Vincent Boilard
ASSOCIATE OBOE
SEASON PARTNER
Musician of the OSM since
2015
Previous experience
2nd Oboe/English horn, Orchestre symphonique de Laval (2013-2015)
2nd Oboe/English horn, Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke (2012-2015)
Verbier Festival Orchestra (2011-2013)
Oboe teacher, Conservatoire de musique de Rimouski (2013-2015)
Oboe teacher, Université Laval (2012-2015)
Academics and teachers
Master Degree, Haute École de Musique de Genève with Roland Perrenoud (2009-2011)
Diplôme d’études Supérieures II, Conservatoire de musique de Québec, Philippe Magnan (2007-2009)
Diplôme d’études Supérieures I, Conservatoire de musique de Rimouski, Philippe Magnan (2004-2007)
Awards and scholarships
Second prize, OSM Standard Life Competition (2011)
Canada Council for the Arts (2009 and 2010)
Fonds québécois de recherche en société et culture (FQRSC) (2010)
Hans-Jürgen Greif’s Grant (2009)
Favorite composers
J.S. Bach, Mozart and Shostakovitch
Anything else you want to share
I have a Diplôme d’études supérieures spécialisées (DESS) in Business Administration from the Université Laval.
I like to play badminton and to jog.
Other occupations
Oboe teacher at the Université de Montréal
Founding member of the Ventus Operandi Reed Trio
Soloist and chamber music performer, all the details of his musical activities are on his website: www.vincentboilard.com.
Favorite works
J.S. Bach’s Easter Oratorio
Mozart’s Serenade “Gran Partita”
Shostakovitch’s Symphonies
