The Quebec City International Baroque Music Festival is an annual event that celebrates the beauty and complexity of Baroque music from around the world. Featuring renowned international musicians, the festival offers a variety of concerts, lectures, workshops, and master classes. Audiences will have the opportunity to experience
As a cosmopolitan province, Quebec is a home to various genres of music, ranging from folk to hip hop. Music has played an important role in Quebecer culture. In the 1920s and 1930s, singer/songwriter Madam Bolduc performed comedic songs in a folk style with Irish influences. Quebec's popular artists of the last century include Félix Leclerc (1950's), Gilles Vigneault (1960s–present), Kate and Anna McGarrigle (1970's–present) and Céline Dion (1980's–present).'