Music
Sibelius: Pelleas and Melisande
Kulesha: Symphony no. 3
Mozart: Horn Concerto no. 3, Symphony no. 38 “Prague"
The Acadia Performing Arts Series presents the finale of its 08-09 season with Symphony Nova Scotia featuring Jamie Sommerville as guest conductor and horn soloist. The concert will take place at Wolfville’s Festival Theatre on Saturday, April 4 at 8 pm.
Jamie Sommerville, principal horn with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and music director of the Hamilton Philharmonic, joins his former colleagues at Symphony Nova Scotia for four performances in Halifax, Wolfville and Liverpool featuring music by Mozart, Sibelius, and Canadian composer Gary Kulesha.
Sommerville was once the principal horn with Symphony Nova Scotia, and this will be his first “homecoming” as conductor. “It's tremendously exciting for me to come back to Nova Scotia after so many years away,” he says. “I have such great memories of my years playing in Symphony Nova Scotia, and of life in Halifax, but most of all, the passion and talent of my colleagues in the orchestra.
“For this, my first re-appearance here as a conductor (though with horn in tow!), I have chosen a program that, above all else, features the Symphony’s fantastic musicians. They are all pieces I've come to love, and I'm so looking forward to bringing the audience along as we discover them together."
All four performances will feature Sommerville in Mozart’s Horn Concerto no. 3 on French horn, and Symphony no. 38 “Prague” as conductor. He will also conduct Canadian composer Gary Kulesha’s Beethoven-inspired Symphony no. 3 and Sibelius’ incidental music for the play Pelléas et Melisande.
Sibelius: Pelleas and Melisande
Kulesha: Symphony no. 3
Mozart: Horn Concerto no. 3, Symphony no. 38 “Prague"
The Acadia Performing Arts Series presents the finale of its 08-09 season with Symphony Nova Scotia featuring Jamie Sommerville as guest conductor and horn soloist. The concert will take place at Wolfville’s Festival Theatre on Saturday, April 4 at 8 pm.
Jamie Sommerville, principal horn with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and music director of the Hamilton Philharmonic, joins his former colleagues at Symphony Nova Scotia for four performances in Halifax, Wolfville and Liverpool featuring music by Mozart, Sibelius, and Canadian composer Gary Kulesha.
Sommerville was once the principal horn with Symphony Nova Scotia, and this will be his first “homecoming” as conductor. “It's tremendously exciting for me to come back to Nova Scotia after so many years away,” he says. “I have such great memories of my years playing in Symphony Nova Scotia, and of life in Halifax, but most of all, the passion and talent of my colleagues in the orchestra.
“For this, my first re-appearance here as a conductor (though with horn in tow!), I have chosen a program that, above all else, features the Symphony’s fantastic musicians. They are all pieces I've come to love, and I'm so looking forward to bringing the audience along as we discover them together."
All four performances will feature Sommerville in Mozart’s Horn Concerto no. 3 on French horn, and Symphony no. 38 “Prague” as conductor. He will also conduct Canadian composer Gary Kulesha’s Beethoven-inspired Symphony no. 3 and Sibelius’ incidental music for the play Pelléas et Melisande.
Pricing & Tickets
Pricing: $32 ($22 students) Acadia Box Office 542-5500 or 1-800-542-TICK
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