Author Archives: reid
New Piano Music
Tim and Julie were married in August 2019…Georgian Bay was composed for them. Alexis and Jack were married in January 2020…Sun On Snow was composed for them. These two pieces are part of a collection that I have written for … Continue reading
‘Refugee’ has a new home
I have just uploaded a video that I made in 2014 to YouTube. It used to be on Vimeo. Here is the new link
Balance Point: A 20 year retrospective documentary of Kate Church
Kate Church and I have worked together on various theatre projects. In 2016, I recorded this show at The Mary E Black Gallery in Halifax. I’ve posted it on YouTube. Here is the link Friends of Kate have started a … Continue reading
India
I’ve created a string trio to be underscoring for a series of Tai Chi videos I’ve edited after Sifu George Thomas travelled to Canada from India to visit our group in Mahone Bay at the end of May. We had … Continue reading
Happy New Year
I love the tradition of writing compositions for family events. There have been many weddings and one funeral so far and I’ve been recording this music and will add more over the coming months. In November, my daughter, Gwyneth was … Continue reading
Balance Point
Balance Point features the work of international artist Kate Church. Kate’s twenty year retrospective was shown at the Mary E Black Gallery in Halifax, last August. We have collaborated in theatre productions in the past and I have been a … Continue reading
Waterborne: Dreaming of the Robin L
This summer I took a workshop about making documentaries. What a great time working with Dawn, Yvonne and Bob, sponsored by the Lunenburg Doc Fest. ‘Waterborne’ is an interview with boat builder Bill Lutwick and incorporates lots of ‘B’ reel … Continue reading
Refugee on vimeo
My song Refugee is now my first music video…here’s the link Thanks to my friend, Dante, I know a bit more about editing in Final Cut Pro X. (in particular, scaling and opacity and using keyframes). Can’t wait to get … Continue reading
A Christmas Carol
Sunday and Monday, December 20 and 21st at 7pm, we perform our fourth production of ‘A Christmas Carol’. I adapted this version from Dicken’s classic tale of redemption and have included period carols and songs. Endure a haunting visit by … Continue reading
Just Show Up…and Sing
Just Show Up invites you to https://vimeo.com/147177213 to view our video recording of the November session and ‘Cecillia’. Your next opportunity to join us is on Monday, December 28 at 2:30 pm at The Mug & Anchor when the theme … Continue reading