Colonel François Boulanger

Orchestra conductor

Colonel François Boulanger has been Conductor of the French Republican Guard Orchestra since 1997.

He conducts the various musical ensembles of the orchestra in a range of settings; from official performances at state occasions to larger concerts for public audiences. In addition to countless performances in France and throughout the rest of Europe the orchestra has performed at events in the United States and Canada as well as in Asia (notably in China, Japan, Korea and Singapore).

Before entering the French Republican Guard Orchestra, François Boulanger received five awards from the Higher National Conservatory of Music of Paris.

On certain occasions, he conducted other major orchestral groups such as the Paris Opera Orchestra, the Montpellier Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Orchestra of Oslo, the National Orchestra of Ukraine.

Colonel François Boulanger is an Officer of the National Order of Merit, a Knight of Arts and Letters, and holder of the Academic Palm.