Robert Lemay

Robert Lemay (born February 13, 1960) is a Canadian composer of solo, chamber and orchestral works. Early years and education Born in Montreal, Lemay studied at Laval University, where he received his Master’s degree (M.Mus.) under François Morel. He completed a doctorate (D.Mus.) at the Université de Montréal under Michel Longtin in 1994. He also spent a year at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he studied with David Felder and attended seminars given by Brian Ferneyhough, Louis Andriessen, and Donald Erb. During this time, he met his wife, the pianist Yoko Hirota. From 2004 to 2018, Lemay was President and Artistic Director of the 5-Penny New Music Concerts in Sudbury, where he worked extensively with the Silver Birch String Quartet. Lemay was Composer-in-Residence of the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra from 2008 to 2010. Compositional style Lemay is an atonal composer who has been influenced by the spectral techniques of Tristan Murail and Gérard Grisey, the modal approaches of Olivier Messiaen and Iannis Xenakis, and the rhythmic modulation of Elliott Carter. Lemay has also written pieces for students including 6 Ushebtis (piano), Train miniature (clarinet), and Bea