Francine Brunel-Reeves
Francine Brunel-Reeves | |
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| Born | 29 October 1933 |
| Died | 3 February 2018 (aged 84) Montréal, Québec, Canada |
Burial place | Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges |
| Alma mater | Collège Jésus-Marie Université de Montréal Sorbonne University |
| Spouse | Hubert Reeves |
Francine Brunel-Reeves (29 October 1933 – 3 February 2018) was a Québécois singer, caller, guitarist, dancer, ethnomusicologist and independent researcher of traditional music and dance in Quebec. She was known as the grandmother of French-Canadian traditional music.
Biography
[edit]Brunel-Reeves was born on 29 October 1933 in Montréal, Québec, Canada, into a wealthy family. Her father was the biologist and botanist Jules Brunel [fr].[1] She was educated at a boarding school run by the Sisters of Saint Anne in Lachine, Québec; then attended a business course at the Collège Jésus-Marie in Montreal; then studied philosophy, history and law at the Université de Montréal.[1]
Brunel-Reeves was a member of the Folklorists of Quebec dance troupe, under the direction of Simonne Voyer [fr].[1]
Brunel-Reeves married the French-Canadian astrophysicist Hubert Reeves and they had four children together ( scientist and musician Benoît Reeves [fr]; architect Nicolas Reeves [fr]; Gilles Reeves and Evelyne Reeves) before they divorced.[2][3] The couple moved to Europe for their careers, and she performed at the American Center in Paris, France, singing the songs of French-Canadian artists, such as Félix Leclerc, Gilles Vigneault and Claude Léveillée.[1][4] She "became the first Quebecer to make traditional music known in France."[5]
From 1984 and 1988, Brunel-Reeves studied ethnography at the Sorbonne University in Paris, France.[1][4]
After returning to Canada, Brunel-Reeves performed at Québec balls as a "caller" and settled permanently in Quebec in 1991.[4][6] She was a member of the Quebec Council for Living Heritage (CQPV) and the Society for the Promotion of Traditional Quebec Dance (SPDTQ).[1]
Brunel-Reeves was the subject of the documentary As Long as There Remains a Voice (French: Tant qu'il reste une voix) made by Jean-Nicolas Orhon,[5][7] which won the 2009 Mnémo Prize.[8]
Brunel-Reeves died on 3 February 2018 in Montréal, aged 84.[4] She was buried at Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges in Montréal.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bolduc, Marc (2008). "Francine-Brunel-Reeves : portrait d'une chercheuse atypique ou quand la pratique appelle la recherche" [Francine Brunel-Reeves: Portrait of an unorthodox scholar or when experience leads to research]. Rabaska, Revue d'ethnologie de l'Amérique française (in French). 6. Société québécoise d’ethnologie (SQE): 79–92. eISSN 1916-7350. ISSN 1703-7433. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ Jean-Baptiste, Inez (13 October 2023). "Mort d'Hubert Reeves : qui sont ses quatre enfants ?". Closer (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ Durand-Parenti, Chloé (13 October 2023). "L'astrophysicien Hubert Reeves est mort". Le Point.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Papineau, Philippe (6 February 2018). "Francine Brunel-Reeves, la grand-mère de la musique trad, s'éteint". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- 1 2 Bernard, Yves (2009). "La 17e Grande Rencontre - Francine Brunel-Reeves, un trésor national". Le Devoir. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ Gasnault, François (2015). "Hootenanny au Centre américain. L'invention de la scène ouverte à la française (1963-1975)". L'Homme. Revue française d'anthropologie. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "Tant qu'il reste une voix". Netima (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Prix Mnémo 2009 : le film « Tant qu'il reste une voix »". mnemo.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 18 March 2026.
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