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