2018 archive - selected
Finished the last of the tracking on the second Papilio album, Jan. 2, 2018, with a set of Swedish polskas. Special guest Alistair Maksym, piano. Photo: John Adams, Stonehouse Sound.
Accepted Jan. 9, 2018, published online Feb. 2, 2018: Second scholarly publication from thesis for Master of Environmental Studies degree: "Engaging with Environmental Issues as a Musician: Career Perspectives from the Musicians of the Playlist for the Planet". Authors Jennifer L. Publicover, Tarah S. Wright, Steven Baur & Peter N. Duinker, in Popular Music and Society DOI: 10.1080/03007766.2018.1426367
Jan. 7, 2018, 3:30-5:30pm: Hosting masterclass for visiting contemporary flutist Paolo Bortolussi at the Maritime Conservatory for my classical flute students.
Jan. 7, 2018, 7:00-8:30pm: Hosting special open class for visiting Irish flute and whistle icon Kevin Crawford at the Maritime Conservatory for my student Trad Ensemble.
Photo: Angela Doak
Jan. 27, Mar. 10, and Apr. 21, 2018, 8:00pm (beginners' tutorials start 7:30pm): Papilio is the house band for Halifax Contra Dances at All Nations' Church, 2535 Robie St., Halifax NS.
March 24, 2pm: Fundraising concert for Maritime Conservatory Traditional Music Ensemble in conjunction with Papilio, 6199 Chebucto Rd., Halifax. Proceeds help youth in the ensemble attend the Boxwood Festival in July 2018.
Deantha Edmunds-Ramsay, soprano
March 25, 2pm: Inuktitut Arias for All Seasons
Deantha Edmunds, soprano; Tara Scott, piano; Jennifer Publicover, flute; and Reuben Bauer, trombone. Deantha Edmunds performs a solstice-inspired afternoon concert featuring works from her award-winning album Pillorikput Inuit: Inuktitut Arias for All Seasons. Halifax Central Library: https://www.ceciliaconcerts.ca/product/deantha-edmunds/
April 25-27, 2018: Papilio plays several ceilidhs for the Atlantic Festival of Music.
May 12, 2018, 11am-1pm: Jennifer and family Alistair Maksym (keyboard) and Lydia Maksym (harp) (the "Tidewater Trio") play for the Mothers' Day celebrations of the Dartmouth Museum Society at Evergreen Historic House, 26 Newcastle St. Dartmouth.
May 12, 2018, 7:30: The MCPA Trad Ensemble plays at the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts Association fundraiser, Lillian Piercy Concert Hall, Maritime Conservatory, 6199 Chebucto Rd. Halifax.
June 2 and 3, both 10:30am-1:30pm: The Tidewater Trio (Jennifer and family Alistair Maksym, piano, and Lydia Maksym, harp) play at Doors Open Halifax. Alderney Landing June 2, NS Power Lower Water St. June 3.
Lunenburg County, NS. Joined by the awesome Jude Pelley.
June 2, 2018, event start 6pm: Papilio plays fundraiser for the Higgins School of Highland Dance in Sackville, NS.
June 7, 2018: Earned a Maritime Conservatory Professional Development Fellowship to study harpsichord regulation and to restore function to a secondary conservatory harpsichord that is not yet currently in use. This work takes place July - August 2018.
June 16, 2018, 4pm: The MCPA Baroque Ensemble played at the annual general meeting of the Early Music Society of Nova Scotia.
June 21, 4:30: The MCPA Trad Ensemble played for International Music Day at the Maritime Conservatory.
June 29, July 13, July 20, all 1:00pm-4:00pm: The Tidewater Trio played for the Friday afternoon Teas at Evergreen Historic House, Dartmouth NS, hosted by the Dartmouth Heritage Museum Society. Book a spot at this link.
Aug. 11, 2018, 2:00am-3:45pm: The MCPA Trad Ensemble played at the Halifax Public Gardens as community guests of the Friends of the Public Gardens.
Aug. 18, 7:30pm: Papilio played a full concert at the West Dublin Hall in Lunenburg County, NS, with Jude Pelley.
Aug. 19, 2018, 2:00pm: Papilio played an hour-long set at the Halifax Public Gardens as part of the Summer in the Gardens professional concert series.
Aug. 24 and Aug. 31, both 1:00pm-4:00pm: The Tidewater Trio played for the Friday afternoon Teas at Evergreen Historic House, Dartmouth NS, hosted by the Dartmouth Heritage Museum Society. Book a spot at this link.
Sept. 10, 2018: Restart of teaching season at the Maritime Conservatory.
Sept. 18, 7:30pm: Theatre pit performance in The House of Martin Guerre, a musical by Leslie Arden, at the Charlottetown Festival in Charlottetown PEI.
Sept. 21, 8pm and Sept. 22, 1:30pm: Theatre pit performances in Jesus Christ Superstar, a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, at the Charlottetown Festival, PEI.
Oct. 20, 2018, 12noon: The Maritime Conservatory Trad Ensemble plays at the Re-Jigged Festival.
Oct. 21, 2018, 2:00pm: The Maritime Conservatory Trad Ensemble plays at a concert of Jewish Music at the Maritime Conservatory.
Oct. 2018: The inventory of Papilio’s second album “Sociable Butterflies” has arrived in cd format, and digital download and other options will be set up very soon - details soon.
Nov. 3, 2018, 2pm: Playing Baroque flute on the Early Music Society of Nova Scotia’s Harpsichord Fundraiser Chamber Music Concert featuring harpsichordist Marie Bouchard. St. George’s Round Church, 2222 Brunswick St., Halifax.
November 2018: Papilio's second album, "Sociable Butterflies", is now available.