Sep 24, 20204 min20 YearsWhat a time it continues to be! We’ve all had the discussion (“what’s going to happen?” “What a world we live in”). We’ve asked the...
Sep 24, 20203 minWeird Times ContinueIt is completely outside our experience to look out our windows into an international crisis, feeling the disruption, discomfort and...
Sep 24, 20203 minThe Strangest TimesThese are the strangest of times. By Friday, March 13 we at suddenlyLISTEN knew things were shifting quickly for us, our work, our...
Sep 23, 20203 minThe Big Trip Italy 2So time has flown. I'm actually back in Halifax now, in normal life, with echoes of this tour and these concerts ringing in my ears! But...
Sep 23, 20201 minThe Big Trip - ItalyWe have now been in Italy for 2 days. I've had a couple of chances to look around a bit, eaten some food, and had numerous (very small)...
Sep 23, 20202 minThe Big Trip - Edinburgh 2Things have been busy! So I'm bit behind on posts. Here's the final Scottish post. It's warmer here in Bologna..... I’m writing now from...
Sep 23, 20202 minThe Big Trip - EdinburghWow that was an intense 2 days! It started with an early rise, a 9am fast train that turned slow, a 3 hour late arrival, a sudden meal of...
Sep 23, 20201 minThe Big Trip - LondonI guess you don't really need to write much about The Colourscape Music Festival in London...a picture, (especially here) is worth a...
Sep 23, 20201 minThe Big Trip #3I'm such terrible picture taker! I apologize for this blog's freedom from photographs! I am so busy looking around, it just doesn't occur...
Sep 23, 20201 minThe Big Trip #2It'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...
Sep 23, 20202 minThe Big Trip #1Introduction: Summer ended yesterday. They say in PEI that the weather changes after the Gold Cup and Saucer Harness Race. With global...
Sep 23, 20201 minMore 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...
Sep 23, 20203 minTravelsIt's been a great season for suddenlyLISTEN travels, and with this exciting announcement, we can tell you about more to come! 2017/18 saw...
Sep 23, 20201 minFreedman Closes out 17/18It was 2007 when suddenlyLISTEN first brought Lori Freedman to Halifax. This was by no means her first trip east, she’d been here many...
Sep 23, 20203 minGlasgow 3I 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...
Sep 23, 20202 minGlasgow 2The past two days have been fascinating. Nick and I continue to confront questions about our piece and imagine new possibilities! Each...
Sep 23, 20202 minGlasgow 1I 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...
Sep 23, 20202 minLessons of the Semi-Tone ModulationDay 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...
Sep 23, 20202 minSabbatical Tour Chronicles #1It’s a stunning morning, misty and unusually warm for late-ish October. As the sun rises the beams stream in the windows of Stanfield...
Sep 23, 20202 min2017-18 Season Roll OutWelcome to our new season. This year, the hard working people at sL have decided to tease you into things: announcing our season...
Sep 23, 20202 minThe Big Trip - BiennaleConcert day: La Biennale di Venezia! The climax to this whole project, and one of Europe's biggest annual arts festivals. The concert...
Sep 22, 20202 minApril Shows, not ShowersThis post is the next in the series of suddenlyLISTEN's email reposts! Adams, Baroni, Crofts As easy as 1,2,3... 8pm, Wednesday, April 5,...
Sep 22, 20201 minFebruary UpdateI haven't posted here for quite a while, yet I spend hours assembling wonderful and informative suddenlyLISTEN email blasts. SO I thought...
Sep 22, 20203 minListening. Listening?Summer is a good time for thinking. For me it is the pause between the old and new year, and I often find myself pondering what I have...
Sep 22, 20202 minThe Big Recording Project IIWell, I've been working at it. The Big Recording Project. Each day I head down to my little room at 1313 Hollis Street and commit...
Sep 22, 20202 minThe Big Recording ProjectI've been thinking about this for a while: A solo record. I don't think of myself as a soloist really, but I am definitely a person who...
Sep 22, 20204 minGlasgow Blog 5I’ve jumped a day again. Each day is quite full out here! Monday morning we awoke before 7, (well I sort of opened my eyes, as I was in...
