for CBC News
“An Indigenous cellist and composer from northern Alberta is getting ready for her debut at a world-renowned venue in New York.
Cris Derksen, originally from Tallcree First Nation, located about 520 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, is a Juno-nominated cellist and composer who incorporates traditional Indigenous music in her pieces.
“I am beyond honoured and a little bit gobsmacked as an Indigenous cellist growing up in Edmonton. Carnegie Hall was one of those things that was unattainable, something I didn't even put on my bucket list because I didn't think I could get there. So, to have this experience is really mind-blowing.”
Cris Derksen
UBC Alum (BMus '07)
On March 6, she will make her New York debut. She will perform her composition, Controlled Burn, alongside the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal at Carnegie Hall — a century-old concert hall, considered one of America’s most prestigious.”
