Awards

Opus Award Nomination

Francis is a finalist for the Opus Awards in the Composer of the Year category, alongside Maxime Goulet and Roxanne Turcotte. The 29th Opus Awards gala will take place on Sunday, February 8 at 3 p.m. at the Salle Bourgie.

Projects

Composer in residence at the Chapelle musicale du Bon-Pasteur

Francis has been appointed composer-in-residence at the Chapelle musicale du Bon-Pasteur. He will compose a string quartet which will be presented by the Mémoire quartet in the spring of 2026. Under the supervision of Karim Lakhdar, cultural mediator of the Chapelle, the public will assist him in all stages of the composition, during a series of workshops.

Awards

Graham Sommer competition finalist

Honorable Mention at the Graham Sommer Competition. Recipient of a $6,000 scholarship.

Premiere of Mutations by Ensemble Paramirabo, May 18, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., at the Tanna Schulich Hall of the Schulich School of Music, McGill University.

Awards

Winner of the Prix collégien de musique contemporaine 2022-2023

Trois paysages is the winning piece of the 2022-2023 Prix collégien de musique contemporaine . The piece, performed by the Orchestre de l’Agora under the direction of Nicolas Ellis, was submitted to a vote by approximately one hundred music students at CEGEPs and conservatories across Quebec. The $5,000 prize includes a commission from the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec.

Awards

Double winner at the Free Range International Composition Competition

1st Prize : Traduttore, Traditore (2023), performed by Charles-Eric Fontaine and Ensemble Éclat, published by Universal Edition.

3rd Prize: Trois paysages (2022), performed by Nicolas Ellis and the Agora Orchestra.

Organized by the Alvarez Chamber Orchestra (UK), in partnership with Universal Edition.

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Recipient of a scholarship from the Fondation du Père Lindsay

During a professional workshop at Orford Musique, October 16-20th 2023.

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Three Prizes at the Antonin Dvorak International Composition Competition

Winner of the Prize for Best Orchestral Composition, the Prize for Best Free Form Composition and the Third Prize in the Senior category.

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Winner of the bourse Pierre Mantha award

Winner of the bourse Pierre Mantha award as part of the 7th edition of the Prix d’Europe en composition, 2023.

Awards

Finalist for the Prix collégien de musique contemporaine 2022-2023

Winner to be announced in the fall

Trois paysages is among the five finalists for the 2022-2023 Prix collégien de musique contemporaine . The piece, performed by the Orchestre de l’Agora under the direction of Nicolas Ellis, will be submitted to a vote by approximately one hundred music students at CEGEPs and conservatories across Quebec. The winning work will be announced in the fall of 2023.

Awards

Winner of the Andrew Svoboda 2022 Prize

Commande de l’Orchestre symphonique de McGill, création en 2023.