Infinitus is a trio of extraordinarily talented string players who are coming to Bowen on Sunday, April 6. The trio will be giving a high energy, interactive, and fun performance of the classical repertoire.
The trio consists of Alex Cheung who plays the cello, his twin brother Anthony and their friend from university, John “Adidam” Littlejohn. According to the twins’ parents, they were the result of a Lansing, Michigan K-Mart, “Buy-One-Get-One-Free” coupon.
Alex says being the eldest by five minutes has had its privileges. There was a wise family rule that siblings were not allowed to choose the same instrument for fear of competition. He got to pick which instrument he wanted to play first.
To be honest, Alex did not think there was much else he could do in the world, except music. He says he was pretty lazy and much of his attention was spent on thwarting his evil twin brother’s hare-brained schemes. He was finally able to strike a balance between university studies in Michigan and the University of British Columbia and keeping a close eye on his twin.
Anthony believes he is the mutated carbon copy of his twin. He grew up watching his older brother and sister playing musical instruments. Inspired to make lots of noise and not get in trouble for it, he gravitated toward the piano and violin. In his teens, he discovered the endless opportunities that playing the viola had to offer (due to an eternal shortage of violists), and accidentally fell in love with the sound.
After high school, Anthony realized he was too lazy to do anything else and also made his way to the University of Michigan, where he was accredited with wasting numerous hours hanging out in practice rooms. He briefly toyed with the idea of being a martial arts practitioner. However, on discovering he would not be the next Bruce Lee, he decided to be a musician.
John “Adidam” Littlejohn had no idea what he was doing when he signed up for sixth grade orchestra at an inner-city middle school in Lansing, Michigan. He thought he was signing up for the jazz band and was very disappointed when he arrived to a room filled with stringed instruments. In an attempt to make the best of the situation, he asked to play the only instrument he recognized: the double bass. There was only one and it was taken. He then selected the cello, which kind of looked like a baby double bass, but it was already spoken for. He was given a violin instead. That day began his lifelong love affair with the violin.
After graduation in 2000, he was accepted into the Peabody Conservatory where he completed a master’s degree, a GPD (“Graduate Performance Diploma,” aka “Graduation Postponement Degree”) and managed to pick up a few honours, awards, orchestra positions, hip-hop cd’s, and solo tours along the way.
People wishing to see the highly accomplished musicians can do so by going to Cates Hill Chapel on Sunday, April 6. Doors will open at 3pm with the performance starting at 3:30pm. Tickets will be available at the door for those who do not have a subscription.
