• John Kameel Farah

    Joseph Strug Concert Hall 1385 Seymour St

    Music of Liberation Tickets If cost is a barrier, please reach out to info@mayworkskjipuktukhalifax.ca and we will accommodate you. In this extraordinary concert, Palestinian-Canadian pianist and composer John Kameel Farah embraces elements of Baroque and Near-Eastern music, improvisation and electronic music to create what he calls “Arabic-Baroque-Cyberpunk.” Surrounding the piano with synthesizers, he combines a vivid ... Read more

    $10 – $15
  • Dal Chorus and Dal Wind Ensemble

    Joseph Strug Concert Hall 1385 Seymour St

    Music Under the Big Top All expressions of audience appreciation are welcome. Relaxed Performances are designed to be open, flexible, comfortable and judgement-free spaces for all. Movement and joyful noise are encouraged! We especially welcome families with young children, neurodivergent guests, and seniors experiencing hearing or vision changes. The music stays thrilling and high-quality, while the environment is adapted to ... Read more

    $18.25 – $26.50

    DalOpera Scenes with DalChamber Music Orchestra

    Joseph Strug Concert Hall 1385 Seymour St

    Before Broadway, there was Opera. Opera laid the musical and dramatic groundwork that allowed Golden Age musical theatre to flourish—where story, character, and song are inseparable. The Fountain School’s The Golden Age of Opera traces this artistic lineage, connecting Purcell, Mozart, and Puccini to Bernstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, and more. Join us ... Read more

    $18.25 – $26.50

    From Vienna to the Pampas

    Joseph Strug Concert Hall 1385 Seymour St

    This vibrant program connects composers across continents and centuries through the shared language of folk spirit and expressive storytelling. A Mozart violin/viola duo opens with elegance and wit, Kodály’s Intermezzo for string trio adds Hungarian rustic flair and Ginasetera’s Pampeana No 1 (violin and piano) delivers fiery Argentine passion. The evening closes with Dohnány’s lush ... Read more

    $20 – $35
  • Scotia Festival of Music

    Sing Nature Alive: Matthias McIntyre

    Joseph Strug Concert Hall 1385 Seymour St

    An evening of solo and chamber music by Fountain School faculty member Matthias McIntire, featuring his multi-media song cycle sing nature alive from my insides. Created in collaboration with soprano/pianist/poet Rachel Fenlon and filmmaker Jamie McMillan, the cycle explores a deep love for nature and growing fear of climate change. Blending a dream-to-nightmare narrative with ... Read more

    $20 – $35

    Dal Student Musicale

    Joseph Strug Concert Hall 1385 Seymour St

    Join us for a free afternoon of delightful and engaging musical performances, with a reception to follow! Come experience the Student Musicale, in the wonderful Joseph Strug Concert Hall, presented by the Fountain School of Performing Arts and the Dalhousie Women's Connection. Enjoy an hour of outstanding vocal and instrumental musical performances, followed by time ... Read more

    Open Waters Festival

    Michael Cloud Duguay with Many Worlds

    Joseph Strug Concert Hall 1385 Seymour St

    Michael Cloud Duguay  is a Peterborough, Ontario-based musician, producer, and composer known for his prolific and far-reaching collaborative studio and performance projects as well as his singular and highly innovative approach to record production. Open Waters 2026 will present the premier of ‘Song for Omar’, composed while MCD was artist in residence Gamli Skóli in Hrisey, ... Read more

    Open Waters Festival

    Caroline’s Sweeper

    Joseph Strug Concert Hall 1385 Seymour St

    A short opera buy Michael Donovan with libretto by Monica Pearce Featuring Maureen Batt, Sopranot as Caroline Herschel Caroline’s Sweeper follows Caroline Herschel, 16th century comet huntress, as she discovers eight comets. Largely overshadowed by the success of her astronomer brother William Herschel, she was the first woman to receive a salary as a scientist ... Read more

    Open Waters Festival

    Fountain School New Music Ensemble

    Joseph Strug Concert Hall 1385 Seymour St

    The New Music Ensemble (NME) at Dalhousie’s Fountain School of Performing Arts (FSPA) defies categorization by traditional standards. The NME blurs the boundaries between composition and performance, old and new ways of playing, acoustic and electronic music, classical and contemporary styles, notated and improvised music, and welcomes collaboration across disciplines. This super creative group of ... Read more

    Open Waters Festival

    Cello Labyrinth

    Joseph Strug Concert Hall 1385 Seymour St

    In partnership with Scotia Festival and Everyseeker, we are delighted to bring you Cello Labyrinth. Internationally renowned Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen teams up with three extraordinary cellists from the Maritimes, India Gailey, Leandra Gold and Blanche Israël, for a multi-cello, multi-media evening of exploration, sharing, and experiment. Tickets $22.34-38.09

  • Dal Jazz Ensemble

    Joseph Strug Concert Hall 1385 Seymour St

    Top music students from Dalhousie University playing innovative jazz tunes under the direction of Chris Mitchell, with the All City Jazz band

    Dal Chamber Players Series

    Scott MacMillan & Friends

    Joseph Strug Concert Hall 1385 Seymour St

    Scott MacMIllan, guitar Jamie Gateau, bass Chris Mitchell, saxophone Tom Roach, percussion Tickets $20-$25, Free for Fountain School students & faculty

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