Eugène Chartier (1893 – 1 November 1963) was a Canadian violinist, violist, conductor, and teacher. Born in

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, Chartier studied the violin with

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and Oscar Martel. He played second

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with the Dubois String Quartet from 1915 to 1920, and

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with the

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from 1920 to 1925. He also played viola in the

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, the

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, and the Montreal Orchestra. In 1922, he founded the orchestra of the Conservatoire national de musique in Montreal, which became the Montreal Philharmonic Orchestra, giving concerts at the

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. He began teaching at the Conseratoire in 1925, and also taught at the colleges of Terrebonne and Berthier, and the convent of Ste-Émilie de Viauville. He was appointed director of the Maisonneuve regimental band in 1932, and became a founding member of the Euterpe Chamber Music Society in 1933. He conducted the CMS Orchestra and some of his performances were broadcast on

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radio. He conducted the premiere of the comic opera ''Père des Amours'' by

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1893 births 1963 deaths Canadian male conductors (music) Canadian male classical violinists Canadian classical violists Academic staff of the Conservatoire national de musique 20th-century Canadian conductors (music) 20th-century Canadian classical violinists 20th-century Canadian male musicians 20th-century Canadian violinists and fiddlers Canadian male violinists and fiddlers 20th-century Canadian violists {{violist-stub