Team

Aline Blain
Francine Mathieu
Benoit Sauvé
Claudine Crépin
Suzanne Ouellet
Marine Denis
Sharon Novak
Reza Alizadeh
Jean-Pierre Vu
Ines Gueddana
Sylvie Letendre

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Executive director

Jean-Frédéric Caron

Jean-Frédéric Caron has been Executive Director of the Agora Orchestra (OA) since June 2019. Since his arrival, he has helped position the ensemble as a leading player that uses music as a tool for sustainable social change, while offering innovative and daring concerts, including the Gala de la Terre, which has raised $513,000 for Canadian environmental organizations since 2020.

A trained violinist, he completed solo internships at Orford Musique and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, and took part in orchestra tours in Germany, Belgium, and China. Before joining the OA, he headed the marketing and communications department of the Orchestre symphonique de Laval from 2013 to 2019, where he raised the organization’s profile by increasing its media presence, among other things.

At the Orchestre de l’Agora, he has developed numerous artistic, governmental, and institutional partnerships, notably with the Montreal Detention Center, where a series of monthly concert-workshops has reached more than 1,200 inmates since 2021—a first in Canada. Under his leadership, the ensemble’s annual revenues have grown from $200,000 to $1.2 million (2019-2024), and a $2.5 million endowment fund has been established in perpetuity, ensuring the OA’s long-term viability.

A frequent guest speaker at various events (HEC Montréal, Festival de Lanaudière, Classical:Next in Berlin in 2025), he was the recipient of the 2022 ARDI Award for Innovation in Cultural Philanthropy (Cultural Organization Manager), presented by HEC Montréal. A graduate in communications from UQAM, he also volunteers with UNICEF Canada.

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Manager, Communications and Philanthropy

Audrey Chea

Native of France in the Paris area, Audrey Chea immigrated to Canada at a young age to study at Université de Montréal, where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Economics. Passionate about the Arts and Culture, she decided after her journey in accounting to reorient herself by joining the DESS in Management – cultural organizations at HEC Montréal. As a creative assistant for SACO Technologies, she had the opportunity to coordinate the creation and installation of the world’s largest lighting façade on the iconic Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai.

Audrey was then hired by several agencies that represent talents, a position that allowed her to develop her management skills while remaining in the artistic field. She then obtained her master’s degree in Cultural Organization Management at HEC Montréal. She embraces Orchestre de l’Agora’s principles and values and proudly joins the team in 2021 in order to support the orchestra throughout its projects.

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Artistic Operations and Finance Directo

Charlotte Fellous

Recently arrived in Montreal, Charlotte Fellous joined the team of the Orchestre de l’Agora in February 2024 and is currently its Artistic Operations and Finance Director. She has previously held several positions in the cultural sector, such as Live Arts Projects Officer at Hermès, Music Librarian of the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, writer of concert programs for the Opéra de Rouen, and Production Assistant at the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM).

Charlotte holds a bachelor’s degree in Art History (École du Louvre), a bachelor’s degree and a graduate diploma in Musicology (Université de Rouen / Cardiff University) as well as a master’s degree in Business Management (ESSEC Business School). Passionate about music, she also studied piano, violin, choir conducting, and orchestra conducting at various conservatories in France. She was awarded a First Prize for junior four hands piano at the Concours Musical de France in 2014, and has directed several amateur choral and instrumental ensembles in France, the UK, Italy and Poland.

Very receptive to the values and social commitment of the Orchestre de l’Agora, she regularly volunteers for a number of associative projects: co-founder of a free classical music festival in 2018, administrator of an inclusive amateur choir in Montreal…

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Music librarian and Musicians’ Manager

Jeff Poussier Leduc

Musician, artist, Jeff Poussier Leduc is a curious, sensitive and versatile bassoonplayer. Native from Farnham in the Eastern Townships, his academic journey brought him to Cégep de Sherbrooke, Consevatoire de musique de Montréal andfinally, to Université de Montréal where he received, in 2016, a Master’s degree in the class of his friend and mentor, Mathieu Lussier. Through the years, he has worked as a freelance musician, playing in many orchestras throughout Québec and participated in varied chamber music projectsthat hold a special place for him.

Other than bassoon, Jeff specializes in contrabassoon and has lead as music librarian for multiple Montréal ensembles.Since 2023, he is proud to share his expertise and preciseness with the Orchestre de l’Agora team while managing the music library.