Vincent Gendron
Saint-Hyacinthe Quebec Canada
Quebec-born double bassist Vincent Gendron received his Advanced Studies Diploma II from the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Trois-Rivières before continuing his studies in the United States. He completed his Master of Music in Performance at Boston University, receiving the Dean's Scholarship of the School for the Arts. He spent two summers at the Tanglewood Music Center and the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina. He placed second in the 1995 Canadian Music Competition and first in 1996 (strings) and won the Governor General's Bronze Academic Medal in 1994.
Vincent has performed with the New World Symphony in Florida and was a member of the Trois-Rivières Symphony Orchestra. He joined the National Arts Centre Orchestra in December 1998 at age 23.