(b. 1957, Val-d'Or, Québec).

Canadian composer, now resident in the USA, of mostly stage, orchestral, chamber, and vocal works that have been performed in Europe and North America; she is also active as a conductor.

Ms. Bouchard received her diplôme d'études collégiales in music from Vanier College in Montréal in 1976, her BA in music from Bennington College in Vermont in 1979 and her MMus from the Manhattan School of Music in 1982.

Among her honours are the Joseph S. Stauffer Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts (1997), the Prix Opus as Compositeur de l'année from the Conseil québécois de la musique in Montréal (1998), a commission from the Fromm Foundation (2006), the Hugh Davidson Composition Award from the Victoria Symphony in British Columbia (2017), and the Jan V. Matejcek New Classical Music Award from SOCAN (2023).

As a conductor, she has directed many ensembles for contemporary music, including the Abandon Ensemble in New York, New York, which she founded in 1987 and directed from 1987–92, and served as a guest conductor of the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players in 1982, 1998 and 2000. She served as assistant conductor of the Orchestra of St. Luke's at the New York Children's Free Opera in New York, New York from 1985–88. She later served as guest conductor of the Atelier de Musique Contemporaine at the Université de Montréal from 1990–92.

She has also held other posts. She served a term as composer-in-residence to the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa from 1992–95. She later founded the organisation New Experimental Music, Art and Production (NEXMAP) in California in 2005 and served as its artistic director from 2005–16.

She lived in the USA from 1979–90 and has again lived there since 1997.

COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS

STAGE:

Glances (dance music), cello, 1980

Triskelion (opera, libretto by Anne Tierney), soprano, tenor, baritone, flute, oboe, trumpet, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano, 3 percussion, 1982

Eternity (ballet music), orchestra, 1996

Musique défilé – Fashion Show for the End of a Century (theatrical fashion-show, choreography by Richard Armstrong), models, small orchestra (16 players), 1999 (a concert suite was arranged as Fashion Show, 1999)

The House of Words (chamber opera, libretto by the composer, Richard Armstrong, after Eduardo Galeano), 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor, 2 baritones, bass, double bass, piano, percussion, 2003

RingRoundRozi (dance music), fixed media, 2004

The Water Project (dance music), fixed media, 2007

Sonic Forecast, viola, live electronics, film (by Luis Maurette), 2008

Murderous Little World (music-theatre work, libretto by the composer, after Anne Carson), 3 players, fixed media, film (by Yan Breuleux), 2010–12

Unspoken, film installation (9 tracks), 2013

All Caps No Space (music-theatre work, graphic score), any 3 players, fixed media, interactive film, 2015

Identity Theft, actor, dancer, oboe (+ English horn), live electronics, film, 2017

Art of the Virus (music for online playback), fixed media, film, 2020

Torrents (je suis en feu), string quartet, fixed media, film, 2023

ORCHESTRAL:

Fanorev, small orchestra (5 winds, French horn, trumpet, harpsichord, strings), 1986

Élan, large orchestra (10 winds, 11 brass, harp, piano, 3 percussion, strings), 1990

Ressac pour orchestre, small orchestra (5 winds, French horn, trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion, strings), 1991 (also version as Ressac, small orchestra [5 winds, French horn, trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass], 1995)

Frisson, la vie, flute, viola, string orchestra, 1992 (version of chamber work)

Ire, 2 small orchestras (5 winds, French horn, trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion, strings; flute, English horn, alto saxophone, bassoon, 2 French horns, piano, 2 percussion, 3 cellos, 2 double basses), 1992

Exquisite Fires, orchestra (8 winds, 2 French horns, 3 trumpets, percussion, strings), 1993

Vertige, orchestra (8 winds, 2 French horns, 3 trumpets, percussion, strings), 1994

Booming Sands (concerto), viola, large orchestra (11 winds, 11 brass, harp, timpani, 3 percussion, strings), 1998

Fashion Show, small orchestra (16 players), 1999 (concert suite from Musique défilé – Fashion Show for the End of a Century)

The Open Life, large orchestra, 2000

The Dog Ate, jazz band (alto saxophone, 2 tenor saxophones [1st + soprano saxophone], baritone saxophone, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, bass trombone, electric guitar, piano, glockenspiel, marimba, drum kit, amplified violin, amplified double bass), 2011

Réfraction, string orchestra, 2015

Flocking, large orchestra (8 winds, 11 brass, harp, piano, 3 percussion, strings), 2018

Fracture, piano, percussion, string orchestra, 2022

CHAMBER MUSIC:

Lune maligne, flute, harp, viola, percussion, 1979

Cherchell, flute, violin, viola, piano, 1982

Circus Faces, flute, viola, cello, 1983

Propos, trumpet, 1983 (also versions as Propos IV, 4 trumpets, 1984; Propos III, 3 trumpets, 1984; Propos II, 2 trumpets, 1985)

