Linda Bouchard was born in 1957 and has been pursuing a dynamic career as composer and conductor in Canada and the United States. She first went to the USA in 1977 to study with Henry Brant at Bennington College and continued her graduate studies in New York City at the Manhattan School of Music. Mrs. Bouchard has written over 50 compositions in various genres including opera, orchestral music and chamber music, concerto and dance scores. Her works have been performed by the Indianapolis Symphony, Toronto Symphony, the Orchestre Métropolitain and include commissions by the American Dance Festival, Partita Ensemble, Dora Ohrenstein, Musicians' Accord, Sage City Symphony, and the Chamber Music Conference. Her music has been recorded by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and by ECM in Germany. Linda Bouchard is also active as a conductor in opera, dance, and 20th Century music.