SYMPHONY IN OUR COMMUNITY

Music is meant to be shared. We consider it our privilege and responsibility to contribute to arts education for people of all ages and stages in Nova Scotia. We offer interactive and engaging community programs for schools, families, kids, under-30s, and adults.

SCHOOLS & TEACHERS

Symphony Nova Scotia’s school programs offer young people the chance to engage with orchestra members in a low-barrier, hands-on way. Our musicians truly enjoy the opportunity to meet and mentor over 15,000 Nova Scotian children each year, including elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.

Adopt-a-Musician – Elementary school classes team up with a Symphony Nova Scotia musician in a multi- session creative project, concluding with a final performance for all participating classes and their families.

Link Up – This Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute program pairs Symphony Nova Scotia with elementary students at local schools to explore orchestral repertoire through a hands-on music curriculum, culminating in a concert where they sing, play recorder, and/or play the violin with the orchestra from their seats.

School Concerts – Our full orchestra regularly visits schools across Halifax. This 40-minute program is designed to give students an opportunity to experience the full symphony orchestra in a fun and engaging concert.

School Dress Rehearsals – Students in grades four and up can watch and listen to the symphony in action as they prepare for a concert. These rehearsals allow them to see the symphony onstage at a very reduced price.

Student Matinees – Concerts from the Symphony’s regular lineup are performed for audiences of students.

Music Monday – Symphony Nova Scotia joins Canadians from every region of the country to celebrate the importance of music education with Music Monday. To learn more, visit www.musicmonday.com.

New Germany Outreach Program – This program provides students in New Germany, Nova Scotia with the opportunity to visit Halifax and experience a live performance by Symphony Nova Scotia.

Redge Craig Memorial Workshop – This instrumental music workshop is held annually at a Nova Scotia school in memory of Redge Craig, a social worker and mentor to many. The workshop’s goal is to connect the Symphony’s orchestra members with aspiring young musicians, who may not otherwise have the opportunity.

UNDER 30S & ADULTS

As people dedicated to life-long-learning, we’re pleased to offer a number of chances for under-30s and adults to explore orchestral music more deeply. We strive to meet the needs of all learners by offering a variety of different ways to delve further into the music we play and hear. TD Under-30 Access Pass – This pass provides the opportunity for students and those under age 30 to receive $16 tickets for our celebrity, baroque, festival, Messiah, and Two Orchestras concerts. Sponsored by TD.

Library Series – Audience members of all ages get up close and personal with the Library Players at these free noon-hour concerts featuring beautiful music and informative stories. Sponsored by Wilsons Fuel Co. Limited.

Musically Speaking – Each season, we present a behind-the-scenes look at great composers through our annual Festival. This combination of a concert and lecture features live music, multimedia presentations, entertaining stories, and firsthand perspectives from our hosts.

Pre-concert Chats – Our celebrity concert are preceded by free pre-concert chats at 6:45 pm on the evening of each performance in the Sculpture Court (just outside the Rebecca Cohn auditorium). Our regular speaker is Dalhousie University professor Adrian Hoffman.

Symphony 101 at the Library – Music lecturer Adrian Hoffman leads free adult classes about music, orchestras, composers, and more in a relaxed, accessible format at the new Halifax Central Library.

FAMILIES & KIDS

Give your child the gift of music during those formative years. Symphony Nova Scotia’s programs for kids and families offer parents and caregivers the chance to be a part of a child’s first experience with the symphony.

Family Series – Symphony Nova Scotia’s Family Series provides free musical fun for all ages. These engaging, high-spirited concerts also include interactive learning opportunities, as well as a “sensory friendly” performance for those with autism or developmental disabilities.

Musical Munchkins – This fun and free program for three- to five-year-olds at local libraries offers interactive learning with Symphony musicians.

Pop Goes the Easel! – These all-ages sessions feature engaging performances from Symphony musicians, the Long & McQuade Musical Instrument Fun Zone, and an artist-led Art Gallery of Nova Scotia workshop!

Open Dress Rehearsals – Symphony Nova Scotia’s Open Dress Rehearsals are an opportunity for audiences of all ages to experience the symphony in a low-risk, low-cost rehearsal setting.

Home School Programs – Symphony Nova Scotia helps home-schoolers with arts education. Our programs encourage youth to pursue excellence in playing while showing the incredible versatility of orchestral music.

Symphony Week & Culture Days – This annual week of free concerts and events in local libraries, museums, art galleries, and public spaces brings the orchestra out into our community.

