Concert
SIDEband - four musicians creating new music together
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SIDEband is a unique quartet of four young female musicians all involved in new creation and improvisation. Their music is haunting and intimate. We…
For over 30 years, Upstream Music Association has been creating pan-genre orchestral nujazz, beyond classical, cyber world, experimental music improvisation, composition & conduction ensembles, concert series, festivals, recordings, workshops and symposia in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Upstream Membership
For the cost of $10 annually, you can become a member of Upstream Music Association. Members enjoy discounts on all events organized by Upstream. Beco…
Concert
Riptide online mini festival
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New and improvised music for spring – livestream and produced online video music sure to take us far from shore, enjoyed from the safe harbours of our…
Workshop
Virtual AGM
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Join us for our Annual General Meeting. In order to participate, you must be a member in good standing. To verify your membership status or to…
Concert
Open Borders
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Part of Riptide online mini festival
Persian-fusion group led by tar player Mohammad Sahraei, featuring original compositions, choice interpretations and intriguing improvisation.…
Concert
Herd of Pianos, part 2
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Part of Riptide online mini festival
The second installment of Upstream’s collaboration with the Dalhousie Art Gallery, featuring Canadian-NZ composer Juliet Palmer’s piece for 6 grand…
Concert
SIDEband – exploratory new music
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Part of Riptide online mini festival
Shauna DeGruchy (trombone) India Gailey (cello) Devin Wesley (bassoon) Ellen Gibling (harp) b a n d As a result of modulations…
Festival
Open Waters Festival 2021
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Open Waters Festival 2021: New Music for the New Decade! A new event streamed online each day from January 6th - 16th, 2021. Welcome to the…
Concert
Process: Meredith Bates, Peggy Lee, Aram Bajaklan
Part of Open Waters Festival 2021
Meredith Bates, violin, Peggy Lee, cello, and Aram Bajakian, guitar, are three highly respected West Coast musicians, making waves on the North…
Concert
Brian Borcherdt, Kim Barlow, Mairi Chaimbeul, Sahara Jane
Part of Open Waters Festival 2021
Brian Borcherdt, Kim Barlow, Mairi Chaimbeul, and Sahara Jane have developed unexpectedly into a new musical entity while they’ve been improvising in…
The Paul Cram Creation Award
The Upstream Music Association is honoured to create the Paul Cram Creation Award.
With this initiative, Upstream will be able to sustain the memory of Paul Cram and his seminal work in developing Upstream’s activities in Halifax and furthering the performance of the music he loved.