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June 8-July 1, 2021 – The Next Festival – Emerging Artist Fellow
Online residency (Music Mountain, CT)
June 9-June 20, 2021 – Joseph Glaser: Music Made Visual
Online event (Montréal, QC)
Premieres of Hydra and Latent by Joseph Glaser, reimagined for the realm of Zoom music-making. India Gailey, cello; An-Laurence Higgins, guitar; Tommy Davis, saxophone; Alex Tibbitts, harp; Keith Stratton, percussion.
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June 24 – July 2, 2021 – International Contemporary Ensemble: Ensemble Evolution
Online residency (New York, NY)
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January 10, 2021 – Open Waters Festival: India Gailey
Online event (Halifax, NS)
India performs “Turquiose,” a collection of her own compositions and improvisations revolving around the notion of interdependence.
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December 3, 2020 – Metropolis Ensemble: House Music Ep. 70
Online premiere (New York, NY)
India Gailey/ Andrew Noseworthy/ Phong Tran – Stacked
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October 31, 2020 – New Hermitage: Häxan
Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville, NS
An improvised soundtrack to the 1922 silent film Häxan, presented by Music in Communities Co-op. Andrew MacKelvie, winds; India Gailey, cello; Ellen Gibling, harp; Ross Burns, guitar.
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October 6, 2020 – Evenings @ Government House: India Gailey, cello & Ellen Gibling, harp
Government House, Halifax, NS
Featuring music by Michael Harrison, Jocelyn Morlock, Arvo Pärt, and some spontaneous improvisations.
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September 19, 2020 – New Hermitage Unearth album release show
St. George’s Round Church, Halifax, NS
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May 6, 2020 – Living Room Live presents: India Gailey, cello
The Internet
A livestream concert of solo cello music.
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April 2, 2020 – McGill Tabla Ensemble – CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Tanna Schulich Hall, Montréal
Accompanying students of Shawn Mativetsky in traditional Hindustani solos.
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March 24, 2020 – Montreal Music Collective Presents: Cello Dominant – CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Casa del Popolo, Montréal, QC
With Adam Jeffreys, violin; Emily Rekrut-Pressey, viola; and Leah Plave, cello.
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February 29, 2020 – Music at Westmount Presents: Concert Solo – Mark Herz & India Gailey
St. Matthias Anglican Church, Montréal, QC
Works for solo cello by Philip Glass, Kaija Saariaho, India Gailey, and Giovanni Sollima.
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February 25, 2020 – Alkali Collective – Coming Together
The Music Room, Halifax, NS
Amy Brandon – Lake Strata
Gabriel Dharmoo – Sur les rives de
Pauline Oliveros – Pebble Music
Frederic Rzewski – Coming Together
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February 19, 2020 – Scotia Festival Chamber Players Series – India Yeshe Gailey – The Solo Cello in the 21st Century
The Music Room, Halifax, NS
Works by Philip Glass, Kaija Saariaho, Fjóla Evans, Giovanni Sollima, India Yeshe Gailey, and Michael Harrison.
