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  quebec   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Quebec is located in eastern Canada, bordered by Ontario and Hudson Bay to the west, Atlantic Canada to the east, the United States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York) to the south and the Arctic Ocean to the north.
Until 1968 the Quebec legislature was bicameral, consisting of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly.
The avian emblem of Quebec is the snowy owl.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /Quebec.html   (1627 words)

  
 Quebec
This huge new addition to Quebec bordered James Bay and is where Quebec is located in eastern Canada, bordered by Ontario and Hudson Bay to the west, Atlantic Canada to the east, the U.S (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York States) to the south, and the Arctic Ocean to the north.
Until 1968, the Quebec parliament was bicameral, consisting of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly.
The motto of Quebec is Je me souviens (I remember), which was carved into the National Assembly building façade in Quebec City and is seen on the coat of arms.
www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/q/qu/quebec.shtml   (1059 words)

  
 Learn more about Quebec in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Quebec (pronounced "kweh-BECK" or "keh-BECK"; French: le Québec) is a Canadian province with a population of 7,455,208 (Statistics Canada, 2002), primarily speakers of the French language making up the bulk of the Francophone population in North America.
The graphic emblem of Quebec is the fleur-de-lis, usually white on a blue background, as in the provincial flag (above), called the Fleurdelisé.
Quebec is also the letter Q in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /q/qu/quebec.html   (1128 words)

  
 Académie de musique du Québec   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
At first, the AMQ was financed by the founders and their friends, the Quebec government supplying only a token amount of $100 a year, although that sum increased substantially when the AMQ began to administer the Prix d'Europe in 1911.
The AMQ is administered by a board of directors consisting of an elected president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary; an officer in charge of examinations; and five directors appointed for one-year renewable terms.
To become a member of the AMQ a musician must be proposed by the board and accepted by a majority vote of the general assembly.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU00007   (307 words)

  
 Definition of Quebec - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Quebec is the only Canadian province where English is not an official language, and it is one of only two Canadian provinces where French is an official language (the other one being New Brunswick).
The capital is Quebec City (simply referred to as "Québec" in French) and the largest city is Montreal (or Montréal in French).
Montreal is the vibrant cosmopolitan metropolis of Quebec.
www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Quebec   (2089 words)

  
 Quebec Musicians'Guild   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Musicians' Guild was founded on September 12th, 1897 and almost immediately was chartered as local 62, the first Canadian local of the AFM.
The Quebec Musicians' Association was granted a charter by the American Federation of Musicians on December 17, 1917.
The Quebec Musicians' Guild is the result of a merger on November 1st, 1988 between the Montreal Musicians' Guild, local 406 of the American Federation of Musicians and the Quebec Musicians' Association, local 119.
www.lesmusiciens.com /gmengbothisto.htm   (364 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Music of Quebec   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
What is specific to Quebec though are traditional songs, a unique variety of celtic music, legions of excellent jazz musicians, a culture of classical music, and a love of foreign rhythms that can be observed every Sunday on the Mount Royal in Montreal.
Quebec The Quebec sovereignty movement is a movement calling for the attainment of sovereignty for Quebec, a province of the country of Canada.
Sam Roberts is a Canadian rock musician, whose 2001 debut release, The Inhuman Condition, became one of the bestselling independent releases in Quebec and Canadian music history.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Music-of-Quebec   (3239 words)

  
 Bulletin Mnémo (suite)
In the Quebec City region, the melody for a "square set" will often be the single jig type, while that which accompanies the first part of a "set" in the Beauce, Richelieu and Eastern Townships will always be of the double jig type.
Although this link is not that obvious in the Quebec repertoire, it no less remains that this style of music is reminiscent of that which was listened to drawing-rooms of all large cities in the western world during the 19th century.
Some of the theorical definitions are do not concern most traditional musicians and the questionings on the origins of the reel are a problem best left to musicologists, and in the same way is not surprising to occasionally note irregularities in the nomenclature that is used by traditional musicians.
www.mnemo.qc.ca /html2/98(21)a.html   (2728 words)

