{"id":173118,"date":"2023-08-16T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T17:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=173118"},"modified":"2023-08-16T14:19:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T18:19:47","slug":"abercorn-lyrique-introduces-lyrical-art-to-brome-missisquoi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/abercorn-lyrique-introduces-lyrical-art-to-brome-missisquoi\/","title":{"rendered":"Abercorn Lyrique introduces lyrical art to Brome-Missisquoi"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new non-profit organization known as Abercorn Lyrique is launching the first edition of its \u201cLyrical Art Festival\u201d in the village of Abercorn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Abercorn Lyrique was founded by local resident Marie L\u00e9onard with a mission to introduce lyrical art to the region of Brome-Missisquoi and to offer musical diversity through a series of concerts.<\/p>\n

According to L\u00e9onard, lyrical art involves learning a number of different techniques to establish a voice that is powerful enough to sing without a microphone and that moves people emotionally, i.e. the lyrical voice. These techniques include breath control to maximize the pulmonary capacity, developing the extremes of the voice through vocalise ( a vocal exercise without words), major and minor scales, and arpeggios (vocal exercise for pitch), and working on overtones (harmonies).\u00a0 A video on Abercorn Lyrique's Facebook page by \u00a0Chantal Lambert<\/a> - founder of L'Atelier lyrique de l'Op\u00e9ra de Montr\u00e9al<\/a> - explained that lyric artists use these techniques to reach \"maximum expression, vibrancy, and emotion\" in their voice. In lyrical art, artists serve as the \"poets\" and the \"composers\" of whatever lyrical work they choose to perform and it also involves a heavy stage presence.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt requires many years of preparation to obtain that type of voice. A lot of breathing techniques are involved in it, a lot of emotion is involved in it, and it\u2019s very complex,\u201d she told CIDI in an interview.<\/p>\n

The lyrical art festival will be taking place in the recently revitalized All Saints Church, which now serves as a cultural centre for Abercorn. According to L\u00e9onard, a group called Concerts et Rencontres Champ\u00eatres previously put on classical concerts at the cultural centre one weekend a month during the summer period, but the group is currently on pause. As a result, she wanted to bring a new experience to the community and fill the cultural centre with music once again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a wonderful place to do the concerts and not much has happened so far in this church, so we want to put some life into it. We\u2019ve had the chance to have some classical concerts in previous years between 2013 and 2019. One weekend per summer, we had beautiful concerts that were more instrumental. The team that is organizing this is on pause right now, but hopefully they will come back,\u201d explained L\u00e9onard. \u201cWe wanted to do something a bit different and offer the lyrical voice to the people for them to discover it.\u201d<\/p>\n

L\u00e9onard described music as being \u201ca soothing thing for the soul,\u201d which is why she decided to share the lyrical art form with Townshippers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more we have, the better we are. It\u2019s also just the fact that somebody has got to do something sometimes, you know? I just decided to go for it because that\u2019s what I wanted to offer. I\u2019ve known lyrical art for many years - since I\u2019ve been a member of Opera Montreal - and\u00a0<\/span>I have many friends that are lyrical singers, that\u2019s why I want to bring it to the people,\u201d L\u00e9onard highlighted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Lyrical Art Festival will showcase a number of internationally-known Quebecois artists. The goal for Abercorn Lyrique is to contribute to the \u201ccultural life\u201d of Brome-Missisquoi.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to make it accessible to people, not just the experts or the ones already sold on this art, but we hope to have new people discover it if they don\u2019t already know it. (\u2026) We have a varied program from beautiful pieces by Mozart to pieces from today\u2019s artists, we cover 300 years of music,\u201d highlighted L\u00e9onard. \u201cThe young singers that are internationally-known - we are lucky to have them - will also do some duos and trios. That is always very fun to hear when you have a mix of voices, it\u2019s very pleasant. That\u2019s the first night.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On the second night of the festival, attendees will have the chance to hear French songs from the 19th and 20th centuries, with one special composition for the English-speaking community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u00e9onard noted that Brome-Missisquoi is a \u201cstrong artistic region\u201d with artists \u201cof all kinds,\u201d which Abercorn Lyrique hopes to showcase at future festivals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe need full houses right now because we need to make sure this is a success to push us forward. We have so many young artists that we\u2019d like to invite for future productions, but we need to make sure that people are willing to attend and that they are interested,\u201d said L\u00e9onard. \u201c(\u2026) That\u2019s the ultimate goal.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Lyrical Art Festival is taking place on August 25 and August 26. For more information about lyrical art and ticket prices, go to Abercorn Lyrique\u2019s Facebook page<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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