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“Hear [the Duo Kalysta] if you can, either in concert or this way.”
— Gorman, American Record Guide
May-June 2020 (about the recording Origins)
“Deutsch, a player who can soften or strengthen her handsome tone according to need, is very much in the first chair.”
— Arthur Kaptainis, La Scena Musicale
February 2020
"Deutsch revealed new worlds of colour and meaning in every single note ... an astonishing artist"
— Scott Tresham, Senior Producer at CBC Music
“Hear [the Duo Kalysta] if you can, either in concert or this way.”
— Gorman, American Record Guide
May-June 2020 (about the recording Origins)
“Deutsch, a player who can soften or strengthen her handsome tone according to need, is very much in the first chair.”
— Arthur Kaptainis, La Scena Musicale
February 2020
"Deutsch revealed new worlds of colour and meaning in every single note ... an astonishing artist"
— Scott Tresham, Senior Producer at CBC Music
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About Ménestrel
Ménestrel est un groupe de musique ancienne alternative cofondé par Janelle Lucyk et Kerry Bursey, mêlant répertoire ancien et traditions folkloriques orales. Janelle Lucyk est chanteuse et productrice, issue d'une génération émergente d'artistes canadiens spécialisés dans la musique ancienne et l'interprétation historiquement informée, transposant leurs idées de la conception à la scène. Kerry Bursey est un ténor et instrumentiste à cordes pincées dont la voix est appréciée pour sa qualité lumineuse. En tant que luthiste recherché, il s'investit également dans la pratique rare de l'auto-accompagnement, dans la musique ancienne et folklorique des traditions du Nord-Ouest.
Au-delà des salles traditionnelles, Ménestrel s'engage à apporter la magie transformatrice de la musique dans des lieux inattendus. En 2024, Ménestrel a pris la route, donnant des concerts et collaborant avec des chanteurs et des chorales dans les 13 provinces et territoires du Canada. Depuis 2022, leur production « Messie sur la route! » réunit 20 artistes émergents de partout au Canada pour se produire dans des lieux historiques de la Nouvelle-Écosse. L'été dernier, ils étaient en résidence en France et en Espagne pour des concerts, des ateliers et des enregistrements. Leurs concerts visent à démystifier la musique ancienne en la confrontant aux chants folkloriques issus du peuple. Ménestrel est actif partout au Canada depuis 2019.
Ménestrel is an alternative early music group co-founded by Janelle Lucyk and Kerry Bursey, mixing ancient repertoire with oral folk traditions. Janelle Lucyk is a singer and producer among an emerging generation of Canadian artists specializing in old music and historically informed performance, taking ideas from conception to the stage. Kerry Bursey is a tenor and plucked string instrumentalist whose voice is appreciated for its luminous quality and as a sought-after lutenist, is also invested in the rare practice of self-accompaniment, in early and folk music of northwestern traditions.
Beyond traditional venues, Ménestrel is committed to bringing the transformative magic of music to unexpected places. In 2024 Ménestrel took to the road, giving performances and collaborating with singers and choirs in all Canada's 13 provinces and territories. Since 2022, their “Messiah-on-the-go!” production congregates 20 emerging performers from across Canada to be featured in historic Nova Scotian venues. Last summer they were in residency in France and Spain for concerts, workshops and recording. Their concerts aim to demystify early music, juxtaposing it next to folk songs, which are songs of the people. Ménestrel has been active across Canada since 2019.
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«Les interprètes ont fait preuve de générosité et de passion. Leurs voix s’harmonisent à merveille pour notre pur ravissement.»
— Le Journal du citoyen, Carole Trempe, Janvier 2025
«La soliste Janelle Lucyk a épaté l’assistance avec sa voix renversante et une présence incandescente. Un nom à surveiller. »
— Claude Deschenes
«Le baladin joueur de luth Kerry Bursey a une voix claire, faite de douceur troubadouresque rêvée, plus que musicologiquement formée à l’interprétation de la musique ancienne.»
— Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, 2023
“Absolutely spellbinding / Truly divine in every possible way / My home in Ireland is one mile from Spancil Hill. My Father sang this song all the time.”
— Kevin Crawford (flutist of Lúnasa)
“Among the talented corps is the Canadian lutenist Kerry Bursey, whose troubadour interludes are among the work’s most poetic […].”
— Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, 2023
“I don't think it needs to be stated how rare it is to find singing of Baroque music like this (...) My impression: she inhabits and embodies the music rather than dominates it. ”
— David Badagnani (Director at Cleveland Chinese Music Ensemble)
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