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Music and Meditation for Lent
Wednesday, Feb 25 at noon – Pat Watson, vocalist; Barbara Butler, piano and organ
Wednesday, March 4 at noon – John Scott, organ
Wednesday, March 11 at noon – Rachel Kristenson, violin; Heather Brill, piano
Wednesday, March 18 at noon – Pamela Rogers, soprano; Wayne Rogers, piano and organ
Wednesday, March 25 at noon – Members of the Ernst Family Singers
Wednesday, April 1 at noon – St. John's Mahone Bay Senior Choir, directed by Jane Kristenson in a performance of "Tennebrae", a Passion Cantata
Wednesday, April 8 at noon – Judith Burdett, soprano; Barbara Butler, piano
Wednesday, March 4 at noon – John Scott, organ
Wednesday, March 11 at noon – Rachel Kristenson, violin; Heather Brill, piano
Wednesday, March 18 at noon – Pamela Rogers, soprano; Wayne Rogers, piano and organ
Wednesday, March 25 at noon – Members of the Ernst Family Singers
Wednesday, April 1 at noon – St. John's Mahone Bay Senior Choir, directed by Jane Kristenson in a performance of "Tennebrae", a Passion Cantata
Wednesday, April 8 at noon – Judith Burdett, soprano; Barbara Butler, piano
Next Concert - Ernst Family Singers and Togni Concert
Sunday, April 19 at 3pmSt. Cecilia Concert Society presents Lunenburg’s treasured family of singers joins forces with the Halifax based Togni Consort, conducted by Peter Togni, Canadian choral icon, composer, organist, jazz musician and current host and producer of CBC’s Choral Concert.
Tickets $15 ($5 students)
Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra
Saturday, April 25, at 7:30 pmMusique Royale presents Nova Scotia’s finest young instrumentalists!
An opportunity to hear these young gifted musicians in a program of music by Dukas, Elgar and Mussorgsky. The Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1977. For thirty-two years, the NSYO has provided students with educational opportunities not available at any university, public school, or conservatory in the province. The Orchestra has been described by renowned professional conductors and musicians as one of the finest in Canada. Dinuk Wijeratne is current Music Director and conductor.
Tickets $15 ($5 students)
Vancouver Chamber Choir
Sunday, March 8 at 2:30 pmCanada’s internationally renowned Vancouver Chamber Choir is touring Eastern Canada; south shore audiences will be able to hear this outstanding choir in Lunenburg, as a presentation of the St. Cecilia Concert Society. Their performance will take place at St. John’s Anglican Church.
The Vancouver Chamber Choir is Canada's outstanding professional vocal ensemble. Based on the Pacific Coast in British Columbia, conductor Jon Washburn and his twenty singers are noted for their diverse repertoire and performing excellence. The ACDA Choral Journal has declared the VCC to be "as fine a vocal chamber group as any in the world today." The choir and Jon Washburn have been the recipients of numerous national and international awards including the prestigious Louis Botto award, given in recognition of Washburn's innovative and entrepreneurial spirit in the development of a professional choral ensemble of exceptional quality.
Tickets $20 ($10 for students)
St. Cecilia Concert Society presents ‘Moon River’
Friday, February 20th at 7:30 pmThe St. Cecilia Concert Society presents ‘Moon River’ an evening of romance and mystery with soprano Rebecca Whalen and pianist Peter Togni. The artists perform in concert at St. John’s Anglican Church in Lunenburg.
When you combine the crystalline voice of singer Rebecca Whelan and the unique sonic world of pianist and composer Peter Togni you will find a sense of wonder and stillness. Hear them in an evening of romance and mystery in a concert called Moon River. Their sound can be richly romantic or clear and spare. The river will flow through the Mancini classic, through jazz standards and Sting’s “Fields of Gold,” Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ In the Wind” to “Danny Boy.” Come and join these two innovative artists under the light of a musical moon and river of song in a most beautiful setting.
Tickets $15 ($5 for students)
Symphony on the Shore
Friday, February 13, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Bernhard Gueller leads Symphony Nova Scotia in a performance which features, as special guest, the young Canadian violinist Susanne Yi-Jia Hou, replacing Maritime tenor Terence Mierau who had to step down from this scheduled performance for health reasons. On the program will be Dvorak’s melodic Wind Serenade and Beethoven’s elegant Symphony No. 4 and his Violin Concerto, often referred to as the “Everest” of the violin repertoire.
Hou’s playing has been praised as “strangely strong yet delicate; her technique near flawless” (The Strad), and “absolutely phenomenal” (Lord Yehudi Menuhin). She performs on a $3 million 1729 Guarneri violin, on a three-year loan from the instrument bank of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Acknowledged as one of Canada’s most captivating and gifted young performers, Susanne Hou is in demand across Canada and around the world. Along with regular solo orchestral appearances, she is a lead violinist with Bowfire, the highly acclaimed production led by Lenny Solomon. Susanne has been seen on PBS and the Today Show amongst the top virtuoso violinists and fiddlers in each genre of modern string playing.
Suzanne recently performed the violin solos in the Atom Egoyan film Adoration, and was the subject of a CBC documentary entitled Shanghai Violinist.
Tickets:
$25 special student tickets at $10
Bernhard Gueller leads Symphony Nova Scotia in a performance which features, as special guest, the young Canadian violinist Susanne Yi-Jia Hou, replacing Maritime tenor Terence Mierau who had to step down from this scheduled performance for health reasons. On the program will be Dvorak’s melodic Wind Serenade and Beethoven’s elegant Symphony No. 4 and his Violin Concerto, often referred to as the “Everest” of the violin repertoire.
Hou’s playing has been praised as “strangely strong yet delicate; her technique near flawless” (The Strad), and “absolutely phenomenal” (Lord Yehudi Menuhin). She performs on a $3 million 1729 Guarneri violin, on a three-year loan from the instrument bank of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Acknowledged as one of Canada’s most captivating and gifted young performers, Susanne Hou is in demand across Canada and around the world. Along with regular solo orchestral appearances, she is a lead violinist with Bowfire, the highly acclaimed production led by Lenny Solomon. Susanne has been seen on PBS and the Today Show amongst the top virtuoso violinists and fiddlers in each genre of modern string playing.
Suzanne recently performed the violin solos in the Atom Egoyan film Adoration, and was the subject of a CBC documentary entitled Shanghai Violinist.
Tickets:
$25 special student tickets at $10
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