PIANO An Acadian of origin, living since 2009 in the Quebec City region, Rachel is recognized in many musical circles, at home and abroad, as accompanist, lecturer in instrumental pedagogy, piano teacher and accomplished stage musician. On record and on stage, his associations with various traditional musicians astonishes. In addition to her artistic projects, Rachel […]
GUITAR Musician and singer born in St-Côme, a small village of singers and musicians of Lanaudière, nicknamed “the national capital of the song to answer”. This is where he has his first contact with traditional music. He studied jazz guitar at CÉGEP St-Laurent and then became interested in American style tenor banjo. He begins to […]
VIOLIN INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED/EXPERT Born in Gaspésie, Daniel spent the first 20 years of his life in the village of Mont-Louis. Relocated to Quebec in 1980, he played with his brother Jean-François in the region. They got acquainted with trad musicians and learned their repertoire. Daniel joined the group Manigance which left a mark throughout Quebec and […]
Master class Éric Favreau comes from a family of traditional musicians and has spent a great deal of time playing with other fiddlers, learning their repertoire and studying their varied styles. Éric has explored and exploited various sources including archives and personally made field recordings and has accumulated a rich and fascinating repertoire. Over the […]
On Friday, July 27, at 6:30 pm at Parc Bosco in Saint-Charles Borromée, Festival Mémoire et Racines will be taken over by the violins, guitars and pianos of the 100 musicians of the 11th edition of Camp Violon Trad Québec. This opening performance of the festival celebrates with great pomp the musical heritage acquired by […]
Help Violon Trad Québec with its mission to pursue and maintain accessibility to camp. Since 2008, the camp has taught nearly 1 300 musicians from here and elsewhere and funding has been raised to offer high quality teaching and activities at affordable rates and as well as scholarships to young musicians under 18. To date, […]
Violin Trad Québec, Winner of Prix Patrimoine of Grands Prix Desjardins de la culture de Lanaudière 2017, offers you an unforgettable vacation from July 22 to 27, 2018 with renowned artists such as André Brunet, Stéphanie Lépine and Éric Beaudry, Nicolas Pellerin and Stéphane Tellier, David Boulanger, David Simard, Martine Billette, etc. They will share […]
La période d’inscription est lancée pour la 11e édition du Camp Violon Trad Québec qui se déroulera du 22 au 27 juillet 2018 à Plein Air Lanaudia à Saint-Côme. Des artistes qui se sont forgés une solide réputation tels que Nicolas Pellerin etStéphane Tellier (Les Grands Hurleurs), David Boulanger (De Temps Antan, La Bottine Souriante), David Simard (Les Voyageurs, Jetté-Simard) et plusieurs autres se […]
She had the chance to have a classical piano formation, along with learning to play by EAR with her dad. After studying classical music at Vincent d’Indy College, and receiving her Bachelor of Music from the University of Montreal, Martine has found herself in high demand for both recording and performing engagements with many well-known Canadian artists. Playing mostly for music dancing, in Galas, competitions like The Grand Master Fiddle, she also performed in duo with Andre Brunet for about 4 years and has toured the USA, England, Japan and France with such talents as Ménage à Trois, Manigance and The Pierre Schryer Band, all representing the rich traditionnal music that Canada has to offer.