Véronique TARDIF

After graduating in 2000 her Diploma of Musical Studies at the Marseilles National Conservatory (saxophone class Jean-Pierre Magnac, chamber music Jean-Claude Latil, musical training Christine Sauvaire, music history, analysis Nicole Salabert) Véronique Tardif obtained her State Diploma teaching saxophone in 2001.

She continued her studies at the Regional Conservatory of Bordeaux where she also get a first improvement Prize in saxophone and contemporary chamber music (class MB Charrier and Etienne Rolin). In 2013, she get the degree saxophone professor of Artistic Teaching. She taught saxophone for three years at the Nice CNRR, and since 2006 she is a professor at the CRR of Rouen, and the CRD Caux Seine Valley.

Véronique Tardif worked (master classes, courses, art projects) with composers: François Rossé Claude Crousier George Beef, Pascal Gobin, Bruno Giner, Wianney Qolltan Michel Pascal, Etienne Rolin, Didier Marc Garin, Jose Luis Campana, Christian Lauba, Jacques Petit, François Tashdjian Francis Faber, Collin Thomas, Gregory Lorieux, Christophe Havel, Thierry Muller, Gian Franco Gioia, Gaëtan Santamaria. Throughout her career, she performed in various formations:

-As A soloist in different directories: Contemporary music, 20th century music, Transcripts concerts in Marseille, Bordeaux, Nice, Rouen, Paris, Rome, Brasilia …

-Since August 2010, it is part of AEolia saxophone quartet (partner brand VANDOREN), which performs regularly in France, selected to play at the Strasbourg International Saxophone Congress in July 2015.

-Music Electro acoustics: concert with La Grande Fabrique at the CRR of Rouen, with Thomas Collin, Francis Faber, Philippe Tailleux Gregory Lorrieux.

-In Trio, sax percussion around Argentine composers at Rouen festival.

-With The saxophone quartet from the city of Bordeaux on a contemporary repertoire.

-With The saxophone quartet “4saxofun” who performed many concerts in France (Savoie, in Marseille: the reed Theatre, Convention Centre, Creuset des Arts, Palais Longchamp), Italy (chamber music festival Turin), in Kiev, Ukraine …

-Véronique Tardif was part of the big band “Latin Combo” between 2008 and 2011 as baritone saxophonist.

-Practice Orchestras: Since 2007, she regularly performs as a soloist with the Harmony of the town of Forges Les Eaux, with among others the creation of “Juventude” Ferrer Ferrand, a piece for solo tenor saxophone and orchestra, under the the composer; 2003 concerts at the Opera de Marseille directed by Tania Leone; 2002-2003: integration of O.N.H.J.

-currently: Creating the Trio BCT’rio: saxophone, accordion, guitar.

-It Is also the artistic director of the harmony of Grandcamp Normandy.

Véronique Tardif exclusively plays the alto saxophone Senzo Buffet Crampon