Hi! I am changing the vehicle I use to communicate with people who are signed up for my mailing list. If you’d like to keep receiving emails from me about offerings of cello sounds/new recordings/upcoming performances etc., you can sign up HERE. I sincerely hope this message finds you reasonably well, or even amazingly well.… Continue reading subscription update
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livestream may 6
I hope this message finds you well during this extraordinarily bizarre time. I am writing to let you know that on Wednesday, May 6, I will be making a little live-streamed cello offering at 8pm EST/9pm ADT, presented by Living Room Live, an organization that books house concert tours through BC and the prairies. Obviously,… Continue reading livestream may 6
solo cello tour 2020
Hi! I hope your 2020 is off to a lovely beginning. I didn’t used to think much about the Gregorian year changing, but this year I’ve felt very impacted by the digit transition social consciousness. I am writing to announce some solo cello dates, which are coming up soon. I’ll be performing some very cool… Continue reading solo cello tour 2020
november news
Hello! Here is a little update on what I have been and will be up to. Summer was densely scheduled with a New Hermitage tour through central and Eastern Canada; performing at Scotia Festival as a member of their Fellowship Ensemble in Residence; working with some stellar musicians and younger people at the Green Lake… Continue reading november news
spring news
Greetings! I write to you from Quebec City. Although they are quite soon, there are a few upcoming performances that I’d like to promote! For the past eight days, I’ve been on tour with New Hermitage. It has been wildly fun to play for unfamiliar audiences, catch up with old friends, and sell tapes to… Continue reading spring news
castle/glass/vaso
This summer has been full of exciting musical developments. In May, New Hermitage toured for ten days—we presented two sound walks at the Canadian New Music Network Forum and then performed our way Eastward to Halifax’s OBEY convention. We are sitting on some recordings, some of which may be released in the coming months…… Continue reading castle/glass/vaso
one tour
New Hermitage is going on tour! I’m very much looking forward to making mellow chamber jazz sax/harp/guitar/cello sounds across Canada. We’ll be presenting two sound walks at the Canadian New Music Network forum in Victoriaville and Montréal, outdoor experimental interaction with the environment and participants of the forum. Then we’ll perform our way eastward… Continue reading one tour
open waters
The air in Nova Scotia has been rather festive as of late, so festive as to knock down a few trees. On Christmas day, a leaf blew into my face so hard that I thought I might be bleeding. But nay, no scars, just an echoing fragment from one of Chögyam Trungpa’s poems… “…watching the… Continue reading open waters
lucid album release
Today, LUCID is officially released into the universe, now available on the internet in digital and physical forms. There will also be CDs available at my performances, at Obsolete Records in Halifax, and the Box of Delights Bookstore in Wolfville. The album comes with a booklet with some literature about the music and composers. I… Continue reading lucid album release
official album announcement
This past summer I recorded a cello album, and it’ll be released in a month! The album is called Lucid and is a collection of dream world cello sounds, some that I heard and played, and some that other people wrote down for me to play. It is the result of collaboration with several wonderful… Continue reading official album announcement
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