|
Cortland
Music provides live classical and
pop music for special events taking place in Halifax,
Nova Scotia and surrounding areas. Rachel Matthews (solo cello), The Cortland Duo, The Cortland Trio, and The Cortland
Quartet are all connected to Dalhousie University's Department of Music,
and are recognized locally by event planners, venue managers, and
music and wedding industry professionals, as upholding high
standards in musicianship
and professionalism. Boasting a
repertoire of over two hundred titles, including all the classical
"hits", the Cortland Music library adds new pieces every month
to ensure all their listeners are entertained!
The
majority of Cortland Music's private engagements involve providing music for
wedding ceremonies and cocktail hours, and a variety of academic,
government and
corporate functions. Cortland Music musicians have also provided music for
many dinners, fundraisers, parties (anniversary, staff, birthday,
Christmas, etc.), and other functions.
|
|
Rachel Matthews,
cellist Rachel began her
cello studies at the age of ten with Joan Chandler and
Adam Mueller through the Dartmouth Schools Music
Department. Her talents were further shaped by Prof.
Christoph Both (Acadia University) and Shimon Walt
(Dalhousie University). She was a founding member of The
Jubilee Quartet. In 1997, she pursued cello performance
studies at Le Domaine Forget in Quebec, then returned to
Halifax to become the Principal Cellist of the Nova
Scotia Youth Orchestra in the 1997-1998 season. In 1999,
she won the String Rose Bowl (top prize) at the Kiwanis
Music Festival. A Dean’s List and multi-scholarship
student, majoring in
cello performance, she graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Music in 2000. She worked for nine years as a Teaching
Assistant in Dalhousie's Music Department. She has been
the cellist, solo or in groups, for hundreds and
hundreds of events with Cortland Music since 2006. Her busy
schedule includes freelance work (live and studio) with various groups in
the Atlantic region including local bands, orchestras, and touring artists
like Kanye West and Michael Bublé.
|
|
Rachel Matthews,
business owner/operator Rachel is the Owner/Operator of Cortland
Music, and is the friendly, helpful, trusted,
easily-reached
primary contact,
for all current and prospective clients. After Rachel
managed The Jubilee Quartet through almost nine years of
success, comprised of hundreds of events, she moved on to run her own successful music business.
Cortland Music was created by Rachel in the summer of 2006 to manage The
Cortland Quartet and her sister groups. Rachel has now performed at over 530 weddings,
and over 270 other functions. Having Rachel's experience, detail orientation,
and excellent organizational skills in your corner, will ensure you
receive professional service, and ultimately, the music at your special
event will be exactly how you want it.
|
|
request a quote