The Latitude 45 team is delighted to inform you that composer Linda Bouchard has been awarded the Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music from the 2028 Azrieli Music Prizes! The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music is offered to a Canadian composer to create a new musical work that engages with the complexities of composing in Canada today. 2028 Laureate Linda Bouchard’s proposed work, Le Saguenay, Saki-nip, will be a 15-minute continuous composition scored for a 15-player ins

We are delighted to announce that renowned Canadian composer Linda Bouchard has joined the Latitude 45 Arts roster! Born in Québec, Linda Bouchard has been active for over 40 years as a composer, orchestrator, conductor, mentor and researcher. Bouchard is the recipient of the Composer of the Year Award from the Conseil Québécois de la Culture (1998), the Joseph S. Stauffer Award from the Canada Council for the Arts (1999), the Davidson Award (2017) and several SOCAN awards (1