anthony st. pierre's biography

Anthony St. Pierre, M. Mus. began his musical career as a choirboy.

He was granted a testimonial in performance from the Royal Netherlands Conservatory and holds a B. Mus. cum laude in composition from Ohio State University.

He earned an M. Mus. at Washington University in historical performance practices and considers the use of boys' voices, to sing music composed expressly for boys, an integral part of such practice. While at Washington University, he studied singing and has been a pupil of Gary Relyea and Max van Egmond.

In the 1970's, he produced the syndicated radio series, Early Music, which was distributed throughout the USA. He studied baroque oboe and played with Tafelmusik for seven years before devoting himself to training boy singers. He has composed for piano, organ, voice, band and diverse wind ensembles, as well as electronic media. A variety of his recorder works are available free here. St. Pierre has produced a concise and practical guide to composing a simple fugue. An excerpt from the guide, as well as instructions for ordering copies of it, are available.

Anthony St. Pierre
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA

astpierre@ca.inter.net