prestigious ambassador in La Tuque
Two memorable events Harmony School Champagnat
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latuquois The group in front of Place des Arts, Montreal.
Photo Gilles Berthiaume; archives Gaston Gravel.
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On two occasions, November 16, 1963 and April 18, 1965 This body of music, then headed by Aubert Montgrain, has honored The Toque performing a concert at Place des Arts in Montreal.
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November 16, 1963 - Concert Laval
At the first concert, organized by the Association of Marist College in Laval to mark the 75th anniversary of e Marist in this establishment, which also put on display the famous tenor Richard Verreau Quebec and a renowned trumpeter, Leonard Smith, director of Harmony concert Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Scandinavia, Aubert Montgrain had the happy idea of the program a "Festival Felix Leclerc.
Roger Rochette, journalist, and musician himself had signed a glowing account of this musical event. Archives Gaston Gravel.
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April 18, 1965
The small school band Champagnat on the big stage at Place des Arts.
In 1964, the "little harmony" is celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary and "down" to Montreal to give a third concert. She had visited the metropolis for the first time in August 1961. Young musicians from the school were then played at the Theatre de verdure in Parc Lafontaine in Montreal. 
was the presenter of this memorable evening.
These photos and documents recall those memorable moments for young musicians at the time.
Gaston Gravel, who kindly provided me ltous documents are presented here, has made the identification of most of these young musicians. Guy Simard Boudrault and Roland, a former clarinetist of Harmony, kindly complete the list of names and I thank all three for this wonderful collaboration.
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If any readers recognize themselves in one of these pictures, I'd be happy to add them this list of people identified so far. Also missing some names. The advantage of blogging is that we can constantly improve and make changes and corrections.
We can read the names by clicking on the pictures to enlarge.
Gérald Arbour, Claude Ayotte, Bertrand Bégin, Gilles Bélanger, Pierre Benoît, Denis Bérubé, Bérubé, Viateur Bouchard, Yvan Boucher, Roland Boudrault, Jean Bouliane, Paul-Émile Bourassa, Alain Boutet, Réal Brassard, Claude Bruneau, Roger Cantin, Michel Charest, Tit-Blanc Croteau, Pierre Delisle, André Demers, Paul Desbiens, Johnny Deslauriers, Dompierre, Gaston Drolet, Jacques Dubois, Marc Dumont, Michel Filion, Michel Garceau, Jean Gauvin, Pierre Gingras, (?) Gobeil, Jacques Girard, Michel Grandbois, Roger Grandbois, Gaston Gravel, Jean Grenon, Michel Guillemette, Gilles Hamelin (?), Roger Houde, Denis Jean, Lucien Jutras, Richard Lambert, Jean-René Lavoie, Conrad Lortie Lortie Serge Paul-Eugene Marceau, Claude Marchand, [?] Martin, Gilles Mercier, Yvon Moisan Paul Montgrain Pierre Montgrain Germain Morissette, Regent Ouellet, A. Perron Luc Perron, Michel Pilon, Roger Proulx, Claude Robichaud, Pierre Rochette and his brother, Paul Ruel, Ruel Rémi Michel Sanvido, Guy Simard Claude Soucy, Pierre Soucy, Robert Soucy, Denis Tremblay, Jacques Tremblay, Jean Tremblay Claude Michel Tremblay [not Michael] Vaillancourt, Gaetan Vaillantcourt, Claude Veillette.
adults accompanying the young musicians: the director of the ensemble, Montgrain Aubert, and his wife's time, Blais Laurette, Gabriel and Fish, Remi Ruel, and JR Guy Marcel Tremblay.
an unpublished document: Aubert Montgrain and Laurette Blais.
Archives Gaston Gravel.
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Note to latuquoise history. The Marist Louis-Abel, former director of St. Zéphirin and Champagnat, had become the "superior" College Laval at the time of presentation of this artistic gala of 1963.
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