Suddenly Listen

I just read the brochure for these Stages: describing Joelle Leandre, it says: “Choosing Joelle Leandre is to admit it might be a bit tough, the lady does not flatter her audience but she knows exactly what she is talking Read More …

The Conservatoire, ours is at the top, the one with the windows wide open! The first day is finished, and boy is my brain tired! The group a the workshop number 15 – 4 bassists, 4 cellists, a trombone, clarinet, Read More …

It is almost noon here in Basel and my cello and suitcase are in Frankfurt still. I’ve decided to stay and wait for them as Swissport couldn’t guarantee delivery until tomorrow. I just have to wait until 2, so time Read More …

There’s something about old school country music to give the atmosphere of “being on the road”. That and Brylcreem. Both were subtly represented as our stylin’ Acadian Lines bus driver navigated us through the gray and drowsy Island early morning. Read More …

When I was approach by Robert Uchida to lead an Improvisation workshop at Acadia in July, I was terrified and at the same time, knew it was the right thing to do. For a long time I’ve been avoiding trying Read More …

1. Our PEI debut! Played our first concert on PEI at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery, when Norm and Lukas Pearse joined Raphael Arsenault as he travelled through on a Circuit tour. 2. Martin and D’Arcy! We celebrated our first Read More …

I shall pause in the promotion of suddenlyLISTEN’s final concert Ocean’s Deep (Friday, May 20) featuring Pauline Oliveros, and Pauline’s Deep Listening Intensive (May 21) (more information here), to write of things symphonic. The end of the season at Symphony Read More …

It was like a waterfall: constant streamings of sound. And in the streams, jewels would pop out. My ear would be drawn to the jewels and I’d listen. Then, I realize there was a repetition, and then a pattern, and Read More …

Transitory was a great success! I love that fact that these projects cannot really fail. The improbability of assembling such a diverse cast of players, the experience that they receive, and that the support crew, the videographers and sound recordists, Read More …

Transitory is tomorrow, and it is evolving into a collaboration even richer than I could have imagined! I pictured Transitory as a project that I could share with many performers, and most importantly with Sandy Moore our composer. Well the Read More …