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The Quebec Provincial Honour Band is scheduled for February
10-11, 2012 at Vanier College .
Quebec Honour Band 2012 Information Package
Dear Participant,
Congratulations on being selected to participate in the 2012 Quebec Honour Band.
The Honour Band will rehearse at Vanier College on the evening of Friday, February 10th, and during the
day on Saturday, February 11th, 2012. This event will culminate with a showcase concert on the evening
of Saturday, February 11th, 2012. We have
accepted your registration fee and look forward to seeing you. Please note that in the event that
you are unable to attend, these fees are non-refundable.
The following is the information package containing all the
material you will need before the rehearsals start for the Honour Band. Please remember that you can always
contact us with any questions you, your parents, or teacher may have before you come for the first rehearsal. Our email address
is qba@quebecbandassociation.com. Please indicate in the subject line that you have an Honour Band question and we will respond to any messages
as quickly as possible. Vanier College is a rental facility – please do not contact them for information.
There is a lot of information in
this package. MAKE SURE YOU READ IT!
CONDUCTORS:
Eric Lavasseur
- Senior BandEric Lavasseur entered
the Conservatoire
de Musique de Montréal in 1983 where he completed his college and university studies on clarinet in the class of Raphaël Masella, receiving a prize both in clarinet and in chamber music. In 1988, on becoming professor of clarinet at the
college Notre Dame, M. Lavasseur began to conduct a wind orchestra with which he met with his first successes in provincial
competitions. In 1993 he joined the team at l’Ecole
Joseph-François Perrault where he started
l’Harmonie Option J-F-P. Since the autumn of 2009 he has conducted
the l'Orchestre à vent JFP and in 1998 he founded Symphonie des Vents de Montréal, a senior wind orchestra for whom he is still the musical director. In the autumn of 1999 and 2009 he was invited to conduct the l’Harmonie Élite de la Fédération
des Harmonies du Québec in the role
of associate conductor. Since the summer of 2003 he combines the functions of coordinator and musical director
for the wind orchestra session at Camp Musical des Laurentides.
Philippe Menard - Junior Band
Philippe Ménard was born and raised in Farnham, in the Eastern Townships
of Quebec. He began piano lessons at age nine and then
trumpet lessons in high school. He continued
his musical studies under Yolande Parent at Université de Montréal, where he obtained a degree in classical
singing. He completed his Master’s degree in orchestral conducting from
the Conservatoire de Musique Montreal in April 2011, where he studied with Maestro
Raffi Armenian. In June 2009, Philippe became the music director
of the Orchestre Philharmonique des Musiciens Étudiants de Montréal (OPMEM). This past summer he was the National
Academy Orchestra’s assistant conductor of maestro Boris Brott. In addition to his roles as music
director, conductor, singer, and trumpet player, Philippe also arranges music for numerous
ensembles including the Molinari Quartet and Quebec singer Pierre Lapointe.
MUSIC:
Enclosed you will find your music which
you must bring to Honour Band in February. This music has been especially selected for you – do not replace
it with someone else’s part unless your teacher has received permission from the HB coordinators for you to do so. You
will only have a day and a half to rehearse all of this material with the entire ensemble. Please make sure that you arrive
in February having learned the music. We encourage you to start now and
get help from your teacher/band director where necessary.
You should have the parts to the following pieces:
REPERTOIRE:
Junior Band:
La Chute de l'Empire des Fourmis - Mario Chausse
Pueblo - John Higgins
Danza del Fuego - Robert W. Smith
Peer Gynt Suite - Greig/Sayre
Hobbit's Dance and Hymn - de Meij/Lavender
Senior Band:
March Bou Shu - Satoshi Yagisawa
Danse Diabolique - Hellmesberger/Takahashi
Black River Overture - Thomas Doss
Moments for Morricone - Johan de
Meij
If you do not
have a copy of one of these pieces, please let us know right away. Some changes during rehearsal days may be inevitable to
assist balance and blend within the ensemble.
CONCERT DRESS:
It is important that the
ensembles look as professional as they will sound. The following is an outline of the uniform requirements. Please
remember to bring your concert dress to the rehearsal on Saturday as you will not be leaving Vanier College before the concert.
We will have a place to store your clothes, and will give you time to change before your performance.
