Discover Francophone musicians and singers with the Nouvelle Scène concert series

 

Aude ray, September 24th

With her mellifluous voice and accents of Soul, Aude Ray has been composing Indie/Jazz/Folk songs since she was 17 years old. She was born on an autumn evening in 1983 in Quebec, where the Richelieu River flows into the St. Lawrence. She grew up expressing her dreams through music, dance and the visual and dramatic arts. From a very young age, she was innately at ease on stage.At the age of 19, in collaboration with her band, she independently organised her first concert/album as singer-songwriter-composer and she also created the design and the stage sets. “Bing Bang”, professionally recorded in front of a live audience at the P'tit Medley in Montreal in 2002, was distributed in 400 copies. After her studies in stage acting at the Conservatoire Lassalle in Montreal, she longed for freedom and found it in the heart of the Canadian Rockies in Banff, Alberta. Over the next two years, her horizons expanded, as she met musicians and artists from all over the world who inspired her to spend a year travelling in Europe, in particular Sweden, England, Scotland and Ireland, where she continued creating music and sharing it wherever she went. For the past three years, she has been living between the sea and the mountains in British Columbia, moving between Powell River, Vancouver and Whistler, to finally settle down in Victoria, on Vancouver Island. The music she creates is inspired by all of her emotions as well as the magic of this harmonious landscape, reflected in her unique poetic melodies full of sweetness and integrity.

Le Centre |Studio 16 | 20pm |$5 members - $10 non members|

 

Myriam Parent, October 15th

“The myriamus parentis is a fun-loving two-footed mammal whose preferred habitat is the great outdoors, especially in the company of trees. Native to Eastern Canada, she has adapted well over recent years to the more the linear climate of rain forests on the Pacific Coast. If you are out and about town, you might catch a glimpse of her on a cycling path astride one of her many mounts or meandering along the sidewalks with her ukulele on her back and a few bars of music on her lips. This shy, diminutive creature feeds on all the complicated equations of the human heart, which she collects in a box of songs. Oftentimes sociable, she can be found, if you are exceptionally lucky, having fun with the group Mains d'Isabelle, with whom she finds it comforting to be cradled to the plaintive rhythms of the French horn, rapturous percussions, the strong voice of the cello, the reassuring timbre of the bass and all the harmonies that weave the fabric of her dreams.”

Le Centre |Studio 16 | 20pm |$5 members - $10 non members|

Nouvelle Scène Concerts has a mission to present and promote up and coming francophone artists in a warm and intimate performance setting. You can meet and chat with the performers after the show.

Call  604-736-9806  to purchase your tickets in advance!

Dinner show members $33 | Dinner show non-members $38

DINNER SHOW option

On some nights the restaurant Salade des Fruits will offer a special dinner menu to whet your appetite for the concert. Make your reservations before noon on the day prior to the concert and arrive at the restaurant by 6:30 p.m. on the evening of the show. Payment in cash only.