Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: September 29, 2015
• Invested on: May 24, 2018

Kent Nagano, M.S.M.
Montréal, Quebec

As the music director of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM), Kent Nagano rejuvenated the OSM, increasing its profile worldwide and instilling a sense of pride into the City of Montréal. He has toured with the orchestra, travelling from Yellowknife through Nunavik to St. John’s, showcasing music as a source of cultural dialogue and as an outlet to creating unity in diversity.