Vermont Folklife’s Young Tradition Touring Group will open for Genticorum for the Young Tradition Festival’s Saturday night concert
Tickets will also be available at the door for a suggested donation of $20
About Genticorum: With Juno and ADISQ nominations, and four Canadian Folk Music Awards, GENTICORUM is one of the leading groups in Quebec's traditional music scene. Pascal Gemme (fiddle) and Yann Falquet (guitar), the two founding members of the trio are also individually recognized for their solid contribution to the traditional music scene. They have been joined since 2015 by multi-instrumentalist and composer Nicholas Williams (flute, accordion); the pleasure these three musicians have in playing and creating together is palpable, both on stage and on record.
In twenty-two years, the trio has carved out a place for itself on the international traditional, folk and Celtic music scene. The group's six albums and four EPs have received critical acclaim in Canada and abroad and have helped them develop a solid career. Known for their energy and stage presence, but also for their refined and precisely executed arrangements, the group has already performed nearly two thousand concerts in twenty countries.
The trio has performed on many renowned stages and has been programmed in several prestigious world/folk festivals, such as Celtic Connections in Scotland, the Tonder Folk Festival in Denmark, the Vijlandi Folk Festival in Estonia, the International Festival of Chihuahua in Mexico, the Independent Music Festival of Alexandria in Egypt, as well as in Malaysia, Israel, and Australia.
About the Touring Group: The Touring Group is an auditioned group of teen players, singers, and dancers who rehearse together from October to May, before embarking on a tour in June. This Young Tradition Vermont at Vermont Folklife program nurtures youth involvement in traditional music and dance, ensuring that young people have opportunities to be inspired and inspiring, to learn and teach, to perform, and to serve the communities they live in and visit.
This year the Touring Group, supported by Artist Leaders Pascal Gemme and Véronique Plasse, will spend a week in June touring Quebec, after performing at multiple locations around Vermont this spring. Read more about the group and their trip!
About the 2024 Young Tradition Festival:
The 2024 Young Tradition Festival celebrates young artists and multi-generational relationships in diverse traditional music and dance communities while providing opportunities for youth, families, and the greater community to immerse themselves in several types of traditional music and dance.
This year’s festival includes concerts at Contois Auditorium: World-renowned Nepali Sarangi player Shyam Nepali’s band Himalayan Dreams will perform Friday night, and the well-known Quebecois trad band Genticorum will play Saturday night, with an opening act by the 20 teen performers of the Young Tradition Touring Group. Young musicians and dancers will perform alongside their teachers Saturday morning at the Burlington Farmers Market during our Student/Mentor Showcase. Performances will include folk fiddling, Tibetan singing and draynen, Nepali harmonium, West African drumming, Quebec trad music, and more. On Sunday all-ages will have an opportunity to join in the fun at a family-friendly jam session and contra dance at Contois Auditorium. The festival's programming also includes free performances for students at Burlington’s Integrated Arts Academy and residents at the Converse Home.