Cris Derksen

Type of Art:  Music

Dates: Sept 21st  @ 6pm

    Sept 23rd @ 12:45pm

    Sept 24th @ 7pm

    Sept 24th @  7pm

Location: Pier 21 – Kenneth C. Rowe Hall

         Halifax Central Library – Paul O’ Regan Hall

         Company House

Cris Derksen is a Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer known for building sound layers in captivating performances. Her music braids the traditional and contemporary in multiple dimensions, weaving her classical training and her Indigenous ancestry with new school electronics, creating genre-defying music.

Originally from Northern Alberta, Cris Derksen hails from a line of chiefs from North Tall Cree reserve on her father’s side and a line of strong Mennonite homesteaders on her mother’s side. She earned a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance at UBC and shared the title of Principal Cellist with the UBC Symphony Orchestra. She was also Curator in Residence at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre.

Cris Derksen was nominated for the Instrumental Album of the year at the 2016 Juno Awards.

We are thrilled to bring genre-defying musician Cris Derksen’s amazing sound to the Prismatic stage.

Cris Derksen Prismatic Arts Festival