| Jean Chatillon | |
| Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Birth Date: | 1937 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Nicolet, Quebec, Canada |
| Death Place: | Nicolet, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation: | Composer, Musician |
| Instrument: | Piano |
Jean Chatillon (13 September 1937 – 16 January 2019)[1] was a Canadian composer and music educator.
Chatillon was born into a family of musicians, in 1937, in Nicolet, Quebec. In 1951, he began to play piano and to compose.[2] At first self-taught, then he undertook serious musical studies with the master Conrad Letendre in Montreal.
In 1969, he founded the Music Section of the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières and taught there until 1981. In 1970, he was a founding member of the "Institut de sciences musicales Conrad Letendre", along with Michel Perrault.[3] After his retirement from teaching in 1981, he dedicated himself fully to his art.
Chatillon wrote more than 300 musical and literary works.[4] He is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre.[5] In 2003, he was appointed Professor Emeritus by the University of Quebec.
In January 2004, he became a founding member of the Delian Society, which is dedicated to the renaissance of tonal music.[6]
Chatillon died on 16 January 2019 in Trois-Rivières.