Monthly Spotlight
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.…
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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.
MUSICIAN 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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April’s Musician of the Month is none other than Halifax’s own Janice Jackson!
Janice Isabel Jackson has sung over 200 world premieres and performed with contemporary music ensembles and in concert halls around the world – Beijing, Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Torino, Toronto, Montreal, New York, Berlin, Johannesburg, Cape Town and more. She has appeared in countless contemporary music festivals including the November Festival (Ghent), Wien Modern (Vienna), Ludwigs Lust (Hamburg), The Proms (Amsterdam), IRCAM (Paris), Big Torino 2000 (Turin), the Diem Festival of Electro-acoustic music (Denmark), and the Scotia Festival of Music (Nova Scotia).…
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MUSICIAN OF THE MONTH: PETER ALLEN
For our first-ever Musician-of-the-Month feature, CCNS is happy to introduce Halifax-based artist Peter Allen!
Peter Allen is well respected across Canada as a concert pianist, composer, conductor and teacher. He performs solo recitals, chamber music and concertos with orchestras. He has two solo CDs to his credit as well as numerous duo CDs with flautist Patricia Creighton.