TOURING PROGRAMS

Symphony Nova Scotia is truly Nova Scotia’s orchestra. Over the past several years, Symphony Nova Scotia has performed for communities across Nova Scotia:

2014/15 Season • Beaver Bank, Bedford, Clayton Park, Cole Harbour, Dartmouth, Mahone Bay, Tantallon, and various schools through the Link Up program (school concerts) • Dartmouth, Lunenburg, Wolfville (concert performances) • Pictou County (Beyond the Hall) 2013/14 season • Clayton Park, Cole Harbour, Elmsdale, Eastern Passage, Hammonds Plains, Lower Sackville, Rockingham (school concerts) • Dartmouth, Lunenburg, Wolfville (concert performances)

2012/13 season • Lunenburg, Wolfville (concert performances)

2011/12 season • Beechville-Lakeside-Timberlea, Dartmouth, Musquodoboit Harbour, Waverley (school concerts) • Lunenburg, Wolfville (concert performances)

2010/11 season • Lawrencetown, Eastern Passage, Dartmouth (school concerts) • Lunenburg, Wolfville (concert performances)

2009/10 season • Lake Fletcher, Lower Sackville, Sheet Harbour (school concerts) • Lunenburg, Wolfville (concert performances) • Glace Bay, Mabou (Celtic Colours) • Millbrook First Nation (special performances)

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Symphony Nova Scotia has performed in partnership with many other presenters and special events, including:

• Halifax Dance, Mermaid Theatre: The Nutcracker (annually since 1990) • Halifax Public Libraries: The Library Series (annually since 1990) • Halifax Public Libraries: Musical Munchkins (annually since 2006) • NSLC Port of Wines Festival: Winemakers’ Dinner (annually since 2009) • Halifax Dance: Viennese Opera Ball (annually since 2012) • Musique Royale Concert Series (annually since 2012) • Halifax Pop Explosion: Whitehorse (2014), and Mo Kenney (2013), Dan Mangan (2012), Amelia Curran (2011), Basia Bulat (October 2010), Final Fantasy (October 2009), (2008), Gordie Sampson (2007), Joel Plaskett (2006) • Acadia University, Acadia Performing Arts Series: Terry Tam and Lorraine Min (February 2015), Magnificent Mozart (October 2013), Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (October 2012), Robert Uchida performing Brahms (April 2011), Denise Djokic (October 2010), Janina Fialkowska (February 2010) • Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Nova Scotia: The Gondoliers (May 2012), The Yeomen of the Guard (May 2011), HMCS Pinafore (May 2010) • Phoenix Youth Programs: The Nutcracker Luncheon (2005-2014) • St. Cecilia Concert Society: Symphony on the Shore Series (2007-2012) • Colchester East Hants Hospice Society (May 2014) • Atlantic Ballet Theatre: Beethoven’s Fidelio (October 2010) • Atlantic Film Festival, Guild of Canadian Film Composers: Composer-Director Mentorship Program (September 2010) • Royal Canadian Navy, Stadacona Band: Beer and Beethoven (May 2010) • Millbrook First Nation: Cultural Exchange (April 2010) • Canadian New Music Network: Forum 2010 – Partnering Diversity (January 2010) • IWK, IWK Foundation, Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra: The Concert of the Century (November 2009) • Brookes Diamond: Symphonic DRUM! (September 2009) • Celtic Colours Festival: Suite Silver Dart world premiere & school concert (September 2009) • Atlantic Film Festival, Guild of Canadian Film Composers: Composer-Director Mentorship Program (September 2009) • Royal Canadian Navy, Stadacona Band: Beer and Beethoven (May 2009) • Diana Krall (April 2009) • Bedford Institute of Oceanography: Darwin’s 100 (April 2009)

COMMUNITY COMPLIMENTS PROGRAM

Symphony Nova Scotia is delighted to partner with other not-for-profit community organizations to provide free attendance to lower-income families and adult learners through the Community Compliments program:

• Alcare Place • Halifax Humanities 101 • Home of the Guardian Angel • Hospice Association • Nova Scotia Community Foundation • Phoenix Youth Programs • QEII Health Sciences Centre • Spryfield Single Parents’ Centre/Association • YWCA Halifax Family/Child Care Program

OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Symphony Nova Scotia is proud to be involved in many facets of our great community, partnering with a wide variety of other organizations, presenters, and venues, including:

• Alderney Landing • Art Gallery of Nova Scotia • Discovery Centre • East Coast Music Awards • Feed Nova Scotia (annual Messiah food drive) • Hal-Con • Halifax City Hall • Halifax Forum • Halifax Public Libraries • Long & McQuade Musical Instruments • Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (Family Series) • Music Nova Scotia (annual sponsor of a Music Nova Scotia Award category) • Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra • Province House