Beautiful View & Polaris Festival Present Cedric Noel & Justin Rutledge
FREE Concert w/ Registration | Sep 13, 4:30-6:45 PM | Downtown Belleville
All Ages | Accessible Venue
In celebration of 20 years of Polaris Music Prize, we’ve created the Polaris Festival presented by Sirius XM Canada. The Festival is happening throughout September with over 15 events like Salons, Concerts, Listening Sessions, and our Concert & Award Ceremony at Massey Hall. Browse Festival events here.
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Polaris nominee Hannah Georgas curates the first-ever Beautiful View, a new music festival set against the scenic backdrop of Belleville, Ontario. The inaugural lineup features intimate performances by fellow Polaris alumni Cedric Noel and Justin Rutledge, with Polaris co-presenting.
JUSTIN RUTLEDGE (PREVIOUS POLARIS NOMINEE)
Ten albums in, Juno Award-winning artist Justin Rutledge could easily rest on his reputation in perpetuity because he’s accumulated the sort of daunting body of work upon which one could easily coast. Instead, on his new album Something Easy he did the opposite. He made things exceedingly difficult for himself and decided to write, record, and produce the poised, subtly powerful set of songs by himself at home. All with one, then later two, bouncing baby boys underfoot. Rutledge is also the recipient of a Canadian Folk Music Award and a Montreal English Theatre Award. @justin_rutledge
CEDRIC NOEL (PREVIOUS POLARIS NOMINEE)
Cedric Noel is a songwriter, bassist, collaborator and producer currently based in Tio’tiá:ke/Montréal, Québec, Canada. Since 2010 Noel has released a number of full length albums, EPs and collaborative works which have ranged from melodic pop to ambient to improvisational soundscapes. His most recent releases include 2018’s solo minimalist pop/ambient album For Empty Pairs and a pair of well-received singles from his r&b/pop project Special Solace. After spending the winter recording, Noel released a new album, nothing, forever everything this March. His latest album Hang Time is out now via Joyful Noise Recordings (ROW) & Forward Music Group (CAN).
Noel has performed at festivals such as POP Montreal, Halifax Pop Explosion, Waking Windows, MEGAPHONO, Kazoo! Fest, Arboretum Festival, and Electric Eclectics. He has also been fortunate enough to share the stage with unique and musically diverse acts such as Mount Eerie, Jessica Pratt, Jeremy Dutcher, S. Carey, and the Weather Station among others.
Other than his solo work, Noel has most recently played in bands such as Ada Lea, Le Ren and Alexia Avina. In the past he has fronted Fredericton, NB bands Redwood Fields and Sentimentals. He has also found his way into a number of collaborations which include a full-length tape with C N U S, playing bass on two releases with Montréal, QC prog-pop band LAPS, contributing vocals to an EP for Dillon Anthony as well as scoring two short films by director Ryan O’Toole. @somespecialsolace
BEAUTIFUL VIEW
Set in the heart of Downtown Belleville, Ontario, Beautiful View is a homegrown music festival founded by acclaimed artists Hannah Georgas and Sean Sroka (Ten Kills the Pack). With careful curation, this festival is rooted in a deep love for indie music and the power of songwriting, celebrating creative voices, where raw stories and authentic sound take shape.
With a strong focus on community, inclusivity, and meaningful connection, Beautiful View offers a space where artists and audiences engage deeply with each other and their surroundings.
Built by artists for music lovers, Beautiful View invites audiences to listen, engage, and experience the creative spirit that brings people together.
POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE
Polaris Music Prize is a Canadian charitable arts organization celebrating 20 years of honouring music as art. From June to September 2025, the new Polaris Music Prize Festival brings concerts, salons, and listening sessions to Toronto and across Ontario — culminating in the Polaris Concert & Award Ceremony on September 16 at Massey Hall. Through its Album, Song, and Heritage Prizes, Polaris amplifies Canadian artists based on artistic merit — not genre, sales, or algorithmic popularity. With 700+ artists championed, over $1.4M in prize and artist fees awarded, and a jury of over 200 music critics and curators, Polaris protects space for boundary-pushing music and fosters a deeper national music culture. Learn more at polarismusicprize.ca.
The event is part of the Polaris Music Prize Festival presented by SiriusXM Canada. CBC presents the 2025 Polaris Music Prize. This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada’s private radio broadcasters. It is supported by SiriusXM Canada, Ontario Creates, the Government of Ontario, the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, and the Slaight Family Foundation.
