FLORE LAURENTIENNE’S VOLUME III AVAILABLE APRIL 10, 2026 VIA SECRET CITY RECORDS
WATCH / SHARE “(À TRAVERS LES) CHABLIS” HERE
BUY / STREAM “(À TRAVERS LES) CHABLIS” HERE
EUROPEAN TOUR BEGINS IN APRIL
CANADIAN DATES COMMENCE ON JUNE 26, INCLUDING MONTREAL JAZZ FESTIVAL AND OTTAWA JAZZ FESTIVAL
TICKETS ON SALE HERE
PERFORMING AT MASSEY/TD MUSIC HALL IN TORONTO ON MAY 16 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CBC MUSIC
PRE-SAVE VOLUME III HERE
SONGS SYNCED IN THE CÉSAR-NOMINATED FILM NINO, AND IN A LOUIS VUITTON ADVERTISEMENT FT. JEREMY ALLEN WHITE
Photo Credit : Maude Limoges // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
“From chaos comes harmony,” says Mathieu David Gagnon, composer behind the Flore Laurentienne project, about “(À travers les) Chablis,” the new single released today via Secret City Records. The piece opens with a free jazz improvisation duet on drums, joined by two harps. From this tumult emerges light, embodied by a string melody, like a refusal to give in to disenchantment. The last piece on the album Volume III, “(À travers les) Chablis,” hints at what might be next for Flore Laurentienne.
Although this series is coming to an end, Flore Laurentienne's music continues to be relevant in culture and conversation. Three of his pieces feature in the film Nino, winner of the César Award for Best First Film, directed by Pauline Loquès and starring Théodore Pellerin, who won the César Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in the film. In addition, the track “Petit piano” from Volume I accompanies Louis Vuitton's Spring/Summer 2026 campaign featuring Jeremy Allen White. Gagnon also partnered with Moog Synthesizers to showcase his studio and musical process, a conversation you can watch HERE.
WATCH / SHARE “(À TRAVERS LES) CHABLIS” HERE
BUY / STREAM “(À TRAVERS LES) CHABLIS” HERE
MORE ABOUT VOLUME III
The message, the shareable essence, on this third album by Flore Laurentienne, is light; it is the seed in the ground that becomes a plant and then a flower, blooming at its peak and then inevitably wilting so that the cycle can begin again; it is the quest for beauty in chaos, from which harmony is born. On Volume III, Mathieu David Gagnon and his Flore Laurentienne return to celebrate the magnificence of the river and its floral and sylvan surroundings.
This new milestone also marks the end of a trilogy that began in 2019 with Volume I – with the inherent and parallel aspiration of reaching a third volume in order to pay tribute to Volume 3, L'Infonie's (a Quebec cult collective that blended jazz, prog, art music, and poetry) first album. The latter did not influence Flore Laurentienne's music per se, but rather its conception of freedom in composition, combining classical and improvisation.
WATCH / SHARE “FLEUVE VII” HERE
BUY / STREAM “FLEUVE VII” HERE
On stage, Flore Laurentienne will be touring Europe this spring with six dates announced in London, Brussels, and Paris, before a highly anticipated concert at the Maison Symphonique, presented as part of the Montreal International Jazz Festival on June 26. Flore Laurentienne will be performing at Massey/TD Music Hall in Toronto on May 16, and the concert will be filmed for later broadcast on CBC Music. The project comes to life on stage thanks to an ensemble of seven musicians—a string quartet, two keyboardists, and a percussionist—led by Mathieu David Gagnon, who plays the Minimoog, an instrument emblematic of Flore Laurentienne's signature sound. Tickets are on sale now.
ABOUT FLORE LAURENTIENNE
Rooted in the Québec landscape and inspired by the vastness of the St. Lawrence River, Flore Laurentienne’s music— a harmonious blend of strings and analog synthesizers—takes us on a journey to the edge of the sublime, where we find ourselves both fragile and powerful, suspended between vulnerability and wonder. Flore Laurentienne draws inspiration from contrasting worlds: the melodic clarity and counterpoint of Johann Sebastian Bach; the narrative intensity and progressive audacity of King Crimson; and the electronic minimalism of Hans-Joachim Roedelius.
WATCH / SHARE “RÉGATE” HERE
BUY / STREAM “RÉGATE” HERE
Since the group's debut album Volume I (2019), Flore Laurentienne has enjoyed undeniable success, establishing himself within the vast realm of instrumental music. His music has won over audiences and charmed critics, earning three Félix awards, two GAMIQ, a nomination for a JUNO Awards, and a spot on the Polaris Music Prize Long List. The piece “Fleuve no 1” was chosen to open the CHANEL runway show during Paris Fashion Week. Laurentienne has shared the stage with renowned artists such as William Basinski, Colin Stetson, Mabe Fratti, and Brìghde Chaimbeul, and has graced the stages of numerous festivals, including Le Guess Who?, Trans Musicales, the Big Ears Festival, and the Montréal International Jazz Festival. The project also stands out in the media sphere, having been invited twice for live sessions at KEXP and receiving support from BBC Radio 6 Music, Billboard, Stereogum, France Culture, Ouest France, Les Inrocks, La Presse, Le Devoir, Radio-Canada, among others.
SONGS SYNCED IN THE CÉSAR-NOMINATED FILM NINO, AND IN A LOUIS VUITTON ADVERTISEMENT FT. JEREMY ALLEN WHITE
VIDEO COLLABORATION WITH ICONIC INSTRUMENT BRAND MOOG MUSIC
FLORE LAURENTIENNE TOUR DATES
Thursday, April 9 - Bratislava, SK - Nova Cvernovka
Friday, April 10 - Prague, CZ - Palac Akropolis - Spectaculare Festival
Saturday, April 11 - London, UK - Royal Albert Hall - Elgar Room
Tuesday, April 14 - Brussels, BE - Botanique - Rotonde
Wednesday, April 15 - Düdingen, CH - Bad Bonn
Thursday, April 16 - Enghien-les-Bains, FR - Centre des Arts
Saturday, May 16 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
Friday, June 26 - Montreal, QC - Maison Symphonique (Montreal International Jazz Festival)
Saturday, June 27 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Center (Ottawa Jazz Festival)
Saturday, October 24 – Sherbrooke, QC - Granada Theatre
