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Halifax Rättvik TrioMusique Royale is excited to promote the Halifax-based ensemble Rättvik Trio as part of their 40th Summer Festival. St John's is thrilled to welcome them to our historic church on Friday August 22 at 7pm.
Featuring Jennifer Publicover (flutes); Peter Rousu (guitar, bass), and Stefan Ekedahl (cello, spelpipor, bagpipes), the trio is a trans-Atlantic collaboration and exploration of the folk genres of Sweden and Canada. Performing music from their new album Havet, concerts will include lots of polskas and Swedish tunes of various types, with original compositions of Peter’s, and tunes Quebec and the Maritimes. Maritimers who enjoy Celtic-type genres will find this a delightful and fresh new soundscape to explore! Tickets: $25 at the door, $21 advanced rate, youth FREE (18 and under) Purchase tickets in advance via CanadaHelps HERE About the Ensemble
Halifax Rättvik Trio Three friends came together in Sweden in the summer of 2023 and decided that they would share their love of the traditional music from their respective countries together as creative musical travelers. Jennifer hails from Halifax, a lively city on the Atlantic coast of Canada where many different folk genres can be heard, such as Maritime Old Time, Cape Breton, Irish, Acadian, and others. Stefan and Peter live in Rättvik in Dalarna, Sweden, an area particularly rich with musical tradition where cultural forms are passed down with pride and transformed anew with each generation. As experienced performers, recording artists, and educators each in their own right, Peter, Stefan, and Jennifer found themselves united by their passion for their own and each other’s music, and the desire to explore the folk genres of all the geographical points in between. They released their first album Havet (the Sea) in 2024. The Musicians JENNIFER PUBLICOVER (flutes): From Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Jennifer is an active performer and recording artist with many different groups on the Irish flute, Baroque flute, and modern orchestral flute. She is the owner and director of the Halifax Institute of Traditional and Early Music, and consults for the Halifax Celtic Cultural Festival, the Halifax Early Music Festival, and other initiatives. PETER ROUSU (guitar, bass): Guitarist, bassist and composer Peter has collaborated in countless varied musical contexts. He is heard in 4 albums with his band Fatang, 2 albums with Supernova, and 2 albums with Jeannett & Peter. He is co-owner of the production company Walrou Music AB and has decades of teaching experience in guitar, bass, ensembles, arranging, and improvisation. STEFAN EKEDAHL (cello, spelpipor, bagpipes): Originally from Karlskrona and now living in Rättvik, Stefan has recorded with several legendary ensembles in the revival of Swedish traditional music, including Blå Bergens Borduner. He has decades of experience as a music educator and owns Ekedahl Folk Flutes, a company that manufactures hand-crafted traditional Swedish folk flutes, bagpipes, and moraharpas. |
Halifax Rättvik Trio
Musique Royale is excited to promote the Halifax-based ensemble Rättvik Trio as part of their 40th Summer Festival. St John's is thrilled to welcome them to our historic church on Friday August 22 at 7pm.
Featuring Jennifer Publicover (flutes); Peter Rousu (guitar, bass), and Stefan Ekedahl (cello, spelpipor, bagpipes), the trio is a trans-Atlantic collaboration and exploration of the folk genres of Sweden and Canada. Performing music from their new album Havet, concerts will include lots of polskas and Swedish tunes of various types, with original compositions of Peter’s, and tunes Quebec and the Maritimes. Maritimers who enjoy Celtic-type genres will find this a delightful and fresh new soundscape to explore!
Tickets: $25 at the door, $21 advanced rate, youth FREE (18 and under)
Purchase tickets in advance via CanadaHelps HERE
About the Ensemble
Halifax Rättvik Trio
Three friends came together in Sweden in the summer of 2023 and decided that they would share their love of the traditional music from their respective countries together as creative musical travelers. Jennifer hails from Halifax, a lively city on the Atlantic coast of Canada where many different folk genres can be heard, such as Maritime Old Time, Cape Breton, Irish, Acadian, and others. Stefan and Peter live in Rättvik in Dalarna, Sweden, an area particularly rich with musical tradition where cultural forms are passed down with pride and transformed anew with each generation. As experienced performers, recording artists, and educators each in their own right, Peter, Stefan, and Jennifer found themselves united by their passion for their own and each other’s music, and the desire to explore the folk genres of all the geographical points in between. They released their first album Havet (the Sea) in 2024.
