St Andrew’s United Church

For his final residency concert of the season, our 2025/26 Musician-in-Residence cellist Bryan Cheng, joins the prize-winning Balourdet Quartet—who wowed our Halifax audience just a couple of years ago—for a captivating evening of chamber music that bridges the sensuous sound world of French Impressionism and the emotional depth of the Viennese Romantic tradition. The program ... Read more

Join Nova Sinfonia for an evening of dramatic orchestral music and brilliant vocal artistry as the orchestra continues its 30th Anniversary Season. Under the direction of Greg Burton, the program welcomes acclaimed soprano Brittany Cann for a selection of powerful operatic arias by Mozart and Beethoven. The concert opens with Mozart’s Symphony No. 24 in B-flat major, K.182, a vibrant early work ... Read more

This program brings together German violinist Charlotte Thiele, our 2025/26 Musician-in-Residence cellist Bryan Cheng, and pianist Silvie Cheng for a performance that seamlessly blends emotion, intensity, and virtuosity. The program features Alexander Glazunov’s "Sérénade espagnole" and "Chant du ménestrel", works that bring warmth and lyrical beauty to the stage, as well as Dmitri Shostakovich’s "Piano ... Read more

The Toronto world premiere of the song cycle IDENTITY was described by soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee as 'a truly astonishing happening; a feast for the eyes and ears.' In early June 2020, during the Black Lives Matter movement, Torontonian baritone Elliot Madore opened up on social media about his struggles with unabashedly expressing his identity as ... Read more

The genre-defying duo of vocalist-violinist Charles Yang and pianist Peter Dugan presents a thrilling program that spans classical virtuosity, soulful resonance, and contemporary innovation. A multiple GRAMMY Award-winner and recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Award, Charles Yang blends classical and electric violin with soul-stirring vocals, having performed as a soloist with orchestras worldwide and collaborated ... Read more

Join us for a special collaboration between Nova Sinfonia and Dalhousie Collegium Cantoruman as we present Johannes Brahms’ A German Requiem, one of the great choral-orchestral masterpieces of the Romantic era. Unlike the traditional Latin Requiem Mass, Brahms’ work is a deeply human meditation on grief, comfort, and hope, setting German biblical texts that speak ... Read more

Flutist Christian Paquette and guitarist Steve Cowan present a wonderful program that spans a wide range of musical styles, blending classical, contemporary, and folk traditions. Paquette and Cowan bring intensity and emotion to pieces by composer Alexander Golijev, Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu, Nova Scotian composer Derek Charke, and Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla. As well as ... Read more

Pianist Mathieu Gaudet and violinist Mark Fewer come together for a captivating program that spans two centuries of musical brilliance. With a deep connection to Beethoven’s "Spring Sonata," Gaudet and Fewer infuse it with a lively vibrancy, intertwining lyrical beauty with dynamic energy. Canadian composer Chris Paul Harman’s "After Clementi" offers a bold, contemporary reimagining ... Read more

Kirsty Money Julia Wedman Discover the intersection of baroque and folk with Persian and Swedish music and instruments. Mohammad Sahraei, a multi-instrumentalist and ethnomusicologist originally from Iran, plays the tar and daf, while our very own Kirsty Money plays the nyckelharpa in this concert of Middle Eastern and European classics. Symphony Nova Scotia also premieres ... Read more

Trio Seoul, featuring the masterful violinist Jinjoo Cho, the expressive cellist Brannon Cho, and the dynamic pianist Kyu Yeon Kim, presents a program that seamlessly blends their South Korean cultural heritage with contemporary innovation. These laureates of over 20 international competitions perform works by David Baker, Juri Seo, Franz Liszt, and Maurice Ravel. Trio Seoul ... Read more

The Chebucto Orchestral Society of Nova Scotia is proud to present our 45th Annual Messiah from Scratch, a beloved Halifax holiday tradition that brings singers, instrumentalists, and community together through music. Join us for an engaging afternoon as we rehearse and perform Handel’s Messiah in a single day. Participants will rehearse in separate chorus and ... Read more

Ukrainian pianist Illia Ovcharenko, one of the world’s most celebrated young artists, electrified our Halifax audience with his stunning performance two years ago, and now he returns to share his artistry once again. Winner of the prestigious Honens International Piano Competition, Illia's breathtaking technique and emotional depth transcend the traditional boundaries of classical performance. He ... Read more

From Shadow to Light: Songs of Remembrance and Hope Gary Ewer, conductor Tara Scott, accompanist Featured guests Ellen Gibling (harp) Adrianna Ciccone (fiddle) Net proceeds to Feed Nova Scotia