Dominique Dupuis

Dominique Dupuis
Background information
Born	1987 (age 23–24) Memramcook, New Brunswick, Canada
Origin	Memramcook, New Brunswick, Canada
Genres	celtic, classical
Occupations	Violinist
Instruments	Violin
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Distribution Plages
Website	www.dominiquedupuis.com

Dominique Dupuis (born 1987), is a Canadian celtic music violinist.

Born at 1987 in Canada at Memramcook, New Brunswick she has played violin from the age of nine, when she performed on stage at the Pays de la Sagouine, in Bouctouche. At 12, she performed during the opening ceremonies of the Festival International de Louisiane, in Lafayette. In 2000, she released her first album, Le bonheur des coups d’archet, followed in 2002 by Sans relâche.^[1]

Dominique Dupuis studied classic and traditional music. She performed first in Europe in 2002 during Festival de la Cité, in Lausanne, as well as at the Expo ’02, in Yverdon-des-Bains. From 2004 she has performed many times at Festival interceltique de Lorient, in Brittany. She was hailed by the French media as the young ambassador of charm of l’Acadie in 2004. From 2004 she plays in many countries including Italy, France, Quebec, U.S.A. and many others.

She is the finalist in the Instrumental Artist of the Year category at the 2003 East Coast Music Awards [1]. She participated at Canadian Grand Masters fiddling Championships.

Music

Her playing style is quite aggressive and full of energy, despite of the fact that outside of the stage she carries emotions.

She plays Acadian, Celtic and Contemporary music. Dominique has played with the following groups: Clearwater (Garth Brooks Tribute Tour), Harmonie and Image

Albums

• Le bonheur des coups d’archet (2000)
• Sans relâche (2002)
• Bourrasque - brilliant mixture of Acadian, Celtic, and contemporary folk tunes.

Notable performances

• July 2, 2004 - festival Celtica, Valle d'Osta, Italy
• 2010 - Acadian Days, Grand-Pré

References

1. ^ Le Moniteur Acadien 16 October 2003 "Dominique Dupuis: Une carrière qui la fait voyager de plus en plus"

External links and sources

• www.dominiquedupuis.com
• www.myspace.com/dominiquedupuis
• http://www.wombatah.com/t682-dominique-dupuis
• http://www.issogne.vda.it/manifestazioni/artisti.htm
• http://mathieumartin.nbed.nb.ca/rescolmarc/artistesacadiens/nouvellepage7.htm
• http://www.celticavda.it
• http://issogne.altervista.org

Persondata
Name	Dominique Dupuis
Alternative names
Short description	canadian violinist
Date of birth	1978
Place of birth	Memramcook, New Brunswick
Date of death
Place of death