The vocal ensemble
L’album photo du Grand concert 50e de l’ensemble vocal Les Voix d’Acadie est disponible sur notre site web.
We are a four-part mixed adult choir from the Halifax Metro area. Our mission is to promote francophone songs of all styles from Acadian, Quebec and French sources. We present an annual concert and often other small concerts either at Christmas or in response to requests from the community.
Choir members are invited to participate in the staging of concerts which may involve lighting, decor, costumes and choreography. We often organize a weekend workshop with a guest choral director. New members, francophones and francophiles, are always welcome to join us and embrace our joie de vivre.
Les Voix d’Acadie was started by Carmen Comeau-Anderson in the fall of 1973. Six individuals have directed the choir over its lifetime: Ida Gaudet Romero, Irène Comeau, Pierre Perron, Danielle Tardy, André Mallet and Daniel Leblanc. All of them shared a common goal of promoting French music.
The repertoire covers a variety of musical styles including contemporary, pop rock, traditional, jazz and classical. The choir has also staged several rock-opera classics such as Starmania, Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris. For the 2004 Congrès Mondial Acadien, we commissioned Calixte Duguay, a well-known Acadian artist to write a musical entitled ‘La Grande Traversée’, which included both text and songs describing the odyssey of the Acadian people.
Au fil des ans, nous avons présenté des concerts avec plusieurs groupes, dont l’Orchestre Symphonique de la Nouvelle-Écosse, les chorales des écoles Bois-Joli, Beaubassin et Beaux-Marais, le Chœur des Aboiteaux de Moncton, le Chœur de ma rivière de Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, et le Groupe Vocal Mouv’Anse de La Pocatière. Nous avons aussi participé à la vidéo Unsung Heroes de la Légion royale canadienne. Nos spectacles ont été présentés dans plusieurs régions acadiennes de la Nouvelle-Écosse et du Nouveau-Brunswick.
Daniel Leblanc grew up in the Acadian village of West Pubnico, Nova Scotia. Some of his early musical influences were his mother who sang in the church choir and played piano at home and his grandfather who played the violin. His passion for music was further ignited when he joined the music club SARMU located in Yarmouth county where he developed his vocal skills as a solo performer. He also learned to play guitar and piano and decided to study music further.
He earned a music degree with a major in voice in 1989 from St. Francis Xavier University. That same year, he began teaching voice and piano at the Canadian Conservatory of Music (1989-1999) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He also studied voice with Elvira Gonnella (1991-1992) at Dalhousie University. During that time, he performed with a wide variety of musical ensembles from church choirs and opera companies to quartets and pop bands.
In 1993, he began teaching music at Armbrae Academy (1993-present) in Halifax which involves conducting choirs and ensembles of various ages. He also composes, arranges and directs music for high school music productions.
In 2017, he became the musical director of Les Voix d’Acadie. For Daniel, this has been a very positive experience as it is the first time since his youth that he has been part of musical group dedicated to promoting francophone music.
Découvrez la magie de notre chorale à travers cette vidéo promotionnelle. Vous aurez l’occasion d’écouter les inspiring testimonies from our choristers, qui partagent leur expérience à propos de la joie et de l’émotion qu’ils ressentent en faisant partie de notre groupe.
We are sure that the touching and moving stories of our choristers will arouse your interest and give you want to join our choir.
Que vous soyez passionné de musique, de performance scénique ou simplement curieux de découvrir l’envers du décor, ces images vous transporteront au cœur de notre aventure musicale.
Nous avons transformé nos chants en images pour partager avec vous l’énergie et la passion qui animent chaque répétition et chaque représentation.
Gaston Renault, president
Marie-France Breton, vice-president
Jacinthe Cormier, secretary
André Mallet, treasurer
Joan Haché, administrator
Maïa Bujold, administrator
Sonja Williams, administrator
Member
Daniel Leblanc, Musical Director
$100/new member, 1st year
Payable at the beginning of the season.
Si vous souhaitez acheter ces CD, s’il vous plaît contactez choristeenacadie@gmail.com
Ce CD est un clin d’œil des 40 années d’existence de l’ensemble vocal les Voix d’Acadie. Il est dédié aux anciens chefs de chœur qui ont gardé ces voix d’Acadie bien en vie durant ces années. Parcourez en chanson, cette histoire de la chorale à travers les différents styles de musique, du folklore au jazz, et venant de tous les coins de la francophonie.
Ce CD vous offre plusieurs mélodies de Noël allant des cantiques traditionnels au Gloria in Excelcis de l’artiste acadien Paul Gallant. Vous entendrez aussi du classique comme le cantique de Jean Racine et des Noëls anciens de France. Puis plusieurs airs populaires du temps des fêtes seront repris de façon jazzée, notamment Petit papa Noël et Vive le vent. Nous espérons que cet album vous procurera de nombreuses et agréables heures de détente.
Gaston Renault
1109 – 201C avenue du Portage,
Dartmouth, N.-E., B2X 3T4
(902) 499-6489
choristeenacadie@gmail.com