Violinist, Erin James, is equally at home as a chamber musician, soloist and orchestral player. She holds a masters degree from the Royal College of Music in London and her performances have been aired on CBC Radio and taken her across Asia, Europe and North America. Erin’s musical interests range from baroque to contemporary and she thoroughly enjoys any piece that is singable or danceable. Erin has performed at the Music By the Sea festival, played with the Vancouver and Edmonton Symphonies and with the Vancouver Opera and Allegra Chamber Orchestras. Erin is currently pursuing her doctorate in violin performance as well as a degree in fashion design and her thesis work combining textiles and music has been fully funded by a Bombardier SSHRC grant. A Pocket Concert in Toronto is one of several upcoming performances and a Johann Strauss Foundation scholarship to pursue studies in Austria is the most recent in her collection of numerous scholarships and grants.

Composed and produced by Nicholas Denton Protsack.

Performed and recorded by Erin James.

Erin James (violin) - In The Refuge Of A Cave

An ongoing aspiration of BMI Award-winning composer and cellist, Nicholas Denton Protsack, is to seek new connections between music and the natural world. Called a "(composer) to keep a close eye on" by the Canadian Music Centre, Nicholas' ecologically informed music includes composed works, studio albums, and experimental improvisations, and has been featured in a wide variety of concert settings across North America, Europe, and New Zealand. Recent accomplishments include two first prizes in the 2021 SOCAN Foundation Young Composers Awards and commissioned works for the Toronto Summer Music Festival and the American Prize-winning Ensemble for These Times (E4TT).

	As a cellist, Nicholas is an active freelance performer and advocate of new music—frequently involved in collaborative projects that range from traditional to highly experimental concert idioms. Although primarily a chamber musician, he has also appeared as a soloist with the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra and the San Francisco Conservatory Orchestra.

	Nicholas is currently undertaking a PhD in music at Victoria University of Wellington (NZ), studying with composers Michael Norris and Dugal McKinnon. His other major teachers have included David Garner (composition), Jean-Michel Fonteneau (cello), Jennifer Culp (cello), and Morna Howie (cello).