Pianist Chantal Peng Performs at the Wolfville Farmer’s Market June 13 and 23

Pianist Chantal Peng will perform at the Wolfville Farmer’s Market on Wednesday, June 13 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. and Saturday June 23, from 9:30 am - 12:30 p.m.

A talented young artist who's dedicated to her local community, Chantal has studied with Professor John Hansen at Acadia University, and at Orford Musique in Quebec. Under John Hansen’s instruction, she’s received a number of awards and scholarships at the provincial, national and international level. 

She placed first in the National Canadian Music Competition, and at the Great Composers’ International Piano Concerto Competition in 2016. She played at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2015.

And she’s just finishing high school.

Here's a video of Chantal in 2013 at the Al Whittle Theatre in Wolfville: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBpOL31ejbY

  

For details on Chantal’s performances, visit the OurAnnapolisValley.com events page.

India Gailey, cello to release new CD Dec 2017 with compositions by former scholarship recipients and Ellen Gibling, harp

India Gailey CD release

December 14, 2017
Manning Memorial Chapel, Wolfville at 7:30 p.m.

December 16, 2017
The Townhouse, Antigonish at 8 p.m.

December 18, 2017 
1313 Hollis, Halifax at 7:30 p.m.

India Gaily and Sam Wilson will release their new CDs at the same time. 

India collaborated on her CD with three former Talent Trust scholarship recipients. They are composers Lucas Oickle and Adam Langille, and harpist Ellen Gibling. 

More information on all three performances can be found on Facebook at

Wolfville: https://www.facebook.com/events/1863488610647762/

Antigonish: https://www.facebook.com/events/2029779267306089/

Halifax: https://www.facebook.com/events/141927126532432/

Katrina Westin to perform in 'Romeo et Juliette' on November 28 and 29, 2015

Thank you for promoting our tour

Photocredit: Brent Calis

of 'Romeo et Juliette' on the NSTT blog.  I wouldn’t be performing with Jeunesses Musicales Canada if it wasn’t for the support of NSTT in the past and I'm very excited that we are bringing this production to Halifax.

Katrina

Katrina Westin will perform in Romeo et Juliette with Jeunesses Musicales Canada on 
November 28 at 2 p.m. in Wolfville at the Festival Theatre and

November 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Halifax at 
the McNally Theatre - Saint Mary's University. 

First on the left Marcel D'Entremont and second from right Katrina Westin

One other cast member is Marcel D'Entremont, NSTT 2013 Portia White Award winner. 

You can find more information at http://www.jmcanada.ca/en/concerts/38/romeo-and-juliet---opera-by-charles-gounod

Edward Enman is the winner of the NSYC National Composition Competition

Edward Enman, composer is the

Edward Enman, composer

winner of the Nova Scotia Choral Federation's 2015 National Composition Competition. 

The Nova Scotia Youth Choir will be premiering the piece entitled "Time's Small Space" during their fall tour.

You can hear it on 
September 19 at 7:30 p.m. 
at First Baptist Church, Halifax 

and September 20 at 3:00 p.m. at Wolfville Baptist Church.

In addition to his musical life, Edward is also an avid runner and on August 30, 2015 he ran and finished the Quebec City Marathon for the 2nd time. 

Congratulations Edward on all your achievements!

NSTT Scholarship Recipients perform with NS Youth Orchestra

Claire Ahern, flute

Claire Ahern

Lilith Richter-Stephenson, violin, and Andrew Son, violin will perform with the NS Youth Orchestra in

Wolfville, NS - Horton High School, 75 Greenwich Rd South
November 22, 2014, 
7:00 PM

Halifax: Saint Matthew’s United Church, 1479 Barrington St.
Due to a fire at St. Andrew's United Church, the location of this concert has changed.
November 23, 2014, 7:00 PM

Featuring Peter Allen, piano
Liszt Mephisto Waltz no. 1
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Haydn Symphony No. 104

More information can be found at http://novascotiayouthorchestra.com/concerts.html

Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra Season Finale

Join Dinuk Wijeratne and the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra for their season finale concerts!

Many former NSTT Scholarship Recipients are a part of the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra.

The NSYO performs Dvorak’s New World Symphony on

Saturday, April 26 at Wolfville Baptist Church 

Sunday, April 27 at St. Andrew’s United Church in Halifax

Both concerts take place at 7:00 pm.

NSYO will be performing 2014 Composer Competition winner Roydon Tse’s world premiere work Sinfonia Concertante for percussion ensemble and large orchestra. Schubert’s Rosamunde Overture begins the program, and also included is Bartok’s Hungarian Pictures. It promises to be an exciting finish to our 37th season!  Admission at the door is $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students.  

Call 423-5984 for more information.