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NS Youth Orchestra
November 29, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
Under the direction of Mark Hopkins – Professor of Music at Acadia University and in-demand guest conductor – the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra kicks off a brand-new season with True North! Hear music from classical heavyweights like Beethoven and Sibelius, plus symphonic gems from Gabrieli, Björk, and Whitacre. Finally, experience the heart wrenching, JUNO Award-winning musical tribute to 15-year-old Amanda Todd by the late Canadian composer Jocelyn Morlock.
On the program
Giovanni Gabrieli: Sonata Primi Toni
Björk Guðmundsdóttir: Overture from Dancer in the Dark
Eric Whitacre, arr. Paul Lavender: October
Ludwig van Beethoven: Rondino in E-flat Major
Jocelyn Morlock: My Name Is Amanda Todd
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