  
 Quebec Symphony Orchestra/Orchestre symphonique de Québec
The 54 musicians (60 per cent were Canadians) signed a contract for a 30-week season consisting of 60 to 70 concerts.
The QSO had suffered serious financial problems which led the board of administrators to reduce the number of permanent musicians from 70 to 53 (the remaining 17 to be hired on a part-time basis).
Another figure in the development of the Quebec SO was François Magnan - who, in addition to having been a violinist in the orchestra 1960-67, was its personnel director 1960-6, secretary general 1966-72, then director general 1972-83, and director of operations 1983-.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0002899   (1696 words)

  
 New Management at the Quebec Musicians' Guild
By 1970, his interest in defending the rights of musicians, which grew naturally from years of playing in rock, jazz and orchestral groups, led to a position on the Board of Directors for the Quebec City chapter of the Guild.
This means that we represent all Quebec musicians, whether or not they are members of the Guild.
For each contracted musician, employers contribute 7_10% of the basic talent fee to the pension fund, depending on the type of contract, and 4% to the vacation fund.
www.scena.org /lsm/sm9-2/guilde-musicien-en.htm   (1169 words)

  
 Press: Quebec’s cultural crossroads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Festival d’été de Quebec is simply an outstanding cultural crossroads, for the music it brings and for the city that hosts it.
Quebec City, Quebec The singer stands in front of a vast crowd that twinkles red from the thousands of blinking badges pinned onto shirts and hats, like an immense off-color swarm of fireflies.
Piché is one of many Quebecois musicians who performed recently at the remarkable 31st annual Festival d’été de Quebec (Summer Festival of Quebec), an 11-day orgy of music and performance that transforms the provincial capital into a huge street party.
www.anchoragepress.com /archives/document44cc.html   (878 words)

  
 Culture : Portrait of Québec : Québec Portal : official Web site of the government of Québec   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Quebecers feel attracted to a collective cultural life, a heritage from the first French settlers who, in the wintertime, would gather together to celebrate and hobnob among family and friends.
With its 5 000 professional musicians and 200 composers, Québec is now a part of the world music scene.
Several generations of singers and musicians have been reaching the heights of popularity.
www.gouv.qc.ca /wps/portal/pgs/commun/portrait/culture?lang=en   (1669 words)

  
 Quebec, 50, 's, 60's & 70's Rock Bands of the Pacific Northwest
After joining the American Federation of Musicians union, it didn’t take long for this prominent new group to gain notoriety within the surrounding circles of successful musicians in both the Tacoma and Seattle areas.
Of course, “Quebec” welcomed any rock and roll fans with open arms, which included their promise to deliver unparalleled concerts to the best of their ability.
The group was also blessed to have had the opportunity to contribute their time and effort to help families in need that deserved the love and support from others.
www.pnwbands.com /quebec1.html   (463 words)

  
 Young musicians of the world
Young Musicians of the World (Jeunes musiciens du monde) is a registered charitable organization working with young people from villages and neighborhoods in Quebec and abroad.
Partners with Jeunesse du Monde (Youth of the World), our mission is to open and operate high quality schools around the world in which the traditional music of their own country will be taught.
Ultimately, Young Musicians of the World aspires to produce accomplished musicians and wants to give visibility and to develop the musical traditions of the countries where such projects are or will be established.
www.youngmusiciansoftheworld.org /en/index3.php?id=134&itemID=2§ion=news   (697 words)

  
 eJazzNews.com : The Number One Jazz News Resource On The Net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Back in Quebec City in 1986, François carried on his career as a composer and joined various groups.
From October 28 to 30, 1999, François Carrier and NoEMI appeared in a series of concerts in Quebec City with Michel Donato and Ron Séguin on acoustic bass, Michel Lambert on drums and special guest Dewey Redman on tenor saxophone.
He will be living at the Quebec Studio in Rome from January 1 to June 30, 2002.
www.ejazznews.com /print.php?sid=485   (425 words)

