Jacques Beaudoin

Jacques Beaudoin began his musical studies at the school of Vincent d’Indy under the direction of Jacques Gagnon. He then went on to study with Tom Martin. He was admitted to the Conservatoire de musique du Québec in Montreal where he stayed for 3 years. He then studied with Michael Leiter and Dennis James. A few years later, he was hired by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra of which he has been and still a permanent member for more than 27 years.

Mr. Beaudoin was part of the group L’Infonie with Walter Boudreau and Raoul Duguay. Bass player for Monique Leyrac, André Gagnon, the Petits violons and numerous others, he participated to a number of artists’s recordings as well as recordings for commercials and soundtracks. He was a bass player for the Grands Ballets Canadiens orchestra, a number of years as soloist, and for 25 years, he played with the Société de musique contemporaine under the direction of Serge Garant. He has taught doublebass at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec in Montreal (3 years) and at the Université de Montréal (since 1978). Mr. Beaudoin has participated to a number of music chamber concerts with, amongst others, the McGill Chamber Orchestra, Les Vents de Montréal and Ensemble Pantaèdre with whom he recorded the Prokofiev quartet.