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[details ←] Urizen, viola, piano,
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Born: 26 July 1944 — Montreal — Canada
Died: 14 January 2007 — Toronto — Canada
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date of death

I have added the date of death of John Hawkins. Thank you for pointing that out to me.

Jos

[by “admin” on 2009-10-22 03:31:14]
cousins

Hmm, he was my fraternal first cousin… and i forgot to add i just found out that he passed away in 2007 http://www.music.utoronto.ca/about/news/IMHawkins.htm?DateTime=633046294800000000&PageMode=View
John K Taylor

[by “Anonymous” on 2009-10-21 20:04:06]

Music

Life

Hawkins studied piano at the conservatory of Montreal with Lubka Kolessa, and there he won the Premier Prix in piano 1967. He recieved his bachelor degree in music at McGill University the same year, and his concert diploma in 1968. In 1969 he attended the Pierre Boulez Conducting Course in Basel, along with Serge Garant and Bruce Mather.

His Eight Movements for flute and clarinet won first prize at a composition competition at the University of Alberta 1967. His biggest influences are Pierre Boulez, Elliot Carter, George Crumb and György Ligeti.

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