  
 Instrumental Folk Music of Quebec: An Introduction
A possible and probable contributing element is the fact that the music, instrumentation, and choreography of these dances (the polkas, galops, schottisches, mazurkas and etc., which called for couples rather than group formations) resemble less and less those of the earlier popular genres.
Dancers and musicians disperse, old recreations give way to modern entertainments, and the values and activities formerly associated with instrumental folk music survive only among the families and communities who preserve the old ways of living.
The refashioning into "reels," and the tendency to lengthen out the first and third eighth note of each three-note group at the expense of the second eighth note are two fairly widespread practices associated with the 6/8 form, at least in the repertoires of some players of past generations.
cjtm.icaap.org /content/10/v10art2.html   (3625 words)

  
 Louise Forand-Samson and her Club Musical
Thanks to her keen sense of talent, adept knack for dealing with managers (who never take her for a fool), and a friendly approach to musicians, Quebec City has become one of the top stops on tour schedules.
A native Montrealer, Forand-Samson hails from a musical family--her mother was first harp at the New York Philharmonic and the Montreal Symphony before she was born, and her father “had a glorious voice” around the house.
Last year’s David Daniels tour was the first, and the Quebec City concert became possible because she formed a collaboration between Les Violons du Roy, the Club Musical and the Grand Théâtre, each taking a different responsibility.
www.scena.org /lsm/sm7-3/Forand-fr.html   (1071 words)

  
 Ulric Voyer, Canadian Composer of the Opera Intendant Bigot, 1892-1935
La Duchesse en sabots, a comic opera consisting of one act with 45 walk-on actors, was presented in Quebec City as a benefit performance for the construction of the Church of Saint-François d'Assise.
Three additional performances were presented in Quebec City on March 22 and 23 of 1929 at the Auditorium de Quebec, which is now the Capitol Theatre, under the musical direction of Edmond Trudel and with the patronage of the Honorable L.-A. David.
He was a self-taught musician, piano instructor, clerk for the Municipal Court of Quebec City, first organist of the Saint-François d'Assise Church, shorthand instructor, playwright, and the manager of publicity for J.B. Renaud.
www.geocities.com /voyerju/biograng.html   (2035 words)

  
 Welcome to Quebec: UUA General Assembly 2002
The historic Chateau Frontenac, built in 1899, is one of this year's GA hotels and graces the hill above a plaza where artists, souvenir sellers, street vendors, and fine restaurants merge to create a sense of energy and celebration bathed in sunlight.
Delegates are queued up for sightseeing tours around the city and to nearby attractions, others stroll the streets enjoying the inexpensive shopping and warm welcome provided by Québec.
The Opening Celebration of GA will begin at 7:30 PM in the Centre des Congres, and will feature Québec musicians, the retelling of an Ojibwe legend, stories about transformation, and a greeting by the Mayor of Québec City - as well as the banner parade which is a highlight of every GA.
www.uua.org /ga/ga02/0002.html   (292 words)

  
 Henri Lacroix - Biographies - The Virtual Gramophone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Henri Lacroix, the harmonica player, was one of the many folk musicians who recorded French-Canadian tunes in the 1930s.
His playing is still considered influential to musicians who carry on the traditions of Quebec music.
Lacroix's use of it illustrates the ease with which songs travelled across the Canada-U.S. border and were welcomed into the repertoires of Quebec musicians.
www.collectionscanada.ca /gramophone/m2-1039-e.html   (903 words)

  
 Communication and Public Affairs -General Delegation of Quebec in Brussels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Three Québec musicians will be present to add lustre to the event.
This group of six young musicians, which is very representative of the cross-cultural Montréal of the third millennium, will perform a number of their own compositions as well as classics by Beau dommage and Gerry Boulet.
Event organizer are expecting a large turnout for this major festive gathering that will be held as is the tradition in the spirit of good fun and joie de vivre.
www.mri.gouv.qc.ca /bruxelles/en/delegation/communication_aff_publiques/articles/Fete_nationale_2005.asp   (317 words)

