Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville

The Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (French pronunciation: [fɛstival ɛ̃tɛʁnɑsjɔnal də myzik aktɥɛl də viktɔʁjavil]) is an annual international music festival held in Victoriaville, Quebec that showcases contemporary music.The festival is known for its small scale (usually no more than 20 performances per year), as well as its emphasis on unique collaborations between musicians.Despite its location in rural Quebec, the festival has attracted several international artists every year, many of them coming back several times to play at the festival.This list includes John Zorn, Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Jim O'Rourke, Godspeed You!Frequent collaborators also includes René Lussier, Fred Frith and Chris Cutler of Art Bears, Jean Derome, Cecil Taylor and Peter Brötzmann.
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