Symphony Nova Scotia is a Canadian

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based in

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. Its primary recital venue is at the

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's Rebecca Cohn Auditorium.

History

Symphony Nova Scotia began in 1983 with 13 full-time musicians. Today it employs 37 musicians and 16 administrative staff, along with over 150 contracted artistic, production and technical personnel. It has won four

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for

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Orchestral lineage

The first recognized orchestra in Nova Scotia, the Halifax Symphony Orchestra, was formed in 1897. This orchestra, led by conductor Max Weil, reached a membership of 39 musicians and performed four to five concerts each season. The orchestra disbanded in 1908 with Weil’s departure. In 1947 another orchestra was created in Nova Scotia through the efforts of Walter Kaufmann and

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as well as

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and Dr. Srul Tulio Laufer. Backed by the Nova Scotia Opera Association, the orchestra primarily served as accompaniment for opera and ballet performances. Formally named the Halifax Sinfoniette in 1951, the group of 13 professional musicians was led by Strombergs until 1955. In 1955 the Sinfoniette became the second incarnation of the Halifax Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra began under music director Thomas Mayer with 17 full-time musicians (often augmented by members from the

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and the Stadacona Navy Band). By 1966 the orchestra had 35 full-time members and presented about 70 concerts annually. Conductors included Jonathan Sternberg (1957–58), Leo Mueller (1958–64), and John Fenwick (1964–67). When the Halifax Symphony Orchestra and New Brunswick Symphony Orchestra (founded in 1962) were both disbanded in 1968, the Atlantic provinces created the 48-member Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, a regional orchestra designed to tour the four provinces. Despite the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra’s popularity, it suffered from high costs, declining government and corporate support, and a lengthy labour dispute in 1979. The orchestra declared bankruptcy in 1983.

Foundation

In October 1983 Symphony Nova Scotia was created under the direction of conductor

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and Board president Brian Flemming. The original Symphony Nova Scotia hired 13 full-time players for a January to May season. In its second season the number of employed musicians doubled, and by 1987 the orchestra had grown to a complement of 39. Boris Brott is the only Canadian to be appointed music director of Symphony Nova Scotia.

Georg Tintner, 1987–1994

Austrian conductor

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succeeded

in 1987. Under his leadership, Symphony Nova Scotia made six recordings, toured to

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and

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, and initiated several community outreach programs, including a production of

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in collaboration with Halifax Dance and Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia. The orchestra also raised $140,000 during a 1992 fundraising event called Pure Gold that featured violinist

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and contralto

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. Tintner served as Symphony Nova Scotia’s principal conductor until 1994, and as Conductor Laureate until his death in 1999.

1994–1996

The orchestra struggled financially and artistically during a period of severe cutbacks in government funding. Despite attempts to cut costs by imposing wage freezes on the orchestra and staff and cutting the season to 27 weeks, by 1995 the Symphony was forecasting an accumulated deficit of $900,000. To address the immediate cash flow crisis, the Board of Directors, after consulting with staff and musicians, chose to restructure the organization rather than to shut the orchestra down. The orchestra members donated their services for two weeks during a provincial tour with a young fiddler from

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. The administrative staff was reduced and reorganized, and

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was hired as Interim Artistic Director until American conductor

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was chosen to take the podium in 1996-97.

1996–2000

In 1996-97 the orchestra opted to re-establish free public concerts and school visits, previously pared to save costs. 1998-99 was Dunner’s last season as Music Director with the orchestra, and a search began for a new conductor. With the death of Conductor Laureate and Artistic Advisor

in October 1999, orchestra, staff and Board members made artistic decisions until

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was hired as Artistic Advisor in May 2000.

Bernhard Gueller, 2002–2018

Symphony Nova Scotia performs at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

German conductor Bernhard Gueller was announced as the new Music Director in July 2002 and began his inaugural season in September of that year. He served in the post until 2018. Gueller was assisted from 2005-2008 by the orchestra’s conductor-in-residence, Sri-Lankan-born Dinuk Wijeratne. In 2008, when Wijeratne had completed his

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-funded term with the orchestra,

native Martin MacDonald was appointed as the new resident conductor. MacDonald completed his term in May 2011, when Israeli-born Shalom Bard was selected as his successor. Jonathan Govias was then selected as resident conductor for the 2012-13 season. The orchestra has recently renewed a focus on touring, regularly traveling to communities across the province and incorporating a full concert series in

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. It also participates in community engagement and outreach initiatives with partners from the educational, artistic, heritage and ethnic communities, with guidance from Artist-in-Residence and Community Ambassador Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser. The orchestra has been praised for its versatility and flexibility, and for performances in a variety of styles. Conductor and arranger

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calls Symphony Nova Scotia “the most versatile orchestra in Canada,” and the ''

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'' has said that: : "...they can play it all:

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, Hatzis and Current, as well as

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, Scott Macmillan,

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and Natalie MacMaster."

Recent history

In 2018, Holly Mathieson first guest-conducted the orchestra, as one of two finalist candidates for the post of music director. She returned in November 2019 for a further guest-conducting engagement. In December 2019, Symphony Nova Scotia announced the appointment of Mathieson as its next music director, effective January 2020, with an initial contract of three years. Mathieson is the first female conductor to be named music director of Symphony Nova Scotia. It was announced that the 2024-2025 season will be Mathieson's last season as the music director of Symphony Nova Scotia.

