Today I’m learning about the hard work of improvisation. I have been immersed in it for 3 days now, more than is usual for me. And the...

I just read the brochure for these Stages: describing Joelle Leandre, it says: “Choosing Joelle Leandre is to admit it might be a bit...

The Conservatoire, ours is at the top, the one with the windows wide open! The first day is finished, and boy is my brain tired! The...

It is almost noon here in Basel and my cello and suitcase are in Frankfurt still. I’ve decided to stay and wait for them as Swissport...

There’s something about old school country music to give the atmosphere of “being on the road”. That and Brylcreem. Both were subtly...

When I was approach by Robert Uchida to lead an Improvisation workshop at Acadia in July, I was terrified and at the same time, knew it...

1. Our PEI debut! Played our first concert on PEI at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery, when Norm and Lukas Pearse joined Raphael...

I shall pause in the promotion of suddenlyLISTEN's final concert Ocean's Deep (Friday, May 20) featuring Pauline Oliveros, and Pauline's...

It was like a waterfall: constant streamings of sound. And in the streams, jewels would pop out. My ear would be drawn to the jewels and...

Transitory was a great success! I love that fact that these projects cannot really fail. The improbability of assembling such a diverse...

Transitory is tomorrow, and it is evolving into a collaboration even richer than I could have imagined! I pictured Transitory as a...

suddenlyLISTEN’s 10th season wraps up with great concerts and events It’s hard to believe that we’re approaching the conclusion of our...

It’s grant season and I’m enjoying the writing more than ever this year. I’ve had a few days in the last couple of weeks where I could...

Having Wandered This Far featuring Gerry Hemingway, Tim Crofts, Norm Adams, and Lukas Pearse is right around the corner. It is...

So it’s New Years, And my resolution is to write more in this blog. I actually just made that up, which is an indication of just how...

It’s that crazy overlap time of year. The snow has made it’s first appearance, which means December is approaching, which means my...

There’s nothing like lying on your back for a couple of days to start you thinking….My fever has abated a bit, and my cough doesn’t let...

I guess it’s obvious to me when a group really clicks, and when I am left wanting more. It’s funny, but in classical music performance,...

I put a up a little video where I talk about Martin Tetreault and SPIN. Click here to link to our YouTube channel 8pm, Friday, September...

I’m very happy to announce suddenlyLISTEN Music’s Tenth Anniversary concert season! It’s been quite an adventure building and listening...