Jean Archibald, soprano performs in Halifax on May 1st and May 4th

Thursday, May 1, 2014, 7:30 p.m.

Jane Archibald

Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax

Featuring:
Jane Archibald, soprano (NSTT scholarship recipient)

Bernhard Gueller, conductor

Mozart: Symphony no. 25 • Concert arias
Tchaikovsky: Mozartiana (Suite no. 4)
Strauss: “Grossmächtige Prinzessin” from Ariadne auf Naxos

Since her beginnings in Truro, Nova Scotia, Jane Archibald has emerged as one of the most in-demand sopranos of our time. Her stratospheric rise to fame and “brilliant vocal pyrotechnics” have enthralled both critics and audiences alike (The Globe and Mail). Now, Jane returns home for two very special performances with Symphony Nova Scotia. In this first festival concert, Jane will sing several of Mozart’s virtuoso concert arias, alongside “Grössmachtige Prinzessin” from Strauss’ beloved Ariadne auf Naxos. Our expanded orchestra also performs Tchaikovsky’s stunning “Mozartiana” and Mozart’s Symphony no. 25.

Tickets: $30-57 (HST included). Or, buy a ticket package to save up to 30% and receive special benefits and rewards. 

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.

May 1, 2014 Application Deadline Fall/Winter Study

May 1 for Fall/Winter study September - December and/or January - April 

The NSTT strongly urges all applicants to apply early to avoid any difficulties with the online application, technical or otherwise.  The NSTT’s Fall/Winter application deadline is 11:59 pm AST (Atlantic Standard Time) on May 1st, 2014.

Please start your application at www.nstalenttrust.ns.ca. Read all the pages carefully and get your materials ready before starting your online application. 

Pearl Chan launches The Impressment Gang

The Impressment Gang is a brand new not-for-profit Canadian literary magazine which runs quarterly out of Halifax, NS. The Impressment Gang is run by three Haligonian writers: Clay Everest, Cassie Guinan and Pearl Chan. 

Our mandate is to support Canadian literary scene by publishing fresh new fiction, poetry, and writing in general, as well as actively partaking in the field of literary criticism. We believe in our talent and intend to pay our writers as soon as we get onto our feet. Opens submissions begin summer 2014.

Check out our Indiegogo campaign for ways to support us currently at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-impressment-gang-1-0

Kristy Depper at Anna Leonowens Gallery

1891 Granville Street, Halifax

By Some Miracle

March 25 - April 5

The photographs in Kristy Depper’s MFA thesis exhibition delve into the world of infertility, mapping the products, treatment spaces and human body. Depper has created three works – one explores the vast array of fertility aids available both over the counter and online; another takes the viewer inside Canadian fertility clinics from coast to coast, documenting both the spaces and the treatments; the third maps estrogen levels with microscopic photographs of saliva, signaling the optimum moment for conception.http://www.diggingpixels.com/ 

Janice Jackson NSTT 1989 Portia White Award winner in Salsa Barocca

The Music Room Chamber Players presents:

Salsa Barocca

Janice Jackson – soprano

Sylvie Proulx – guitar 

Music Room Chamber Players recital series on Wednesday, March 12, at 7 pm.

Spanish Baroque combined with Latin America Traditional Songs

MUSIC BROUGHT TO LIFE FROM RARE MANUSCRIPTS FOUND IN SOUTH AMERICA’S OLDEST CATHEDRALS

Salsa Barocca, with Janice Jackson, soprano and Sylvie Proulx, guitar, is an all Latin American program that explores the folk genre along with the Baroque repertoire of the Spanish colonial period.  Selections feature voice and guitar arrangements ranging from chaconas to tangos.   Salsa Barocca combines music which reflects the African indigenous and European influences that define Latin American music.  Both Janice and Sylvie have extensive experience performing contemporary, baroque, and tango.  Salsa Barocca is a natural extension of their quest for exciting, unique and moving programs.

Music Room Chamber Players recital series on Wednesday, March 12, at 7 pm.

The Music Room: 6181 Lady Hammond Road, Halifax.

Tickets for the recital are $20/15.

For more information call 902 429 9467 / www.scotiafestival.ns.ca. 
Free parking behind the League Savings and Mortgage Credit Union, 6074 Lady Hammond Road.

March 1, 2014 NSTT Application Deadline for Spring/Summer Study is now closed.

The Nova Scotia Talent Trust is no longer accepting applications for Spring/Summer study as its March 1, 2014 deadline has passed.

The online application system will be closed for maintenance for a few days before re-opening to accept applications for our Fall/Winter study.  The NSTT strongly urges all applicants to apply early to avoid any difficulties with their application, technical or otherwise.  The NSTT’s Fall/Winter application deadline date is 11:59 pm AST (Atlantic Standard Time) on Thursday, May 1st, 2014.

Thank you for your interest.