| Now based in Los Angeles, Anne-lise
Longuemare was born in France. She moved to Canada where she started
piano with her mother and later at Montreal Conservatory with Mrs.
Campos, where she was awarded a First Price in piano. She won also
prices in Quebec and Canada music competitions. She spent three
years in Paris, studied at the Ecole Normale de Musique Alfred Cortot
and earned an Artist Diploma in solo performance. Returning to Montreal,
she completed an Artist Diploma at Montreal University with Mr.
Vaillancourt as part of a piano-duo. Anne-Lise received a Masters
in solo performance in piano and in 2004, she completed her Doctorate
In Music at UCLA with Professor Ponce , writing her dissertation
on Iberia by Isaac Albeniz and performing the cycle for her final
recital.
She has worked for UCLA department as a Teaching-assistant for Dr.
John Hall, as a lecturer for keyboard skills as well as an accompanist
for the vocal and instrumental departments.
As a member of the Fortin-Longuemare piano duo, she performed standard
repertoire as well as premieres of Quebec composers in Montreal,
Banff, Rotterdam and Los Angeles. Fortin-Longuemare duo piano won
first price in 1999 at San Diego .
Anne-Lise has played concertos with Montreal Conservatory Orchestra
(Canada), Musifleuves Orchestra (France), Mozart Festival Orchestra
(Austria) , UCLA And SMC wind ensembles (Los Angeles). She has recorded
melodies of Lionel Daunais with Canadian Soprano Chantal Lavigne
under ATMA label.
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