Markham Concert Band - Seasonal Celebration

I had a lovely time joining the Markham Concert Band for their December 4th Seasonal Celebration concert!

PerformancesCarmen Lasceski-CustersJanuary 6, 2023

A big thank you to everyone who came out to hear the Markham Concert Band’s show at the Millennium Bandstand in Unionville on September 25th!

PerformancesCarmen Lasceski-CustersOctober 1, 2022Voice

100 Days of Practice - Week 10

Welcome to Week 10 of the 100 Days of Practice Project! This week marks the final week of my 100 Days journey, finishing on day 70. When I first started this project I fully intended to finish the entire 100 days. While I have loved getting to share the behind the scenes processes of my practice with you, I didn’t anticipate that sharing my practice would start to make me feel like I was “on” all the time.

100 Days of Practice, Behind The ScenesCarmen Lasceski-CustersAugust 9, 2022Violin, Voice

100 Days of Practice - Week 9

Welcome to Week 9 of the 100 Days of Practice Project! This week brings some more unaccompanied vocal practice on jazz standards along with a fair amount of Vivaldi Four Seasons violin practice.

100 Days of Practice, Behind The ScenesCarmen Lasceski-CustersAugust 8, 2022Voice, Violin

100 Days of Practice - Week 8

Welcome to Week 8 of the 100 Days of Practice Project! This week brings some more unaccompanied vocal practice on jazz standards along with a little Vivaldi Four Seasons violin practice.

100 Days of Practice - Week 7

Welcome to Week 7 of the 100 Days of Practice project! This week brings us to the halfway point crossing the 50 day threshold. There’s the usual violin and vocal practice along with a little mindfulness and rehearsal footage.

100 Days of Practice - Week 6

Welcome to Week 6 of the 100 days of practice project. For those who are new to the project, it was started by violinist, Hilary Hahn over on Instagram and shows an inside look at daily practice over 100 days.

100 Days of Practice - Week 5

Welcome back to Week 5 of the 100 days of practice project. For those who are new to the project, it was started by violinist, Hilary Hahn over on Instagram and shows an inside look at daily practice over 100 days.

Pigeon Party

I was driving the other day, when I came to a stop sign with a cross walk in front of it.As I checked for traffic, I noticed two pigeons step off the sidewalk into the crosswalk and proceed to cross the street right in front of me.

Just For FunCarmen Lasceski-CustersApril 5, 2022Humor

100 Days of Practice - Week 4

Welcome back to the 100 days of practice project! It’s hard to believe, but we’re already on week four. Fort those who are new, the 100 days of practice project offers a behind the scenes look at my daily practice.

My Creative Loves - Art

Oh, how I love art! From photography to impressionism, to folk and sculpture and back again. There's not much that doesn't set my heart a fire.

My Creative LovesCarmen Lasceski-CustersMarch 12, 2022Art, Stories

100 Days of Practice - Week 3

Welcome back to another week in the 100 Days of Practice project! For those who are new to the blog, this project shows a daily behind the scenes look at my practice.

Behind The Scenes, 100 Days of PracticeCarmen Lasceski-CustersFebruary 17, 2022100 Days of Practice

My Creative Loves - Flowers

Those who know me well can attest to the fact that I LOVE flowers. So much so, that when I'm walking down the street I often stop to take a closer look at flowers that catch my eye.

My Creative LovesCarmen Lasceski-CustersFebruary 14, 2022Flowers, StoriesComment

100 Days of Practice - Week 2

A little late, but finally getting a blog post together for the second week of my 100 Days of Practice project. This project offers a behind the scenes look at the daily ins and outs of practice,

100 Days of Practice - Week 1

After a fair amount of thought and deliberation, I decided to dip my toe in the 100 Days of Practice challenge on Instagram.

The idea was first created by classical violinist Hilary Hahn. She wanted to show the behind the scenes process of what it’s like to learn and prepare music for her amazing concerts and performances.

Autumn Leaves Visual Campaign

When it came to creating the social media visual campaign and music video for Autumn Leaves, I knew I wanted to make something that was a bit dark, moody and reflective of the many introspective and saturated colours and moods of Autumn.

Visual CampaignsCarmen Lasceski-CustersJanuary 22, 2022Autumn Leaves, Music

The Deep Dead Of Winter

While I love the energy, the vivid colours, the long sunny days, and the warm patio sitting nights of summer; there is something about the deep dead of winter that speaks to my soul too.

MusingsCarmen Lasceski-CustersJanuary 22, 2022Winter, Seasons, Seasonal Living

World Kindness Day Thoughts

"Do small kind deeds for other people,

then they will do small kind deeds for other people,

and maybe we'll start a chain reaction."

~Fred Rogers

MusingsCarmen Lasceski-CustersNovember 13, 2021Thoughts, World Kindness Day

Over The Rainbow Visual Campaign

When I first started learning how to record about a year ago I knew that I wanted to created music, but I also knew that I wanted to create a visual experience to accompany that music.

Visual Campaigns, New MusicCarmen Lasceski-CustersNovember 5, 2021Over The Rainbow