PROGRAM: Bizet, Cook, Debussy, Elgar, Gounod, Horvit, Lee

The third and final performance in the first season of our series of Sensory-Friendly Chamber Music Concerts features Symphony Nova Scotia French horn player Mary Lee, Symphony Nova Scotia violinist Jennifer Jones, and pianist Jennifer King performing fun and contrasting works by composers Edward Elgar, Charles Gounod, Michael Horvit, Arnold Cook, Georges Bizet, and Claude Debussy, as well as the world premiere of a brand work composed for this concert by Vancouver-based cellist, improviser, and composer Peggy Lee. This series, which is led by the award-winning pianist King and Certified Music Therapist Anna Plaskett, is specifically designed to be welcoming and accessible for autistic, neurodivergent, and intellectually disabled community members and their families. These concerts are open to the public free-of-charge on select Sunday afternoons at the Halifax Central Library's Paul O'Regan Hall. Seating is limited and registration is required. Click to read more about the series!

Mary Lee, French horn; Jennifer Jones, violin; Jennifer King, piano

Cecilia Concerts recognizes the support of the Province of Nova Scotia for this series of sensory-friendly concerts; we are pleased to work in partnership with the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism, and Heritage to develop and promote our cultural resources for all Nova Scotians. We acknowledge support for this program also from the Government of Canada, the Nova Scotia Health Community Health Board's Wellness Fund, the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia, Clearwater Seafood's Clearwater Cares Program, the Craig Foundation, J&W Murphy Foundation, Westwood Developments, the Cecilia Concerts Season Sponsor Jules Chamberlain/Red Door Realty, and our program partner the Halifax Central Library. We are grateful for the gifts from the many individual donors who also support this important initiative.