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February 16, 2020 – Sunday Sessions – India Gailey, cello
Thunder & Lightning, Sackville, NB
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February 15, 2020 – India Yeshe Gailey, solo cello
BunkHaus/The Uptowner, St. John, NB
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February 13, 2020 – New Hermitage + Jeff Reilly
St. Paul’s Church, Halifax, NS
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February 7, 2020 – India Yeshe Gailey, solo cello + Andrew Noseworthy, solo guitar
St. James Presbyterian Church, London, ON
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February 6, 2020 – Silence Presents – India Gailey – Solo Cello
Silence Sounds, Guelph, ON
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February 5, 2020 – Canadian Music Centre Presents – India Yeshe Gailey – Ethereal Sounds
Canadian Music Centre, Toronto, ON
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February 2, 2020 – Chrissy, Freaky Boos, India Yeshe Gailey and (dj) Pink Veil
Cinqhole, Ottawa, ON
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January 30, 2020 – Café Résonance Presents – India Yeshe Gailey – Solo Cello
Café Résonance, Montréal, QC
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2019
November 23, 2019 – Alkali Collective – Music for Climate
The Music Room, Halifax, NS
Carmen Braden – Every Freeze is Different
Jocelyn Morlock – Bird in the Tangled Sky
Jason Nobles – Rogue Waves
Lucas Oickle – They Cut Down the Mountains
Arvo Pärt – Fratres for cello and piano
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November 9-24, 2019 – New Hermitage Fall Tour
Nov. 9 – Chicoutimi, QC – Centre d’Expérimentation Musicale info
Nov. 10 – Ottawa, ON – Pressed info
Nov. 11 – Montreal, QC – Casa del Popolo info
Nov. 15 – LaHave, NS – LaHave River Books info
Nov. 16 – Fredericton, NB – Tipsy Muse info
Nov. 17 – Wolfville, NS – K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre info
Nov. 22 – Halifax, NS – Radstorm info
Nov 24 – Sackville, NB – Thunder & Lightning – info
September 29, 2019 – McGill Tabla Ensemble
Redpath Museum, Montréal, QC
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September 5, 2019 – The Swallowtails / Ellen Gibling
Art Bar + Projects, Halifax, NS
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September 1, 2019 – Sunday Sessions – The Swallowtails / Pallmer
Thunder and Lightning, Sackville, NB
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August 30, 2019 – The Swallowtails / Pallmer
Visitors, Saint John, NB
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August 25, 2019 – India Yeshe Gailey / The Swallowtails
North Highlands Community Museum, Cape North, NS
India will perform a solo set of baroque and contemporary classical cello repertoire. The Swallowtails (Anna Wedlock, fiddle; India Yeshe Gailey, cello) will play a set of folk-inspired classical pieces and traditional Celtic tunes.
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August 24, 2019 – India Yeshe Gailey / The Swallowtails
Alexander Graham Bell Museum, Baddeck, NS
India will perform a solo set of baroque and contemporary classical cello repertoire. The Swallowtails (Anna Wedlock, fiddle; India Yeshe Gailey, cello) will play a set of folk-inspired classical pieces and traditional Celtic tunes.
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August 14, 2019 – New Hermitage: 350.5-411.46 ppm
Art Bar + Projects, Halifax, NS
New multimedia piece based on UN climate change data.
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July 15-August 12, 2019 – Garth Newel Music Centre – Emerging Artist Fellow in Residence
Hot Springs, Virginia
July 21, 3pm – Classic Masterpieces II – Ravel String Quartet in F major info
July 24, 7:45pm – Brahms String Quartet No. 2 – Kendal at Lexington (free)
July 29, 7pm – Brahms String Quartet No. 2 – First Presbyterian Church, Covington (free)
August 3, 5pm – In The Moment – Jennifer Curtis Kapalabhatti info
August 4, 3pm – Recomposed – Max Richter Vivaldi Recomposed info
August 6, 7pm – Robert Schumann Piano Trio No. 1 – Highland Center (free)
August 8, 7pm – Robert Schumann Piano Trio No. 1 – Green Bank Observatory, WV (free)
August 11, 3pm – Emerging Artist Showcase Concert info
June 30-July 13 – Green Lake Chamber Music Festival
Green Lake, Wisconsin
July 6 – Circle of Sound Barn Concert – JS Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Edward Elgar Nimrod info
July 13 – Chamber Music Camp Final Recital – Schubert Trout Quintet info
May 27-June 9, 2019 – Vaso String Quartet at the Scotia Festival of Music
May 28, 5pm – Paul O’Regan Hall – Vaso String Quartet recital (free admission)
May 31, 7:30pm – Sir James Dunn Theatre – Henriëtte Bosmans’ Quartet for Strings info
June 6, 12pm – The Peggy Corkum Music Room – Chausson’s Chanson Perpétuelle with Pascal Beaudin and Simon Docking info
June 7, 7:30pm – Sir James Dunn Theatre – Young Artist Concert info
June 9, 2pm – Sir James Dunn Theatre – Orchestral Gala info
May 16-24, 2019 – New Hermitage spring tour
May 16 – Montréal, QC – Brasserie Beaubien info
May 17 – Ottawa, ON – Bar Robo info
May 18 – Guelph, ON – Silence info
May 21 – Toronto, ON – TRANZAC info
May 23 – Saint John, NB – Visitors info
May 24 – Halifax – Art Bar + Projects info
May 3, 2019 – India Yeshe Gailey – Final Master’s Recital
Redpath Hall, Montréal, QC
Program includes works by Ana Sokolovic, Benjamin Britten, Claude Debussy, TJ Cole, and the Modern Jazz Quartet. Featuring Akkra Yeaunyonghattaporn, piano, and Leah Plave, cello.
