Debut Atlantic invites students, educators, and the public to tune in to a live webcast of a videoconference session with Cecilia String Quartet who is currently touring Atlantic Canada as a Debut Atlantic Artist. Newfoundland’s Department of Education’s Centre for Distance Learning and Innovation (CDLI) will host a videoconference session on Wednesday, October 23 from…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14-YEAR OLD PIANIST ANASTASIA RIZIKOV PARTICIPATES IN LIVE WEBCAST HALIFAX, NS – Debut Atlantic is excited to share a live webcast of a videoconference session with 14-year old pianist Anastasia Rizikov who is currently touring Atlantic Canada as a Debut Atlantic Artist. Newfoundland’s Department of Education’s Centre for Distance Learning and Innovation…

HALIFAX, NS – At age seven, Canadian pianist Anastasia Rizikov made her orchestral debut performing Polunin’s Concertino in A minor with the National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, conducted by Mykola Diadiura. Now 14, Anastasia is showing signs of being “one to watch”.  She is currently performing solo concerts in major US cities such as…

Debut Atlantic is pleased to announce that they will be showcasing Constantinople at the upcoming Contact East in St. John’s Newfoundland. The showcase will be from 2:15pm to 2:35pm on Saturday, September 28th, 2013 in the St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre. Constantinople is the story of a musical ensemble that chose the journey as…

Debut Atlantic is almost ready to unveil its 2014/15 touring artists! Chosen from a large pool of applicants by Debut Atlantic’s Artistic Selection Committee, these artists represent some of the best emerging Canadian artists. Each will be provided with the opportunity to tour Atlantic Canada and work with a number of community presenters and to…

Please note that due to the long weekend in Canada, we will be happy to honour any and all touring applications that are postmarked up until Tuesday, April 2nd. If you are having trouble downloading the application form, please right click (control-click) and select “Save Link As”. We look forward to receiving your submissions! –…

Debut Atlantic is pleased to announce that 13 year-old pianist Jocelyn Yang is the winner of the 2013 Debut Atlantic Award for Musical Excellence.  Yang is 13 and currently in grade 7 at Bedford South School. “The Debut Atlantic Award for Musical Excellence is a very important part of our mandate to support and encourage…

Praised for their “emotional investment” and “decisive” interpretations (Toronto Star) along with their “intense” and “hot-blooded” performances (Globe and Mail), Debut Atlantic is pleased to welcome back one of Canada’s leading string ensembles, the Tokai String Quartet. Presenting a program of works by Beethoven, Wolf and Ravel, Tokai will also perform a new piece by…

The University of Prince Edward Island is closing at 5:30pm due to poor weather conditions. As a result, Todd Yaniw’s concert, scheduled to take place at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall has been cancelled.