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Mathieu Lussier is the newest member of The Caliban Quartet, joining them in January, 2005. A graduate of the Montreal Conservatory, he is a busy freelance bassoonist based in Montreal, performing on both modern and historical bassoons. He has performed and recorded often with such groups as Arion, Tafelmusik, Apollo's Fire, and Les Violons du Roy. He has recently released a solo recording of the music of François Devienne for the ATMA label and will soon release a recording of the music of Boismortier with Musica Franca on the MSR Classics and magnatune.com labels. He is currently bassoonist and Artistic Director of Pentaèdre, a professional woodwind quintet based in Montreal. A prolific composer with an engaging style, many of his compositions have been recorded by The Caliban Quartet and Nadina Mackie Jackson. He is also much sought after as a commentator and record critic on the french CBC network. He teaches modern bassoon at the Université de Québec à Montréal and baroque bassoon at McGill University.