MUSICIAN OF THE MONTH: DEREK CHARKE
Summer is pushing full-force ahead, and that means it’s time for our August Musician of the Month: Derek Charke!
Derek Charke is a JUNO and three-time ECMA award-winning composer and flutist. He has been commissioned by the Kronos Quartet, Toronto Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony, Symphony Nova Scotia, Duo Turgeon, and the St. Lawrence String Quartet, as well as an impressive list of other performers and organizations.…
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Mahone Bay Summer Concerts 2016: Duo Concertante – Nancy Dahn (violin) and Timothy Steeves (piano)
Trinity United Church, Friday, July 15, 2016
It’s surely a sign that summer is flying past when half of the anticipated Mahone Bay Summer Concerts have now taken place. The second of four presentations happened Friday night in Trinity United, one of the three iconic churches famously portrayed in picture postcard images of the lovely seaside town…
Read MoreRhapsody Quintet Announces New Member
Rhapsody Quintet is pleased to announce that Halifax-based clarinetist Eileen Walsh is joining the group, effective immediately. Eileen replaces Dominic Desautels who joined the group in 2013. Eileen joins Cellist Shimon Walt, Pianist Diana Torbert, violinist Jennifer Jones and Double Bassist David Langstroth.
“Eileen is a great player and a great friend,” said cellist Shimon Walt. “We had three great years with Dominic, and we’ll miss him, but having had the opportunity to work with two such wonderful clarinet players is amazing. …
MUSICIAN OF THE MONTH: EILEEN WALSH
We can’t wait for you to meet our July Musician of the Month, Halifax’s own Eileen Walsh!
Clarinetist Eileen Walsh has held the position of Second Clarinet and Bass Clarinet with Symphony Nova Scotia since October 2007. Formerly the Associate Principal and E-flat Clarinet with the South Bend Symphony, Eileen earned her Master of Music degree and Performer Diploma from Indiana University in the studio of Eli Eban, and her Bachelor’s Degree at the University of British Columbia in the studio of Wesley Foster.…
Read MoreReview – Diving for Pearls
The final performance in Upstream’s 2015-16 season at the Halifax Music Coop space on Barrington Street was Diving for Pearls, advertised as Music/Media Art Performance. What a wild ride! This performance featured seven instrumental musicians, two vocalists, multimedia artists and live dance by modern dancer Jacinte Armstrong. The collaborative nature of the evening saw all the participants improvising off each other and continuous projected images in a presentation of just over an hour in length.…
Read MoreHalifax Camerata Singers – Looking for Great Singers!
Halifax Camerata Singers is currently holding auditions for all voice parts for the 2016-17 season (30th anniversary year!) for singers who have a solid vocal technique, good sight-reading skills and above average musical ability. Previous choral experience is a must. If you would like to be part of this dynamic choral ensemble please contact General Manager Peggy Walt at peggy@culturalaffairs.ca…
Read MoreMUSICIAN OF THE MONTH: JENNIFER JONES
June is here, and so is our newest musician of the month: the lovely Jennifer Jones!
Jennifer Jones was born in Ottawa, but has lived most of her life in Halifax. She received her early musical training from Jean Fraser at the Maritime Conservatory of Music, went on to study with Philippe Djokic at Dalhousie University and Josef Gingold at Indiana University.
Aeolian Singers Announce New Artistic Director
The Aeolian Singers Association is pleased to announce the appointment of new Artistic Director, Nova Scotian choral conductor, Heather Fraser. Ms. Fraser is only the fourth conductor to lead the women’s choir, which recently celebrated its 40thseason.
Aeolians’ President Anne Marie Coolen commented “We’re thrilled that Heather has agreed to join us and bring her expertise and musicianship to our singing. …
Review: Three Clarinet Quintets
Apparently we’re only having one Friday the 13th this year, but it was definitely my lucky night attending my first Inner Space concert last week with musical friends Eileen Walsh, Isabelle Fournier, Mark Lee, Kerry Kavalo and Shimon Walt in a different kind of concert hall. The Inner Space concerts are the brilliant brainchild of flutist and musical matchmaker Jack Chen.…
Read MoreMUSICIAN OF THE MONTH: DINUK WIJERATNE
We’re thrilled to introduce May’s Musician of the Month: Dinuk Wijeratne!
Sri Lankan-born Dinuk Wijeratne is a JUNO and ECMA-winning composer, conductor and pianist who has been described by the Toronto Star as ‘an artist who reflects a positive vision of our cultural future’. His boundary-crossing work sees him equally at home in collaborations with symphony orchestras and string quartets, Tabla players and DJs, and takes him to international venues as poles apart as the Berlin Philharmonie and the North Sea Jazz Festival.…
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