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Lucas Porter Plays Gerswhin
Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 7:30 pm
The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax
Presented by Doctor Piano 


Featuring Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor
Marie-Josée Lord, soprano
Lucas Porter, piano
Symphony Nova Scotia

On the program
Duke Ellington (1899-1974), arr. Ron Collier 
The River
     I. Spring
     II. Meander
     III. Giggling Rapids
     IV. Lake
     V. Vortex
     VI. Falls
     VII. Village of the Virgins
     VIII. Riba
30'
André Previn (1929-2019)
Honey and Rue
     I. First I'll Try Love
     II. Whose House Is This?
     III. The Town Is Lit
     IV. Do You Know Him?
     V. I Am Not Seaworthy
     VI. Take My Mother Home
Marie-Josée Lord, soprano
36'
INTERMISSION: 20 minutes  
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Embraceable You
My Man's Gone Now
Summertime
Marie-Josée Lord, soprano
15'
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Rhapsody in Blue
Lucas Porter, piano
16'


Additional players:
Amy Spurr-Caveney, Anna Genest, and Lauren Klein, violin; Carrie VanSlyke, viola; Thaddeus Morden (acting Assistant Principal), cello; Eric Braley, clarinet; Julie Cuming (acting Principal), Natalie Alcorn, and Randal Ulmer, horn; Greg Moffat, trumpet; Jim Tranquilla, David Moulton, and Bob Nicholson (bass), trombone; Mark Morton, Trevor Brandenburg, and Damien Moynihan, percussion; Karen Rokos, harp; Simon Docking, keyboard; Tristan De Borba, Brad Reid, and Chris Mitchell, saxophone; Jamie Gatti, bass.

Pre-Concert Chat

Learn some fun and interesting facts about the composers featured in this concert, as well as the music that will be on the program.

Image for Lucas Porter Plays Gershwin
Lucas Porter Plays Gerswhin
Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 7:30 pm
The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax
Presented by Doctor Piano 


Featuring Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor
Marie-Josée Lord, soprano
Lucas Porter, piano
Symphony Nova Scotia

On the program
Duke Ellington (1899-1974), arr. Ron Collier 
The River
     I. Spring
     II. Meander
     III. Giggling Rapids
     IV. Lake
     V. Vortex
     VI. Falls
     VII. Village of the Virgins
     VIII. Riba
30'
André Previn (1929-2019)
Honey and Rue
     I. First I'll Try Love
     II. Whose House Is This?
     III. The Town Is Lit
     IV. Do You Know Him?
     V. I Am Not Seaworthy
     VI. Take My Mother Home
Marie-Josée Lord, soprano
36'
INTERMISSION: 20 minutes  
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Embraceable You
My Man's Gone Now
Summertime
Marie-Josée Lord, soprano
15'
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Rhapsody in Blue
Lucas Porter, piano
16'


Additional players:
Amy Spurr-Caveney, Anna Genest, and Lauren Klein, violin; Carrie VanSlyke, viola; Thaddeus Morden (acting Assistant Principal), cello; Eric Braley, clarinet; Julie Cuming (acting Principal), Natalie Alcorn, and Randal Ulmer, horn; Greg Moffat, trumpet; Jim Tranquilla, David Moulton, and Bob Nicholson (bass), trombone; Mark Morton, Trevor Brandenburg, and Damien Moynihan, percussion; Karen Rokos, harp; Simon Docking, keyboard; Tristan De Borba, Brad Reid, and Chris Mitchell, saxophone; Jamie Gatti, bass.

Pre-Concert Chat

Learn some fun and interesting facts about the composers featured in this concert, as well as the music that will be on the program.