Great Music Monday - Alegria

A little late in the day.

This weeks selection of Great Music Monday comes from Cirque du Soleil's special show for the 25th Anniversary of the Montreal International Jazz Festival.

Cirque du Soleil from Wikipedia: Initially named Les Échassiers, they toured Quebec in 1980 as a performing troupe and encountered financial hardship that was relieved by a government grant in 1983 as part of the 450th anniversary celebrations of Jacques Cartier's discovery of Canada.^[2] Le Grand Tour du Cirque du Soleil was a success in 1984 and after securing a second year of funding Laliberté hired Guy Caron from the National Circus School to recreate it as a "proper circus". No ring and no animals helped make Cirque du Soleil the modern circus ("Cirque Nouveau" / New Circus) that it is today.^[3] Each show is a synthesis of circus styles from around the world and has its own central theme and storyline which brings the audience into the performance by having no curtains, continuous live music and performers change the props.

The show for the Anniversary was called "Midnight Sun" and was only performed once. I have no idea what they are saying but it still is a fantastic piece.

So enjoy "Alegria."




And as always, if you have a suggestion for some Great Music, leave a note in the comments.