I have posted a recording I did with Rory Cowal of Omar Daniel’s Three Chambers to the audio section of my website. I have also wrote a blog post about this exciting work. Check them both out.

Trio Dolce will playing the following concerts this season.
We hope to see you there!!!!!

November 15th 2015, 2:30pm, The Old School House Arts Centre, Qualicum Beach, BC
December 5th 2015, 7:30pm, West Coast Winter Music Society, Clayoquot Sound Theatre, Tofino, BC
March 10th 2016, 10:30am, Silk Purse Arts Centre, West Vancouver, BC

I have added a page to my website with resources for students. Check back regularly for updates.

I will be delivering a lecture-recital on my DMA research topic Monday April 4th, 2015 at noon in Roy Barnett Hall in the UBC School of Music. This lecture will explore how art, specifically clarinet music, is an effective action in Canadian multiculturalism. I will also look at ways in which clarinet music is critical of multiculturalism. Baha Poureslami and Elizabeth Mee will join me to perform works by Milton Barnes, Robert Rosen, Elliot Weisgarber, and Derek Charke.

Click here for more details about my research

Our concert at UVIC on January 17th will be live streamed on the internet.
The concert will begin at 2:30pm PST.
LIVE STREAM LINK

Here is a copy of our programme

Rory Cowal and I will be performing a concert of all Canadian works titled “Vignettes of Canada”, April 25th at 3pm at  Trinity Community Lutheran Church in Point Roberts, USA.

The Cascadia Reed Quintet will be performing January 14th at 12pm at Kwantlen University in Langley BC.

Also, February 6th at 12pm we will be performing at the University of British Columbia, School of Music, Noon Hour Concert.

Both programmes will include works by Debussy, Rameau, Pärt, and more.

Laine Longton, Clare Yuan, and I will be performing as Trio Dolce for the UVic Emerging Artists Alumni Series. We are all graduates of the music program at UVic and are trilled to return to UVic to perform. Our programme is titled Romantic Intuition featuring clarinet, cello, and piano trios by Brahms, Beethoven, and Rota. The concert will take place in the P.T Young Recital  Hall at UVic January 17th at 2:30pm. Admission by donation.

We will also be performing the same programme January 22nd at the Silk Purse Arts Centre in West Vancouver. For more detail see the Silk Purse Arts Centre website.

Trio Dolce Romantic Intuition Programme

Rory Cowell and I will be performing December 10th, 8pm at Roy Barnett Hall, UBC. This programme will feature works for clarinet by composers from central Canada including Hétu, Gougeon, Fitzell, Morawetz, Daniel, and Mather.

Free Admission

Dec 10 concert Programme

The Trio Dolce featuring myself, Clare Yuan, and Laine Longton, will be playing at Kwantlen Music@Midday concert series on September 24th at noon.

We will be playing the Brahms and Rota Trios for clarinet, cello, and piano.

Hope to see you there.

The Cascadia Reed Quintet will be performing at Douglas College Thursday September 4th at 1pm. We will be performing a concert featuring Debussy, Rameau, and Avro Part.

If you can’t make it Thursday, come to our concert on Bowen Island October 26th. More details to come.

I will be performing with Laine Longton (cello) and Clare Yuan (piano) May 25th, 8pm at Tapestry at Westbrook Mall (3338 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver), and May 31st 730pm in Point Roberts, USA at the Trinity Community Lutheran Church. Our programme is titled Romantics and Meditations and will feature the Brahms Trio, and Rota Trio for clarinet, cello, and piano.

Hope to see you there!!

I played a small part in Lindy Gray’s EP “Ripe for Revival”.
Take a listen or better yet buy her EP … it’s really good.
The clarinet is ME!

I have stepped outside of my box with this one, and it was fun.
Congratulations to Lindy and Elliot on your EP.

I will be doing a lecture recital at Douglas College Thursday, March 20th 2014. This lecture titled, Contemplating Canadian Music, will survey works from each region of Canada highlighting commonalities in sound and context. Additionally, the I will explore Canadian identity through the lens of the clarinet.

Click here to see the programme of works I will be performing.

My second DMA recital will be Feb. 11 at 8pm at the Roy Barnett Hall at the University of British Columbia. I will be joined by Sisi Liu on piano, Brian Nessleroad playing percussion, and soprano Bahareh Poureslami.

This will be an all Canadian programme featuring works by: Christopher Butterfield, Elliot Weisgarber, Jordan Nobles, Wallace Berry, Michael Parker, Clark Winslow Ross, Derek Charke, Steven Naylor, and Sandy Moore. The first half will be works by British Columbia composers. The second half of the recital will be works by composer from the Atlantic region.

Free Admission.

I have posted three new recording in the audio section of my website.  Check it out and I would love to hear you comments.