Announcement of the finalists for the Mathieu Duguay Early Music Competition

Lamèque, Tuesday, April 6, 2010. The Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival is proud to announce the names of the three finalists of the first Mathieu Duguay Early Music Competition. A jury composed of three distinguished Canadian early music specialists, namely Luc Beauséjour (harpsichord), Chantal Rémillard (violin) and Margaret Little (viola dagamba), has selected the finalists who will take part in the final round of the competition, on Friday, July 30, 2010 in Lamèque. The laureates will perform with the Orchestra La Mission Saint-Charles, under the direction of Hank Knox, and will share more than $3,500 in prizes. The objective of the Mathieu Duguay Early Music Competition is to foster and nurture new Canadian talents in early music. The finalists are:

Vincent Lauzer, recorder (McGill University, Montreal)
Mélisande McNabney, harpsichord (Conservatorium van Amsterdam)
Dawn Bailey, soprano (University of Toronto)

The 35th edition of the Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival will take place from July 29 to August 1, 2010. Tickets will be available for sale at the end of April and the program will be launched on April 18th, during the festival's annual benefit musical brunch.