James McGowan

• Raphael Weinroth-Browne, cello  
• Leah Roseman, violin
• James McGowan, piano
• Mike Essoudry, drums/percussion 

As a versatile improvising chamber ensemble, we play music that is created fully in the moment. Engaging with a diversity of styles, our music tends to be classical-focused, with influences from the Baroque, Romantic, and Contemporary art music practices, as well as middle-Eastern, folk music, and jazz styles, while we collectively improvise.

The performances we've given have been enthusiastically received, including our previous shows in 2023 at the NAC, at Carleton University, and at MacKay United Church, and at Southminister in May 2024 in the DOMS Concert Series were extremely well-received. Our performances are acoustic and evoke the traditional chamber music sound of a piano trio (violin, cello, and piano), while Mike adds timbrally on drums and percussion in a way that can create a colourful sonic texture or a compelling rhythmic groove. 

Next shows: 

July 22 and July 23, 12 noon. National Arts Centre, Atrium O'Brien 

Collected Strands performing a workshop for high school students in the Carleton Mini-Course Program (May 2023).

New Recording coming in 2024. While you wait, please check out our video clips and on Facebook!