June 25, 1906:
Claude Champagne (15) receives a senior level diploma in piano from the Dominion College of Music in Montreal.
June 25, 1909:
Claude Champagne (18) receives a diploma with honors in piano from the National Conservatory of Montreal.
May 20, 1915:
La Ballade des lutins for band by Claude Champagne (23) is performed for the first time.
January 31, 1918:
Claude Champagne’s (26) orchestral arrangement of the folk song J’ai du bon tabac is performed for the first time, in Montreal.
December 3, 1918:
Two pieces for piano, Prélude and Filigrane, by Claude Champagne (27) are performed for the first time, in Windsor Hall, Montreal.
August 12, 1922:
Claude Champagne (31) marries Jeanne Marchal in Paris. She is a Belgian woman he met on the ship coming over to France last year.
March 31, 1926:
The symphonic poem Hercule et Omphale by Claude Champagne (34) is performed for the first time, in Paris.
October 20, 1928:
Suite canadienne for chorus and orchestra by Claude Champagne (37) is performed for the first time, in Paris.
March 19, 1929:
Danse villageoise for violin and piano by Claude Champagne (37) is performed for the first time, in Montreal.
July 1, 1942:
Quadrilha Brasileira for piano by Claude Champagne (51) is performed for the first time, in Rio de Janeiro to celebrate Canada’s Dominion Day. The work was commissioned by Jean Désy, the ambassador from Canada to Brazil.
November 21, 1942:
Claude Champagne (51) is appointed assistant director of the Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique de la province de Québec.
May 30, 1946:
Claude Champagne (55) receives an honorary Doctor of Music degree from the Université de Montreal.
July 22, 1946:
At the invitation of Jean Désy, ambassador from Canada to Brazil, Claude Champagne (55) departs Canada for a two-month conducting and lecturing tour of Brazil.
September 8, 1946:
A concert takes place in Rio de Janeiro jointly organized by Claude Champagne (55) and Heitor Villa Lobos (59) under the auspices of the Brazilian Minister of Education and the Canadian ambassador to Brazil.
March 9, 1947:
Images du Canada français for chorus and orchestra by Claude Champagne (55) is performed for the first time, in Montreal.
December 21, 1947:
Symphonie gaspésienne for orchestra by Claude Champagne (56) is performed for the first time, in Montreal.
May 30, 1950:
Concerto for piano and orchestra by Claude Champagne (59) is performed for the first time, in Hermitage Hall, Montreal.
May 29, 1953:
Paysanna for orchestra by Claude Champagne (62), commissioned to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, is performed for the first time, over the airwaves of Radio-Canada.
August 23, 1954:
String Quartet in C by Claude Champagne (63) is performed for the first time, in Hermitage Hall, Montreal.
April 22, 1960:
Altitude for chorus and orchestra by Claude Champagne (68) is performed for the first time, over the airwaves of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto. The work makes use of the Ondes Martenot.
November 22, 1964:
The Salle Claude-Champagne (73) opens in Montreal with a retrospective concert of the works of the dedicatee. It is the first retrospective concert devoted to the symphonic works of a Canadian composer.
December 21, 1965:
(Claude) Joseph Arthur Adonai Champagne dies at his home in Montreal, Québec, in the Dominon of Canada, aged 74 years, six months, and 24 days.