[1] He served on the faculty of the Conservatoire de Musique du Québec à Montréal from 1995 to 2008, teaching trombone and chamber music.
[4] He made his Opéra de Montréal debut in 2009, with Die Zauberflöte, as well as the 30th anniversary gala, which was released as a live CD and nominated for a L'ADISQ award.
In June 2017, the orchestra announced the appointment of Trudel as its next music director, effective with the 2018–2019 season, with an initial contract of 3 years.
[7][8] From 2022-23, he was Interim Artistic Director of the National Academy Orchestra of Canada, Canada's leading professional training program for orchestral musicians, under the umbrella of Brott Music Festival and BrottOpera following the sudden death of founding Artistic Director Boris Brott.
As a composer, Trudel has been commissioned by the CBC, the National Arts Center, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Bellows and Brass, among others.