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Shattering the Silence 2014 (Feb. 1–8)

The Acadia New Music Society proudly presents its Seventh Annual Shattering the Silence, a celebration of new concert music by emerging and established Maritime artists, February 1–8, 2014, on the campus of Acadia University. This year, STS 2014 welcomes Allan Gordon Bell from the University of Calgary as Composer in Residence, sponsored by the SOCAN Foundation.

Concert 5 – Dream People (with the NBG ensemble)

The NBG (Nothin’ But Gnarly) Ensemble consists of the finest performers in the Maritimes, including members of Symphony Nova Scotia and teaching Faculty from two Maritime universities. NBG ensemble seeks to perform the great chamber music of our time to the highest professional standard. NBG is the resident chamber ensemble of Shattering the Silence, Nova Scotia’s innovative new music Festival.

Program:

Peter Paul Koprowski / Dream People

Intermission

Anthony Genge / Eastern Passage (world premiere)
Jérôme Blais / (Un) Forgotten Voices (world premiere)
Allan Gordon Bell / Sweet Grass

NBG ensemble is:

Mark Hopkins, conductor
Peter Togni, narrator
Janice Jackson, soprano
Derek Charke, flutes
Eileen Walsh, clarinets
Mark Adam, percussion
Simon Docking, piano
Gillian Smith, violin
Susan Sayle, viola
Norman Adams, cello

This concert sponsored by Arts Nova Scotia.
Anthony Genge's new work 'Eastern Passage' funded by Arts Nova Scotia.

Pricing: $20 General Admission / Students Free with I.D.

Acadia University
15 University Avenue
Wolfville, Nova Scotia

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