Since 1997, SMCQ Jeunesse’s music performances offer kids and adults important moments centered on music, with the goal to go far beyond the beaten track while focusing on traditionnal music for children technics, like sound effects or musical themes associated with specific characters. By commissioning new works from today’s composers and writers and by revisiting the “established” children’s repertoire, SMCQ Jeunesse proposes new vistas in order to present an array of unique shows where danse, drama and visual arts are all part of the musical game. SMCQ Jeunesse’s productions are a gage to enhancing kids’ imagination and to stimulating new tastes, interests and projects.

Such great artists as that Gilles Vigneault, Denis Gougeon, Marie Décary, Ana Sokolovic, Carl Béchard, Louis-Dominique Lavigne, Lise Gionet, Claude Laroche, Jacques Piperni, Klimbo, Félix Beaulieu-Duchesneau and QUAD have thus contributed to the success of the complete art works that are SMCQ Jeunesse productions for children.

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SMCQ is going back to school

Halloween Party

A vast array of SMCQ Jeunesse school projects are being launched today. This fall, our special features revolve around the great Halloween Party concert: teachers’ training course, children’s workshops and dress rehearsal of Gruber’s monumental Frankenstein!! at Centre Pierre-Péladeau (Montréal) are all offered for free to secondary students and their teachers. Funded by the City of Montréal, this project will plunge students in the world of music creation.

Teachers who are interested can contact us or download the attached form. Hurry: 12 classes maximum (2 classes per school)!

News posted by Noémie Pascal (translation: Claire Cavanagh) on Wednesday, August 25, 2010

SMCQ Jeunesse: La fugue is a three-time winner

We were particularly pleased to learn that the last SMCQ Jeunesse musical production, La fugue, performed by the theater company Qui va là, brought back three prizes at the June 22nd Gala des cochons d’or — first prize awarded by Carte Prem1ères for theatrical projects focussed on the next generation:

  • The cochon tapageur prize for best musical or sound design
  • The noble cochon prize for social relevance
  • Le cochon d’or prize, for the best production

Congratulations to Qui va là and composer Benoît Côté!

News posted by Noémie Pascal (translation: Peggy Niloff) on Tuesday, June 29, 2010

April: Tremblay month

With April marking the climax of the Homage Series, the Québec art, political and educational milieu have gathered to salute Gilles Tremblay:

  • On April 13th an official tribute will be paid to Tremblay in the National Assembly (Québec) with the participation of Christine St-Pierre, Minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women;
  • A press conference with performances of some of his works will take place in Quebec City on April 13th to mark the event;
  • During the week of April 12th, thousands of young people in 14 regions of Québec will listen in class or play a work of Gilles Tremblay (Grand jeu / Grande écoute project — see the school list);
  • Five concerts will feature his music…

… And more!

News posted by Noémie Pascal (translation: Peggy Niloff) on Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Le Grand jeu / La Grande écoute: there’s still time left!

Quebec teachers please note: there is still time to register your classes for the Le Grand jeu / La Grande écoute project! You need only commit to having your students listen or play a Gilles Tremblay work (scores and recordings available upon request). What’s more, each student will receive a free comic book about the composer’s life. Hurry: Quantities are limited!

News posted by Noémie Pascal (translation: Peggy Niloff) on Monday, March 1, 2010

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