholarship to study at the Lausanne Conservatory. There, she learned from famous teachers like Andras Kovach and Zoltán Kodály. At the same time, she also studied music composition with Jean Perrin and Darius Milhaud.
In 1967, Anne Lauber moved to Canada. She continued to study music composition with André Prévost. Later, she joined the music program at the Université de Montréal (UM). She kept studying with Prévost and Serge Garant. She earned her Master of Music degree in 1982 and her Doctor of Music degree in 1986, both in composition, from the UM. In 1980, she also studied conducting with Jacques Clément.
Anne Lauber has taught music at several universities. These include the Université du Québec à Montréal, the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Concordia University, and the Université de Montréal. She also helped lead the Canadian Music Centre. She was the vice-president for the Quebec region in 1987. Then, she became the president from 1988 until 1992.
