The Friends of Madison Library present
The Music History of French-Canadians, Franco-Americans, Acadians and Cajuns
Thursday, April 7 at 7 pm in the John F. Chick Room
Join us for some toe tapping, finger snapping fun!
Lucie Therrien follows the migration of French-Canadians and the evolution of their traditional music: its arrival in North America from France; the music’s crossing with Indian culture during the evangelization of Acadia and Quebec; its growth alongside English culture after British colonization; and its expansion from Quebec to New England, as well as from Acadia to Louisiana.
Lucie Therrien is a songwriter, author, poet, historian, recording artist, visual artist, linguist, film maker and certified teacher. She received a MA in Music History and a BA in Piano from UNH after her fine art studies in Montreal at l’Ecole des Beaux Arts. Therrien has performed on five continents. Among numerous awards she has received, the NH State Council on the Arts has honored her with four Traditional Master/Apprentice awards, as well as awards in songwriting, film, video, composing and arranging.
This program is made possible by a generous grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.