Featuring Jennifer Publicover (flutes); Peter Rousu (guitar, bass), and Stefan Ekedahl (cello, spelpipor, bagpipes), the trio is a trans-Atlantic collaboration and exploration of the folk genres of Sweden and Canada. Performing music from their new album Havet, concerts will include lots of polskas and Swedish tunes of various types, with original compositions of Peter’s, and tunes Quebec and the Maritimes. Maritimers who enjoy Celtic-type genres will find this a delightful and fresh new soundscape to explore!
Tickets: $25 at the door, $21 advanced rate, youth FREE (18 and under)
Purchase tickets in advance via CanadaHelps HERE
About the Ensemble
Halifax Rättvik Trio
Three friends came together in Sweden in the summer of 2023 and decided that they would share their love of the traditional music from their respective countries together as creative musical travelers. Jennifer hails from Halifax, a lively city on the Atlantic coast of Canada where many different folk genres can be heard, such as Maritime Old Time, Cape Breton, Irish, Acadian, and others. Stefan and Peter live in Rättvik in Dalarna, Sweden, an area particularly rich with musical tradition where cultural forms are passed down with pride and transformed anew with each generation. As experienced performers, recording artists, and educators each in their own right, Peter, Stefan, and Jennifer found themselves united by their passion for their own and each other’s music, and the desire to explore the folk genres of all the geographical points in between. They released their first album Havet (the Sea) in 2024.
The Musicians
JENNIFER PUBLICOVER (flutes): From Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Jennifer is an active performer and recording artist with many different groups on the Irish flute, Baroque flute, and modern orchestral flute. She is the owner and director of the Halifax Institute of Traditional and Early Music, and consults for the Halifax Celtic Cultural Festival, the Halifax Early Music Festival, and other initiatives.
PETER ROUSU (guitar, bass): Guitarist, bassist and composer Peter has collaborated in countless varied musical contexts. He is heard in 4 albums with his band Fatang, 2 albums with Supernova, and 2 albums with Jeannett & Peter. He is co-owner of the production company Walrou Music AB and has decades of teaching experience in guitar, bass, ensembles, arranging, and improvisation.
STEFAN EKEDAHL (cello, spelpipor, bagpipes): Originally from Karlskrona and now living in Rättvik, Stefan has recorded with several legendary ensembles in the revival of Swedish traditional music, including Blå Bergens Borduner. He has decades of experience as a music educator and owns Ekedahl Folk Flutes, a company that manufactures hand-crafted traditional Swedish folk flutes, bagpipes, and moraharpas.
Previous Concerts
@ St. Johns
2025: ArtChoral
St John's hosted ArtChoral (featuring Janelle Lucyk, Rosalie Lane Lépine, Kerry Bursey, and William Kraushaar) in July for their concert "Se l'aura spira" (If the air breathed). It featured a varied repertoire, spanning from the medieval and baroque periods to present day. It was inspired by nature and the elements, including works by J.S. Bach, Monteverdi, John Dowland, Purcell, and some popular surprises too.
2024: Thomas Baeté & Suren Barry
St. John's welcomed two powerhouse early musicians, Thomas Baeté (viola de gamba player and singer) and Suren Barry (harpsichordist) in 2024. They performed a variety of glorious and moving Baroque pieces.
2023: Duo Oriana
Duo Oriana, (soprano Sinead White and lutenist Jonathan Stuchbury), performed music from their new album on tour in historic venues across Nova Scotia. The repertoire on How Like a Golden Dream traverses the sacred and the secular; 17th-century hymns and antiphons from the Office of Hours, sung at Vespers and Compline in monasteries and Irish folk songs influenced by Celtic missionaries.
