New Music Edmonton is welcoming cellist India Gailey, recently named by CBC as one of “30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30″ for several free and ticketed events January 25 and January 27, 2024
Thursday January 25 11AM: free workshop for composers and performers Room 11-363 of Allard Hall (11110 104 Avenue NW, MacEwan University).
Thursday, January 25, 7:30 PM: improvisation concert with India Gailey, cello; Caitlin Sian Richards, viola; Biboye Onanuga, percussion. Harcourt House 3rd floor (10215 – 112 St, Edmonton, AB) Tickets $20/$15.
Saturday, January 27, 2024 7:30 PM, Betty Andrews Recital Hall, Allard Hall (11110 104 Avenue NW, MacEwan University).. Recently named by CBC as one of “30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30″, cellist India Gailey presents works for cello and electronics. Free admission.
Problematica noun [ feminine ] /proble’matika/A substitute for a taxon, used for organisms whose classification cannot be decided India Gailey’s latest solo effort, Problematica (People Places Records, 2024) is a gathering of specially commissioned works that dissolve notions of genre into a psychedelic pool of sound. Layers of cello, voice, and electronics range from delicate and ethereal to distorted interlocking swells. The collection incorporates new music by composers Fjóla Evans, Nicole Lizée, Julia Mermelstein, Andrew Noseworthy, Sarah Rossy Joseph Glaser, and Thanya Iyer, as well as a new work by Shea Iles, commissioned by New Music Edmonton.
Problematica was made possible by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Artist
India Gailey is a cellist, composer, and improviser of “unparalleled talent” (Take Effect) based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, NS. With a background spanning many styles, she has worked most often in the realms of classical and experimental music, including tours across Canada, the United States, and Germany. Recently named by CBC as one of “30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30,” in May 2022 India released her second solo cello album, to you through (Redshift Records) to much acclaim. She is a member of the lauded improvisational quartet New Hermitage, and works frequently with living composers, filmmakers, visual artists, and dancers to create exploratory works of interdisciplinary art. India is the recipient of numerous honours, including awards from Arts Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Talent Trust, the Canada Council for the Arts, and Acadia & McGill Universities. India loves raspberries, large marimbas, and the smell of burning thyme.
Accessibility
Betty Andrews Recital Hall, Allard Hall, MacEwan University – accessible building with gendered, multi-stall washrooms.
Harcourt House: Wheelchair access from the building’s underpass via the basement art studios can be arranged with Harcourt’s staff at tel. 780-426-4180. Gender single stall washrooms with handrails. Seating in the art galleries to be arranged with Harcourt’s staff upon request.
