The provincial Gala for French Music, 1989. From left to right: George Blondheim, Crystal Plamondon, Yvon Loiselle (back), Lori-Lee Turcotte, Josée Lajoie, Mike Lent, Tom Foster et Gord McCrostie. PHOTO : COURTESY OF RONALD TREMBLAY
Une jeune organisation qui a une longue histoire !
Initially created in 1988 under the name “Société du Gala Albertain de la chanson” (SGAC), the organization planned and produced, until 2014, the “Gala Albertain de la chanson”, an annual gala of francophone song in Alberta. This gala was then taken over by the “Centre de développement musical” (CDM) and became the emerging artists competition, “Polyfonik”. The SGAC was also in charge of another event taken over by the CDM in 2016, the “Chant'Ouest” gala.
In 2018, a new team was put in place to reorient the organization, reformulating its mandate to focus on a very specific aspect of its initial mandate: the development of Franco-Albertan culture and identity through the growth of professional francophone artists in Alberta.
Since then, the SGAC has become the FrancoMusik Alberta Association. With a new brand image, it is now involved in the development of collaborative artistic projects, involving professional francophone artists from Alberta and various community groups, such as seniors, young people, newcomers, etc., in order to contribute to the dynamism and development of the Alberta Francophonie.
