3rd Annual Nick & Friends Benefit Concert for Capella Regalis (Halifax)
Letters to a Homeland: New Music of Ancient Origins
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Kinan Azmeh كنان العظمة clarinet
Layale Chaker ليال شاكر violin
Dinuk Wijeratne piano
Tom Easley bass
Nick Halley percussion
Sunday, Sept. 22, 5:00-7:00 PM
@ the Cathedral Church of All Saints, HALIFAX
TICKETS NOW ON SALE
Join us for an intimate evening of food and music featuring five powerhouse musicians performing original Middle Eastern and South Asian works exploring what the idea of 'home' means to us all. This is a rare chance to hear Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and French-Lebanese violinist Layale Chaker, two fabulous musicians from the Arab world, perform in Halifax.
The schedule:
5 PM - Drinks & dinner
5:30 PM - The concert
6:30 PM - More drinks & food!
Tickets are $150 and include the concert, a Levant-inspired cocktail, full Syrian mezze-style dinner catered by Amina's Syrian Kitchen, and a $100 tax receipt. Limited seating.
All proceeds support Capella Regalis’s free music training programs for children. Thank you for supporting this annual fundraising gala!
Please note: Capella Regalis Board Chair, Barbara Butler, will host the South Shore version of this event at Cecilia's Retreat in Mahone Bay on Saturday, Sept. 21, 5-7 pm. For ticket reservations, email barbara.butler@ns.sympatico.ca.
An Intimate Concert With Five World-Class Musicians
Director, composer, and drummer-percussionist Nick Halley is bringing together dear friends and powerhouse musicians to perform a spellbinding evening of original Middle Eastern and South Asian works. Originally from Damascus, Syria, clarinetist Kinan Azmeh brings his “spellbinding” (The New Yorker) music to all corners of the world as a soloist, composer, and improviser. French-Lebanese violinist and composer Layale Chaker was raised speaking multiple languages, both linguistically and musically. Her complex sound universe, described by NPR as “beguiling” with “bright and beautiful strands … gorgeous, wine-dark swirls,” lies at the intersection of contemporary classical music, jazz, Arabic music, and improvisation. Sri Lankan-born Canadian musician Dinuk Wijeratne is a boundary-crossing composer, conductor, and pianist, whose work “reflects a positive vision of our cultural future” (The Toronto Star). Nova Scotia’s award-winning jazz bassist, composer, and educator Tom Easley and of course Nick himself will complete the ensemble to explore through musical collaboration what the idea of ‘home’ means to us all.
Preview this ensemble's music by listening to an excerpt of Kinan Azmeh's "Wedding Song" performed live at the Chan Arts Centre in Vancouver in 2023 (video link below).
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Kinan Azmeh, Syrian clarinetist and composer
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Layale Chaker, French-Lebanese violinist and composer
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Dinuk Wijeratne, Sri-Lankan-born Canadian composer, conductor, and pianist
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Nick Halley, Nova Scotia-based director, composer, and drummer-percussionist
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Tom Easley, Nova Scotian jazz bassist, composer, and educator
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Event details
Date and time
Tickets
Tickets may be purchased online at Canadahelps.org or reserved by email: boxoffice@capellaregalis.com.
location
Cathedral Church of All Saints
1330 Cathedral Lane
Halifax NS B3H 2Z1
Canada