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April 26, 2019 – The Living Room: Part VII
The Living Room, Montréal, QC
Britten Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello
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April 17, 2019 – A Dream for Korea
Café Résonance, Montréal, QC
14 cellists from the class of Matt Haimovitz perform cello compositions by the Korean composer Isang Yun. Featuring special guest Axel Strauss, violin.
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April 10, 2019 – Dvorak Piano Quintet No. 2
Tanna Schulich Hall, Montréal, QC
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April 6, 2019 – Sarah Rossy Chamber Ensemble
Café Résonance, Montréal, QC
Sarah Rossy , voice/piano/compositions; Tomo Newton, violin; Victor De Coninck, viola; India Yeshe Gailey, cello; Claire Devlin, tenor sax; Stéphane Krims, bass; Greg Kustka-Tsimbidis, drums.
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April 2, 2019 – McGill Tabla Ensemble
Tanna Schulich Hall, Montréal, QC
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March 23, 2019 – McGill Symphony Orchestra
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Montréal, QC
Gustav Mahler’s Symphony no. 5 in C sharp minor.
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March 22, 2019 – L’Empereur du Tabla / Emperor of Tabla
Musiciens du Monde, Montréal, QC
Accompanying Ravi Dwivedi-Leng, tabla.
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March 9, 2019 – Vaso String Quartet – CLE
Survival Kit Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
Works by W.A. Mozart, Sophie Dupuis, Imogen Holst, and James Lowrie.
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March 8, 2019 – Vaso String Quartet – house concert
Cleveland, Ohio
Works by W.A. Mozart, Sophie Dupuis, Imogen Holst, and James Lowrie.
February 13, 2019 – Reuben and the Dark
International Folk Alliance, Montréal
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February 9, 2019 – Vaso String Quartet – Phantasy
Array Music, Toronto, ON
Works by W.A. Mozart, Sophie Dupuis, Imogen Holst, and James Lowrie.
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January 19, 2019 – McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble – Archaeologica in Musica
Pollock Hall, Montreal, QC
Works by Franco Donatoni and Salvatore Sciarrino.
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2018
December 30, 2018 – Contemplative Concert
Manning Memorial Chapel, Wolfville, NS
One hour of meditative improvisation featuring the sounds of cello, voice, bells, singing bowls, harmonium, by India Yeshe Gailey and Heidi Kalyani. Presented by Heart Wide Open.
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December 10, 2018 – The Hildegarde Project
Homewood, Montréal, QC
Outreach performance of music by women composers.
December 1, 2018 – Glass String Quartet No. 5
Tanna Schulich Hall, Montréal, QC
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November 25, 2018 – McGill Tabla Ensemble
Tanna Schulich Hall, Montreal, QC
Cello accompanist for the McGill Tabla Ensemble.
