Tuesday, February 24, 2009
ready for our close up
To those of you following along in French Canada - we're on our way to do a televised interview for SRC. Details and shameless self-promotional link to follow.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
take two
I think that the toughest part of touring a program is keeping it fresh from night to night. I spend about an hour each night in my hotel room thinking about the music, studying the score, or searching the internet for new inspiration.
Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune is a gorgeous, sumptuous work inspired by Mallarmé's poem entitled L'après-midi d'un faune. When we started working on this transcription a year ago, my French was not as strong; based on my limited understanding of the poem, we created a very dreamy, ethereal interpretation. Boy howdy, were we wrong:
I guess it's back to the drawing board....
Saturday, February 14, 2009
The Best Part
The best part of being on tour is getting the opportunity to meet the wonderful people who are a part of the arts scene in every city -- especially if they make food! We played tonight for a public chaleureux in Edmundston, New Brunswick, and were treated afterward to a fabulous little party - 20 y.o. port paired with local cheese, tourtière, champagne and strawberries... It's tough to be away from home, but the sweet and generous receptions we've received so far make it a lot more enjoyable. I think I speak for both of us when I say that we'd come back to Edmundston any time -- especially if there's salmon mousse involved.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Tour Dates - February 12 - March 15 2009
February 12 @ 19h30 Quebec City, QC
Salle Dina-Bélanger
www.sdb.qc.ca
February 14 @ 20h00 Edmunston, NB
Ampithéâtre du Pavillon Louis A. Lebel,
Université de Moncton, campus d'Edmunston
February 18 @ 20h00 Rivière-du-Loup, QC
Centre culturel de Rivière-du-Loup
www.centreculturelriviereduloup.com
February 19 @ 19h30 Fredericton, NB
Auditorium du Centre communautaire Ste-Anne
www.centre-sainte-anne.nb.ca
February 22 @ 15h00 Halifax, NS
Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts
www.stcecilia.ca
February 24 @ 20h00 Dieppe, NB
La Caserne
February 25 @ 19h30 Bouctouche, NB
Ecole Clément-Cormier -- Salle Antonine-Maillet
February 26 @ 19h30 Miramichi, NB
Carrefour Beausoleil - Théâtre Gilles Laplante
www.careefourbeausoleil.ca
February 27 @ 20h00 Caraquet, NB
Centre culturel de Caraquet
February 28 @ 19h30 Dalhousie, NB
Ampithéâtre Ecole L.E.R.
March 1 @ 15h00 Bathurst, NB
Ecole Secondaire Népisiguit
March 3 @ 20h00 Carleton-sur-Mer, QC
Quai des Arts, Studio Hydro-Québec
www.carletonsurmer.com/culture/centre.asp
March 5 @ 19h30 Gaspé, QC
La Petite Eglize
March 7 @ 20h30 l'Etang-du-Nord, QC
Auditorium Polyvalent des Iles
March 10 @ 19h30 Matane, QC
Cégep de Matane
www.cegep-matane.qc.ca
March 12 @ 20h00 Sept-Iles, QC
Salle de spectacle de Sept-Iles
www.spectacle-sept-iles.com
March 13 @ 19h30 Port-Cartier, QC
Eglise Saint-Alexandre
March 14 @ 20h00 Baie-Comeau, QC
Théâtre de Baie-Comeau
www.theatre-de-baie-comeau.ca
March 15 @ 16h00 Jonquière, QC
Centre de diffusion des Arts de la scène du Mont Jacob
testing
Janelle here, welcoming you to our tour blog. Think of this as your invitation to get to know the "man behind the curtain". We're about to embark on our very first tour as a duo, and we'll be using this space to post our musings on our work, our concerts and life on the road.
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