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Michel Gauthier was born in Montreal in 1957. He completed two years of
Law studies at Université de Montréal before obtaining a BFA (Music Appreciation)
and a graduate diploma in Advanced Music Performance Studies at Concordia
University as a student of world famous organist and Bach scholar Bernard Lagacé.
He then received a B.Mus (Teaching) from Université du Québec à
Montréal.
He has been organist and choir director in a number of Roman Catholic, Anglican
and Presbyterian churches in the Montréal area before coming to Mount-Royal in
1985. He has performed here every Sunday morning since and can be heard playing
the organ and the piano as well as conducting the choir.
Michel is currently working at Collège Beaubois , where he has been music teacher
for fifteen years and has conducted numerous vocal and instrumental groups. In
particular, he has taught the piano, the guitar, all recorders and all Orff
instruments. He teaches children from kindergarten to grade six.
Michel plays piano in the Solar Jazz trio and is frequently called for gigs. He
has played two complete summers at the Château Bromont.
He is currently composing and recording in his home studio and is fascinated by
the concept of time in music.
Keith Jarrett, Led Zeppelin, J.S. Bach and Arvo Pärt are the musicians that
inspire him the most.