Album Notes

( Champlain proposa en 1618 de remplacer le nom Québec par celui de Ludovica ou Louisville. Il voulait ainsi honorer Louis XIII qui régnait alors sur la France. )

LUDOVICA un deuxième album pour François Couture musicien, compositeur et réalisateur canadien.

Avec la collaboration de André Bouchard accordéon, Éric Dostie voix, Jean-François Gagné violon et alto, François Guilbault contrebasse, Hélène Guilmette soprano, Louis Larouche trompette, Jacques Lavallée violon et alto, Sylvain Neault violon et alto, Dominic Painchaud violoncelle, Patrice Painchaud égoïne et violon, Annabelle Parent voix, Catherine Simard violon et La maîtrise des petits chanteurs de Québec choeur.

Photos David Cannon

(In 1618, Champlain proposed to replace the name Quebec by Ludovica or Louisville. By this gesture, he wanted to honour Louis XIII, who was then king of France)

LUDOVICA: a second album for canadian musician, composer and producer François Couture.


With the collaboration of Andre Bouchard accordion, Éric Dostie voice, Jean-François Gagné violin and viola, François Guilbault double bass, Hélène Guilmette soprano, Louis Larouche trumpet, Jacques Lavallée violin and viola, Sylvain Neault violin and viola, Dominic Painchaud cello, Patrice Painchaud hand saw and violin, Annabelle Parent voice, Catherine Simard violin and La maîtrise des petits chanteurs de Quebec chorus.

Photographs David Cannon



To underline in his own way the 400th anniversary of Quebec City, François Couture offers a photo and audio album in twelve scenes. Electronic, acoustic, vocal and traditional sounds are intertwined to redefine an environment both modern and based in its roots.



With LUDOVICA, as with the preceding album QALLUNAK, François continues to explore different
form of interbreeding between electronic and traditional music.