FRANCE LEVASSEUR-OUIMET

Born in Alberta, France Levasseur-Ouimet holds a Masters in French-Canadian Literature, a Ph.D in Education and an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Alberta (2018).
She taught at Campus Saint-Jean, U of A from 1976 to 2004 and served as writer in residence from 2004 to 2013.

 Dr. Levasseur-Ouimet has always been a very active member of the Franco-Albertan community. She has completed many historical projects for and with members of the francophone community: historical tours, presentations, workshops, books, radio programs, films, historical brochures, numerous articles, and plays including musical comedies. She has written many songs for franco-albertan artists and choirs including les Chantamis, Mélodies d’amour, Chorale Saint-Jean, Montreal based Artimis and Les Petits chanteurs de Saint-Marc de Lyon.Her song, Parlez-moi was featured on a Radio-Canada recording marking Canada’s 150th birthday. It was written for Les petits chanteurs de Saint-Marc.

Mon clair de lune was sung on July 18th in Quebec City during the Gala Si Québec m’était chantée. Toi moi tout un monde was named the official song of les Choralies internationales 2012. Her Suite of sixteen songs with narration, Elles s’appelaient Marie written for Chorale Saint-Jean was first presented in Edmonton in April 2007 and in Québec in 2008.  Elles s’appelaient Marie has also been sung in Edmonton in 2012 by Les Choralies internationales, in Ottawa in 2015 by le Choeur classique de l’Outaouais, in British Colombia (2013), in Gaspésie (2013) in Bretagne (April 2012) and in Saint-Boniface Manitoba. On June 22 2008, Chorale Saint-Jean and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra presented her composition Je te retrouve during the Gala concert held in honour of Quebec City’s 400th anniversary. In October 2008, Je te retrouve was named the official song of the University of Alberta Centenary. France Levasseur-Ouimet’s composition, J’appartiens/I belong was requested by Chorale Saint-Jean in order to mark Canada’s 150th celebration, The song was also sung during Ottawa’s Choral Festival Unisong in July. Her la work, a trilogy of songs entitled Mes hivers, was presented in April 2022 by Chorale Saint-Jean.