Bassoon

Former principal bassoonist of L'Orchestre Symphonique de Trois-Riviers, Quebec, the 07/08 season was Patrick's first as principal of the Niagara Symphony Orchestra.  After completing his studies at the Conservatiore de Quebec under bassoonist Richard Gagnon of L'Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, Patrick studied in Toronto at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory with Fraser Jackson of the Toronto Symphony and the renown Caliban Quartet of bassoonists.  M. Bolduc has travelled throughout Canada, USA, Japan, and France as a member of both the National Youth Orchestra of Canada and the Quebec Oboe Band.  He has played as a freelance musician with L'Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, Les Grands Ballets de Montreal, L'Orchestre de la Francophonie, the Niagara Symphony, the Caliban Quartet, and L'Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal among others.  A native of Lac-Beauport, Quebec, Patrick now lives and works in Peterborough, Ontario where he spends his quality time cycling, fishing and wind-surfing.