Saturday, February 13, 2021
at 7:30 PM
Charke ~ Cormier Duo
Derek Charke (flutes)
Eugene Cormier (guitar)
NOTE: Postponed to 2022
Derek Charke (flutes) and Eugene Cormier (guitar) formed the Charke ~ Cormier Duo in 2014 culminating in a debut recital at the KC Irving Centre in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Both performers are highly accomplished musicians who are on the teaching faculty at Acadia University's School of Music. This sonorous union of flute and guitar continues to charm audiences across the Maritimes. Their repertoire includes many of the most important works for this pairing of instruments, and creates a sonic journey for audiences from the street corners of Argentina to the halls of Europe, as well as introducing fresh new works created today.
Their critically acclaimed debut CD, Ex Tempore, was released in 2018 through Leaf Music, Halifax. Here they curate a charming program that includes an original composition by Charke and arrangements of Scarlatti and Peter Maxwell Davies by Cormier paired with works by Debussy, Handel and Brazilian-
Derek often writes music for the duo. So far he has composed three works: Ex Tempore, The Equation of Time, and Bathymetric Terrains-
The duo has performed various works by Canadian composers including Celso Machado and Anne Lauber, and they premiered a work dedicated to them by Nova Scotian composer, Adam Langille. They have received funding from Arts Nova Scotia and Acadia University.
Learn more at http://charkecormierduo.com/