Cross-over collaborations

Symphony Nova Scotia has collaborated with popular and folk music artists. According to

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broadcaster Andrew Craig, “Symphony Nova Scotia simply proves that orchestras can evolve, and that there is no loss of artistic integrity in promoting the music of living composers, pop or otherwise.” Pops collaborations in recent years include: *Hip hop artist

(2008) *Celtic fiddlers

(1995, 1996, 2009),

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(2010), and Richard Wood (2011) *R&B/Soul singers

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(2011), and Keonte Beals (2022) *Pop-rock trio

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(2009) *Singer-songwriters Chris "Old Man" Luedecke (2008)

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(2008),

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(2010, 2011), David Myles (2010), Meaghan Smith (2011), Erin Costelo (2011),

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(2010), the

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(2011),

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(2011), Amelia Curran (2011), and

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(2012). *Indie pop icons

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(2009),

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(2012) *Local artists Carmen Townsend,

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, and Carleton Stone (2012) *Songwriter and TV personality Steve Smith from

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(2010) *Drag queen

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(2018)

Recordings

Discography

*1990 - 'Down Under', Music from Australia, New Zealand and Canada,

, conductor (

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) *1991 -

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Marches and Dances, Les petits riens,

, conductor (

) *1992 - Opportunity Knocks,

, conductor (

) *1994 - Music of

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, conductor (

) *1995 -

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, Bales,

, conductor (

Maritimes) *1997 - Late Romantics,

, conductor (

) *2001 - MacKinnons' Brook Suite, Scott MacMillan, conductor (

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) *2003 - Seasons' Celebration,

, conductor (

) *2003 - Tintner Memorial Collection (

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) **Vol 1:

Symphonies No. 31, 35 and 40 **Vol 2:

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Symphonies No. 8, 9 **Vol 3:

Symphony No. 4-

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Symphony No. 2 **Vol 4:

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Symphonies Nos. 103, 104 **Vol 5:

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Symphony No. 3, Serenade No. 2 **Vol 6:

Symphony No. 3 -

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Symphony No. 7 **Vol 7:

Idomeneo Overture, Symphonies Nos. 34, 41 **Vol 10: Music of

. 1994 (re-release) **Vol 11:

Marches & Dances, Les Petits Riens (re-release) **Vol 12: Down Under (re-release) *2006 - Dancing in the Light, Bernhard Gueller, conductor (

) *2010 - Music and Image - Atlantic Film Festival East Coast Music Association (Take 6), Dinuk Wijeratne, conductor (

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) *2011 - O Canada: A Celebration of Our National Anthem, Bernhard Gueller, conductor (

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) *2012 - The Barra MacNeils with Symphony Nova Scotia (Live), Martin MacDonald, conductor (

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)

Recent CBC recordings for radio broadcast

2011/12 Season

*April 13, 2012: "Sarah Slean" concert, featuring

(piano, vocals). *Parts of this concert were also video recorded for television broadcast.* *February 9, 2012: "East Meets West" concert, featuring Ed Hanley, tabla. *October 21, 2011:

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: Amelia Curran, featuring Amelia Curran, (guitar, vocals).

2010/11 Season

*April 28, 2011:

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’s Piano Concerto, featuring Jon Kimura Parker, piano. *April 7/10, 2011:

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’s Symphony no. 1, “Transient Energies.” *March 24, 2011: “

’s Jupiter” concert, featuring Avan Yu, piano. *February 10, 2011: “

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in Word & Music” concert, featuring

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, soprano. *January 27, 2011: Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto no. 3, featuring Jonathan Crow, violin. *January 21, 2011: Concert collaboration with Erin Costelo (vocals, piano) and Meaghan Smith (vocals, guitar). *November 25, 2010: “Piano Prodigy Jan Lisiecki” concert, featuring Jan Lisiecki, piano. *October 1, 2010: “Red Green: With Strings Attached” concert, featuring

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and

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2009/10 Season

*May 2, 2010: “

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Festival: From the New World” concert, featuring

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, violin. *April 29, 2010: “

Festival: The Cello Concerto” concert, featuring

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, cello. *March 11, 2010: “Left-Handed Concerto” concert, featuring Katherine Chi. *February 19, 2010: Concert collaboration with

, vocals. *November 27, 2010: “A Soldier’s Carol” concert, featuring

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. *October 23, 2010: “Final Fantasy” concert, featuring

, violin/piano/electronics.

Awards and nominations

Awards

*1995 - East Coast Music Award for Music of

*1998 – East Coast Music Award for Late Romantics *2000 – Music Industry Association of Nova Scotia Special Recognition Award *2002 – East Coast Music Award for MacKinnon's Brook Suite

Nominations

*2004 – East Coast Music Award nomination for Tintner Memorial Edition Vol. 1 *2004 – East Coast Music Award nomination for Seasons' Celebration des saisons *2007 – East Coast Music Award nomination for Dancing in the Light

Educational programs

*School and Public Open Rehearsals *Pre-Concert Chats *School Matinees *Library Series *In-School Concerts *Adopt-a-Musician *Musical Munchkins

References

External links

Symphony Nova Scotia official websiteSymphony Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia Come to Life
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History

Orchestral lineage

Foundation

Georg Tintner, 1987–1994

1994–1996

1996–2000

Bernhard Gueller, 2002–2018

Recent history

Cross-over collaborations

Recordings

Discography

Recent CBC recordings for radio broadcast

2011/12 Season

2010/11 Season

2009/10 Season

Awards and nominations

Awards

Nominations

Educational programs

See also

References

External links