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Alexandre Lavoie

Academic title(s): 

Course Instructor (Percussion)

Alexandre Lavoie
Department: 
Music Performance
Area(s): 
Percussion
Contact Information
Email address: 
alexandre.lavoie4 [at] mcgill.ca
Alternate email address: 
alexandre.lavoie28 [at] gmail.com
Group: 
Faculty
Biography: 

Originally from Abitibi, Alexandre obtained a masters degree in percussion in 2018, and has received the Prize with distinction from the Quebec City Conservatory of Music, in the class of Anne-Julie Caron. He studied with Hugues Tremblay and graduated in orchestral performance at the Montreal Conservatory in 2019. He is principal percussionist of the Orchestre M矇tropolitain (dir. Yannick N矇zet-S矇guin) since 2019.

In summer 2016, he joined the YOA Orchestra of the Americas for their European tour Nordic-Baltic. He has been part of the Roots and Rhizomes program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in 2017, where he performed and has participated in seminars with Steven Schick and Aiyun Huang.

Alexandre has distinguished himself in competitions such as the Canadian Music Competition, in which he won a first prize as a soloist, and the 2015 OSM Manulife Competition, where he won the Second Prize and the award for the best performance of the Canadian work.

Since many years, he has the privilege to work with the Orchestre symphonique de Qu矇bec, Orchestre de lAgora, Les Violons du Roy, I Musici and numerous creation projects and chamber music ensembles such as Sixtrum and EP4 Percussion Ensemble. He has also been vibraphonist and drummer for recordings and performances on pop/jazz projects.

Teaching being an important aspect of his musical career, he has worked with several organizations including the Quebec City Conservatory and is currently teaching at Coll癡ge Notre-Dame in Montreal.


Originaire de lAbitibi, Alexandre obtient en 2018 une ma簾trise et le Prix avec distinction du Conservatoire de musique de Qu矇bec dans la classe dAnne-Julie Caron. Il a 矇tudi矇 lann矇e suivante aupr癡s de Hugues Tremblay et compl矇t矇 un dipl繫me de perfectionnement en jeu dorchestre au Conservatoire de musique de Montr矇al. Depuis 2019, Alexandre occupe le poste de percussionniste solo lOrchestre M矇tropolitain (dir. Yannick N矇zet-S矇guin).

l矇t矇 2016, il a 矇t矇 membre du YOA Orchestra of the Americas pour leur tourn矇e europ矇enne 竄 Nordic-Baltic 罈. Il a particip矇 aux performances et s矇minaires du programme Roots and Rhizomes au Centre des arts de Banff en 2017, sous la supervision de Steven Schick et Aiyun Huang.

En 2014, Alexandre sest illustr矇 au Concours de musique du Canada, auquel il remporte un premier prix en tant que soliste, et au Concours OSM Manuvie 2015, o羅 il obtient le second prix de percussion ainsi que le prix pour la meilleure performance de luvre canadienne.

Depuis plusieurs ann矇es, il a le privil癡ge de se joindre r矇guli癡rement lOrchestre symphonique de Qu矇bec, lOrchestre de lAgora, Les Violons du Roy, I Musici et de nombreux projets de cr矇ation et musique de chambre dont Sixtrum et EP4 Ensemble percussion. Il a aussi particip矇 des enregistrements et concerts pop/jazz en tant que vibraphoniste et batteur.

Lenseignement a toujours fait partie de son parcours musical. Il a collabor矇 avec plusieurs 矇tablissements incluant le Conservatoire de musique de Qu矇bec et enseigne pr矇sentement au Coll癡ge Notre-Dame de Montr矇al.

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