Harpaflöjt

Kirsty Money, nyckelharpa
Jennifer Publicover, flutes
and Friends
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Dec. 16, 2023, 7:00pm, St. George’s Round Church, 2222 Brunswick St.: Nordic holiday concert in trio Harpaflöjt with Kirsty Money, nyckelharpa, and Alistair Maksym, keyboards.
Join the trio of Jennifer Publicover (flute), Alistair Maksym (keyboard), and Kirsty Money ( nyckelharpa) for a journey from summer to winter in Sweden, with a few other well loved Christmas gems. Tickets $25 reg, $15 students and seniors, $50 for families of four or more, children 12 and under are free. Tickets can be bought online at kirstymoney.ca via PayPal, or in person at the door before the show.

Selected past dates

Feb. 5, 2022 - The Re-Jigged Festival: A Concert for St. Brigid

Live Concerts with Musique Royale:
July 31 at 7pm at the Dawn Oman Art Gallery
Bridgetown NS

Aug. 1 at 4pm, at St. Barnabus Anglican Church
Blue Rocks NS

About

“Harpaflöjt", which is a word that references both strings and flute, is a trio of Halifax based musicians, dedicated to exploring the folk music traditions of Scandinavia, the Celtic countries of Scotland, and Ireland, as well as the dispora of these traditions throughout Canada and the United States. The trio has woven together a program of Scandinavian origin, with a focus on traditional and baroque music from Sweden, Denmark and Norway, as well as their own compositions. The 3/4 time Polska beat takes centre stage, luring the listener into the trancelike groove that is so addictive in this music, and an integral part of this tradition.

About the artists

Kirsty Money, nyckelharpa/fiddle
Originally from BC, Kirsty Money studied violin with Sydney Humphreys at the Victoria Conservatory of Music, and has further performance degrees from McGill and Western Universities, as well as her LRSM (UK). Currently she is a member of the first violin section of Symphony Nova Scotia. However, Kirsty plays more than just modern violin. While studying in Montréal, she was introduced to the Baroque violin, and this has led to collaborations with Early Music musicians like David Greenberg (Tempest Baroque Ensemble), Suzie Leblanc (Le Nouvel Opera), Jeanne Lamont(Tafelmusik), Alex Weimann (Pacific Baroque Orchestra), Kati Debretzeni (English Baroque Soloists) and David McGuinness (Concerto Caledonia, Scotland). Kirsty’s interest in Early Music and living with the Folk traditions in Nova Scotia, has also inspired her to take up playing the Swedish Nyckelharpa, an instrument dating from Medieval Northern Europe. Since 2015 she has been studying the instrument and it’s Folk repertoire from Sweden intensely. Through grants from the Canada Council and Arts Nova Scotia she has been to Nyckelharpa workshops and festivals in Sweden, the UK and Germany. Principal mentors include Olov Johansson, Josefina Paulson, Magnus Holmström, David Eriksson, and Vicki Swan. Kirsty’s intention is to bring the amazing depth of sound and versatility of the nyckelhapra to audiences in Nova Scotia, and indeed to the rest of Canada. For more information about the nyckelharpa please visit kirstymoney.ca or Kirsty’s FB page Nyckelharpa Nova Scotia.

Jennifer Publicover, flutes
Jennifer Publicover leads a multi-faceted life performing on the wooden Irish flute, modern orchestral flute, and Baroque flute. She earned her Master’s degree in flute performance at the University of Toronto and her B.Mus at Mount Allison. An ac3ve collaborator in dance halls and on the concert stage, she has also recorded two albums as a member of the neo-traditional trio Papilio. She freelances as an orchestral/theatre musician on the modern flute and a chamber and orchestral musician on the Baroque flute. Possessing a second master’s degree in environmental studies, Jennifer is also a published scholar on the use of music as an environmental education tool, and lectures at Saint Mary’s University on the history of Irish traditional music. She is the owner and director of the Halifax Institute of Traditional and Early Music, and is a sought-after flute teacher.