Tune in for the 5th edition of the Talent Trust Artist Spotlight.
Every first Thursday of the month with your host, past scholarship recipient and current board member Breagh MacKinnon.
September 5 at 1 p.m.
Hear from two of the five NSTT alumni filmmakers showcased in the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival's special partnered 75th Anniversary program Then, Now, Change: Visions of Nova Scotia. Interdisciplinary-multimedia artist and academic, Becka Baker and animator and filmmaker Gwyneth Christoffel discuss the life of an artist in their chosen field.
Previous episodes included:
Gina Burgess, Marcel d'Entremont, Gharrett Paon, Marc Djokic, Charley Young, Shandi Mitchell, Jane Archibald and Charlotte Wilson-Hammond.
You can listen to former episodes here.
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In 2019, the Talent Trust is celebrating its 75th anniversary featuring former scholarship recipients with a travelling art exhibition, pop-up events in theatre, music, and dance, film screenings and more.
The 75th anniversary activities are supported by the province of Nova Scotia, Halifax Regional Municipality, The Craig Foundation, Canadian Federation of Musicians, and Margaret and David Fountain.
Tune in for the 4th edition of the Talent Trust Artist Spotlight.
Every first Thursday of the month with your host, past scholarship recipient, current board member, and singer, songwriter Breagh MacKinnon.
About the Artists
Violinist Gina Burgess is an accomplished performer, visual artist and teacher. A four-time ECMA award winner with the gypsy-jazz outfit Gypsophilia, she fronts her own klezmer band Der Heisser, is one fifth of the Juno nominated Iqaluit-based Arctic rock band The Jerry Cans and is a regular collaborator in flamenco and Arabic music ensembles.
Tenor Marcel d’Entremont, 2018-19 winner of the prestigious Wirth Vocal Prize, is a native of Nova Scotia where he graduated from Acadia University after studying with Dr. Christianne Rushton. He was the recipient of the Portia White Award, the highest achievement in voice, for the Nova Scotia Talent Trust and accepted on full scholarship to University of Toronto for a Masters of Music degree with Wendy Nielsen.
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Tune in for the 3rd edition of the Talent Trust Artist Spotlight.
Every first Thursday of the month with your host, past scholarship recipient and current board member Breagh MacKinnon.
July 4, 1 p.m.
Hear from TT alumni; the virtuosic internationally renowned violinist Marc Djokic, winner of the 2017-2018 Prix Goyer as well as actor/producer, Gharret Paon, recently accepted into both the National Screen Institute and Telefilm programs.
Previous Episodes:
2: Charley Young, and Shandi Mitchell (recording coming soon)
1: Jane Archibald and Charlotte Wilson-Hammond
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