Patrick Simms, voice and Kailan Fournier-Poteet, clarinetist perform at RBC Waterside Centre, Halifax Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Please consider to drop into the RBC Waterside Centre in Halifax on

Tuesday, June 30 from 

Patrick Simms

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

NSTT Scholarship Recipients:
Kailan Fournier-Poteet, clarinetist (2015 Scholarship Recipient)
Patrick Simms, tenor (2013 - 2015 Scholarship Recipient)

will perform to thank RBC for their ongoing support of the Nova Scotia Talent Trust.

We thank Gregory Myra who agreed to accompany Kailan and Patrick.

Kailan Fournier-Poteet

The concert will be held in the foyer of the branch at
RBC
Waterside Centre
100-1871 Hollis Street
Halifax, NS
   
This concert is free and open to all.

Please come and enjoy!            

Grand Piano Dedication Concert with Peter Allen at Halifax Central Library

Peter Allen: www.peterallenpiano.com

Peter Allen and Rhapsody Quintet will perform in the acoustically beautiful Paul O’Regan Hall to honour Peggy Corkum for her generous gift to the Library and for her legacy of supporting music in our city. 

Sunday, June 28, 2015
3:00 pm

Halifax Central
 Library

This is a free concert; open to the public.
(doors open at 2:30 p.m.)

Katie Cochrane, soprano performs in the musical Oklahoma!

Katie Cochrane, soprano

Thanks to the support of the Nova Scotia Talent Trust I am currently at the six week intensive NUOVA Opera and Musical Theatre Festival in Edmonton, Alberta.

This week we open one of the main stage shows, where I am playing Ado Annie in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! 

Thanks so much,

Katie Cochrane

More information can be found at:

http://www.operanuova.ca/production/oklahoma-2015-festival

Katie's artist profile:

http://www.operanuova.ca/participant/katie-cochrane

Reeny Smith wins Casino of NS Artist in Residence

Congratulations Reeny Smith!

Music Nova Scotia Press Release:

Reeny Smith at www.iamreeny.com

North Preston’s Reeny Smith won the title of Casino Nova Scotia’s Artist in Residence and the $20,000 in funding for career development. Music Nova Scotia received over 35 applications from artists around the province. Judges narrowed it down to ten for interviews, six for the performance and one for the residency.
  
“I was the first performer that night – I guess I was lucky number one,” stated Smith. "This was an incredible experience. I am happy that I made the decision to pursue what I am truly passionate about.”

 “Tonight was an amazing entertainment experience. There is so much musical talent in Nova Scotia and it was well represented on stage.  It was an extremely difficult decision based on the quality of talent and we hope to see many of the candidates perform at our venue in the future.  Reeny is a great fit to the entertainment experience we provide to our customers, employees, locals and visitors to the province. We are looking forward to working with Reeny over the next year,” stated Ken Murray, Assistant General Manager, Casino Nova Scotia.

Over the next year, Smith will have performance opportunities at Casino Nova Scotia Halifax and Sydney as well as the $20,000 in funding to assist with developing their career through recording, and marketing. Music Nova Scotia will provide career path support and exciting international showcase opportunities such as Nova Scotia Music Week and Canadian Music Week.

Smith will be performing at this summer’s TD Halifax Jazz Festival and the Harmony Bazaar Festival in Lockeport.

For more information on Casino Nova Scotia’s Artist in Residence Program visit www.casinonovascotia.com/air or www.musicnovascotia.ca.

Reeny Smith - one of Casino Nova Scotia Artist in Residence Program Finalists

Congratulations Reeny Smith!

Reeny Smith

Information from Music Nova Scotia's newsletter:


The Casino Nova Scotia Artist in Residence program will provide the selected musician or group with $20,000 in funding to assist with developing their career through recording, marketing, and live performance opportunities.  Music Nova Scotia is working with Casino Nova Scotia to administer the program.

Music lovers and fans will have their chance to vote from June 1 – June 5 during the online voting, which counts towards the selection of the finalist.  Go to www.musicnovascotia.ca to vote. The public is welcome to come to the Showcase on June 12 at Casino Nova Scotia. Free admission. Must be 19+.

Finalists Showcase:
Friday, June 12 at 8pm
Schooner Showroom, Casino Nova Scotia
Free admission must be 19+
#CasinoNSAiR

For more information on Casino Nova Scotia’s Artist in Residence Program go to:
www.casinonovascotia.com/air/ or www.musicnovascotia.ca


Reeny Smith (Hometown: North Preston, Nova Scotia)
Reeny has been singing and playing the piano since the age of five. She credits her inspiration for music from time spent with family and friends at her local church, Saint Thomas Baptist, where she plays piano and is a member of three choirs. Her roots in music stem from an incredible gene pool of family musicians. Both Reeny's father and grandfather, Wallace Smith Sr. and Jr., are former members of one of Canada’s Premier Gospel bands, The Gospel Heirs. Her uncles Carson and Murray Downey of the Carson Downey Band are also testaments of the great music legacy that she has to inspire her. Reeny was selected for the Portia White Award for Excellence in Vocal Performance in 2011, along with a scholarship from the Nova Scotia Talent Trust recognizing her outstanding musical attributes.
Website: http://www.iamreeny.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iamreeny/236723473056697
Twitter: @iamREENY

Scotia Festival of Music features former NSTT scholarship recipients

MAY 25 - JUNE 7

Scotia Festival of Music is an annual two-week chamber music festival held in Halifax, NS 

David Parker - (photo: Symphony NS website)

boasting over fifty public events. The festival, of a wide variety of concerts and recitals crossing the spectrum from Baroque to contemporary music, will begin on Monday, May 25, and continue until Sunday, June 7.

Featuring international talent of the highest caliber, the festival offers concerts, recitals, open rehearsals, masterclasses, coaching sessions, lectures, and more.
You can find more information at http://www.scotiafestival.ns.ca/2015/festival-2015

The following former NSTT scholarship recipients are performing during the festival.

Peter Allen, piano www.peterallenpiano.com/

Mark Djokic, violin http://www.marcdjokic.com/

Denise Djokic, cello http://denisedjokic.com/

Ben Duinker, performer, composer, and choral tenor http://www.architekpercussion.com/

Mark Morton, percussion http://www.architekpercussion.com/

David Parker, horn https://symphonynovascotia.ca/about/who-we-are/our-orchestra/david-parker/

Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson one of the choreographers for the KiDanCo dance event

KiDanCo, the resident pre-professional company for emerging dance artists at the Leica Hardy School of Dance, will present their annual spring season of contemporary dance repertoire.

May 16 and May 17 
at 7:30 p.m.

Matineé on May 17 at 2:30 p.m.

at DANSpace-On-Grafton, Halifax.

One Needs A Little Courage To Live by Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson is a vehicle for five performers which explores the themes of risk-taking, persistence and courage. Ruth-Ellen earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the North Carolina School of the Arts. Her performing career took her to New York where she danced with such companies as The Martha Graham Dance Ensemble and the Parsons Dance Company. She continues to work in the region as a choreographer, performer and instructor.
More about Ruth-Ellen can be found here.

For tickets please go to http://leicahardyschoolofdance.com/kidanco/performance-season/