Roland Gagnier was a Canadian bassoonist and music educator born on May 17, 1905, in Montreal. Trained by his father, he served as the principal bassoonist for the Canadian Grenadier Guards Band from 1925 to 1947 and was part of the Montréal Symphony Orchestra from 1940 to 1953. He was also a member of the Gagnier Woodwind Quintet between 1942 and 1949 and appeared on various CBC radio and television programs. Gagnier taught at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec from 1945 to 1950, mentoring composer Pierre Mercure.
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Time Zone - America/Montreal (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Roland
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Roland Gagnier belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Montreal
Place of Death: Montreal
Occupation: bassoonist
Employers: Canadian Grenadier Guards Band | Société des concerts symphoniques de Montréal | Conservatoire de musique du Québec
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 17, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for May 17, 2025 |
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Sun | 26 Taurus 6 | 27 Taurus 2 | 21 Virgo 11 |
Moon | 9 Scorpio 35 | 23 Capricorn 20 | 1 Aries 39 |
Mercury | 1 Taurus 17 | 12 Taurus 58 | 3 Virgo 20 |
Venus | 28 Aries 18 | 12 Aries 2 | 15 Leo 7 |
Mars | 14 Scorpio 17 | 13 Leo 39 | 14 Sagittarius 21 |
Jupiter | 16 Taurus 4 | 24 Gemini 51 | 6 Gemini 0 |
Saturn | 2 Pisces 45 | 29 Pisces 18 | 28 Aquarius 24 |
Uranus | 3 Capricorn 35 | 27 Taurus 18 | 0 Capricorn 12 |
Neptune | 6 Cancer 23 | 1 Aries 33 | 10 Cancer 11 |
Pluto | 20 Gemini 37 | 3 Aquarius 46 | 22 Gemini 44 |
Rahu | 5 Virgo 13 | 24 Pisces 15 | 28 Leo 52 |
Ketu | 5 Pisces 13 | 24 Virgo 15 | 28 Aquarius 52 |
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