Canada after the conclusion of this tour. Later life and career in Montreal Jehin-Prume played a major role in the development of the Montreal music scene from the 1870s through the 1890s. He was active as a chamber musician in concerts of string quartets and trios. He was a close friend and collaborator of Calixa Lavallée under whom he served as concertmaster in a 58-piece orchestra during the late 1870s. He was the first concertmaster of the Montreal Philharmonic Society and served as the president of the Académie de musique du Québec in 1877–1878. In 1892 he founded the first professional chamber music society in Quebec, the Association artistique de Montréal, which mounted a total of 31 concerts before it disbanded in May 1896. He gave his last public concert on 16 May 1896 with pianist Victoria Cartier. He was also active as a teacher and counts several notable musicians among his pupils, including François Boucher, Alfred De Sève, Béatrice La Palme, and Émile Taranto. He died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on 29 May 1899. References 1839 births 1899 deaths Canadian classical composers Canadian male classical composers Canadian classical violinists Canadian music educators People from Spa, Belgium Royal Conservatory of Liège alumni 19th-century classical composers 19th-century classical violinists Male classical violinists 19th-century male musicians Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery 19th-century Canadian violinists and fiddlers Canadian male violinists and fiddlers