David Jacques
Hailing from Saint-Georges, Quebec, David Jacques holds a doctor’s degree in early music performance from the Université de Montréal. He began his classical guitar studies at the Cégep de Sainte-Foy and continued his training at Université Laval and the Conservatoire de musique de Québec. He has recorded more than 50 CDs and garned numerous Félix Awards (ADISQ), Junos and Opus Prizes. His albums Pièces de guitarre de Mr Rémy Médard, Tango Boréal and Pampa Blues won the Conseil québécois de la musique’s 2008, 2012 and 2014 Opus Prize for Album of the Year. David has also published several arrangements for guitar for Les Productions d’Oz. Active both in Canada and abroad, he has given more than 3500 concerts in 35 countries on five continents. He is currently professor of classical guitar and lute at the Cégep de Sainte-Foy and Université Laval.