Sep 22, 20202 minLondon Blog 4Wow I missed a day there. Yesterday was very busy, with computer work in the morning, drifting into the afternoon, and The AMM concert at...
Sep 22, 20203 minLondon Blog 3It was a productive day yesterday, begun by dragging my jetlagged butt out of bed and soaking it in strong coffee for a good period. Then...
Sep 22, 20202 minLondon Blog 2The flight and following daze was as disorienting as usual! I took the tube into central London as usual, and made the short walk to the...
Sep 22, 20202 minUK trip 2015!Last year at this time, I was was feeling pretty burned out, by an unrelenting schedule of orchestra, administration, suddenlyLISTEN...
Sep 22, 20202 minBozzini +4 >> DeromeI am especially excited about presenting the music of Jean Derome on this concert. Jean is one of Canada’s most active and eclectic...
Sep 22, 20202 minBozzini + 4 >> WolffThis is the second in a series of three posts outlining the composers and works featured on suddenlyLISTEN’s Bozzini + 4 concert at 8pm...
Sep 22, 20202 minBozzini + 4 >> CardewThis is the first in my series of articles about the composers we are performing on suddenlyLISTEN's Bozzini + 4 concert. First:...
Sep 22, 20201 minBozzini Quartet +4 #1On Tuesday, November 17, the Bozzini Quartet of Montreal and friends Suzanne Lemieux, Dominic Desautels, Susan Sayle and Norman Adams...
Sep 22, 20204 minWhy??? Oh Lord Why?“So what am I doing? Why do I do this? What is the &%#8@ point??” That question comes up pretty frequently with me these days. I’ve been...
Sep 22, 20202 minPedersen, Dulberger and Adams Oct.4The concert this weekend is one that’s very special to me. Mostly because I’m the biggest fan of Craig Pedersen…. Craig is a young...
Sep 22, 20202 minBack PattingThe other day I saw a listing online, of the guest artists at the Vision Festival in New York City. The Vision Fest is celebrating the...
Sep 22, 20203 minA look back at suddenlyLISTEN in 2014-15It’s nice to look back, especially in the arts and arts organization business, where we spend so much time looking forward. In fact if I...
Sep 22, 20203 minHermitofthewoods: Questions and AnswersNorman Adams, AD of suddenlyLISTEN asked Hermitofthewoods (aka Michael McGuire) a few probing questions this week, and here's what he...
Sep 22, 20202 minAnd FinallyAs I now sit at home in Halifax, having experienced the past week and especially the most recent two whirlwind days, the tour seems a bit...
Sep 22, 20202 minOntarioThe Hammer. Who knew there was improvised music there? Well, I don’t think there was very much until Cem Zafir arrived last year. Cem is...
Sep 22, 20201 minEven Further OutVancouver and Victoria are so fortunate to have artist-run centres that are dedicated to new music programming. Halifax had the Khyber,...
Sep 22, 20201 minThe West CoastOne of the other temples of improvised music is The Western Front in Vancouver. It’s one of the countries oldest artist-run centres, and...
Sep 22, 20202 minC/A/P + GH in MontrealCasa del Popolo on Rue St. Laurent, is one of the Canadian temples of adventurous live music, and last night was a special as we all...
Sep 22, 20202 minBlogging from the roadIt’s quite an undertaking touring a group of musicians. In Canada at least fringe art forms need financial help. The Canada Council helps...
Sep 22, 20202 minPierre-Yves Martel - Questions and AnswersI have been listening to and hearing about Pierre-Yves Martel for years, he's been on my to-invite list for quite a while. The reason for...
Sep 22, 20203 min2014 - Who knew so much happened?I don't measure years the same way as many people do, So looking back in January is a little strange. Because of years of Symphony...
Sep 22, 20202 minMagali Babin: Questions and AnswersI met Magali Babin when we were both serving on a Canada Council jury together, several years ago. (Jury service always yields new...
Sep 22, 20202 minSam Shalabi in CollateralWednesday, October 1st suddenlyLISTEN Music breaks new cultural ground in a The first concert of the 2014/15 Main Series with legendary...