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November 20, 2018 – Sarah Rossy Chamber Ensemble
Café Resonance, Montréal, QC
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November 11, 2018 – Vaso String Quartet – MTL
Diving Bell Social Club, Montréal, QC
Vaso performs works by Philip Glass, George Gershwin, Henriette Bosmans, Yaz Lancaster, Caroline Shaw, and Astor Piazzolla.
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October 21, 2018 – Here Here Presents: Vaso String Quartet
Forest City Gallery, London, ON
Vaso performs a program of contemporary classical music by Caroline Shaw, Yaz Lancaster, Kaija Saariaho, Willyn Whiting, James Lowrie, André McEvenue, and Andrew Noseworthy .
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October 2, 2018 – Mardi Spaghetti
Casa del Popolo, Montreal, QC
Improvised music with Andrew MacKelvie, saxophone, and François Zaidan, guitar.
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August 24, 2018 – Vaso String Quartet in concert
Creeds, Toronto, ON
Violinists Hua-Chu Huang, Aysel Taghi-Zada, violist Peter Ayuso, and cellist India Yeshe Gailey perform their debut concert as Vaso String Quartet. The program includes works by Philip Glass, George Gershwin, Henriette Bosmans, Caroline Shaw, and Astor Piazzolla.
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August 6-19, 2018 – International Music Workshop and Festival
Schloss Kirchberg, Kirchberg an der Jagst, Germany
August 13 – Schubert Quintet in C major
August 15 – Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor review
May 28-June 10, 2018 – Scotia Festival of Music
Sir James Dunn Theatre, Halifax, NS
Young artist in residence at Scotia Festival.
June 5 – Noon-hour at the Dunn – Shostakovich preludes & fugues arr. for string quintet
June 6 – Noon-hour at the Central Library – Piazzolla’s “Escualo” arr. for string quartet
June 8 – Young Artist Highlight Concert info
June 9 – Highlight Concert #11 – Philip Glass String Quartet no. 2 “Company” info
June 10 – Orchestral Gala info
May 17-25, 2018 – New Hermitage – ONE TOUR
May 17 – Victoriaville, QC, Canadian New Music Network Forum
May 18 – Montreal, QC – La Vitrola – 8:30pm info
May 20 – Montreal, QC, Canadian New Music Network Forum
May 21 – Fredericton, NB – Reads – 7pm info
May 22 – St. John, NB – Rogue Coffee – 7pm info
May 23 – Wolfville, NS – Manning Memorial Chapel – info
May 24 – Halifax, NS – OBEY Convention – 7:30pm info
May 25 – Sackville, NB – Thunder and Lightning – info
May 12, 2018 – Master’s Recital no. 1
Redpath Hall, Montréal
Including works by Jocelyn Morlock, György Ligeti, Kaija Saariaho, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Anton Webern. With Bryce Lansdell, piano.
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May 10, 2018 – Bryce Lansdell, piano in recital
Pollack Hall, Montreal
Bryce Lansdell’s final master’s recital at McGill University, featuring Shostakovich’s Sonata for cello and piano.
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April 8, 2018 – Mendelssohn String Quartet
Redpath Hall, Montreal
Felix Mendelssohn – Opus 13, String Quartet no. 2 in A minor.
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April 6, 2018 – Digital Composition Studios Concert
Tanna Schulich Hall, Montreal
TJ Cole – Sextet for Strings
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April 1, 2018 – Ear Camera Presents: Family Gathering
Loft 314, Montreal
A weekend concert where we get together, eat, tell stories, and listen.
Featuring the work of Ear Camera members in duos and trios, and a light vegetarian meal. India will be collaborating with Joseph Glaser on a piece involving glassware and chopsticks.
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March 22, 2018 – MASC Concert
Tanna Schulich Hall, Montreal
“Epitaphe” for soprano, cello, and piano; by James Cruikshank Rubino, doctoral composition candidate at McGill University’s school of music.
