Jean Chatillon

Jean Chatillon (13 September 1937 – 16 January 2019) was a Canadian composer and music educator.

Early life
Chatillon was born into a family of musicians, in 1937, in Nicolet, Quebec. In 1951, he began to play piano and to compose. At first self-taught, then he undertook serious musical studies with the master Conrad Letendre in Montreal.

Career
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. After his retirement from teaching in 1981, he dedicated himself fully to his art.

Chatillon wrote more than 300 musical and literary works. He is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre. 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.

Chatillon died on 16 January 2019 in Trois-Rivières.