Traditional album of the year 2023 (ADISQ)
Special project of meeting between folk and classic. Le Vent du Nord, the Trad quartet and the pianist Philippe Prud’homme.
UPCOMING:
October 20: Théâtre Georges Codling, Sorel
October 25: Théâtre Alphonse Desjardins, Repentigny
“The combination of classical and traditional music here is disconcertingly natural. And frankly amazing. The piano is just right, even in its desire for modernity, while the strings make subtle and poignant shifts that, melodically and harmonically, embrace centuries of Western music. Without losing the folk roots of the pieces”.
— Alexandre Vigneault, LA PRESSE (March 10, 2023)
“It’s a thing of beauty. The restraint of Louisbourg, the urgency of Lettre à Durham, the piano and violins cadenced by the feet of traditionalists, the rich orchestrations of the amusing Riton – C’est dans Paris, the proposition charms. Above all, the album helps us to understand that our music, Quebec’s traditional music, also has the complexity and eloquence of the great classical works”
— Philippe Renaud, LE DEVOIR (March, 17, 2023)
In this retrospective of songs from the group’s different albums, this concept allows you to discover a new work from the classical repertoire for vocal quintet, string quartet and piano. The Trad Quartet (Marie-Pierre Lecault, Émilie Brûlé, Sophie Coderre and Josianne Laberge) and pianist Philippe Prud’homme accompany the 5 singers for our greatest pleasure.
