UpStream Ensembles & Productions
Upstream 6.0
Upstream 6.O is the latest ensemble in the Upstream Music Collective's 20 year history. The group was formed in fall 2009 in response to new talent moving into the Halifax/Atlantic zone and mingling with local forces already in motion.
Guitarist Geordie...
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It's fun, it's entertaining. It can get wild – it can soar – it can be just plain nutty. The conductor is out front cuing the musicians individually or collectively to play certain phrases, melodies, rhythms out of the air or from short scores – piecing it all together in some coherent...
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CONVOY HFX Redux
By Paul Cram
Convoy HFX Redux is a new Upstream project based on the spirit and structure of Convoy HFX an orchestral piece written by Upstream artistic director Paul Cram in 2002 for the 22 piece Upstream Orchestra. The new CONVOY configuration is :...
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