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February 13, 2018 – McGill Symphony Orchestra with Kent Nagano
Maison Symphonique, Montreal
Wagner – Siegfried-Idyll, Bernstein – Serenade, Schumann – Symphony no.1.
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February 2, 2018 – McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble
Pollack Hall, Montreal
Elliott Carter- Asko Concerto, Phillippe Hurel – Four Variations for Vibrophone and Ensemble
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January 19+20, 2018 – McGill Symphony Orchestra
Pollack Hall, Montréal
Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite, Mozart Symphony no. 41.
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January 5, 2018 – New Hermitage @ the Open Waters Festival
Sir James Dunn Theatre, Halifax, NS
Upstream Music Association presents chamber jazz ensemble New Hermitage at the Open Waters Festival of New and Improvised music.
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2017
December 18, 2017 – Lucid Double Bill CD release concert with Sam Wilson
1313 Hollis, Halifax, NS
Lucid album release performance in combination with Sam Wilson’s EP release.
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December 16, 2017 – Lucid Double Bill CD release concert with Sam Wilson
The Townhouse, Antigonish, NS
Lucid album release performance in combination with Sam Wilson’s EP release.
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December 14, 2017 – Lucid Double Bill CD release concert with Sam Wilson
Acadia University Chapel, Wolfville, NS
Lucid album release performance in combination with Sam Wilson’s EP release.
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December 2, 2017 – Debussy Piano Trio
Redpath Hall, Montréal
Claude Debussy – Piano Trio in G major
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November 25, 2017 – Baroque Chamber Choir + Orchestra under Gohar Manvelyan
Christ Church Cathedral, Montréal
Gohar Manvelyan’s doctoral conducting recital, including works by J.S. Bach and Buxtehude.
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November 24+25, 2017 – McGill Symphony Orchestra
Pollack Hall, Montréal, QC
Moe Touizrar “Bright Blue and Shimmering”, Schumann Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Shostakovich Symphony no. 10.
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October 20+21, 2017 – McGill Symphony Orchestra
Pollack Hall, Montréal
R. Murray Schafer Concerto for Harp and Orchestra, Sibelius Symphony no. 5, and Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Overture.
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October 13, 2017 – Ear Camera Presents: Body Language
Psychic City – Montréal
A set of pieces exploring bodies, space, and togetherness. Featuring two works by Amnon Wolman and premieres composed by India Yeshe Gailey and Joseph Glaser.
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July 18, 2017 – Greenhouse Music: New Hermitage and Bonsai
Conservatory, K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre – Wolfville, NS
This event is an opportunity to hear some adventurously beautiful sounds while immersed in the carefully cultivated botanical environment of the K.C. Irving conservatory.
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June 24, 2017 – Open Form: New Hermitage + Cutting the Argus + Sam Wilson
The Art Bar + Projects – Halifax, NS
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May 2, 2017 – nücello
1313 Hollis St. – Halifax, NS
India Gailey’s concert of new pieces for cello will present an ethereal selection of musical palettes imagined by emerging composers, including Liam Elliot, Adam Langille, Lucas Oickle, and herself. Featuring: India Gailey, cello; Norman Adams, cello; Ellen Gibling, harp.
April 27, 2017 – Halifax Jazz Festival and the Khyber Centre for the Arts Present: “Free Form” w/ Chik White and New Hermitage
Khyber Centre for The Arts – Halifax, NS
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April 23, 2017 – Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra 40th Anniversary Alumni Homecoming Weekend
McNally Theatre Auditorium – Halifax, NS
April 10, 2017 – Quiet Music
Manning Memorial Chapel – Wolfville, NS
The world is loud | We are making some quiet music | Ellen Gibling, harp & India Gailey, cello | BYOB (bring your own blanket) / sit/lay/listen/draw as you like. Featuring mellow tunes by Claude Debussy, Liam Elliot, Lucas Oickle, Arvo Pärt, Erik Satie, and others.
