Nashville Country Dancers
Holding Weekly Contra & English Country Dances
Holding Weekly Contra & English Country Dances
Born in Lachine, Claudine Arcand
began violin lessons at age five, and
pursued her classical training with
Nathalie Cadotte in Montreal. For five
years she played violin and viola with l’
Orchestre Symphonique des Jeunes
Laval-Laurentides.
In 1992 she discovered the traditional
music of Québec through a dance
troupe from Lachine called Les
Éclusiers. At that time, she met Sabin
Jacques, Richard Forest and Benoît
Bourque, who guided her as she
learned to play the beautiful Québécois
repertoire by ear. Later on she was a
member of several groups, including
Réveillons!, La part du quêteux, and les
Grondeuses. She also accompanied
Les Éclusiers de Lachine on several
tours in the United States, France,
Spain, and Mexico.
Claudine now lives in l’Islet-sur-mer
where she teaches violin through
classical and traditional repertoire and
directs her own youth string ensemble.
She recently recorded with Montmagny’
s own Alexandre Caron, one of the
young upcoming accordionists, along
with masters Denis Pépin and Marcel
Messervier.
began violin lessons at age five, and
pursued her classical training with
Nathalie Cadotte in Montreal. For five
years she played violin and viola with l’
Orchestre Symphonique des Jeunes
Laval-Laurentides.
In 1992 she discovered the traditional
music of Québec through a dance
troupe from Lachine called Les
Éclusiers. At that time, she met Sabin
Jacques, Richard Forest and Benoît
Bourque, who guided her as she
learned to play the beautiful Québécois
repertoire by ear. Later on she was a
member of several groups, including
Réveillons!, La part du quêteux, and les
Grondeuses. She also accompanied
Les Éclusiers de Lachine on several
tours in the United States, France,
Spain, and Mexico.
Claudine now lives in l’Islet-sur-mer
where she teaches violin through
classical and traditional repertoire and
directs her own youth string ensemble.
She recently recorded with Montmagny’
s own Alexandre Caron, one of the
young upcoming accordionists, along
with masters Denis Pépin and Marcel
Messervier.
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