Performers

Esmerine (Québec)

This group was formed a decade ago by cellist Rebecca Foon and percussionist Bruce Cawdron, two members of the scene associated with Constellation Records (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Thee Silver Mt. Zion, etc.).  Esmerine plays, as they call it, "modern chamber music."  In recent years, the group has expanded to include harpist Sarah Pagé and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Barr, whom Foon and Cawdron met through their joint work with the extraordinary singer-songwriter, Lhasa de Sela.  In the wake of Lhasa's tragically early death from breast cancer, the revamped Esmerine has crafted a musical eulogy for and celebration of her life, La Lechuza (Constellation), a delicate and compassionate tribute to one of the treasures of Canadian music.