Orchestre de chambre I Musici de Montreal

Julien Bilodeau is one of the most prominent composers of his generation. He obtained two master degrees with great distinction from the Montreal Conservatory of Music, then continued his studies in Paris (IRCAM, CCMIX) and Frankfurt (Ensemble Modern Akademie). In 2006, the Canada Council for the Arts awarded him the Robert Flemming Prize, awarded to the most promising young composer. His works, whose styles and aesthetics are very diverse, have been played throughout the world by leading ensembles including Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) , Ensemble Modern, I Musici, Orchestra of the Americas of New York, Metropolitan Orchestra, and Nouvel Ensemble Moderne.

In 2011, Maestro Kent Nagano commissioned Un cri élève nos chants, a work premièred by the OSM  during the opening night of the Maison symphonique of Montreal. As a grant recipient from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, and the Québec Research Fund for Society and Culture, Julien Bilodeau has also written original compositions, arrangements, and film music for  several other commissioners, including I Musici, Orchestre de la Francophonie, Trio Fibonacci, duo Poulin-Marchand, and Orchestre Lyrique de Montréal. He is currently composing his first opera; its  production, directed by Dominic Champagne, is scheduled for the 2016/17 season of Opéra de Montreal.