For the past 15 years, the Festival d’été francophone de Vancouver /
has staged a great annual celebration highlighting the music and
songs of talented artists from throughout the francophone world.

On its 15th birthday, the Festival brings you unequalled
programming representing the major trends in its history.

For starters we pay tribute to the strong bonds connecting us
to Quebecois music at our birthday Gala event of Saturday,
June 19. Artist Paul Piché is a living legend and has been our
cultural flag-bearer since the 1970s. Ariane Moffatt is one of our
most promising young artists. Come and join them on the

7th Avenue outdoor stage for a panoramic sampling of Quebec
song through their voices.

This year marks the 400th anniversary of francophone presence in
the Americas and Acadia is also in for a celebration, highlighting
two of its best-known voices: Sandra LeCouteur and Edith Butler.
Our Acadian celebration also sets the stage for presentations in
different community centres in Vancouver.

Home-grown artists will share the spotlight. Among them are the

laureates of B.C.’s own Gala provincial de la chanson, the band

Doctorog and a DJ for our St-Jean-Baptiste night celebration. We

will also feature a concert by Danielle Hebert, whose latest alburt
_ will be launched during the Festival.

In the last decade and a half, the Festival d’été francophone de
Vancouver has become one of this city’s favourite events, and for
the first time this year, thirsty festival-goers on 7th Avenue can at
last escape the confines of the enclosed beer-garden and circulate
at will throughout the site with glass in hand, as is the custom in
Quebec at similar events! In addition, for this year’s celebrations
two of our performances will be recorded for radio and television
broadcasts beyond our mountains and shores.

Long live the Festival d’été francophone de Vancouver!
Jocelyne Lawson, Chairperson

The Festival team

Executive Director, Artistic Director Pierre Rivard
Administrative assistant Gilles Giusta - Scorpio Consulting
Production coordinator Benoit Briére

Communications and marketing coordinator
Valérie de la Grange

Volunteers coordinators and Production assistants
Cécile Beretta, Lise Tourel

Communications assistants
Guilhelmine Barbero, Mélanie Walter

Box Office and Information Béatrice Dowd

Board of Directors Jocelyne Lawson (president),
Raymond Ouimet, Diane Goulet, Richard Gaudreau,
Francois Boucher, Pierre Cantin, Micheline Ippersiel,
Luce Turgeon, Alain Morneau.

And all our volunteers!