Maureen Batt, Tristan DeBorba and Daniel MacNeil

2:00 PM

Maureen Batt

Maureen Batt, soprano, devotes much of her career to celebrating Canadian classical contemporary repertoire by collaborating with established and emerging composers to commission, première, and re-perform their works. In June 2017 she released her debut album, Lady of the Lake featuring a new song cycle by Fiona Ryan (Halifax), and earning a Music Nova Scotia ‘Classical Recording of the Year’ nomination. She is the co-artistic director of Essential Opera—a concert opera company performing everything from Baroque to the brand new—and is the founder of the new music recital series Crossing Borders.

 2:35 PM

Tristan DeBorba & Nicole Strum

The Nova Scotia - PEI duo Tristan DeBorba and Nicole Strum present contemporary classical compositions for saxophone, including Alex Mincek’s- Karate for two tenor saxophones and Christian Lauba’s Ars for two soprano saxes.

 3:00 PM

Daniel MacNeil

Prolific in the craft of extemporaneous music, MAC premiere their inventive and original sound, with musical background and expertise which includes New Music, Experimental, Classical, Cross-Cultural, and beyond. www.danielmacneil.ca

Daniel MacNeil (guitar), Norm Adams (cello), Derek Charke (flute)