Music Concerts
Concerto Night 2024
DalSymphony, Conducted by Dr. Leonardo Perez
March 18, 7:30pm
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Dal Arts Centre
Part of the See-More series, presented by Canadian Student Living
Experience stunning musical interplays between soloists, composers and the Dal Symphony at Concerto Night, one of the crown jewels of the Fountain School of Performing Arts’ concert season This musical extravaganza features outstanding student soloists with our talented young orchestra. Popular concerti and arias are performed under the direction of Leonardo Perez.
Featured instrumental soloists this year include Jeremie Boudreau, Gabriel Galvis Rangel, Irain Herrera Quiros, Noam Koubi, Cindy Liu, Weihong Liu, Katya McBeth, Tasos Spiliopoulos.
Featured voice soloists include William Austin, Kaelin George-Wegner, Sophia Maskine, Karina Matys, Naomi Sney, Emma Thornton-Ockrant.
Also featuring the premiere of a new work by composition Ben Fraser.
Conductor, Dr. Leonardo Perez is Assistant Professor of Violin/Viola at Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Fountain School of the Performing Arts. He taught violin and viola at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) and was the Orchestra Director of the IUP Symphony Orchestra. He is principal conductor of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and has conducted the IUP Symphony Orchestra, East Carolina University Symphony Orchestra, and the ECU Chamber Orchestra. He has also worked with the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra (NSYO) and conducted the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 4/6 Festival Orchestra.
A Place to Light
Presented by DalChorus with the Halifax Camerata Singers
March 22, 3:00pm
Joseph Strug Concert Hall
Fountain School of Performing Arts, 1385 Seymour St.
tickets: Dal Arts Centre Box Office,
Through soaring melodies, sumptuous harmonies, and evocative texts, A Place to Light invites us to reflect on our search for happiness, peace, and illumination.
A Place to Light explores our human desire for love, comfort, and peace. Through the power of music, our students search for shared meaning and connection and explore texts in which light, both literal and metaphorical, guides our path.Â
Directed by Dr. Nicole Jordan with pianist, Joseph Dowell, DalChorus welcomes the Halifax Camerata Singers, directed by Dr. Joel Tranquilla, to share the Joseph Strug Concert Hall stage for the first time. Our beautiful collaboration brings together sacred and secular works, from traditional choral works to vibrant contemporary compositions. Our program includes works by Amy Brandon, Cy Giacomin, and Morten Lauridsen.
The Halifax Camerata Singers has contributed to the musical landscape of Atlantic Canada since its founding in 1986 by Artistic Director Emeritus Jeff Joudrey. The award-winning auditioned choir is known for excellence in choral storytelling and for creating memorable live music experiences. Camerata balances the classics of choral repertoire with explorations of new works by underheard voices and championing contemporary Canadian composers.