Updates: Summer and Fall 2019
Can’t believe how quickly the first half of 2019 has flown by. It’s been wonderful playing two short contracts on the Eurodam and Noordam, meeting and bonding with new fantastic, inspiring, unique musicians; a lovely “Fairytales” cello recital with Leah Plave at Cafe Resonance featuring Janacek, Martinu, Kodaly, de Falla, Bloch, Prokofiev, and Dvorak; and finishing up the final semester at McGill. I was also awarded the Canada Graduate Scholarship to pursue my research on the cultural significance of Joe Hisaishi’s animation music for Studio Ghibli. More details on the project here:
”Cuteness Speaks up to Cynicism: Recreating Japanese Animation Music in North America“
In any case, lots of exciting news and events coming up for this summer and fall!
June 9 to 16: Orford Music Masterclasses
July 16 to August 11: MusicFest
August 11 to 17: competing in Orford Music Award
September 6: Solo Recital at Pollack Hall
September 21: Opening Concert for the Westmount Park Heritage Festival
That’s it for now. Looking forward to more concerts, projects, and collaborations in Montreal and beyond! The next Zenkora concert, the Montreal chapter, is in its initial planning stages and will hopefully be well underway throughout the fall. I will also continue to work on my Studio Ghibli project and aim to perform, record, and present my music and research at a residency with the Kyoto Arts Center, details to be confirmed soon.
Now back to practicing!
Haines, AK “Upper Dewey Lake trail”, 2019.