La Musique des Voltigeurs de Québec
The band at the Quebec City International Festival of Military Bands in August 2012.
ActiveFebruary 14, 1866−present
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Army
TypeMilitary band
Size40 members
Part ofLes Voltigeurs de Québec
HeadquartersQuebec City Armoury, Quebec City
AnniversariesJune 4
Commanders
Music DirectorCaptain François Dorion
Notable
commanders		Joseph Vézina
Charles H. Lapointe[1]

The La Musique des Voltigeurs de Québec is the regimental band of the Les Voltigeurs de Québec. As of 2019 it was led by Captain François Dorion, a professional saxophonist and percussionist and a member of the regiment since 1991.

It was created on February 14, 1866, as the first francophone military band, and quickly gained a reputation among authorities and the general public. The band was instrumental in the first performance of "O Canada" in 1880 at the National Congress of the St. John the Baptist Society. It went through many reorganizations during both world wars that shaped the band into its current form.

Traditional and modern activities

The band in 3B service dress.
The regimental drum and bugle corps (bottom) pictured in a section of the newspaper Le Miroir, 15 November 1914

The Voltigeurs musical schedule includes several activities:

The musicians of the band are, for the most part, professionals trained at the Conservatoire de Québec and the Faculty of Music at Laval University. It has recorded and released many albums, with the most recent one being launched in 2008 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Quebec City. The band participated in a number of editions of the Quebec City International Festival of Military Bands until the tattoo's final event in 2013. In 2018, the band participated in the reopening of the Quebec City Armoury by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[2][3]

Following the example of the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Band & Bugles, the band also has a drum and bugle corps, being one of the few in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in active service.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Norman E. (January 2002). Program notes for band. ISBN 9781579991470.
  2. ↑ "La Musique des Voltigeurs de Québec | Événement | Événements et Activités dans la Ville de Québec".
  3. ↑ "Voltigeursdequebec". Archived from the original on 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  4. ↑ http://www.dcxmuseum.org/assets/15%2520-%2520Canadian%2520Military%2520Drum%2520and%2520Bugle%2520Corps.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjEyq3ThP7fAhUR2qwKHRKFCnEQFjAfegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw2p9l-GZYX4FDm3EkT4dJFS
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