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Halifax Camerata Singers’ Announces First Composer in Residence

pwalt — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 17:48:02 +0000

Halifax Camerata Singers is thrilled to announce that composer Laura Hawley will be the choir’s first Composer-in-Residence for their 35^th anniversary year (2021-22 season).

Camerata’s Artistic Director Jeff Joudrey said, “We’re so excited to kick off our 35^th anniversary year by working with Laura. She is an up-and-coming star in the Canadian choral world, and we’ll premiere a major new work by her in the spring of 2022.…

Aeolian Singers Opens 45th Anniversary with Veritas: Seeking Truth, Sharing Wisdom

pwalt — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 20:24:23 +0000

The Aeolian Singers under the direction of Heather Fraser, opens their 2020-21 season in a celebration of their 45th anniversary with a program of new music by three Canadian women composers. Commissioned with funding from Arts Nova Scotia, their ambitious Veritas: Seeking Truth, Sharing Wisdom program will be split across three different concerts, including a collaborative demonstration led by the composers, giving audience members a deeper connection to the new works. …

Twilight Hour: Collected Stories for Piano – Jennifer King Releases New Recording

pwalt — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 21:58:40 +0000

Twilight Hour: Collected Stories for Piano is the latest recording from Halifax pianist Jennifer King, a collection of twelve short piano works inspired by fairy tales. The album has an accompanying video by multimedia filmmaker Katrina Westin, which can be viewed on YouTube, Facebook or Instagram via @jenniferkingpiano. The recording features illustrations and design by Andrea Ledwell and was recorded at First Baptist Church in Halifax by sound engineer Rod Sneddon.…

Halifax Gay Men’s Chorus on Global News

pwalt — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 01:35:25 +0000

With their upcoming Christmas concerts to promote, the Halifax Gay Men’s Chorus visited Global News this week for an interview and preview of their holiday repertoire. For more information on the choir, visit their website.…

Dartmouth Community Concerts’ 2019-2020 Season Announced

pwalt — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 14:45:49 +0000

Dartmouth Community Concert Association (DCCA) opened its 63rd season with a performance by Atlantic String Machine, PEI’s dynamic ensemble of string players, on Friday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m. The performers for this season of DCCA are:

Atlantic String Machine Friday, October 18
Lucas Porter (pianist) Friday, November 15
Proteus Saxophone Quartet Friday, February 21, 2020
Merkelo & Salov (trumpet/piano) Friday, March 20, 2020
The Aeolian Singers (women’s choir) Saturday, April 25, 2020

The Merkelo & Salov and Proteus Saxophone Quartet concerts are presented in collaboration with Debut Atlantic.

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Acadian-English Soprano Launches CD in Halifax

pwalt — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 23:42:37 +0000

“Christina Raphaëlle Haldane was fully committed as Cleopatra…and she sang fantastically well, from the exquisitely shaped melodic line of ‘Se Pieta’ to the dazzling colatorua of ‘DaTempeste.’ (Opera Magazine)

Acclaimed soprano Christina Haldane will launch her new recording of Canadian art songs, Let Me Explain on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at The Music Room. Recorded at Toronto’s Glenn Gould Studio, Let Me Explain features music by Canadian composers, including Samy Moussa, Carl Philippe Gionet, David Jaeger C.M.…

Aeolian Singers Open New Season

pwalt — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 23:11:10 +0000

The Aeolian Singers open their 2019-20 season for the third year under artistic leadership of Heather Fraser, reflecting on the season and their camaraderie and love of singing with In Good Company. The women’s choir will present a pair of these In Good Company concerts in November, and also take a singing road trip to Wolfville next March, closing Dartmouth Community Concerts season in the spring in an eclectic season of great music for women’s voices (Veritas).…

Fiddler on the Roof

pwalt — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 02:10:07 +0000

A Christian-based theatre company is partnering with a local synagogue to present one of musical theatre’s most beloved shows in Halifax. Annapolis Valley based St. Joseph’s Stage Prophets Theatre Company in partnership with Halifax’s Beth Israel Synagogue will present its production of Fiddler on the Roof at the Spatz Theatre with three shows on November 2-3. Fiddler is directed by Mary Hanneman with Paula Rockwell as Musical Director.…

Halifax Violinist Releases Debut Album

pwalt — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 23:06:09 +0000

Halifax violinist Gillian Smith will launch her debut album, Into the Stone, featuring music for solo violin by five Canadian women composers on September 25. Featured composers include Ana Sokolović. Kati Agócs, Alice Ping Yee Ho, Veronika Krausas and Chantale Laplante. The album is supported by The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR), and is on the Leaf Music label.…

Camerata Carolina Tour Announced

pwalt — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 20:06:49 +0000

Camerata Carolina from the University of Heidelberg is touring Nova Scotia with performances in Lunenburg, Wolfville and Halifax from September 23-29. Halifax performances (with two different programs) take place on Wednesday, September 25 at 7:30 p.m. in First Baptist Church (1300 Oxford Street, Halifax) and on Sunday, September 29 at 4:00 p.m. in the Cathedral Church of All Saints (1330 Cathedral Lane, Halifax). …