Revelling of Men, 6 trombones, 5 strings (around hall), 1983

Tossing Diamonds, French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 1983

Pourtinade, viola, percussion, 1983

Icy Cruise, piccolo trumpet, harp, viola, cello, double bass, 1984

Transi-blanc, flute, trumpet, trombone, viola, piano, percussion, 1987 (also version for flute, trumpet, harp, viola, double bass, percussion, 1987)

Possible Nudity, viola, ensemble (harp, cello, double bass, percussion), 1987 (also version for viola, cello, piano, 1988)

Delicate Contract, flute, trumpet, harp, viola, cello, double bass, percussion, 1988

Muskoday, flute (+ alto flute), harp, viola, cello, double bass, percussion, 1988

Propos nouveaux, trumpet, distant ensemble (viola, cello, double bass), 1988

Tokpela, percussion, 1988

Swift Silver, harpsichord, celesta, harmonium, 1989

Le scandale, harp, violin, viola, cello, double bass, percussion, 1989

Amuser le temps, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello, double bass, piano, 1989

Lung Ta, string quartet, 1992

Frisson, la vie, flute, viola, ensemble (2 violins, viola, cello, double bass), 1992 (also version for flute, viola, string orchestra)

Réciproque, violin, cello, piano, 1994

Sept couleurs, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 1994

Spill Out, violin, piano, 1995

Compressions, 2 French horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, harp, piano, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, 1996

Traces, string quartet, 1996

Ductwork, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), trumpet (+ piccolo trumpet), violin, double bass, piano, 2 percussion, 1997

Oracles, 3 string quartets (around hall), 1997

Brasier, piccolo, flute, E-flat clarinet, 2 French horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 tubas, double bass, piano, 5 percussion, 2001

Neiges, 2 flutes (both + piccolo, bass flute), harp, 2 percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, 2002

Liquid States, amplified ensemble (clarinet [+ bass clarinet], violin, cello, piano, percussion), 2004

L'échappée d'ailes, 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 French horns, trumpet, gamelan, 2004

4LN, viola, percussion, live electronics, 2008

Joint Venture, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), bass clarinet, French horn, violin, 2 cellos, piano 4 hands, 2 percussion, 2008

Second Survival, alto flute, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 2009

Bref, alto flute, viola, 2014

Lend Me Wings, saron peking (metallophone from Indonesia), saron panerus (metallophone from Indonesia), gambang (xylophone from Southeast Asia) (+ saron panerus), bonang barung (rack of small tuned gongs from Indonesia), jengglong (rack of 6 gongs from Indonesia), slenthem (metallophone from Indonesia) (+ saron panerus), 2 kempul (set of knobbed gongs from Indonesia) (1st + tam-tam, sizzle cymbal), 2 violins, viola, cello, 2016

Drop (graphic score), any wind instrument, fixed media, 2018

Gaggle (graphic score), any 2 players, 2019

Murmuration – Murmure (graphic score), any 2 players, 2019

Gathering (graphic score), any 2/3 players, fixed media, film, 2020

Katakana, viola, 2021

Pandémonium (graphic score), any 3 players, fixed media, film, 2022

Shiver, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 2023

Le tracé de l'onde (graphic score), any 3 players/ensembles, 2023

CHORAL:

Pilgrim's Cantata (text by Maurice Tourigny), soprano, baritone, mixed chorus, small orchestra (2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, harp, harpsichord, 2 percussion, strings), 1996

VOCAL:

Minotaurus (text by Friedrich Dürrenmatt), speaker, flute (+ alto flute), soprano saxophone, harp, viola, cello, double bass, percussion, 1988 (also version for speaker, flute [+ alto flute], oboe, bassoon, piano, percussion, 1988)

Black Burned Wood (song, text by John O'Keefe), soprano, violin (+ viola), piano, percussion, 1990

Mr. Link (texts by the composer, David Cole), speaker, orchestra, 1993

Ocamow (text by Shirley Cheechoo), baritone, guitar, cello, percussion, 1993

Risky (chanson, text by Maurice Tourigny), soprano, double bass, piano, 1993

Songs for an Acrobat (Lieder, text by Maurice Tourigny), baritone, orchestra (8 winds, 2 French horns, 2 trumpets, percussion, strings), 1995

Ice, soprano, mezzo-soprano, piccolo (+ bass flute), viola, double bass, 2 percussion, 1999

A Through Line (texts by Martin Luther King Jr., the 14th Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi), soprano, flute, guitar, viola, 2012

PIANO:

Le cri geste, 1975

Pulsing Flight, 2/4 pianos, fixed media ad libitum, 1985

Gassho, piano, fixed media, 2011

Orchid, digital piano, 2015