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Linda
Bouchard

French-Canadian Linda Bouchard has composed over 50 works for a number 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.

Her works have won prizes in Canada and the USA including four PROCAN awards, first prizes in the Princeton Composition Contest, the Indiana State Competition and the NACUSA Contest. In 1997,Ms. Bouchard won the Joseph-S-Stauffer Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts and was chosen "Composer of the Year" from the Conseil Quebecois de la Culture's Prix Opus.

From September 1992 to August 1995, Linda Bouchard held the position of Composer-in Residence for the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Canada. During her residency, she composed several works for the orchestra and organized 20th Century Music events such as the First Orchestral Workshop, the Summer Music Festival and other educational activities.

Linda lives in San Francisco with her husband.