François Lévesque was born in
Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, and
has played the trombone since
the age of 12. He studied at
the Conservatoire de Musique
de Québec with Andrew
Clayden for both his Collegial
and Bachelor Degrees.
François currently resides in
Vancouver where he is
pursuing a Masters degree in
Music at the University of
British Columbia with the
renowned trombonist Gordon
Cherry.
François has become more and
more in demand on the
classical music scene. He is a
member of the trombone
quintet I Tromboni with which
he performs in concert halls
and schools all across Canada.
He is also the trombonist of the
Cascades Brass Quintet, a
group which has won
international competitions and
perform for the West Coast
Performers series on CBC.
François have played also with
many ensembles such as the
Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra, L’Orchestre
Symphonique de Québec,
Sinfonia Orchestra, Vancouver
Brass Project and the new
music group Aventa.
His versatility as a musician
and his interest for different
music styles allows him to play
with many groups of all
genres. François plays with the
salsa group Tanga and the
funk group tribute to Tower of
Power, Soul Vaccination. His
career in music has also
provided him with the
opportunity to travel many
times. While in Bali, Indonesia
he participated in a unique
project joining a contemporary
ensemble with a gamelan
group! He has also played with
pop and jazz groups in
different festivals in Canada
and in Europe, such as the Jazz
Festivals in Montréal, Vienne,
Fribourg and at the
Francopholies de Montréal.
Through the last years,
François gained a lot of
experience for teaching music..
He has taught the trombone for
6 years, giving private and
group lessons to students of all
levels. In addition to being a
substitute in high school music
classes, he had been a
conductor for both concert, and
jazz bands in summer camps
and music programs for
children 9-12 years old.
