numerous awards, among them the Virginia Parker Prize, Le grand prix du disque Président de la République de l'Académie Charles Cros (France), and the Heinz Unger Prize for conducting. As a composer, Trudel has been commissioned by the CBC, the National Arts Center, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Bellows and Brass, among others. He has also been named an Ambassador of Canadian Music by the Canadian Music Center. Trudel was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 2019. Discography Recordings as solo trombonist Solo trombone recordings Récital (SNE-563-CD, 1990) Tableaux from France, Vol 1 (Amplitude CLCD-2015, 1992) The International Trombone Association presents Alain Trudel Trombone Favorites (ITA WO-121294, 1994) Trombone Concerti (Naxos 8.553831, 1997) Jericho's Legacy (Naxos Jazz 86021-2) The Art of the Trombone: Works for Trombone and Organ (Naxos 8.553716, 1999) Conversations (ATMA Classique ACD 22289, 2003) Recordings with solo trombone works 21st International Trombone Workshop (Hochschule für Musik Detmold HSD 003) The Canadian Staff Band: A Gala Festival (The Salvation Army Festival CSBCD-0495) University of Calgary Wind Ensemble: Danceries (Arktos 200148) François Dompierre: Les Jardins Intérieurs (ANALEKTA AN 2 8302) Pascal Dusapin: Concerto[s] (Naïve Records Montaigne MO872181) Fiati virtuosi: Frescobaldi, Bassano, Gabrieli: Italian instrumental music from the Renaissance (ANALEKTA FL 2 3013) Le Kiosque à musique: Kiosque 1900 (ATMA Classique ACD22293) Luciano Berio: Sequenzas I-XIV for Solo Instruments (Naxos 8.557661-63) Neil Currie: Passionscape Nino Rota: La Strada; Concertos (ATMA Classique ACD22294) Trois Concertos: Panneton, Ferguson, Collard (ATMA Classique ACD22282) Recordings as conductor only Ronald Barron, trombone: An Evening from the 18th Century (Boston Brass Series BB1007, 2005) Sanctuary: The heart has its reasons (Warner Classics 2564 62019–2, 2005) Bernard Primeau Montréal Jazz Ensemble with Les Violons du Roy: Rencontre Jazz Et Classique – Live Au Gesù (Swing' In Records SITCD5006, 2006) National Youth Orchestra of Canada: Selections from the National Tour, 2009 (NYOC2009CD, 2009) Opéra de Montréal: Le Gala du 30e anniversaire (ATMA Classique ACD22627, 2010) National Youth Orchestra of Canada: Russian Masters – Canadian Creations (NYOC2012CD, 2012) Stephen Chatman, composer: Earth Songs (Centrediscs CMCCD14709, 2012) National Youth Orchestra of Canada: Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (NYOC2013CD, 2013) Jocelyn Morlock, composer: Cobalt (Centrediscs CMCCD14709, 2014) Orchestre symphonique de Laval: Ottorino Respighi: Il Tramonto (ATMA Classique ACD22732, 2015) Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, piano: Mathieu/Rachmaninov (ATMA Classique ACD22763, 2017) Notable premieres Malcolm Forsyth: These Cloud-capp'd Towers (1989) Concert piece for trombone and orchestra. Jacques Hétu: Concerto pour trombone, Op. 57 (1995)