Claude Champagne

Claude Champagne (27 May 1891 – 21 December 1965) was a French Canadian composer, teacher, pianist, and violinist.

He earned diplomas from private institutions: the Dominion College of Music (theory and piano, 1908) and the Conservatoire national of Montreal.

He accompanied choirs, including that of the Maisonneuve district, and played violin during intermissions at the National, a variety theatre.

Even if the work's performance did not make its mark on the Parisian musical scene, the mere fact that it was programmed was a token of recognition of the composer's talent.

[4] He played an instrumental role in establishing the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec in 1942.

Claude Champagne (left) and Wilfrid Pelletier , 1943