Jacques Boucher, C.M.
Saint-Lambert, Quebec
A passionate musician and important figure in Canadian music, organist Jacques Boucher has served as producer and director of musical programming for Radio-Canada’s French-language radio network; as artistic and general manager of the Jeunesses Musicales du Canada; and as dean of the Faculty of Music at Université de Montréal. As a performer, he has recorded 40 albums and given numerous concerts throughout the Americas and Europe. He has produced a large number of programs featuring the organ, which have showcased the Quebec organ tradition and instrument-making heritage. He continues to advocate for the genre and to promote Quebec organists and composers.