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Musical Conference: In the time of the Seigneuries

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Take a musical journey through time and place, from medieval Europe to New France.

Description

A unique musical journey that takes the viewer along the roads of the great castles of the Middle Ages and transports them to the heart of the beautiful seigneuries of New France. An invitation to share the sweet songs and joyful dance tunes of the minstrels, voyageurs, and rowers of yesteryear.
Through historical anecdotes, multi-instrumentalist Philippe Gélinas offers an interactive artistic activity centered around unusual instruments and surprising music that enlivened people’s lives over 400 years ago!
A unique opportunity for everyone to discover the original sounds of period instruments: bowed fiddle, bagpipes, cromorne, lute, cittern, dulcimer, wooden flutes, hurdy-gurdy, violin, etc.

With Philippe Gélinas

In French. For adults.

Registration required.

At the Pierrefonds Library.

In partnership

Cette activité est réalisée grâce au soutien financier du gouvernement du Québec et de la Ville de Montréal dans le cadre de l’Entente de développement culturel 2024-2027.

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Directions

13555 Boulevard de Pierrefonds
Montréal, QC H9A 1A6