French Canadian Linda Bouchard has composed over 70 works in a variety of genres, from orchestral and chamber works to dance scores, concerti, and vocal pieces. Her works have been heard extensively on both sides of the Atlantic and have been recorded by the CBC and Analekta in Canada, ECM in Germany and CRI in the US. A full compact disk of orchestral works called Exquisite Fires was released in 1998 on the Canadian label Marquis Classics. Her works have won four SOCAN awards in Canada with Icy Cruise, Revelling of Men, Triskelion and Fanorev. Her honors in the US include first prizes in the Princeton Composition Contest with Elan, the Indiana State Competition with Fanorev and the National Association of Composers USA Contest with Ma Lune Maligne. More recently she has received a Fromm Foundation and support from The Zellerbach Family Foundation and The Williams and Flora Hewlett Foundation for “Sonic Forecast” premiered in the fall 2008. “Sonic Forecast’ a collaboration with violist Charlotte Hug from Swizerland and video artist Luis Maurette, was also made possible in part through a grant form the Canada Council for the Arts and a Subito Grant from ACF-SFBAC.

Linda lived in New York City from 1979 to 1990 where she composed, led new music ensembles and made orchestral arrangements for the Washington Ballet, the St. Luke's Orchestra and various churches in the Metropolitan area. In 1988, she created her own performing ensemble called "ABANDON" for which she wrote: Muskoday, Possible Nudity, Le Scandale, the Minotaurus and Propos IV. She was Assistant Conductor for the New York Children's Free Opera from 1985 to 1988. She guest conducted the St. Luke's Orchestra, the American Dance Festival, the New York New Music Ensemble, the Absolute Music Group and the New Music Consort.

In 1990, she returned to Canada for the premiere of her first orchestral work Elan which was commissioned by the New Music America Festival held in Montréal. Her next commission was for the opening of the Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal with a piece for two ensembles spatially separated (Ire). From 1990 to 1992 she was guest conductor for the "Atelier de Musique Contemporaine" of l'Université de Montréal, and served as artistic coordinator of FORUM 91 for le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne.

From September 1992 to August 1995, Linda Bouchard held the position of Composer in Residence for the National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra in Ottawa. During her residency, she composed five orchestral works and organized 20th Century Music events such as The First Orchestral Workshop, and the Summer Music Festival: Atonal Departure. In 1993 she led the NAC Orchestra in an innovative Young People's Concert dedicated to the music of this century and conducted the first Double-Take Concert. In early 1994 she served as musical director and conductor for the NAC performance of Mauricio Kagel's Varietè.

Ms. Bouchard was music director for the 20th-Century Songs Integration Program at the Banff Center in 1994. She returned as Guest Artist to give master classes in composition in 1995. She conducted the premiere of her Pilgrim's Cantata at the Oregon Bach Festival in 1996.

 
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