Julien Le Blanc

Acadian pianist Julien Le Blanc, whose playing was qualified of “magical and brilliant” by L’Acadie Nouvelle, is an accomplished and versatile artist. Although he is a very confident soloist, his passion for music and his love of communicating make him a well sought after collaborative artist. His repertoire goes from the music by composers of the baroque era to the composers of today, but he has a special affinity with the music of the French composers.

Le Blanc is artist in residence at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton since September 2005. You will have the chance to hear him all through the year at Memorial Hall in solo programs as well as with other musicians. He will be performing music by many composers including one of his favorites, Poulenc, of whom he will be performing solo music, a program of songs with soprano Lisa Roy and the flute sonata with flutist Karin Aurell.

Julien Le Blanc will be often heard on the artistic scene of the Maritimes this year. He will be touring with flutist Karin Aurell and violinist Isabelle Fournier, with soprano Nathalie Paulin and as a soloist with Atlantic Symphonia. He will be giving several solo recitals in Moncton as well as one at the Music Room in Halifax.

New music is important for Julien Le Blanc and he has premiered the work ORTUS, for two sopranos, clarinet and piano by Acadian composer Pierre Michaud on a text by Serge Patrice Thibodeau. The work was premiered in Caraquet, New Brunswick, on October 9th, 2004, during a concert in honour of the 400 anniversary of the arrival of the first French settlers in North America. The concert was part of Annual Congress of the Jeunesses Musicales du Canada et du Nouveau-Brunswick. March 1st 2006, he premiered “ Kumaru Ne” a piece by Pierre-Emmanuel Lévesque with violinist Isabelle Fournier at Théâtre l’Escaouette in Moncton.

Julien is very keen on sharing his knowledge with younger musicians. He presently teaches piano at the Université de Moncton and has been a vocal coach and accompanist at the Glenn Gould School and the University of Toronto.

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