Alain Trudel

Musician Alain Trudel has performed and recorded as both a conductor and a trombone soloist. As a conductor, he has been active mostly in Canada. In 1997, Trudel made his recording debut in a dual capacity, performing as the soloist and leading England's Northern Sinfonia on an album of 18th century trombone concertos. Trudel has held guest conductor posts with the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra and the Victoria Symphony Orchestra. Among Trudel's guest conducting appearances were several with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, which named him its music director, effective with the 2018-2019 season. He remained in that post as of the mid-2020s. Trudel led the Orchestre Classique de Montréal in a recording of David Bontemps' opera La Flambeau in 2023.