(b. 1957, Val-d'Or, Québec).
Canadian composer, now resident in the USA, of mostly stage, orchestral, chamber, and vocal works that have been performed in Europe and North America; she is also active as a conductor.
Ms. Bouchard received her diplôme d'études collégiales in music from Vanier College in Montréal in 1976, her BA in music from Bennington College in Vermont in 1979 and her MMus from the Manhattan School of Music in 1982.
Among her honours are the Joseph S. Stauffer Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts (1997) and the Prix Opus for Compositeur de l'année from the Conseil québécois de la musique in Montréal (1998).
As a conductor, she has directed many ensembles for contemporary music, including the Abandon Ensemble in New York, New York, which she founded in 1988, and served as a guest conductor of the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players in 1982, 1998 and 2000. She served as assistant conductor of the Orchestra of St. Luke's at the New York Children's Free Opera in New York, New York from 1985–88. She later served as guest conductor of the Atelier de Musique Contemporaine at the Université de Montréal from 1990–92.
Ms. Bouchard is also active in other positions. She served a term as composer-in-residence to the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa from 1992–95.
She lived in the USA from 1979–90 and has again lived there since 1997.
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE:
Glances (dance music), cello, 1980
Triskelion (opera, libretto by Anne Tierney), soprano, tenor, baritone, flute, oboe, trumpet, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano, 3 percussion, 1982
Eternity (ballet music), orchestra, 1996
Musique défilé – Fashion Show for the End of a Century (theatrical fashion-show, choreography by Richard Armstrong), models, small orchestra (16 players), 1999 (a concert suite was arranged as Fashion Show, 1999)
The House of Words (opera, libretto by the composer, Richard Armstrong, after Eduardo Galeano), 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor, 2 baritones, bass, double bass, piano, percussion, 2003
RingRoundRozi (dance music), fixed media, 2004
The Water Project (dance music), fixed media, 2007
Sonic Forecast, viola, live electronics, film (by Luis Maurette), 2008
Murderous Little World (multimedia opera, libretto by the composer, after Anne Carson, with film by Yan Breuleux), 2010
ORCHESTRAL:
Fanorev, 1986
Élan, large orchestra, 1990
Ressac, 1991
Frisson, la vie, flute, viola, string orchestra, 1992 (version of chamber work)
Ire, 2 small orchestras, 1992
Exquisite Fires, 1993
Vertige, 1994
Booming Sands (concerto), viola, orchestra, 1998
Fashion Show, small orchestra (16 players), 1999 (concert suite from Musique défilé – Fashion Show for the End of a Century)
The Open Life, large orchestra, 2000
L'Échappée d'ailes, 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 French horns, trumpet, gamelan, 2004
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Pourtinade, viola, percussion, 1983
Circus Faces, flute, viola, cello, 1983
Propos, trumpet, 1983 (also versions as Propos IV, 4 trumpets, 1984; Propos III, 3 trumpets, 1984; Propos II, 2 trumpets, 1985)
Reveling of Men, 6 trombones, 5 strings (around hall), 1983
Tossing Diamonds, French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 1983
Icy Cruise, piccolo trumpet, harp, viola, cello, double bass, 1984
Transi-blanc, flute, trumpet, trombone, viola, piano, percussion, 1987 (also version for flute, trumpet, harp, viola, double bass, percussion, 1987)
Possible Nudity, viola, ensemble (harp, cello, double bass, percussion), 1987 (also version for viola, cello, piano, 1988)
Delicate Contract, flute, trumpet, harp, viola, cello, double bass, percussion, 1988
Muskoday, flute (+ alto flute), harp, viola, cello, double bass, percussion, 1988
Propos nouveaux, trumpet, distant ensemble (viola, cello, double bass), 1988
Tokpela, percussion, 1988
Swift Silver, harpsichord, celesta, harmonium, 1989
Le Scandale, harp, violin, viola, cello, double bass, percussion, 1989
Amuser le temps, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello, double bass, piano, 1989
Lung Ta, string quartet, 1992
Frisson, la vie, flute, viola, string quartet, 1992 (also version for flute, viola, string orchestra)
Réciproque, violin, cello, piano, 1994
Sept Couleurs, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 1994
Compressions, 2 French horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 1996
Traces, string quartet, 1996
Ductwork, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), trumpet (+ piccolo trumpet), violin, double bass, piano, 2 percussion, 1997
Oracles, 3 string quartets (around hall), 1997
Brasier, piccolo, flute, E-flat clarinet, 2 French horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 tubas, double bass, piano, 5 percussion, 2001
Neiges, 2 flutes (both + piccolo), harp, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, 2 percussion, 2002
Liquid States, amplified ensemble (clarinet [+ bass clarinet], violin, cello, piano, percussion), 2004
Spill Out, violin, piano, 2006
4LN, viola, percussion, live electronics, 2008
Joint Venture, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), bass clarinet, French horn, violin, 2 cellos, piano 4 hands, 2 percussion, 2008
CHORAL:
Pilgrims' Cantata (text by Maurice Tourigny), soprano, baritone, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1996
VOCAL:
Minotaurus (text by Friedrich Dürrenmatt), speaker, flute (+ alto flute), soprano saxophone, harp, viola, cello, double bass, percussion, 1988 (also version for speaker, flute [+ alto flute], oboe, bassoon, piano, percussion, 1988)
Black Burned Wood (text by John O'Keefe), soprano, violin (+ viola), piano, percussion, 1990
Mr. Link (texts by the composer, David Cole), speaker, orchestra, 1993
Ocamow (text by Shirley Cheechoo), baritone, guitar, cello, percussion, 1993
Risky (text by Maurice Tourigny), soprano, double bass, piano, 1993
Songs for an Acrobat (text by Maurice Tourigny), baritone, orchestra, 1995
Ice, soprano, mezzo-soprano, piccolo (+ bass flute), viola, double bass, 2 percussion, 1999
PIANO:
Pulsing Flight, 2/4 pianos, fixed media ad libitum, 1985