October 16, 2016 – 2:00PM
Ruby Trio

Terri Croft, Amahl Arulanandam, and Alexander Seredenko

This red hot and accomplished Toronto-based trio is made up of violinist Terri Croft, cellist Amahl Arulanandam and pianist Alexander Seredenko. They perform trios by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Haydn, and Hatzis.

About Terri Croft

As an accomplished violinist and award-winning fiddler, musician Terri Croft has led a multi-faceted musical life in the 20 years since she first picked up a violin. As a freelance musician her work is as diverse as her musicianship. Having grown up amidst the Maritime fiddle music tradition in Riverview, New Brunswick, Terri continues to embrace a vast array of musical styles.

Q. What’s playing on your iPod these days?

A. All the Ella Fitzgerald! Just all of it. I’m obsessed.

Q. Have you ever been to Halifax?

A. I did my undergrad at Dal, and spent a lot of time here in my childhood, so this is kind of a homecoming for me!

Q. What’s your favorite thing(s) to do when you’re not on stage?

A. I’m into social justice, and reading lots of books on those subjects! I also love going to art galleries and walking out on the beach near where I live in Toronto.

Q. When you were a kid, did you have a mentor or someone who gave you a push toward performing?

A. As a kid, there were many people. I’d have to say my Mom probably helped me the most, to overcome my stage fright and get out there!

Q. If you could go back in time, what would you tell your younger artist self?

A. Take care of “human Terri” first. If “human Terri” isn’t well, “artist Terri” will have a hard time getting out there!

About Amahl Arulanandam

With tastes ranging from baroque music to death metal, cellist Amahl Arulanandam is known for his musical versatility and ability to adapt to many different genres.  Though he has a deep love for the classics, Amahl’s focus is rooted in the performance of the music of our time. His cello journey began at age 4 under the tutelage of Susan Gagnon. Amahl’s performances have brought him to three different continents, with major performances in Canada, the United States, Austria and India.

Q. What’s playing on your iPod these days?

A. Opeth – Blackwater Park

Q. Have you ever been to Halifax?

A. Yes, with the National Youth Orchestra in 2011. We stayed in downtown Halifax but played in Wolfville.

Q. What’s your favorite thing(s) to do when you’re not on stage?

A. Ride my bike, go to the gym and play video games (three things, but yeah…)

Q. When you were a kid, did you have a mentor or someone who gave you a push toward performing?

A. Not as a child, no. That didn’t come until later, when I actually became serious about music.

Q. If you could go back in time, what would you tell your younger artist self?

A. Nothing, really. What I did (or more accurately, didn’t do) as a young musician really shaped what I am now.

About Alexander Seredenko

Pianist Alexander Seredenko has developed a following for his electrifying and deeply expressive performances. He has earned top prizes in numerous competitions, and was the first Canadian to win the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition. He is scheduled to make his Toronto Symphony debut this season with the Rachmaninoff 2nd Concerto.

Q. What’s playing on your iPod these days?

A. Bach one day, Prokofiev another, jazz/gospel organ on the next. Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull on the weekends, perhaps. Music can be a fertile field where all one needs to do is to plant a seed, which grows into an interest for, say, Ravi Shankar one month, synthwave the next.

Q. Have you ever been to Halifax?

A. No. Being our group’s first visiting concert, and my first time to Nova Scotia, I’d say it could not have lined up better!

Q. What’s your favorite thing(s) to do when you’re not on stage?

A. My hobbies include commercial aviation, board games, and having long, sometimes pointlessly meaningful conversation with friends.

Q. When you were a kid, did you have a mentor or someone who gave you a push toward performing?

A. My mentors included parents, teachers, counselors, and fellow artists.

Q. If you could go back in time, what would you tell your younger artist self?

A. Relax. It will come. Asking the kind of questions that will eventually turn you into an interested, calm, concerted, and rewarded individual. The more you put in, the more you receive.

Presenting Partner

Cecilia Concerts | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Partner | Lang Optometry And Eyewear

Concert Location
Lilian Piercey Concert Hall
Maritime Conservatory of the Performing Arts
6199 Chebucto Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia

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