{"id":27607,"date":"2019-10-01T14:37:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T18:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/?p=27607"},"modified":"2024-08-09T07:41:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T11:41:40","slug":"le-loup-de-lafontaine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/2019\/le-loup-de-lafontaine\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Loup de Lafontaine Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Le Loup de Lafontaine Reviews\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

\"VictoriaAbout Victoria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My name is Victoria Pelky and I am starting my masters at Carleton in the program of Indigenous and Canadian Studies.  I am originally from the small northern Ontario town of Blind River, located roughly 9 hours from Ottawa. My primary and secondary education was all done in French in a school, leaving me bilingual from a very young age. Over the last three years, I attended Trent University, where I graduated with a Bachelors of Arts with honors in French studies and history. Coming to Carleton, my academic interest lies in the questions surrounding the rights of the French Ontario people, specifically surrounding education. Self-expression and cultural identity is something that I hold close to my heart, having not only been part of the francophone minority within the province but also as part of the Metis minority. Both of these communities have had to stand up and fight for their rights within the province and the country. I believe that my background will bring a unique perspective on future projects and experiences and may inspire others who find themselves in similar situations. Within our country anything is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ian Cusson, Photo Copyright: John Arano<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Legend Through Song: a Review of Ian Cusson\u2019s Le Loup de Lafontaine<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the premiere of Le Loup de la Fontaine<\/em><\/a>, the NAC Orchestra was truly masterful. The first piece was written by Ian Cusson<\/a> based on a local folk legend from his small French-M\u00e9tis town of Lafontaine, Ontario, where the composer was born and raised. The orchestra accompanies the text which tells the legend of a lone wolf entering the village and dancing with a small girl. The site caused panic to spread to the townspeople. The music moved together with such eloquence as the music danced together to tell the story. Listening to the performers was truly a moving experience.  I found that it was as if I was submerged into a Disney film, as the music moved from one scene to the next. The added fiddling took my breath away. It was included in the classical style of the Orchestra both as a complementary element but more importantly to express the heritage of the legend and its origins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the story of Le Loup de Lafontaine was geared to a more traditional Orchestra style, mixed with a fiddling flare, the second composition is a more modern take to classical music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second piece performed was written and performed by Pekka Kuusisto, a Finnish violin player accompanied by the NAC orchestra. This composition contrasted the first as it held more of raw emotion, a slower tempo with more violin solos. Unlike the first, while listening to this piece you never knew what was coming next. The performance went from whistling, to a single violin to a full orchestra to drumming to the piano and back to a single violin. It was like nothing I have ever heard before. Both pieces were cleverly written and performed, keeping the audience on the edge of their seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le chant du loup : une critique du Loup de Lafontaine <\/i>par Ian Cusson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lors de la premi\u00e8re performance de l\u2019\u0153uvre Le Loup de la Fontaine<\/i>, l\u2019orchestre du CNA fut magnifique. La premi\u00e8re pi\u00e8ce, \u00e9crite par Ian Cusson, se base sur une l\u00e9gende folklorique de sa petite ville franco-m\u00e9tisse de Lafontaine en Ontario. L’orchestre accompagne la narration, qui raconte la l\u00e9gende d’un loup solitaire entrant dans le village et dansant avec une petite fille, provoquant ainsi la panique des habitants. La musique accompagne le r\u00e9cit avec \u00e9loquence. Il semble qu\u2019elle danse avec lui pour raconter l\u2019histoire. Alors que la musique passait d’une sc\u00e8ne \u00e0 l’autre, elle donnait la sensation d\u2019\u00eatre plong\u00e9 dans un film de Walt Disney. Le son du violon folklorique ajout\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019orchestre m’a coup\u00e9 le souffle. C\u2019est lui qui exprimait l’h\u00e9ritage de la l\u00e9gende et ses origines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alors que l’histoire du Loup de Lafontaine <\/i>\u00e9tait ax\u00e9e sur un style de musique d’orchestre plus classique, m\u00e9lang\u00e9 \u00e0 une touche de violon traditionnel, la deuxi\u00e8me composition fut nettement plus contemporaine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La deuxi\u00e8me pi\u00e8ce interpr\u00e9t\u00e9e a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9crite et pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e par Pekka Kuusisto, un violoniste finlandais accompagn\u00e9 ce soir-l\u00e0 par l’orchestre du CNA. Cette composition contrastait avec la premi\u00e8re, car elle contenait plus d’\u00e9motion brute, un tempo plus lent et davantage de solos. Contrairement \u00e0 la premi\u00e8re, en \u00e9coutant cette pi\u00e8ce, on ne savait pas ce qui allait suivre. La performance est pass\u00e9e du sifflement d\u2019un seul violon \u00e0 un orchestre complet, puis de la batterie au piano et enfin, au chant d\u2019un seul violon pour terminer. Cela ne ressemblait \u00e0 rien de ce que j’avais entendu auparavant. Les deux pi\u00e8ces ont \u00e9t\u00e9 intelligemment \u00e9crites et interpr\u00e9t\u00e9es, gardant le public en haleine jusqu\u2019au tomber du rideau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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