Dominique Dupuis
Encyclopedia
Dominique Dupuis is a Canadian
celtic music violinist.
Born at 1987 in Canada
at Memramcook, New Brunswick
she has played violin from the age of nine, when she performed on stage at the Pays de la Sagouine, in Bouctouche. At 12, she performed during the opening ceremonies of the Festival International de Louisiane, in Lafayette. In 2000, she released her first album, Le bonheur des coups d’archet, followed in 2002 by Sans relâche.
Dominique Dupuis studied classic and traditional music. She performed first in Europe in 2002 during Festival de la Cité, in Lausanne, as well as at the Expo ’02, in Yverdon-des-Bains. From 2004 she has performed many times at Festival interceltique de Lorient
, in Brittany
. She was hailed by the French media as the young ambassador of charm of l’Acadie in 2004. From 2004 she plays in many countries including Italy, France, Quebec, U.S.A. and many others.
She is the finalist in the Instrumental Artist of the Year category at the 2003 East Coast Music Awards http://www.ecma.ca/. She participated at Canadian Grand Masters fiddling Championships.
She plays Acadian, Celtic and Contemporary music. Dominique has played with the following groups: Clearwater (Garth Brooks Tribute Tour), Harmonie and Image
Canada
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celtic music violinist.
Born at 1987 in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
at Memramcook, New Brunswick
Memramcook, New Brunswick
Memramcook is a Canadian village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. Located in south-eastern New Brunswick, the community is predominantly people of Acadian descent who speak the Chiac derivative of the French language....
she has played violin from the age of nine, when she performed on stage at the Pays de la Sagouine, in Bouctouche. At 12, she performed during the opening ceremonies of the Festival International de Louisiane, in Lafayette. In 2000, she released her first album, Le bonheur des coups d’archet, followed in 2002 by Sans relâche.
Dominique Dupuis studied classic and traditional music. She performed first in Europe in 2002 during Festival de la Cité, in Lausanne, as well as at the Expo ’02, in Yverdon-des-Bains. From 2004 she has performed many times at Festival interceltique de Lorient
Festival Interceltique de Lorient
The Festival Interceltique de Lorient or Gouelioù Etrekeltiek An Oriant was founded in Lorient, Brittany in 1971 by Polig Montjarret...
, in Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
. She was hailed by the French media as the young ambassador of charm of l’Acadie in 2004. From 2004 she plays in many countries including Italy, France, Quebec, U.S.A. and many others.
She is the finalist in the Instrumental Artist of the Year category at the 2003 East Coast Music Awards http://www.ecma.ca/. She participated at Canadian Grand Masters fiddling Championships.
Music
Her playing style is quite aggressive and full of energy, despite of the fact that outside of the stage she carries emotions.She plays Acadian, Celtic and Contemporary music. Dominique has played with the following groups: Clearwater (Garth Brooks Tribute Tour), Harmonie and Image
Albums
- Le bonheur des coups d’archet (2000)
- Sans relâche (2002)
- Bourrasque - brilliant mixture of Acadian, Celtic, and contemporary folk tunes.
Notable performances
- July 2, 2004 - festival Celtica, Valle d'Osta, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
- 2010 - Acadian Days, Grand-PréGrand-preGrand-Pré National Historic Site is a park set aside to commemorate the Grand-Pré area of Nova Scotia as a centre of Acadian settlement from 1682 to 1755, and the deportation of the Acadians which began in 1755 and continued to 1762...
External links and sources
- www.dominiquedupuis.com
- www.myspace.com/dominiquedupuis
- http://www.wombatah.com/t682-dominique-dupuis
- http://www.issogne.vda.it/manifestazioni/artisti.htm
- http://mathieumartin.nbed.nb.ca/rescolmarc/artistesacadiens/nouvellepage7.htm
- http://www.celticavda.it
- http://issogne.altervista.org