Award
Guggenheim Fellowship
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R. Murray Schafer
1933-07-18 – 2021-08-14
Life & Legacy
Raymond Murray Schafer (July 18, 1933 – August 14, 2021) was a Canadian composer, writer, music educator, and environmentalist perhaps best known for his World Soundscape Project, concern for acoustic ecology, and his book, The Tuning of the World (1977). He was the first recipient of the Jules Léger Prize in 1978.
Occupation & Career
composer, writer, musicologist, music educator, university teacher, environmentalist, librettist, musician, teacher, pedagogue, scientist
Education
The Royal Conservatory of Music
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Guggenheim Fellowship; Governor General's Performing Arts Award; Molson Prize; Companion of the Order of Canada; Glenn Gould Prize; Fumio Koizumi Prize for Ethnomusicology; honorary doctor of the University of Strasbourg-II; Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Companion of the Order of Canada · Fumio Koizumi Prize for Ethnomusicology · Glenn Gould Prize · Governor General's Performing Arts Award · Guggenheim Fellowship · honorary doctor of the University of Strasbourg-II · Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music · Molson Prize
Employer
Simon Fraser University
Education & Institutions
The Royal Conservatory of Music
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Governor General's Performing Arts Award
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1386495 · wikidata
Award
Molson Prize
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1386495 · wikidata
Award
Companion of the Order of Canada
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1386495 · wikidata
Award
Glenn Gould Prize
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1386495 · wikidata
Award
Fumio Koizumi Prize for Ethnomusicology
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1386495 · wikidata
Award
honorary doctor of the University of Strasbourg-II
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1386495 · wikidata
Award
Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1386495 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q1386495 — wikidata View source
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