LECTURES
SPAIN AND THE HISTORY OF THE CLASSICAL GUITAR
CONCERT-LECTURE
An invitation to discover the guitar and its origins. Presentation of the main composers and musicians who influenced its history and demonstration of the most important musical pieces. The conference will feature a screen projection as well as carefully selected pieces that will be played by the speaker.
QUEBEC TRADITIONAL MUSIC
CONCERT-LECTURE
An overview of Quebec traditional music and its origins. A unique opportunity to discover many of Quebec’s regions along with their particular folkloric styles and accents through their musicians’ repertoires like those of Jos Bouchard, Jean Carignan, Isidore Soucy, Louis « Pitou » Boudreault and many others…The conference will feature a screen projection and various musical selections will also be played by the speaker.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND THE ESSENCES OF WOOD
CONCERT-LECTURE
“Homage to the tree…”
Presentation of different musical instruments built of wood, the essences of wood used in the making of musical instruments such as the guitar, the violin and other exotic instruments like the didgeridoo. The conference will be embellished by a colorful screen projection and enriched by the speaker’s inspired playing of selected musical pieces on a variety of instruments.
FILM MUSIC : A STORY
CONCERT-LECTURE
A musical journey through the history of cinema. Discover how film music themes have evolved since the beginnings of the seventh art, through the great Hollywood classics, French cinema, the spaghetti western, and more. An exciting and entertaining conference-concert, which will make you rediscover the masterpieces of the big screen in music.
