Elvis Marathon
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“Elvis was one of the best singers of the 20th century,” Gregory Charles, artistic director of Mondial Chorale Loto-Québec, says about Elvis Presley. “He had amazing range, timing and tone.” Charles celebrates the music of Elvis days in a very special way. By this stage in his career, most people familiar with Gregory Charles know that he is a walking music encyclopedia. Pick a year, any year, and Charles will give an exhaustive rundown of why it is significant in the world of popula... r or classical music. During a recent chat about the lineup for the ongoing Mondial Choral Loto-Québec – the international choral festival that winds down in Laval on July 3 – the subject of Elvis Presley and the year 1956 was broached. “I truly believe Elvis was one of the best singers of the 20th century,” Charles said. “OK, maybe his movies were bad, but he had amazing range, timing and tone.” Following last summer’s popular Beatles A to Z festival shows, Charles needed a strong followup. “Elvis recorded 900 songs,” he said. “When I suggested we try to do all 900 songs over the 17 days of this festival, they told me I was clinically insane. So we settled on 200 of his Billboard hits.” Charles shares the singing responsibilities with Beatles A to Z cohorts Marc Déry and Jean-François Breau. The Elvis marathon began last Saturday on the main festival stage with the letter A and the Elvis hit A Little Less Conversation. Thursday’s show begins with the letter I and the song In the Ghetto. Saturday’s show begins with the letter M and Elvis’s hit My Way and Sunday begins with the letter S and the song Suspicious Minds. Following each Elvis show on the main stage is a musical tribute to the year 1956, at the adjacent Salle André-Mathieu. Charles considers the Elvis and 1956 shows to be musical companions. “1956 is an enormously important year in music,” Charles said. “The younger musicians I work with argue this point, but I look at that year and see Buddy Holly, The Platters, Fats Domino. And Elvis was a revolution that year. He’d do covers of other artists’ songs and make them larger than life.” Tickets for both the Elvis shows and the 1956 tributes cost $10. The Mondial Choral Loto-Québec runs until Sunday. Shows take place rain or shine. For complete details: mondialchoral.com. To reserve, call 450-667-2040.

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