Michel Guimont
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Michel Guimont has expanded GIA's international reputation. A
composer who is native to Quebec, his music has been available to
the church of the United States since 1991 when GIA published his
"Glorify the Lord," a trilingual setting (French, Spanish,
English) for cantor, assembly, guitar, piano, organ, and brass.
From that first appearance, there are now twelve items of Monsieur
Guimont in the GIA catalog. Presently he is the director of music
at the Roman Catholic cathedral in Ottawa as well as a resource
musician for the Roman Catholic diocese of Montreal. He holds two
baccalaureate degrees: one in psychology from Concordia University
and one in composition from Universite de Montreal. It was at this
latter school that he received a masters of music in composition
in 1987. Important national recognition was given to him in 1992
when he was the co-music editor of the Missal put out by the Conference
of Canadian Catholic Bishops in Ottawa.
With such impressive credentials attached to his vita, it would
be a mistake to consider him academic and standoffish. The opposite
is true. He is friendly with just the right amount of charm--never
overly effusive, but always engaging. His music reflects that personality.
There is an undercurrent of passion that surfaces in his music.
The anthem "Surely He Bore All My Grief," G-3686, is such
a piece. It incorporates a cello, which reacts to the laments of
the text as if it were the assembly's response. "Serving You,"
G-3710, carries the same emotional power and would be especially
effective for the Mandatum. These two items are but the tip of Michel
Guimont's musical prowess, a prowess that promises a new power in
liturgical music.
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