Alain Trudel is a Canadian musician, composer and conductor. He began his career playing the trombone

Trombone

The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...

, but has more recently turned to conducting.

The Paris music review Le Monde de la Musique has called Trudel "The Jascha Heifetz

Jascha Heifetz

Jascha Heifetz was a violinist, born in Vilnius, then Russian Empire, now Lithuania. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time.- Early life :...

 of the trombone" for his skill with that instrument.

Trudel has served as Principal Conductor of the CBC Radio Orchestra

CBC Radio Orchestra

The CBC Radio Orchestra was a Canadian orchestra based in Vancouver, British Columbia that was operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Until the early 1980s CBC had a number of orchestras located in Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax but due to federal government budget cuts they...

 and Artistic Advisor of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra

Manitoba Chamber Orchestra

The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra is a chamber orchestra based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1972 by Ruben Gurevich, the ensemble's first music director, the MCO presents nine concerts annually at Westminster United Church and tours in rural Manitoba, Canada and elsewhere.The MCO...

. He is currently Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the National Broadcast Orchestra and Orchestre Symphonique de Laval. He is also Principal Guest Conductor of the Victoria Symphony

Victoria Symphony

The Victoria Symphony is a Canadian orchestra based in Victoria, British Columbia. It is considered by some to be Vancouver Island's premiere active performing arts organization. Currently directed by Tania Miller - one of North America's first female musical directors - the staff consist of both...

 and Conductor of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra

Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra

The Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra is a high-level orchestral training programme for musicians aged 22 and under, based in Toronto, Canada. TSYO alumni are found in most major performing organization in Canada, and many have embarked on solo and chamber music careers worldwide...

.

See also

• List of conductors
• CBC Radio Orchestra
  CBC Radio Orchestra
  The CBC Radio Orchestra was a Canadian orchestra based in Vancouver, British Columbia that was operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Until the early 1980s CBC had a number of orchestras located in Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax but due to federal government budget cuts they...
  
  
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