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Shadow & Light

A starlit winter journey with the DalChorus and members of DalTheatre's puppetry class. Featuring Soundtrax Choir! In support of Dalhousie鈥檚 Campus Fridge.

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Dec. 4 | 7:30pm
Joseph Strug Concert Hall
Fountain School of Performing Arts, 1385 Seymour St.
tickets: Dal Arts Centre Box Office, 听Box office fees will apply

In this magical multidisciplinary performance, DalChorus and members of the DalTheatre puppetry class take you on a journey through a winter night. With celestial music, star stories, and shadow puppetry, we celebrate and unite traditions that use various symbols of light returning after times of darkness.听

DalChorus will welcome Halifax Regional Arts Soundtrax Choir, directed by Dr. Fran Farrell to share the Joseph Strug Concert Hall stage for the first time. You will get to see the DalTheatre student puppeteers in action, and of course, hear the beautiful music of the DalChorus, directed by Dr Nicole Jordan with pianist, Joseph Dowell.

From traditional Christmas songs such as I Wonder as I Wander arranged by Nicole Jordan, the well-known Choose Something Like a Star, from Frostiana by Randal Thompson, to the exciting voice and body percussion piece, Singkap Siaga by Tracey Wong, you will experience celebrations of light and shadow from around the world.

Non-perishable food donations are welcome.

DalChorus听is a choir of 40-50 voices and听comprises听music students from all idioms as well as experienced choral singers from 黑料吃瓜网and the Halifax community at large. Excellence, innovation, and collaboration are the hallmarks of DalChorus. Repertoire is selected from compositions across many eras and styles, with special attention paid to the work of Canadian composers. The choir normally gives two public performances per year and had the special role of hosting and featuring in the Fountain School of Performing Art鈥檚 first annual Student Showcase Concert in 2024.

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Dr. Frances Farrell听听

Fran听is a music educator with HRCE. In addition to teaching IB Music and EAL Music at Citadel High School, she is also a choral specialist with the Halifax Regional Arts Program. An active choral clinician, Dr. Farrell has worked with groups from across Canada offering workshops in choral improvisation, vocal technique, and most recently, the Alexander Technique as a certified teacher of this work.听Fran听has also published articles in听Anacrusis, the听Teaching Music Through Performance Series, and the听Canadian Music Educator. Her compositions can be found on the Cypress Music Website.

Soundtrax听

Soundtrax听is an SATB auditioned choir featuring singers from across the HRM who meet once a week to explore dynamic and diverse repertoire. This group is part of the Halifax Regional Arts Program, the Halifax Regional Centre for Education's (HRCE) supplementary funded fine arts program.听Its purpose is to enhance and support fine arts for all students in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM).Recent highlights include performing with Symphony Nova Scotia - Video Games Live and The Music of Queen, as well as being featured on both CBC Maritime Noon as part of their Annual Feed Nova Scotia program, and CBC's Mainstreet.听Soundtrax听is conducted by听Frances Farrell and accompanied by Jenny Trites.听Soundtrax听is a proud member of the Nova Scotia Choral Federation.