Hildegard Westerkamp
Hildegard Westerkamp (born April 8, 1946, in Osnabrück, Germany) is a Canadian composer, radio artist, teacher and sound ecologist of German origin. She studied flute and piano at the Conservatory of Music in Freiburg, West Germany from 1966 to 1968 and moved to Canada in 1975. She received a Bachelor of Music from the University of British Columbia in 1972 and a Master of Arts from Simon Fraser University in 1988. She taught acoustic communication at Simon Fraser University from 1982 to 1991.
Hildegard Westerkamp | |
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| Born | April 8, 1946 Osnabrück, Germany |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University |
| Known for | composer, radio art, acoustic ecology |
| Notable work | ssh … Noise Handbook; Listening and Soundmaking: a Study of Music-as-Environment |
| Website | www |
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