Longueuil International Percussion Festival
The Tam-Tams at the Longueuil International Percussion Festival.
The Longueuil International Percussion Festival (French: Festival international de percussions de Longueuil) is an annual festival of percussion instruments in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. The festival takes place on Rue Saint-Charles in Old Longueuil each July over a period of six days . The festival is a nonprofit organization presenting over 500 local and international musicians, on 4 stages, attracting close to 200,000 spectators annually.[1] The Percussion Festival whas a different theme each year.
The festival was founded in 2002 by Gilbert Lucu and France Cadieux. The first festival was held in Venise-en-Québec near the United States border, although was moved to Longueuil starting in its second year.
References
- ↑ "International Percussion Festival of Longueuil PrintPrint". Les Rendez-Vous Loto-Québec. Loto-Québec. 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
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