Projects
Nuovo: a Contemporary Concert Series
Nuovo is a contemporary concert series co-founded and co-directed by composers Shanti Sivarulrasa and Benjamin Fraser. The series is dedicated to featuring new works by emerging Atlantic-Canadian composers.
The Nuovo Concert Series hosted its first two concerts in April 2024 and November 2024 premiering new works by several Halifax-based composers including Uandha Fernandes Barbosa, Jeremie Boudreau, Stephen Deturbide, Dylan Hay, Harry McInroy, Hope Salmonson, and Hsiu-Ping Patrick Wu. The series has featured perormances by Rostova String Quartet, Katya McBeth (violin), Lillian LeBlanc (cello), Amelie Burkinshaw (harp) and Ria Kim (piano).The series hosts two concerts per year. Upcoming calls for scores will be announced through our website and through Instagram.
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Rostova String Quartet
Formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, The Rostova String Quartet is a chamber music group composed of Shanti Sivarulrasa (first violin), Indi Tisoy Morales (second violin), Gabriel Galvis Rangel (viola), and Lillian Leblanc (cello). The quartet performs a vast classical and popular repertoire, while also premiering new works by Canadian composers.
The group has performed in several festivals and series including the Open Waters Festival, Nuovo Contemporary Concert Series, and the Scotia Festival of Music’s Chamber Players Series. The ensemble's name "Rostova" commemorates the first piece the musicians played as a quartet: "Rostova" from the War and Peace Suite by James Thomas, a pianist and composer based in Halifax.
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Themes from Cinema Paradiso performed by Rostova String Quartet