François Dorion has been the Director of Music of the Regimental Band of Les Voltigeurs de Québec since 1997 and of L’Harmonie de Charlesbourg, which he founded, since 1993. He recently retired from a 30-year career as a high school teacher in Quebec, and is a composer of music for beginning band, some of which is published by Hal Leonard. He is Co-Founder and Director of the Quebec New Horizons Band. François has conducted both symphony orchestras and string ensembles and has recorded François Couture’s works Symphonie des lampes allumées and Yahndawa’. He serves as Canadian Armed Forces National Reserve Band Advisor, and is the teacher for the Master’s Degree in Conducting program at Université Laval. He has developed a special and innovative online program for continuing education in music entitled 'Expressive Conducting'. A renowned conduc ...