Talking Bands
by Fraser McCallum
Nathan Gill, Mike Carver, Gillian Arsenault, Chris Francis
When The North Lakes went into studio to record their first album, their drummer, Carver, was keen to be given a nickname by sound engineer Charles Austin, who is known to affectionately dole them out. Austin’s response was, “I don’t know if I like you yet” but before long, Carver found himself with a handle to be proud of—”Fat-head.”
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| The Confederation Centre Youth Chorus will deliver its annual spring concert Voices of Spring on March 28, at 3 pm, at Trinity United Church in Charlottetown. This year they welcome as their guest former Islander, Ruth Boswell Schiller. She will be directing the Hillsborough Girls Choir Alumni from New Brunswick. The Alumni will join the Chorus for several songs during the afternoon.
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Sergei Saratovsky
Harbourfront Theatre Concert Series presents Sergei Saratovsky on March 3 at Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside.
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Raising money for Canadian Red Cross Relief in Haiti
Haywire’s Paul MacAusland dons a wig to entertain the fans at the Island Artists Unite for Haiti concert in Charlottetown. (photo: Chris Wilkinson)
The final numbers are in, and it is official, Island Artists Unite for Haiti is the largest independently organized fundraiser of the year. Despite strong winds and snow the Historic Charlottetown Seaport Event Centre was a full house with 1600 people in attendance for nine hours of non-stop entertainment. Many more watched the live stream at www.bellaliant.net, filmed by Universum Media. Due to the generous support of Islanders, over $27,000 of in-kind donations from the corporate community, hundreds of volunteer hours to plan and operate the concert, artists and sponsors ticket sales, merchandise sales, 50/50 and donations, 100% of proceeds are going to the Canadian Red Cross in aid of Haiti relief. All efforts combined raised $47,727.49 for the Canadian Red Cross Relief in Haiti.
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Chirgilchin
Chirgilchin is a group of musicians from Tuva, a small Russian province north of Western Mongolia. Singing ancient folk songs in the Tuvan language, the group also plays handmade instruments. Atmospheric and mesmerizing, throat singing is produced by resonating low sounds in the throat, creating a haunting, flute-like harmony.
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Nikki Schieck
Nikki Schieck, a saxophone student in the studio of Kevin MacLean, will be performing her Senior Student Recital, in collaboration with Frances McBurnie on piano. The concert will be held on March 28 at 2:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI campus, Charlottetown. It will feature the Concerto for Alto Saxophone by Pierre Dubois and the Sonata by Paul Creston.
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Frances Gray, Julia MacLaine, Margaret Dyer, Jennifer Curtis
Julia MacLaine
On March 18 UPEI faculty pianist Frances Gray will be joined by violinist Jennifer Curtis, violist Margaret Dyer, and Island cellist Julia MacLaine for a concert of piano quartets by Frank Bridge and Robert Schumann, and of J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations.
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Lennie Gallant - March 13
Lennie Gallant
Homburg Theatre, Confederation Centre, Charlottetown
Lennie Gallant needs no introduction to Island audiences. His name is synonymous with top-notch live performances everywhere he plays. Following a busy winter that includes performances in Vancouver during the Winter Olympic Games with the Confederation Centre Young Company, Gallant comes to the Homburg Theatre.
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Highlights of summer program announced
Isabel Bayrakdarian
The Indian River Festival is looking forward to an exciting and eclectic 15th season of fine music in the acoustic and architectural beauty of its newly acquired home, St. Mary’s Church, Indian River. The individual response to a restoration fundraising campaign has been most positive and although donations continue to come in, the need is still there in order to supply the Festival’s share of a $360,000 restoration project that will begin in the spring. Festival organizers are deeply grateful for the support shown in this project that will ensure the preservation of an important Island heritage building and donations can be made by calling the Festival office or visiting the website.
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