The Big Trip #2
It’s amazing how two cellists can travel from distant points on the globe and manage to meet up, on time, in Kings Cross Station in the heart of London. And one of those cellists uses a rather battered flip phone Read More …
The Big Trip #1
Introduction: Summer ended yesterday. They say in PEI that the weather changes after the Gold Cup and Saucer Harness Race. With global climate change and a seemingly inflexible harness racing season, I have begun to measure the seasons by my Read More …
More Travels!
suddenlyLISTEN and I are so happy to announce that A:B, my duo with my friend Italian cellist, Nicola Baroni of Bologna, will undertake a five city European tour this fall! The tour begins September 22 in London at the Colourscape Read More …
Travels
It’s been a great season for suddenlyLISTEN travels, and with this exciting announcement, we can tell you about more to come! 2017/18 saw Collateral, travelling across Canada with 12 concerts from St. John’s to Victoria. Along the way we met Read More …
Freedman Closes out 17/18
It was 2007 when suddenlyLISTEN first brought Lori Freedman to Halifax. This was by no means her first trip east, she’d been here many times at the Jazz Festival, as a guest of Upstream Music and as a touring artist. Read More …
Glasgow 3
I don’t mind getting to the airport early, it gives me a chance to reflect a bit on the trip that is ending, and people watch…. The past 2 days were both enjoyable and productive. Thursday was spent in talking/coffee Read More …
Glasgow 2
The past two days have been fascinating. Nick and I continue to confront questions about our piece and imagine new possibilities! Each day we play together, drink coffee and talk. Plus there are field trips! Yesterday we ventured to the Read More …
Glasgow 1
I have arrived and am a couple of days into work with Nick Fells. We started with a walk around west end Glasgow, getting the lay of the land, discussing the big picture of the piece and just getting to Read More …
Lessons of the Semi-Tone Modulation
Day one of a super sweet gig in Kingston is done! I love my summer life in Charlottetown, it’s true. The cycling, tearing through the woods, spinning along the water, the bike riding, bikes, the rides. Oh yeah, and our Read More …
Sabbatical Tour Chronicles #1
It’s a stunning morning, misty and unusually warm for late-ish October. As the sun rises the beams stream in the windows of Stanfield airport revealing the equally stunned faces of my fellow travellers. Maybe it’s just that it’s 7:30, and Read More …