Chris Norman (born in

Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the H ...

) is a Canadian flautist. He also plays

Scottish smallpipes The Scottish smallpipe is a bellows-blown bagpipe re-developed by Colin Ross and many others, adapted from an earlier design of the instrument. There are surviving bellows-blown examples of similar historical instruments as well as the mouth-bl ...

, piano and bodhran, and composes music.

Career

Specializing in the wooden flute, Norman has played as a member of groups such as the Baltimore Consort, Helicon, Skyedance, and Concerto Caledonia; and performed and recorded solo. His musical style is eclectic, with projects including "Celtic Canadian and American traditional music; Renaissance tunes; orchestral, chamber, and solo performance; rock/jazz crossover; classical crossover" and world music. Child, Fred. "Keeping Score."

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111.19 (1999): 34. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 7 Aug. 2011. He plays "traditional Celtic, Appalachian and Cape Breton music... and he played the flute for the Ceilidh scene in the movie ''Titanic''". Norman is also the director of Boxwood Festival & Workshop, a

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in the United States which aims to provide opportunities for the dissemination, sharing, presentation and celebration of traditional music. Norman and Boxwood have presented workshops in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.

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* Living people Canadian flautists Players of Scottish smallpipes Musicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia 1963 births Canadian bagpipe players {{flautist-stub