Alain Bouvier, violin

Alain Bouvier

Alain Bouvier, violin

Violinist Alain Bouvier graduated from the Glenn Gould School, where he studied with such notable violinists Atis Bankas (Toronto Symphony), Mark Fewer (McGill University) and Annalee Patipatanakoon (Gryphon Trio). He was also was a mainstay member of the Glenn Gould School’s Ensemble in Residence “The Veritas Piano Quartet”, which performed in various cities in Ontario and Quebec. He is currently the concertmaster of Masterworks of Oakville, associate concertmaster of The Canadian Sinfonietta and section violin the Brantford Symphony, the Georgetown Bach Chorale, as well as the Toronto Beaches Chorale. Between Mr. Bouvier’s busy orchestral schedule, he also performs with The Alexsandre Ensemble, of which he is the founding member, as well as GTA Strings, a pop string quartet group. Alain also keeps a busy teaching schedule at his home studio where he prepares students of varying levels for RCM examinations, recitals and auditions. Besides performing regularly in the Toronto area, he is also a French Immersion teacher with the York Region District School Board (intermediate division). He is also an avid keelboat racer and cruiser and sails out of Frenchman’s Bay in Pickering.