The next show in the Living Room Live house concert series for Estevan will be a classical music trio.
Jayne Hammond (soprano), Nathaniel Froese (cello) and Nicola Davies (piano) will perform on Feb. 5 at Creighton Lodge, starting at 7:30 p.m. They will bring a combination of instruments rarely heard but that fit well together.
Their wide reaching program, named From Ordinary Things, features the fiery folk music of Spain, the melodies of Andre Previn, jazz-infused meditations on parenthood, and a promise that spring will be just around the corner.
Equally comfortable in the concert, art song and opera repertoires, Hammond is quickly making a name for herself in the Canadian opera scene. She has performed across Canada, and her passion for artistic song has resulted in recitals in British Columbia, Ontario and Manitoba, all featuring Canadian composers and a wide range of repertoire.
“Outreach projects with Pacific Opera Victoria, Manitoba Underground Opera and the University of Manitoba have furthered Jayne’s passion for introducing art song and opera to new audiences,” her biography says.
Hammond is a faculty member at the Manitoba Conservatory of Music and Arts, where she started teaching this fall.
Froese has been an active cellist in Manitoba since his early years. He is a collaborator in chamber music with a special interest in vocal chamber music.
Froese has performed on cello in a wide range of styles and contexts, including orchestras, jazz, folk, metal, contemplative church services and more.
He teaches cello at Canadian Mennonite University’s Community School of Music and the Arts.
Davies, a collaborative pianist, is equally at home playing opera, musical theatre, art song and chamber music. Her theatre work encompasses well over thirty productions as music director and pianist.
She is a music director for the University of Manitoba’s Musical Theatre Ensemble, and the Manitoba Theatre for Young People’s junior production. Davies is also the pianist with cello piano duo Nate & Nina, which regularly plays house concerts throughout Western Canada.
She is the executive director and co-founder of Living Room Live
Living Room Live invites hosts to welcome friends and classical musicians into their homes for a relaxed evening of great music. The organization has so far created new tour routes in B.C. and the Prairies.
Admission is $20 and payable at the door. For a reservation please phone Shirley Andrist at 306-634-9302 by Feb. 3.
