The Lanaudière Festival is pleased to reveal that Farah Alibay, the irresistible aerospace engineer who grew up in Joliette, will be the headliner during the opening concert on July 6 with the Orchester de l’Agora and its conductor founder Nicholas Ellis.
In a concert in a unique format, Farah will take the public on an expedition through our solar system, with The planets by Gustav Holst in the background. In addition to this work, having served as inspiration to John Williams for the music of Star Warsthe program will be completed by Orion, by Quebec composer Claude Vivier. Farah explains the festival to the public in Lanaudière the characteristics of each of the planets, in addition to talking ABOUT her experience as a young aerospace engineer who made her way to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory from NASA. NASA images as well as photographs from Farah Alibay’s personal archives will be broadcast on the giant screens of the Fernand-Lindsay Amphitheater.
“Farah Alibay’s impressive personal and professional journey is a Source of inspiration to anyone who crosses her path. This exceptional collaboration broadens the circle of activity of the Festival, which thus adds the participation of One of the most remarkable personalities of his generation in Quebec. »
– Renaud Loranger, artistic director of the Lanaudière Festival
New free activities!
The Festival de Lanaudière is also pleased to announce the addition of free activities to its summer programming announced last March. In addition to the outdoor cinema evenings, the concert Opéra-Bonbon: the gourmet adventure of Hansel and Gretel on July 18 at the Boisé of the cultural crossroads of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies and a tribute to the Festival Mémoire et Racines on July 24 at Place Bourget, are added:
- Musical yoga sessions with Uwe Neumann (sitar) and Yuki Isami (flute), July 6 and 13 at 8 a.m. on Saint-Jean-Bosco beach in Saint-Charles-Borromée
A presentation of the City of Saint-Charles-Borromée - A choral singing workshop for those who want to let loose by singing and improvising in choir, August 3 at 10 a.m., at Parc Casavant-Desrochers.
A presentation of the City of Saint-Charles-Borromée - The return of the Open Day at the Amphithéâtre Fernand-Lindsay, on July 18, 2024, with music discovery activities for the whole family, including the concert The revolt of the elders with Arion Baroque Orchestra
A presentation by Promutuel Assurance, in collaboration with Joliette cultural stop - A free artists’ mass at Joliette Cathedral, with the Choir of the Joliette Art Museum and three soloists in Gounod’s Solemn Mass of Sainte-Cécile.
Although entry is free, it is recommended to reserve your place for these highly coveted activities!
Psst… tickets are going fast!
The Festival de Lanaudière is pleased to see the great demand for its concerts again this year. In fact, sales are up 25% compared to the same date last year and the inventory of tickets under the roof of the Amphitheater is starting to be limited for certain concerts. Hurry to reserve your seats! To find out the complete program, go to https://lanaudiere.org
Online ticketing: https://lanaudiere.org/fr/billetterie/
Ticket office by telephone: 1 800 561-4343
THANKS TO PARTNERS
The success of the Festival is only possible thanks to the trust of a growing number of partners, who also wish to position our region among North American leaders in classical music and take the Festival to new heights each year.
The Lanaudière Festival would like to thank its main partners: Presenting sponsor Hydro-Québec, in collaboration with La Presse, the government of Quebec, Tourisme Québec, the government of Canada, the City of Joliette, Desjardins, Yamaha Musique, Ratelle, Promutuel Assurances Lanaudière . Power Corporation of Canada, Canimex Group, the Société de la Place des Arts, Fonds de Solidarité FTQ, the Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation, La Fabrique culturelle, the city of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies and the municipalities of the region including Saint -Charles-Borromée, as well as his numerous partners in the fields of culture, media, hotels and restaurants.
The concerts in Lanaudière churches are presented by Desjardins and the concerts in the Hors les Murs series are presented by La Fabrique culturelle.
ABOUT FARAH ALIBAY
Farah Alibay is a Quebec aerospace engineer. Born in Montreal (Quebec, Canada), she spent much of her childhood in Joliette (Quebec) and her adolescence in Manchester (United Kingdom) tinkering with all kinds of projects and being fascinated by space and exploration. These passions led her to pursue a bachelor’s and master’s degree in aerospace and aerothermal engineering from the University of Cambridge (Cambridge, UK) before returning to North America to pursue a doctorate in aerospace engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Boston, USA) with a concentration in systems engineering. In 2014, she joined NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) where she was part of the Mars 2020 mission, working on the Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars in February 2021, and the Ingenuity helicopter, which conducted the first controlled flight on another planet in April 2021. Before joining this team, she worked on several other missions, including the Mars Lander InSight and the Mars Cube One (MarCO) CubeSats. Since 2022, she has been the engineer in charge of flight systems for the SPHEREx telescope, an infrared telescope which will be launched in a few years.
ABOUT THE LANAUDIÈRE FESTIVAL
Founded in 1978, the Lanaudière Festival is today among the North American leaders in classical music. Located in the heart of nature, the Festival offers a program combining essential international talents and great local artists, both at the Amphitheater Fernand-Lindsay and in churches or agrotourism places in the region. Its complete and friendly immersive experience combines the atmosphere of the largest concert halls in the world with a warm and enveloping nature.
