Michel-Charles Sauvageau (October or November 1807 – 16 June 1849) was a Canadian conductor, composer, and music educator.
[1] Born in Quebec City, Sauvageau was a largely self-taught musician, although he most likely received some instruction from Jean-Chrysostome Brauneis I for whose band he played in 1831–1832.
[2] Sauvageau was also active as an organizer of concerts and informal evenings of musical entertainment within his native city.
Many of these events featured performances by his private students, such as Joseph Lyonnais and Napoléon Aubin; the latter of whom became his brother-in-law.
His son Flavien (born 1831) was a violin prodigy, but he died at the age of 15 on 12 June 1846 in the fire that destroyed the St-Louis theatre.