Isabelle Vadeboncoeur is a pianist, choral conductor, and educator. A graduate of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal with a degree in piano performance, she has also pursued training in African music – including singing, dance, and percussion – during numerous stays in Ghana, West Africa.
A member of the Centre Musical CAMMAC faculty since 1997, first as a camp counselor and, since 1999, as a teacher of youth choirs and piano, Isabelle also taught African music at CAMMAC for nearly ten years. For many years, she has served as Director of the Children and Youth Program. For Isabelle, CAMMAC remains a special place for musical learning, creativity, and sharing, where she reconnects each summer with a true artistic community.
Since 2002, Isabelle has been involved with Les Petits Chanteurs de Laval as a teacher, pianist, and choral conductor. Since 2017, she has also served as Assistant Music Director, contributing to repertoire selection and preparation, the creation and adaptation of arrangements, as well as the preparation and direction of numerous projects and concerts. She has assisted with the musical direction of productions presented at Place des Arts, including its three major venues: Maison symphonique, Théâtre Maisonneuve, and Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier.
Throughout her career, Isabelle has conducted and accompanied numerous children’s, youth, and adult vocal ensembles in the Montreal area. She has also participated in major productions with the Rolling Stones, including performances at the Bell Centre in Montreal and on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City. For more than ten years, she was the musical director, pianist, singer, and clarinetist of Cabaret des inconnus, an ensemble that performed regularly in Montreal and throughout Quebec.
Passionate about music education, Isabelle particularly enjoys introducing young singers to the joy of singing, creating, and making music together. She draws on her experience as a musician, educator, and choral conductor to create musical experiences that are musically demanding, deeply collaborative, and profoundly human.