Geordie Haley is a composer, improviser, educator and guitarist. Contributing to the creative music scenes of Fredericton NB, Toronto ONT, and now Halifax NS, Geordie has been presenting songs, rhythm based compositions and improvised music for over 25 years. 
Since returning to the Maritimes Geordie has been a featured artist in concert and festival programs by creative music presenters Upstream Music, Suddenly Listen, Canadian Music Center, The Motion Ensemble, Jazz East, Scotia Festival, Shattering the Silence Festival, and the Harvest Jazz Festival.

THRENODIES, a work for 4 musicians and 3 dancers based on Haley’s original compositions in collaboration with dancer/choreographer Susanne Chui was featured a during the 2012 Halifax Jazz Festival.

As an educator Geordie continues his practice at the NSCC Waterfront Campus Music Arts Department, teaching private lessons and instructing ensembles.
As a bandleader Geordie’s music can be heard at cd baby and on CBC RADIO 3.


Patrick Arteaga is a composer based out of Toronto, Canada.

I am an Italian-Canadian Composer-arranger, songwriter, and guitarist, originally from Modena, Italy, but currently based in Toronto, Canada.

Pianist Luciane Cardassi is a noted performer of new music who regularly premiers works by emerging and established composers from around the world. She earned a doctorate in contemporary music performance from the University of California, San Diego. 

The main focus of Luciane’s work for the last 20 years has been collaborations with composers. Since moving to Canada in 2006, she has already premiered more than 30 works by Canadian composers, in addition to new works by composers from Brazil, USA and Europe. In 2010, she developed a concert program, “Going North”, with new works for piano, pianist voice, electronics and video by Canadian and Brazilian composers. This first cycle of “Going North” was well received by audiences in Canada, Brazil and the U.K. Luciane recently premiered “Going North 2.”

One of her current projects is a collaboration with harpsichordist Katelyn Clark. The rocKeys duo will be premiering works for harpsichord, piano and electronics by 4 Canadian composers in 2014, followed by a CD recording and Canadian and international tours. In 2013 Luciane will be touring with a multimedia concert by composer Emilie LeBel, entitled “on faith, work, leisure & sleep” with works for piano, pianist's voice, text, electronics, and video. A DVD of this project, which is based on a book by Canadian poet Sue Sinclair, will be released in the Fall of 2013. The pianist is also developing a Brazil/Portugal/Canada collaboration with pianist Ana Claudia de Assis with new works for piano 4-hands.  Luciane lives in Banff, Canada. She is the pianist of the “Rubbing Stone Ensemble”, from Calgary.



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