Chris Norman (flautist)

Chris Norman (flautist)

Chris Norman (born in Halifax, Nova Scotia)[1] is a flautist. He also plays bagpipes and bodhran and composes music. Specializing in the wooden flute, he has played as a member of groups such as The Baltimore Consort,[2] Helicon, Skyedance, and Concerto Caledonia; and performed and recorded solo.[1] His musical style is very eclectic, with projects including "Celtic Canadian and American traditional music; Renaissance tunes; orchestral, chamber, and solo performance; rock/jazz crossover; classical crossover" and world music.[3] He plays "traditional Celtic, Appalachian and Cape Breton music... and he played the flute for the ceilidh scene in the movie Titanic".[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Chris Norman Biography". http://chrisnorman.com/bios_chris.html. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
  2. ^ Sunier, John (November 08, 2007). "“Gut, Wind and Wire” - Instruments of the Baltimore Consort - Dorian". The Baltimore Consort - reviews. http://www.baltcons.com/reviews.htm. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
  3. ^ Child, Fred. "Keeping Score." Billboard 111.19 (1999): 34. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 7 Aug. 2011.
  4. ^ Shull, Jonathan (June 2006). "Locating the Past in the Present: Living Traditions and the Performance of Early Music". Ethnomusicology Forum (Routledge) 15 (1): 87–111. doi:10.1080/174111910600634361. ISSN 1741-1920. 

External links

Official website

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