Gloria pour le nouveau monde at the Palais Montcalm
A gala performance of the Quebec International Sacred Music Festival took place at the Palais Montcalm on Friday evening, featuring the scintillating soprano voice of Karina Gauvin and Les Violons …
WWI Exhibit at Cégep Garneau: Life in the trenches from 1914 to 1918
You are invited to visit an exhibit to commemorate the Great War at Cégep Garneau, at 1660, boul. de l’Entente (local A-2090). The free exhibit is open to the public …
Jennifer Grout solidifies her status as a star of Arabic song
Considerable hype preceded Jennifer Grout’s appearance at the Quebec International Sacred Music Festival – the American famously placed third in the Lebanese talent competition Arabs Got Talent in 2013, singing …
Jireh Gospel Choir rocks Église Saint-Roch
Gospel music enthusiasts welcomed Montreal’s Jireh Gospel Choir to Église Saint-Roch last Saturday evening for the last of the Quebec International Sacred Music Festival performances. The choir sang in the …
Spinning down the Silk Road
From September 6 to 14, the 18th Quebec International Sacred Music Festival captivated music lovers with performances by musicians, singers and dancers in several venues around the city. On September …
Connecting through culture at the Morrin Centre
Historians generally agree that the first time Canada regarded itself as a country rather than a colony was after the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917. On Wednesday, September 24, …
Drawn to natural history and science through art
Last Thursday evening, artist and photojournalist Bethann G. Merkle gave a “sketchy” art lesson in the old chemistry lab of the Morrin Centre, as part of its Connecting through Culture …
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni wins the Coupe Banque Nationale
This year’s Coupe Banque Nationale tennis tournament (formerly known as the Challenge Bell) was intended to be the Venus Williams show. On paper, Williams, a seven-time major champion and 20-year …
Shine on, harvest moon
Every full moon has a name, and on September 8, 2014, a bright harvest moon lit up the sky. At harvest time after sunset, farmers relied on moonlight so they …
Old City of Quebec and its UNESCO title
During a recent talk at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, historian David Mendel described the attributes and history of the Old City of Quebec that qualified it to be named as …