Strings Collide

Ryan and Cris - two unique artists, together for the first time. Both are awesome

performers who perform with electronics, loops and pedals and both are exciting

composers.

Ryan Davis, “A violist unlike any other” (Stir Vancouver), Canadian Ryan Davis has

swiftly emerged as a singular creative force. Davis commands praise for his presence

as a composer-performer under the moniker Radia, unifying his extensive classical

training with the inspiration of folk, electronic, and hip-hop music. Ryan has recently

been appointed Professor of Viola at University of British Columbia.

Juno nominated Cris Derksen is an Internationally respected Indigenous Cellist and Composer. Originally from Treaty 8 Northern Alberta she comes from a line of chiefs from NorthTall Cree Reserve on her father’s side and a line of strong Mennonite homesteaders on her mother’s. Derksen braids the traditional and contemporary, weaving her classical background and her Indigenous ancestry together with new school electronics to create genre-defying music.Derksen performs nationally and internationally as a soloist and in collaboration with some of Canada’s finest. Recent concert destinations include Carnegie Hall NYC, Norway, Chile, Hong Kong, Australia, Mongolia, Europe and a whole lot of Canada: the place Derksen refers to as home.

Host or Publisher Kingston Road Village Concert Series