▁his ▁life ▁to ▁music . ▁He ▁was ▁art istic ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁radio ▁station ▁CH RC . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁Wal lace , ▁studied ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁musical ▁composition ▁with ▁M . ▁Le fran çois , ▁organ ist ▁of ▁St - R och , ▁and ▁studied ▁the ▁piano ▁with ▁M . ▁Hudson . ▁In ▁Montreal , ▁he ▁studied ▁the ▁organ ▁and ▁harm ony ▁with ▁Lé on ▁D ess ane ▁and ▁August e ▁Des car ries . ▁▁ 1 9 9 6 : ▁Red isc overy ▁at ▁the ▁Institut ▁canad ien ▁de ▁Québec ▁▁ ▁Nin ete en ▁nin ety ▁six ▁marks ▁the ▁redis cover y ▁of ▁the ▁opera ▁L ' Int endant ▁Big ot . ▁At ▁the ▁Institut ▁canad ien ▁de ▁Québec , ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁ 7 5 ▁of ▁the ▁composer ' s ▁descend ants ▁and ▁friends , ▁eleven ▁extract s ▁of ▁the ▁opera ▁were ▁performed ▁by ▁Bruno ▁Lap l ante ▁and ▁France ▁Du val , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁H él ène ▁Mar ce au ▁on ▁the ▁piano . ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁spect ators , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁children , ▁had ▁ever ▁heard ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁ex cer pts ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁ 7 8 . ▁His ▁own ▁children ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁hear ▁these ▁ex cer pts ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁: ▁In ▁The ▁Context ▁of ▁the ▁F êtes ▁de ▁la ▁Nouvelle - France ▁▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁J ardin ▁des ▁G