Boys: Black
pants, white shirt, black socks, black dress shoes (no running shoes)
Girls: Plain black skirt or black pants and white
blouse (long sleeves/high neckline), black nylons or socks, black dress shoes (no running shoes).
Each year there are numerous articles left
behind at Vanier after the concert. Please be advised that we are not responsible for these items - anything
we find will be given over to the Vanier Lost and Found office.
INSTRUMENTS:
Instruments are your responsibility.
Whether it is a school instrument or your own, you must be sure that it is in good playing condition and that you have all
necessary accessories, i.e. valve/slide oil, mutes, reeds, etc. You should also bring a music stand if
possible. Please ensure that all items (instrument cases, stands, etc.) are clearly marked with
your name. We are not responsible for lost or stolen instruments.Percussionists do not need to bring individual instruments. All percussion will be supplied,
although we ask you to please bring all necessary mallets and sticks.
MEALS:
Participants are required to bring a brown bag lunch for Saturday,
February 11th. You should also bring a bottle of water for the day. A pizza
dinner with beverages will be provided, as all participants are required to remain at Vanier College between the rehearsal
and the concert. If you do not wish to eat pizza, please bring your own food for dinner.
MISCELLANEOUS:
We will have secure rooms available to store your coats and bags during the day on Saturday. You
are welcome to bring games (cards, game-boys, etc.) to entertain yourself during the evening when you are not performing.
There is very limited space for our rehearsals during the day on Saturday so we ask that your parents drop you off
promptly in the morning, and return only to watch the concert in the evening. As we have no large waiting
area near the auditorium, the doors will not open before 6:30 pm for the concert on Saturday night. All
tickets for the concert will be distributed on Friday evening so that you may give them to your guests prior to their arrival
on Saturday.
REGISTRATION WILL TAKE PLACE AT VANIER COLLEGE
BETWEEN 5:30 AND 6:30 p.m. ON FRIDAY. PLEASE PLAN TO BE ON TIME, AS IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE
START REHEARSING ON SCHEDULE.
Quebec Provincial Honour Band 2012 Itinerary
Friday, Feb. 10th
5:30-6:30 pm
- registration for all participants
6:30-7:00 pm -
information
7:00-9:00 pm
- Junior and Senior Band full rehearsals
Saturday, Feb. 11th
9:00-9:30 am
- arrival of all participants
9:30-11:00 am
- Jr. Band Sectional & Sr. Band Full rehearsal
11:00-12:15 pm -
Jr. Band Full rehearsal & Sr. Band Sectional
12:15-1:00
pm -
Lunch
1:00-2:00 pm
- Jr. Band Full rehearsal & Sr. Band Sectional
2:00-3:15 pm
- Jr. Band Sectional & Sr. Band Full rehearsal
3:15-3:30 pm
- Break
3:30-4:30 pm
- Jr. Band Full rehearsal (Sr. Band in audience)
4:30-5:30 pm
- Sr. Band Full rehearsal (Jr. Band in audience)
5:30-6:00
pm -
Pizza party
6:00-6:30 pm
- change into concert dress and warm-ups
7:00-8:30
pm -
Honour Band Concert
Travelling to Vanier:
Vanier College is situated
in Ville Saint-Laurent on 821 Ste-Croix Avenue between rue de l'Eglise and Cote-Vertu. Vanier College is well located
for convenient access by public transport (Metro Cote-Vertu & Metro Du College).
QBA Honour Band Certificate 2012 {MSWORD download}
Past Honour Band Conductors: |
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Junior Band:
2011 Nicolas Bastien - Laval, QC
2010 Rowan Fitzgerald - Charlottetown, PEI
2009 Alain Juteau - Ste. Therese,
QC
2008 Rita Burns - Edmonton, AB
2007 Howard Larade - Stephenville, NFLD
2006 Josée Laforest, Sorel,
QC
2005 Alain Juteau, Ste. Therese, QC
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Senior Band:
2011 Jonathan Dagenais, Montreal, QC
2010 Pierre
Thibault, Montreal, QC
2009 Alain Cazes, Montreal, QC
2008 Colin Clarke, Toronto, ONT
2007 Michel Fortin, QC
2006 Daniel Descoteaux, QC
2005 Dave Clark, Montreal, QC
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