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10/13/03

FLUTIST CHRIS NORMAN & ENSEMBLE TO PERFORM AT SLU

CANTON – Chris Norman, hailed as among the finest of contemporary flute 
players, and the Chris Norman Ensemble will perform in concert at St. Lawrence 
University on Saturday, October 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the North Star Pub, 
E.J. Noble University Center. The event is open to the public, free of 
charge.
	Members of the ensemble will also conduct a workshop on traditional 
Celtic music on Saturday, October 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Gilbert 
Recital Hall, Griffiths Arts Center; it is also open to the public.
	Playing venues ranging from large international folk festivals and 
concert halls to intimate chamber music series, the ensemble presents diverse, 
high-energy programs drawn from its repertoire. Performances encompass 
traditional music of Canada, Scotland and Ireland, as well as Celtic-inspired 
works from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, plus Norman's original 
compositions. 
	The ensemble includes Norman (flutes, pipes, whistles, vocals), Andy 
Thurston (guitar, mandola, tiple), James Blachly (acoustic bass, viola da 
gamba, vocals) and Simeon Darley Chapin (percussion, drums, vocals). Their 
most recent release is the CD The Caledonian Flute, on Boxwood Music.
	Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Norman's interest in the traditional 
music of Maritime Canada – as well as Scottish, Irish and French Canadian 
styles – drew him from his early path studying classical flute. His subsequent 
work has redefined the boundaries of both traditional and classical styles, 
forging a synthesis that has been embraced by audiences, scholars and critics 
of both schools.

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