Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Charles Houdret was a Canadian conductor, cellist, radio producer, and composer. He began his career in his native country of Belgium and was highly active as a conductor throughout Europe during the 1940s. In 1952 he immigrated to Canada where he ultimately became a naturalized citizen. He was active as a radio producer, cellist, and conductor in Canada up through 1964, after which nothing is known about his whereabouts or activities. Born in Liège, Belgium, Charles Houdret was trained at the Royal Conservatory of Liège where he was a pupil of Sylvain Dupuis in music composition. He also studied in Paris with André Hekking, in Vienna with Felix Weingartner, and in Brussels with Eugène Ysaÿe