India Gailey CD release
December 14, 2017
Manning Memorial Chapel, Wolfville at 7:30 p.m.
December 16, 2017
The Townhouse, Antigonish at 8 p.m.
December 18, 2017
1313 Hollis, Halifax at 7:30 p.m.
India Gaily and Sam Wilson will release their new CDs at the same time.
India collaborated on her CD with three former Talent Trust scholarship recipients. They are composers Lucas Oickle and Adam Langille, and harpist Ellen Gibling.
More information on all three performances can be found on Facebook at
India Gailey, cello May 2, 2017 at 8 p.m. 1313 Hollis Street, Halifax
This concert of new pieces for cello will present an ethereal selection of musical palettes imagined by emerging composers Liam Elliot, Adam Langille, Lucas Oickle, and India herself. Also featuring Ellen Gibling, harp, and Norman Adams, cello.
Wonderful to see NSTT scholarship recipients to play pieces composed by NSTT scholarship recipients. (smile)
The
Nova Scotia Talent Trust provides opportunities for emerging artists of
all ages to receive scholarships in their formative years in order to
pursue their artistic passions. One such talented artist is Lucas Oickle.
Lucas was one of 51 recipients of NSTT’s support in 2014, but without
wonderful benefactors like you, the NSTT could not be there to help our
young talented Nova Scotian artists reach the top of their fields. To
truly understand the profound impact we make together on the lives of
artists like Lucas, please read Lucas’ story in his own words.
My name is Lucas Oickle and I'm an emerging composer originally from the 
Bridgewater
area; I received my B.Mus. from Acadia and I'm currently finishing my
Master’s in Music Composition at the University of British Columbia. I
am very excited to be acting as the 2015 Goodwill Ambassador for the
Nova Scotia Talent Trust.
I am so incredibly fortunate to have the support of the NSTT, and that
support is all the more significant because it comes from my home
province: 2014 has been an incredible year. With the help of the NSTT, I
spent two weeks studying Sundanese gamelan music in Indonesia
(organized by NS percussionist/composer Ken Shorley), a further two
weeks in Shanghai, China, and then another three months in various parts
of Japan. Words do little to accurately express how deeply grateful I
am for these experiences and for the help I received that made them
possible.
I recently finished working on a commission from Montreal which deals
with the environmental consequences of a massive land-moving project
currently underway in China; and last spring I completed a contemporary
arrangement of Farewell to Nova Scotia that connotes new meaning for the
words that we all know.
The support of the NSTT allows me to continue to pursue these artistic
and aesthetic directions, both financially and as a crucial vote of
confidence. I am so thankful for this, and I am always proud to tell
everyone about the unwavering support that Nova Scotia has for its
artists.
Please consider helping artists like myself by supporting the NSTT's
mandate to help tomorrow's artists today. Please donate today by mail or
online at www.nstalenttrust.ns.ca
Sincerest regards,
Lucas Oickle
Nova Scotia Talent Trust 2015 Goodwill Ambassador
www.lucasoickle.com
All donations are fully applied to
scholarships or named awards. Tax-deductible donation receipts are
issued for all amounts. You can donate online at canadahelps.org or by mail to NSTT, PO Box 575, Halifax, NS, B3J 2R7.
