October 29, 2009
(Canada)- The Quebec Festival of Sacred Music (October 22-November 1) is taking place in Quebec City in the beautiful and inspiring Saint-Roch church. The diverse program includes a range of genres spanning gospel to Gregorian chants, from Corsican polyphonies to early music. "The Festival offers musical forms inspired by spirituality, from here and elsewhere, from times gone by to today", according to the organizers. The international artists taking part in the festival perform both pieces that stir the soul as well as sooth the spirit through the sheer power of sacred music.XXX
XXXSacred music encompasses all religions and eras and is timeless and without bounds. The mission of the Quebec Festival of Sacred Music is to help bring sacred music to as large a public as possible, without any religious or linguistic barriers or restrictions on styles. Hymns from Croatia, Sephardic Jewish melodies from Spain and religious songs from China will be part of the eclectic program of this 13th edition. Prominent performers include Greek-born tenor Alberto Mizrahi - sometimes dubbed "the Jewish Pavarotti" - and German flautist Matthias Maute, conductor of the opening concert, Bach's "Mass in B Minor." The closing concert will feature Quebec organist Luc Beausejour playing the newly inaugurated organ in Quebec City's Chapelle de l'Amerique Francaise. Musicians and singers from countries including Syria, England and the United States are also on the program.
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XXXThe Saint-Roch Church, inspired by the architecture of the Middle Ages, combines two architectural styles. The façade follows the neo-Gothic tradition and the inside of the church follows the neo-Roman tradition. It is a perfect example of the revival that began to emerge with respect to religious architecture throughout the province of Québec at the beginning of the 20th century. The church, constructed between 1914 and 1923, was erected on the site of the three previous churches. The architects were Talbot and Dionne, the same men who designed the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica. Since these two architects passed away during the construction of the church, Louis-Napoléon Audet, an architect who worked on the interior décor of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, was called on to complete it. This place of worship is the largest church in Québec City, measuring 265 feet long, 111 feet wide and 150 feet high (including the steeples). The exterior walls are made of black granite from Rivière-à-Pierre. The interior is made of marble from Saskatchewan that contains visible traces of fossils. (from kadmusarts.com, patrimoine-religieux.com, and google.com)
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XXXThe Saint-Roch Church, inspired by the architecture of the Middle Ages, combines two architectural styles. The façade follows the neo-Gothic tradition and the inside of the church follows the neo-Roman tradition. It is a perfect example of the revival that began to emerge with respect to religious architecture throughout the province of Québec at the beginning of the 20th century. The church, constructed between 1914 and 1923, was erected on the site of the three previous churches. The architects were Talbot and Dionne, the same men who designed the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica. Since these two architects passed away during the construction of the church, Louis-Napoléon Audet, an architect who worked on the interior décor of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, was called on to complete it. This place of worship is the largest church in Québec City, measuring 265 feet long, 111 feet wide and 150 feet high (including the steeples). The exterior walls are made of black granite from Rivière-à-Pierre. The interior is made of marble from Saskatchewan that contains visible traces of fossils. (from kadmusarts.com, patrimoine-religieux.com, and google.com)
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