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The Music:
Saturday, February 4, 11 am
Cecilia's Retreat, RR#2, 1199 Oakland Road, Mahone Bay
The program is called Handel's Heroines and features Canadian soprano Jennifer Farrell and pianist Peter Allen.
You will hear a wonderful selection of arias from Handel's masque, opera and oratorio literature, woven together with explanations of the plots of these productions.
The heroines are in turn fickle, flirtatious, sorrowful and joyful, and the music reflects their various moods -- a perfect program on a mid-winter's day in February. As always, brunch will be served following the performance ($20).
Jennifer Farrell appears regularly with professional Canadian ensembles in the fields of oratorio, opera and choral repertoire. In western Canada, Miss Farrell has performed as a soloist with the Vancouver Bach Choir, Music Fest Vancouver, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Voices, the Vancouver Opera, and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
She has also sung with the internationally acclaimed Vancouver-based chamber choir, musica intima. In Eastern Canada she has appeared as a guest soloist with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Opera Nova Scotia and Les Jeunesses Musicales du Canada.
While maintaining her solo career, Miss Farrell completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of British Columbia in 2008.
Peter Allen has continually delighted audiences with his artistry, versatility and mastery with music-making. As a concert pianist, he is often heard on CBC regional and national radio and is well known to audiences in the Maritimes and throughout Canada for his captivating
interpretations.
He has a number of CDs to his credit, solo as well as collaborations with other musicians. Peter is also a highly respected composer, teacher, and conductor.
He has fulfilled many commissions, the most recent by CBC for a piano concerto called 'Hurricane Juan', world-premiered by Symphony Nova Scotia on their season's opening concert with Peter as soloist in the Fall of 2008.
Peter Allen is an Assistant Professor of Piano at Dalhousie University's Department of Music, a post held since 2005.
Sunday, October 30 at 4 pm
Mezzo soprano Nina Scott Stoddart with pianist Sharon Gow Knickle
A 'Sunday Afternoon at the Opera' features excerpts and commentary on Bizet's Carmen. Tickets for this event are $20. Reservations by e-mail at barbara.butler(at)ns.sympatico.ca
A light supper follows the hour-long presentation.
Our next event at Cecilia’s Retreat, 1199 Oakland Rd, RR#2 in Mahone Bay is this coming Saturday, October 15 at 11 am.
All Things Romantic will feature pianist Peter Allen performing works by Chopin, Grieg and Franz Liszt, this week being a celebration of the 200th anniversary of his birth. This special event is also the first in a series that will be held throughout the year in support of St. Cecilia concerts at St. John’s Church in Lunenburg.
Tickets for Saturday’s event are $20. Please reserve. Brunch follows the hour-long performance.
On the South Shore it’s time once again for the Mahone Bay Scarecrow Festival and Antique Sale (Sept 30 – Oct 2) and it's a pleasure to present a classical concert and brunch as part of the celebrations.
On Saturday, October 1 at 11 am at Cecilia’s Retreat, 1199 Oakland Rd, RR#2, Mahone Bay, St. Cecilia Concert Series presents the TWO OCEANS TRIO, a new and exciting Canadian chamber ensemble.
Its members are Karin Aurell, Swedish flutist based in Sackville, New Brunswick; pianist Janet Hammock, also based in Sackville and Professor Emeritus of Music at Mount Allison University; and Joel Stobbe, British Columbia cellist and educator and one of the founding members of the Borealis String Quartet. All three musicians bring a wealth of experience in live performance to the group.
They will begin the morning on a classic note with a trio by Haydn, continue with works by Kutnowski and Martinu and end the hour with a set of fiery tangos by Piazzolla.
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