Bouchard received his first musical training from 1941 to 1946 at the Collège de Lévis with Father Alphonse Tardif. Then he studied at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec under Tardif (harmony), Hélène Landry (piano) and Françoise Aubut (theory). In 1950 he married pianist Renée Morisset.
From 1950 to 1953 Bouchard studied in Paris, where he was a student of Alfred Cortot and Antoine Reboulot. From 1952 he performed with his wife as a piano duo. They toured Canada, Belgium, Holland and Italy starting in the mid-1950s. After debuting at Carnegie Hall, they made many appearances in the United States between 1965 and 1970.
Several composers wrote pieces for the duo. These include Clermont Pépin's Nombres for two pianos and orchestra (1963), Roger Matton's Concerto (1964) and a sonata by Jacques Hétu. For a recording of Matton's concerto, they were awarded the Prix Pierre-Mercure.
Bouchard was President of the Jeunesses musicales du Canada from 1957 to 1959 and in 1961 became vice president of the Académie de musique du Québec. From 1967 to 1971 he worked for the Ministry of Education of Quebec, and from 1978 to 1980 as the General Director of the Quebec Conservatory. Besides chamber works (including a string quartet and a Danse canadienne for violin and piano) Bouchard composed more than 100 French-Canadian folk song arrangements.
victor, bouchard, april, 1926, march, 2011, canadian, pianist, composer, born, 1926, april, 1926, sainte, claire, dorchester, near, quebec, city, quebec, canada, diedmarch, 2011, 2011, aged, quebec, city, quebec, canada, genresclassical, musicoccupation, canad. Victor Bouchard OC CQ April 11 1926 March 22 2011 was a Canadian pianist and composer Victor BouchardBorn 1926 04 11 April 11 1926 Sainte Claire de Dorchester near Quebec City Quebec Canada 1 DiedMarch 22 2011 2011 03 22 aged 84 Quebec City Quebec Canada 2 Genresclassical musicOccupation s Canadian pianist and composerInstrument s PianoYears active1952 2003 Bouchard received his first musical training from 1941 to 1946 at the College de Levis with Father Alphonse Tardif Then he studied at the Conservatoire de musique du Quebec under Tardif harmony Helene Landry piano and Francoise Aubut theory In 1950 he married pianist Renee Morisset From 1950 to 1953 Bouchard studied in Paris where he was a student of Alfred Cortot and Antoine Reboulot From 1952 he performed with his wife as a piano duo They toured Canada Belgium Holland and Italy starting in the mid 1950s After debuting at Carnegie Hall they made many appearances in the United States between 1965 and 1970 Several composers wrote pieces for the duo These include Clermont Pepin s Nombres for two pianos and orchestra 1963 Roger Matton s Concerto 1964 and a sonata by Jacques Hetu For a recording of Matton s concerto they were awarded the Prix Pierre Mercure Bouchard was President of the Jeunesses musicales du Canada from 1957 to 1959 and in 1961 became vice president of the Academie de musique du Quebec From 1967 to 1971 he worked for the Ministry of Education of Quebec and from 1978 to 1980 as the General Director of the Quebec Conservatory Besides chamber works including a string quartet and a Danse canadienne for violin and piano Bouchard composed more than 100 French Canadian folk song arrangements Awards Edit1964 Prix Calixa Lavallee to the duo Bouchard Morisset 1981 Membre de l Ordre du Canada 1985 Officier de l Ordre du Canada 3 1994 Chevalier de l Ordre national du Quebec 4 1997 Academie des Grands Quebecois to the duo Bouchard Morisset 2002 Medaille Gloire de l Escolle 2004 Prize of the foundation of the Orchestre symphonique de Quebec to the duo Bouchard Morisset See also EditUniversite LavalReferences Edit Bouchard Victor The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada Retrieved 24 March 2011 Le pianiste Victor Bouchard s eteint a la veille de ses 85 ans in French Retrieved 24 March 2011 Order of Canada citation National Order of Quebec citation in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Victor Bouchard amp oldid 1159345809, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