April 8, 2017 – Quiet Music
Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts – Halifax, NS
April 4, 2017 – Acadia Gamelan Ensemble Concert
Denton Hall – Wolfville, NS
In addition to a selection of traditional gamelan music from Indonesia, this concert will present two contemporary works by Atlantic Canadian composers – the world premiere of India Gailey’s Hujan Badai, and the 2010 work by Peter Togni, Lux Aeterna (for gamelan and six-voice choir).
April 2, 2017 – Composition Graduation recital: Adam Langille
Festival Theatre Auditorium – Wolfville, NS
April 2, 2017 – Acadia Chorus Spring Concert – In Remembrance
University Hall – Wolfville, NS
Featuring music by Jefferey Ames, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Nigel Short and David Langstroth. The concert will culminate with a performance of the ever popular Requiem by John Rutter, featuring Acadia grad India Gailey on cello. The concert will feature Acadia School of Music faculty Tristan de Borba, Jack Chen, and John Scott.
January 28, 2017 – a little cello recital – India Gailey
The Elsie MacAloney Room – Halifax, NS
Featuring works by J.S. Bach, Edward Elgar, Arvo Pärt, and Alfredo C. Piatti. With Jennifer King, piano.
2016
November/December 2016 – Erika Kulnys Rise Up album release tour
December 3 – Halifax – The Music Room
Nov 26 – Liverpool, NS – Queens Place Emera Centre
Nov 25 – Lunenburg, NS – Saint John’s Anglican Church
November 26 2016 – Chautauqua Atlantic Whole Lives Festival
Bella Rose Arts Centre – Halifax
Featured soloists include Katie Cochrane, soprano, and India Gailey, cello.
November 20, 2016 – Contemplative Concert
Manning Memorial Chapel – Wolfville, NS
A one-hour late-night meditative improvisation presented in the beautiful resonance of Acadia University’s Manning Chapel. The musicians will be intentionally hidden from view, in order to create a more immersive listening experience. India Gailey, cello; Heidi Kalyani, drones and percussion; Ken Shorley, hand drums and percussion.
October 19-23, 2016 – Keep Good (Theatre) Presents: Constellations
KAZAN CO-OP at The Waiting Room – Halifax, NS
Marianne, a physicist, and Roland, a beekeeper, meet, meet again and then again. Their relationship exists in multiverse as every action will affect the outcome of their life and love together. Marianne and Roland’s story moves through space, exploring the infinite possibilities of our choices. Constellations is a unique, smart and tender story about love, fate, and honeybees. Directed by Laura Vingoe-cram, original score written and performed by India Gailey. info
September 24-25, 2016 – Norbu and the Mystery of the Missing Ratna
Halifax Shambhala Centre – Halifax, NS
Written and directed by Mr. Walker Blaine, Norbu and the Mystery of the Missing Ratna is a five-act comedy set nearby and in the mythical kingdom of Shambhala, a land where gentleness and bravery are the natural expressions of human interaction.
August 8-21, 2016 – Tuckamore Festival
Various venues – St John’s, NL
Young artist in residence, performances throughout the festival.
July 13, 2016 – Halifax Jazz Festival
1313 Hollis – Halifax, NS
Mixed ensemble opening act for Gerry Granelli Trio.
May 23-June 5, 2016 – Scotia Festival of Music
Sir James Dunn Theatre – Halifax, NS
Young artist in residence, performances throughout the festival.
March 5, 2016 – Acadia University School of Music: India Yeshe Gailey – Graduation Recital
Denton Hall. Wolfville, NS
With Jennifer King, piano. Works by J.S. Bach, Adam Langille, and Sergei Rachmaninoff.
January 23, 2016 – Acadia Peforming Arts Series: Tom Regan Concert
Festival Theatre, Wolfville, NS
Rachmaninoff Sonata for Cello and Piano, with John Hansen, piano.
