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                    Christien Ledroit

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                    Christien Ledroit was born in 1975 in London, Ontario. He studied music composition at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and completed a Master of Music degree in composition at McGill University in Montreal in 2002. He has studied with an eclectic group of composers including Sean Ferguson, Jean Lesage, alcides lanza, Alfred Fisher, John Burge and Marjan Mozetich.

                    Throughout high school, Ledroit played guitar in a punk band, while still continuing to develop technique on the violin. It is this dichotomy that most influences his music today.

                    Ledroit maintains active in study and performance of both contemporary art music and loud aggressive rock music. The combination of these two styles lends his compositions an unusual sound.

                    Ledroit has received commissions and awards from many sources. Recent awards include two prizes at the 2001 SOCAN competition for Young Composers, including a First Prize for Shards, and a Second Prize for Elementalities.

                    Christien Ledroit now lives in Toronto with his wife Stefanie.