Contact:

Sarah Ray

802-443-5794

sray@middlebury.edu

Posted: February 26, 2002

MIDDLEBURY,

VT - The Quebecois musical group Matapat will give a

concert on Sunday, March 10, from 3-5 p.m. in the Middlebury

College McCullough Student Center on Old Chapel Road off

South Main Street (Route 30). The event is free and open to

the public.

The three

members of Matapat?Gaston Bernard, Benoit Bourque and Simon

Lepage? offer their traditional dance, music and song with

humor and energy. Bernard is equally at home on mandolin,

fiddle, guitar and bouzouki and has been involved in a

variety of musical projects, ranging from French and Greek

to Celtic and African music. Bourque, a charismatic step

dancer, also plays accordion and bones, providing the

percussive underpinnings of the band. On bass, composer and

arranger Lepage adds depth to the trio with his diverse

background in world music. Benoit and Gaston are former

members of the band “Ad Vielle Que Pourra.”

Concert

organizer Anna Sun of the Middlebury College French

department said, “They will transport you to a Quebec

kitchen party and warm your heart. Prepare yourself for a

show you will never forget!”

For more

information, contact Anna Sun of the Middlebury College

French department, at sun@middlebury.edu

or 803-443-5527.