Sébastien Goulet
Sébastien Goulet began studying music at the Conservatoire de Musique de Val-d'Or in 2015, at the age of 17, in Donald Ferland's saxophone class. In the winter session of the same school year, he also began cello training with Marie-Thérèse Dugré, then, a year later, with Jacob Auclair-Fortier.
By the end of his college training in performance, Sébastien was a saxophonist involved in a multitude of wind ensembles, had completed the conservatory's preparatory level on cello, and was a self-taught improvising pianist, occasionally participating in the various galas held in Val-d'Or.
At the age of 20, Sébastien began a bachelor's degree in performance, again in Donald Ferland's class, and continued his cello studies with Jacob Auclair-Fortier on second instrument. Demonstrating an aptitude for composition, his teachers encouraged him to audition for the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal's instrumental composition program.
In fall 2019, Sébastien Goulet began studying instrumental composition in Nicolas Gilbert's class. There, he premiered several works with ensembles such as the Molinari Quartet and Ensemble Paramirabo, and studied with a host of musical masters including Christos Hatzis, Julian Anderson, Véronique Lacroix, Martin Bédard and Jimmie Leblanc.
Sébastien is currently pursuing his master's degree in instrumental composition at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal with professor Maxime McKinley, and is composer-in-residence with the Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal. Interested in narrativity in musical discourse, his music generally features strong contrasts, opposing softness and aggression, all blending together in the search for balance and harmony.
