Jacques Desjardins is a Canadian composer whose music has been performed by important ensembles internationally like the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the . He has won first prize at the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada composition competition twice and was chosen to represent Canada at the first that was organized by the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne. He was awarded several grants from the Canada Council and has been commissioned to write works for the , the , the , and the Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra.