Nov
20
2025
Acadia School of Music's Concert & Lecture Series presents Alkali Collective (1:00 pm)

Acadia School of Music's Concert & Lecture Series presents Creative Collaboration in Contemporary Music. 

The Alkali Collective welcomes composer Paolo Griffin and percussionist Nathan Petitpas for a round-table presentation on collaboration in contemporary music. Through conversation, live demonstration, and Q&A, the ensemble will explore the many ways collaboration shapes artistic practice, from performer-composer partnerships to the creative process within chamber ensembles. This 45-minute presentation offers insight into the intersections of performance, composition, and collective artistry, while featuring a short performance excerpt from Griffin and Petitpas’s ongoing creative work. Students and community members alike are invited to engage with this discussion on the collaborative spirit of new music. 

This presentation will begin at 1:00pm in the FESTIVAL THEATRE. 

Concert & Lecture Series events are free and all are welcome to attend – please join us and support our student performers! 

Nov
23
2025
Morning Songs and Night Dances - Festival Theatre (3:00 pm)

Acadia University Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Chamber Orchestra

Admission by freewill donation at the door.

All are welcome

Nov
27
2025
Concert & Lecture Series presents Nicola Miller & Nic D’Amato (1:00 pm)

Concert & Lecture Series for Thursday, Nov. 27 (Nicola Miller & Nic D’Amato) 

Nov
30
2025
Christmas at Acadia - University Hall (3:00 pm)
Join the Acadia University Chorus (Michael Caines, Director) along with the Acadia Orchestra (Mark Hopkins, Director), John Scott (organ), Deanne van Rooyen (harp) and Jason Hall (clarinet) as we present our annual Christmas at Acadia concert.

Featuring music by John Rutter, Dan Forrest, Elaine Hagenburg, Ola Gjeilo, Antonio Vivaldi among others including an uplifting performance of a South African holiday favourite! Not to mention our Carol sing accompanied by Convocation Hall's magnificent pipe organ!

Celebrate the season and enjoy this cherished holiday tradition that unites our community through music!

Admission at the door is $10 - Free for students and youth

Celebrate the season and enjoy this cherished holiday tradition that unites our community through music!
 
Doors open at 2:30 pm
Dec
2
2025
Acadia University Singers Concert - Denton Hall (7:30 pm)

"Our Soul Is Song" will feature professional harpist Dr. Deanne van Rooyen (also an Associate Professor in Acadia's Department of Geology), as well as pianist Cian McCarron and violinist Rebecca Czerny. Tenor and bass friends from Acadia will also join the Singers to perform music for mixed-voice choir by Marques L. A. Garrett, Jake Runestad, and Sarah Quartel.

The Acadia University Singers are a treble-voice chamber choir, directed by Dr. Michelle Boyd.  The program will feature soloists Bailey Pringle, Hermione Marshall, Kyla Neville, and Maria Zimmermann, and soloist/conductor Emma Proctor.

Need an uplifting boost to kickstart your holiday mood?  Yearning to find solace immersed in the beauty of poignant poetry merged with song? Or, longing to make your spirit soar with joyful, feel-good music?  Whatever you're seeking, come as you are and find your heart's content in “Our Soul Is Song" - a concert by the Acadia University Singers.

Featuring a blend of words and music both ancient and modern, "Our Soul Is Song" explores the power of song to refresh the soul as it unites people across time and space - bringing joy in the midst of darkness, peace and healing in times of sorrow, and fortitude and resolve when it is needed the most.

At the heart of this program will be a performance of Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols, a beloved classic for choir and harp that breathes new life into ancient Medieval carol texts through Britten's intricate choral writing.  Complementing the carols' timeless message of seeking light and hope, the choir will also perform new works by Canadian composers Katerina Gimon, Ruth Watson-Henderson, Tracy Wong, and more.

Admission by freewill donation.

Dec
3
2025
Gamelan and World Drumming Concert - Denton Hall (7:30 pm)
GLOBAL RHYTHMS : Gamelan and World Drums
directed by Ken Shorley
 
Join Acadia School of Music instructor Ken Shorley's World Drumming and Intro to Gamelan classes for their end-of-term performance presentation!
 
Enjoy traditional rhythms and repertoire from West Africa, the Arab world, India and Indonesia.
 
Everyone is welcome at this family-friendly concert!
Dec
4
2025
Concert & Lecture Series presents a Student Recital - Festival Theatre (1:00 pm)
Dec
4
2025
Jazz Big Band Concert - Festival Theatre (7:00 pm)
Dec
5
2025
The Acadia University Singers - LUNENBURG, NS (7:30 pm)

"Our Soul Is Song" will feature professional harpist Dr. Deanne van Rooyen (also an Associate Professor in Acadia's Department of Geology), as well as pianist Cian McCarron and violinist Rebecca Czerny. Tenor and bass friends from Acadia will also join the Singers to perform music for mixed-voice choir by Marques L. A. Garrett, Jake Runestad, and Sarah Quartel.

The Acadia University Singers are a treble-voice chamber choir, directed by Dr. Michelle Boyd.  The program will feature soloists Bailey Pringle, Hermione Marshall, Kyla Neville, and Maria Zimmermann, and soloist/conductor Emma Proctor.

Need an uplifting boost to kickstart your holiday mood?  Yearning to find solace immersed in the beauty of poignant poetry merged with song? Or, longing to make your spirit soar with joyful, feel-good music?  Whatever you're seeking, come as you are and find your heart's content in “Our Soul Is Song" - a concert by the Acadia University Singers.

Featuring a blend of words and music both ancient and modern, "Our Soul Is Song" explores the power of song to refresh the soul as it unites people across time and space - bringing joy in the midst of darkness, peace and healing in times of sorrow, and fortitude and resolve when it is needed the most.

At the heart of this program will be a performance of Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols, a beloved classic for choir and harp that breathes new life into ancient Medieval carol texts through Britten's intricate choral writing.  Complementing the carols' timeless message of seeking light and hope, the choir will also perform new works by Canadian composers Katerina Gimon, Ruth Watson-Henderson, Tracy Wong, and more.

Admission by freewill donation.