Cultural outreach
The TLB offers several cultural mediation activities: lectures, readings and discussions with the public before or after performances.
As part of the Classic Echoe Series, the TLB invites you to enrich your musical experience with convivial lecture-apéro sessions before each concert. These moments of exchange allow you to plunge into the universe of the works and composers on the program.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Lecturer: Marilou Garon
When: February 8 at 7 p.m. before the concert
Concert: Stéphane Tétreault (cello) and Olivier Hébert Bouchard (piano)

Before the concert, musicologist and Radio VM host Marilou Garon will share her knowledge of Debussy’s work.
With extensive experience in cultural mediation, Marilou Garon is recognized for her talent in making classical music accessible to all. A pianist with a degree in musicology, she has collaborated with prestigious institutions such as the Orchestre métropolitain, the Université de Montréal and the Marlboro Music Festival. Passionate about classical music, her mission is to share her love of it with a wide audience.
This event is presented as part of La route des concerts
Lecturer : Stanley Péan
When : March 28 at 8 p.m.
Conférence : Le saxophone dans l’histoire du jazz

With the musical support of a trio led by virtuoso Samuel Blais, equally at home in jazz and classical repertoire, and equally brilliant on saxophones of various registers, writer and music lover Stanley Péan traces the instrument’s evolution from Coleman Hawkins to his contemporary disciples, through all the stylistic variations of jazz.
About the speaker
It was the sound of the trumpet that set host and writer Stanley Péan on the path to the blue note as a teenager. Over the years, the Haitian-born Saguenay native’s curiosity has developed into a passion, which he shares with ICI Musique.
Lecturer: Marie-Noëlle Lavoie
When: May 11 at 2 p.m. before the concert
Concert: Once in May by Jingjing Xu, mezzo-soprano and Christopher Knopp, piano

Avant le concert, Marie-Noëlle Lavoie propose offers a few suggestions for listening to the Once in May recital: an incursion into German Lieder and French melody, two genres where poetry, voice and piano meet with refinement.
A graduate pianist and musicologist, Marie-Noëlle Lavoie is a professor of music history at the Conservatoire de Montréal. A sought-after speaker, she has been invited to present her musicological work in Canada, France, Switzerland, and the United States. She has also contributed to the cultural sector through the Conseil québécois de la musique and collaborates with various organizations to deliver pre-concert talks.