Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 2, 2013
• Invested on: May 07, 2014

For his contributions to music as a conductor, artistic director and promoter of works by Canadian composers.

Jacques Lacombe is a conductor who has brought honour to Canada on the international stage while remaining firmly anchored in his hometown of Trois-Rivières. Currently music director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, as well as music director and principal conductor of the Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières, he is also a guest conductor for numerous orchestras in Canada and around the world, as well as for such leading opera houses as the Royal Opera House in London and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He is renowned for featuring orchestral works by Canadian composers and has distinguished himself by his commitment to the next generation and to schools in the Mauricie region of Quebec.