  
 Soul Vaccination - Les musiciens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Soul Vaccination is a 10 piece band featuring some of the best musicians in Quebec, a group of close friends who has known each other for more than 10 years while collaborating on different projects around Canada and Europe.
From the first downbeat, the first thing that will "knock yourself out" is that this 10 piece band has one of the biggest sounds you've ever heard.
The rhythm section is made with some of the most solid musicians known in Quebec, and each of them - as the horn section - sings to create the vocal harmonies that the band is renown for.
sanitarium.homelinux.com:88 /soulvaccination/bio.htm   (336 words)

  
 The Daily Herald :: Your Town, Your Neighbors, Your Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Musician Industry Career Center - A service for music industry professionals: includes resumes of employers and job seekers..
Musicians Exchange Referral Services - Since 1976 one of the oldest established services, based in Florida, USA.
Quebec Musicians' Guild - They defend, in partnership with the AFM, the interests of over 3,500 professional musicians throughout Quebec, Canada, in every facet of the music industry..
www.harktheherald.com /directory.php?browse=/Business/Arts_and_Entertainment/Music/Employment   (276 words)

  
 Lead Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Approximately 100 unionized employees, from nursing assistants to dietary, and laundry and housekeeping staff, voted over 80 per cent in favour of joining provincial rotating strike action set for Quebec City institutions on Friday, November 18.
This will be a dress rehearsal for the three other possible strike dates before the end of the year.
Other hospitals and health care institutions will also be affected across the Quebec City, Chaudière-Appalaches regions.
www.qctonline.com /lead_story.html   (392 words)

  
 HXCMP3 - (Blinded by Faith)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Blinded by faith started in 1996 when five young musicians got together to live their common passion: metal music.
In the fall of ’97, with the addition of a keyboard, the band moved to more melodic and orchestrated pieces.
The shows they did for the album releases, in front of enthusiastic crowds, established themselves as solid live performers with a place in the forefront of Quebec’s metal scene.
www.hxcmp3.com /bands/12633/about.php   (242 words)

  
 Les chauffeurs à pieds - Musicians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Being exposed to music from childhood, Antoine acquired a taste for traditional music at a young age.
His house was a centre of musical activity with his mother, an accordionist and pianist, organising regular evening jams with local musicians.
During his adolescence, he began to play mandolin and formed his first group, L'Éveil Bleu, in which he sang and, eventually, played fiddle.
www.leschauffeurs.com /musicians.html   (421 words)

  
 Toronto Musicians - About the Royz Band, Live Band in Toronto, ON and Montreal PQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
All three musicians are dynamic front stage performers and all three play instruments as well as perform dynamite vocals.
As either the third musician for The Royz Band trio, or within the horn section of the larger band, Pat brings incredible musicality, tone and excitement to the stage as she performs on flute, tenor, alto and soprano saxophones, percussion and backing vocals.
Chris adds his fabulous talents to The Royz Band sound whenever live strings are desired, either by performing as the fourth musician within the quartet, or within the string section of the larger band.
www.royzband.com /band/about-the-band.htm   (1736 words)

  
 Amalgam(e)
Releases like this occupy their own little niche; neither complete statements by an artist or group, nor taken from festivals to provide listeners with the essence of the event, they serve as a "this is who we are" type of mission statement.
Beginning at the beginning with a humorous pre-song dialogue among musicians that culminates in what could be a Red Toucan motto, "check your hang-ups at the door", Charles Pappasoff's "Serious" is both reminiscent of "Lonely Woman" and a driving beast of a tune with the ever-resourceful Pheeroan Aklaff in the engine room.
It is all the more impressive when one considers the fact that the initial impetus was to document musicians from Quebec.
www3.sympatico.ca /cactus.red/toucan/25amalgam/25amalgam.htm   (1866 words)

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