Adria Jackson is a Celtic harper/singer reminiscent of Loreena McKennitt and early Joni Mitchell. Her natural and pure lyric soprano voice paired with her hand crafted harp skillfully brings traditional ballads and songs to life. She released her debut traditional folk album Troubadour which is filled with traditional Celtic, timeless originals, Canadiana and folk inspired classical songs drawing on her Celtic, English and Scandinavian heritage. Troubadour climbed nationally to #15 on the Earshot folk/roots/blues charts in August 2023. In July 2023 Adria was the most requested artist on ...


Halifax, NS

Capella Regalis Choirs is a registered Canadian charity dedicated to increasing access to excellence in the arts for people of all ages and of diverse backgrounds and enriching the musical landscape of Nova Scotia. Capella Regalis is a two-pronged organization with both music performance and music training mandates.The organization’s performance mandate is to foster and promote an appreciation of choral music throughout the province of Nova Scotia and beyond. Capella Regalis fulfills this mandate by presenting a broad range of professional choral events and music outreach programs to the ...


Halifax, NS

Kanagawa, Kanagawa

Hailed by LaScena Musicale as arising star, Tiohtià:ke/Montréal-based pianist DavidPotvin is knownfor playing that is “always controlled and beautiful” (ChrisWolf, Classic 107), and is quickly establishing himself as one of Canada’s most exciting pianists. His imaginative programs seamlessly combine standard repertoire and contemporary music, with a focus on Canadian repertoire. His debut album, Catharsis,wa snominated for classical album of the year by Music Nova Scotia, and it was described by Gramophone as “distinctive and highly accomplished.” David’s playing has been broadcast on radio ...


Montréal, QC

New Glasgow, NS

Canadian violinist Gillian Smith is an enthusiastic advocate for new music and is excited to collaborate with composers of today whenever possible. She released her debut solo album,Into the Stone, which features works for solo violin by Kati Agócs, Alice Ping Yee Ho, Veronika Krausas, Chantale Laplante, and Ana Sokolovic, on the Leaf Music label in 2019. This album was nominated for the 2020 ECMA for Classical Recording of the Year. David Olds ofThe WholeNotemagazine calledInto the Stone“a stunning debut album by a rising star”, andLa Scena Musicalewrote, “Gillian Smith demonstrates a great ...


Bedford, NS

The Halifax Camerata Singers has contributed to the musical landscape of Atlantic Canada since its founding in 1986 by Artistic Director Emeritus Jeff Joudrey. The award-winning auditioned choir is known for excellence in choral storytelling and for creating memorable live music experiences. Camerata balances the classics of choral repertoire with explorations of new works by underheard voices and championing contemporary Canadian composers.Members of the Halifax Camerata Singers have rich personal and professional connections to music-making and appear in ensembles across the province both ...


Halifax, NS

India Gailey is a cellist, composer, and improviser based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, NS. Named by CBC as one of “30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30,” India has toured across the Western hemisphere as both a soloist and collaborator, most often in the realms of classical and experimental music. She works frequently with living composers, filmmakers, visual artists, and dancers to create works of interdisciplinary art, and appears as a guest musician on dozens of recordings spanning a wide stylistic array. Following the acclaimed release of to you through (Redshift Records), her latest ...


Halifax, NS

Jennyfer Brickenden divides her time and energy between vegetable gardening in Cape Breton, her interests in ecology and chief administrator of Scojen Music Productions. She is the creative confidante to the multi-dimensional and accomplished Canadian composer, Scott Macmillan, to whom she is married. Throughout her career Brickenden has sought creative opportunities for Macmillan, bringing them to reality thus enabling Scott to work with a vast array of musical talent from diverse cultural backgrounds.In 1988 she co-created with Scott Macmillan their acclaimed Choral Celtic Classical ...


Halifax, NS