"A collaborative effort between violinist Christian Robinson and myself, the Silverbirch project has deep roots in central and southern Ontario. Our friendshi began in our teens, playing jazz in the Durham Region big band and various other local groups (Ted Peters Band). As students of the University of Toronto, we played classical chamber music and contemporary repertoire as members of the Contemporary Music Ensemble (CME).

A few years later, when Christian and Alexandra were hired as concertmaster and principal cellist of the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra,we collaborated on a series of concerts combining our respective classical and jazz backgrounds.The idea soon materialized that we record this music and produce an album." John Roney

John Roney - piano

SILVEBIRCH STRING quartet:
Christian Robinson - violin
Chonghua Chen - violin
William Best - viola
Alexandra Lee - cello
Richard Jackson - percussion