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The Music of Chicago with Brass Transit
Friday, February 28, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 2:00 pm
The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax
Presented by O'Regan's Lexus; The Berkeley, as part of The Berkeley Matinee Series; and 89.9 The Wave


Featuring Brass Transit:
     Ian Jutsun, lead vocals
     Phil Poppa, saxophone and vocals
     Don Breithaupt, keyboard and vocals
     Jay Speziale, bass and vocals
     Silvio Simone, guitar and vocals
     Tony Carlucci, trumpet
     Doug Gibson, trombone
     Paul DeLong, drums
     Rob Taggart, manager
Greg Burton, conductor
Symphony Nova Scotia

On the program
Make Me Smile**
Just You & Me*
Saturday in the Park*
Call On Me*
If You Leave Me Now**
I'm a Man
Free***
Searchin' So Long*
You’re the Inspiration/Hard to Say I'm Sorry medley**
Beginnings*
INTERMISSION: 20 MINUTES
Does Anybody Really Know?*
Questions 67 & 68*
Hard Habit to Break**
Old Days**
Last Time This Time*
Feelin' Stronger*
Make Me Smile (reprise)**


* Orchestral arrangement by Don Breithaupt
** Orchestral arrangement by Lou Pomanti
*** Orchestral arrangement by Bob McAlpine


Additional players: Alsu Kamalieva, Anna Genest, and Sarah Frank, violin; Susan Sayle and Matthias McIntire, viola; Thaddeus Morden (acting Assistant Principal), cello; Norman Ludwin, bass; Hamish Gordon, oboe; Randal Ulmer, horn; D'Arcy Gray, percussion.

Merch Table

Stop by the Guest Services Boutique to pick up merch from Symphony Nova Scotia and your favourite guest artists!


From Brass Transit
  • Brass Transit
  • Brass Transit II: The Symphony Sessions

Available for $20 each, HST included.


From Symphony Nova Scotia
  • Sarah Slean and Symphony Nova Scotia
  • Schubert
  • The How and Why of Memory
  • Dancing in the Light
  • Seasons’ Celebrations

Available for $20 each, HST included. Also available for purchase online at symphonynovascotia.ca/shop.

Image for The Music of Chicago with Brass Transit
The Music of Chicago with Brass Transit
Friday, February 28, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 2:00 pm
The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax
Presented by O'Regan's Lexus; The Berkeley, as part of The Berkeley Matinee Series; and 89.9 The Wave


Featuring Brass Transit:
     Ian Jutsun, lead vocals
     Phil Poppa, saxophone and vocals
     Don Breithaupt, keyboard and vocals
     Jay Speziale, bass and vocals
     Silvio Simone, guitar and vocals
     Tony Carlucci, trumpet
     Doug Gibson, trombone
     Paul DeLong, drums
     Rob Taggart, manager
Greg Burton, conductor
Symphony Nova Scotia

On the program
Make Me Smile**
Just You & Me*
Saturday in the Park*
Call On Me*
If You Leave Me Now**
I'm a Man
Free***
Searchin' So Long*
You’re the Inspiration/Hard to Say I'm Sorry medley**
Beginnings*
INTERMISSION: 20 MINUTES
Does Anybody Really Know?*
Questions 67 & 68*
Hard Habit to Break**
Old Days**
Last Time This Time*
Feelin' Stronger*
Make Me Smile (reprise)**


* Orchestral arrangement by Don Breithaupt
** Orchestral arrangement by Lou Pomanti
*** Orchestral arrangement by Bob McAlpine


Additional players: Alsu Kamalieva, Anna Genest, and Sarah Frank, violin; Susan Sayle and Matthias McIntire, viola; Thaddeus Morden (acting Assistant Principal), cello; Norman Ludwin, bass; Hamish Gordon, oboe; Randal Ulmer, horn; D'Arcy Gray, percussion.

Merch Table

Stop by the Guest Services Boutique to pick up merch from Symphony Nova Scotia and your favourite guest artists!


From Brass Transit
  • Brass Transit
  • Brass Transit II: The Symphony Sessions

Available for $20 each, HST included.


From Symphony Nova Scotia
  • Sarah Slean and Symphony Nova Scotia
  • Schubert
  • The How and Why of Memory
  • Dancing in the Light
  • Seasons’ Celebrations

Available for $20 each, HST included. Also available for purchase online at symphonynovascotia.ca/shop.