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Embarking on a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at the University of Colorado-Boulder, Adam Riggs holds a Master of Music, Performance degree from the Hartt School, a Bachelor of Music, Honours Performance degree and a Diploma in Chamber Music from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada. He is an up and coming Canadian cellist who has won several awards, attended many international summer music festivals and enjoys playing chamber music.

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New Year!

Wow, it’s almost mid-way through January of 2012 and school will be starting up again soon. I had a great Christmas and New Years, and I am sad that it’s all over now. That being said, I have been glad for the extra holiday time, before things get crazy again. I already have a few concerts already lined up, so check out my concerts page and hope to see you there for a few!



Christmas

Wow, it’s already almost Christmas. I have two pesky exams to write, and then I’m a free man for a while. I did my first cameo in a play a few weeks back, and it has given me more confidence to talk while I am on stage with my cello. It was a lot of fun and I was so lucky to have that opportunity. I am hoping that the next few weeks are a little less busy than the past few have been, and maybe I might be able to finish some projects that I never had the chance to do earlier because of school. On a final note, I still have Christmas CD’s if anybody wants one, give me a shout and we can make that happen. If I don’t get to updating this before Christmas, MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone and a Happy New Year!



New Christmas CD

So, wow, it’s already Thanksgiving break :) I love this time of year. It means the start of the Christmas season, my favorite time of the year. I’ve already got the Christmas lights up (which actually is later than usual) and it’s already starting to feel magical. Now all I have to do is finish the semester and finish exams and then I can relax for a while :) But before I do I have one more concert to play on my own and that’s at Golden, CO’s Miner’s Alley Playhouse. Should be a lot of fun…playing some Christmas Carols and Bach Cello Suites…can’t go wrong with that. I have a few more performances with Life/Art Dance Ensemble, but this time I’m providing “Changing music” which is literally what it says…filler for when they are changing. Also I have made a new re-issue of my Christmas CD, which I recorded 4 new tracks for. It’s a combination of the previous two recordings I put out, with the 4 new recordings. If you are interested in obtaining a copy let me know.



Life/Art Dance Ensemble

So after weeks of preperation working on photos, posters and program design and printing, rehearsals and then the two concerts, the Life/Art Dance Ensemble 2nd Annual Showcase went very well and I was very proud of all the dancers and to be apart of such a production. The second night I think overall was a better performance, definatly on my part, although it was more nerve wracking because I had no time to actually play int he hall, before the concert began. It was one of those concert halls where on stage everything sounded really quiet and dry, but in the audience the cello sounded amazing. I am posting a video of The Swan, that I performed that night in the video page, so those who couldn’t come can see the size of the hall. I am so sad that it’s now finished.



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