Scotia Festival of Music 2026 | Tears, Joys, Heroes
Schedule
Tue, 26 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm
UTC-03:00Location
1385 Seymour St, Halifax, NS B3H, Canada | Halifax, NS
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Benjamin Britten's Lachrymae ("Tears"), is a touching set of variations on a song by Elizabethan composer John Dowland, unusual in that the music moves towards the theme, rather than away from it. Two short vibraphone-marimba duets follow, then a genial witty trio by Darius Milhaud. John Novacek concludes the concert with a heroic early sonata by Beethoven, that looks back to Beethoven's mentor Haydn, and forward to the great sonatas of his middle years.ON THE PROGRAM:
Benjamin Britten - Lachrymae, Op. 48 (15’)
Marina Thibeault, viola
Janelle Fung, piano
Toru Takemitsu - Cross Hatch (3’)
John Psathas - Fragments (3’)
Alexander Haupt and Alessandro Valiante, percussion
Darius Milhaud - Suite, Op. 157b (12’)
Mark Lee, violin
Dominic Desautels, clarinet
Simon Docking, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 7 (28’)
John Novacek, piano
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Concert sponsors: Katherine Woolhouse; Elizabeth Precious
Prime sponsors: Fred and Elizabeth Fountain
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