Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Minuet Charron: Accomplishments during a pandemic!


On Sunday, May 2, from 7 - 9 p.m., join Talent Trust recipient Minuet Charron, and others, in a live streamed performance that features choreography performed by members of the House of Eights Training program. Click here for more info.


From Minuet:


'Throughout this year in the training program, we’ve worked on expanding our knowledge and expertise in different commercial styles from contemporary and heels, to popping and waacking. In the past few months we worked on learning choreography for our pieces and then filmed them all. I’m so excited for people to see what myself and the rest of the training program members have been working towards and what we’ve been able to accomplish during a pandemic!'.


About Minuet:


Minuet Charron is a dancer and choreographer currently training at House of Eights, Halifax Dance, and The Conservatory School of Dance. She studies an array of styles from hip hop to ballet.


This past fall, Minuet studied in Bo Park’s online program for choreographers, performers, and leaders in the dance industry.


Her most recent performances include Votive Dance’s “Synced Systems” as part of their Youth Project. She also made an appearance with BreakSpace in collaboration with Unity Charity in their virtual showcase “The Bounce Back”. 


In addition to her two Nova Scotia Talent Trust Scholarships, Minuet received the Sally Brayley Bliss Award for the past two years at the Taking Steps to Fly showcase.


You can keep up to date with Minuet on Instagram @minuetcharron.


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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Breagh Isabel: GOLD news for Good News

 


A HUGE congratulations to former Talent Trust scholarship recipient and current Talent Trust Board member Breagh Isabel on her first GOLD Record for Good News, recorded with Classified and O'Sound!!

Breagh is a Canadian recording artist, songwriter, and up-and-coming producer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She has written for Canadian artists including Donovan Woods, Classified, Jocelyn Alice, and Ria Mae.

Breagh was the winner of the Talent Trust's 2013 Chico Berardi Award.

You can visit Breagh's website for more info.

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Talent Trust recipients performing with the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra

 


Congratulations to the current, and past, Talent Trust recipients who are members of this years Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra (NSYO): Abby Hanson (first violin), Indi Tisoy (first violin), Ella Hanson (viola),Priscilla Lee (cello), Sean Sneddon (bass).

The NSYO will be performing The Gaelic Symphony, online, on April 24 at 7pm. Click here for more information.

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Adam Vincent Clarke: Prélude


Photo credit: Julia Ballardt


We are excited to share new work from former Talent Trust recipient, composer Adam Vincent Clarke.

You can view the video for Prélude here.

About Prélude:

Prélude for Violin and Piano was composed for Belgian violinist Nicolas Dupont, and Russian pianist Olga Kirpicheva in Autumn 2020. This performance was recorded in the Concert Hall of the Koninklijjk Conservatorium Brussel in February, 2021.

About Adam Vincent Clarke:

Adam Vincent Clarke (b.1992) is an Antwerp-based sound-artist and composer of contemporary music. From Canada to Germany to Belgium, he is a vagabond of Canada’s east coast.

Adam is a former recipient of two NSTT scholarships and the Kenneth Elloway Award. Thanks to the NSTT Adam was able to attend the Iserlohn International Guitar Festival in 2015 which gave him his compositional start in Europe. 

Adam draws inspiration through storytelling and folk tradition, often composing with a tone of gewaltsame Schönheit (violent beauty). Adam is currently composer-in-residence with Ensemble Silakbo and co-founder of the dance-theatre company Âmok/Âmok. ‘Y Tú’ (2018) & ‘I don’t (we) know‘ are ballet pieces created in tandem with choreographer Daniel Domenech for the Royal Ballet of Flanders. Adam completed his Masters at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen with Wim Henderickx. 

For more about Adam you can visit his Facebook page or his website

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