St. John’s Anglican Church

Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir celebrates its 14th Christmas season with three in-person performances and an online video broadcast. New for this year’s concert repertoire is music animated by the spirit of the Winter Solstice, as well as specially programmed pieces to highlight collaborating artists Maritime Brass Quintet and organist Paul Halley. Join us for a …

‘A ROSE IN WINTER’ returns for Christmas. Grammy Award-winner Paul Halley will again showcase his singers from The Choir of All Saints Cathedral in a live concert performance celebrating this joyous season. This concert of song and story, which met with sold-out shows last season, is a continuation of the Christmas concert tradition at the …

A ‘JOY OF SINGING’ choral workshop for young singers, ages 9 to 18, takes place at St. John’s Anglican Church, 81 Cumberland St. in Lunenburg on Saturday, May 20 from 10 am to 12:30 pm. The workshop offers the opportunity to work on choral masterpieces and develop new singing skills with Nick Halley, the celebrated Founder and Artistic …

“The Missing Pages” is the true story of the one Canadian to actually meet Beethoven in person. Tom Allen has been with the CBC for years as host on Music & Company, Fresh Air, This Morning and more. Tom has also been touring a type of show he calls “chamber musicals” –a blend of theatrical …

On Saturday, April 1, St. John’s Anglican Church in Lunenburg will host a combined concert titled “When the Times Darken,” featuring the Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy, the Acadia University Wind Ensemble, and the Acadia University Singers. Bertolt Brecht, a noted German poet and playwright, wrote in 1939, “When the times darken will …

On Friday, March 24, 2023 Musique Royale is delighted to present Ensemble ArtChoral and Ensemble Caprice from Montreal to perform a program of spectacular works by Vivaldi (including the Gloria & Magnificat). Matthias Maute, will hold an open workshop rehearsal an hour prior to the concert, going over two pieces of the program (first movement …

Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria RV 589 and Magnificat RV 610 In the early years of the eighteenth century, music lovers from all over Europe traveled to Venice to hear performances by orphan girls in the Ospedale della Pietà. Among the greatest of the works performed in the Ospedale were Vivaldi’s Magnificat and Gloria, performed on this …

The JUNO Award winning Elmer Iseler Singers (EIS), conducted by artistic director Lydia Adams since 1998, is singing its 44th Concert Season in 2022/23. Musique Royale is honored to welcome the choir back to Nova Scotia for a performance in historic St John’s Anglican Church in Lunenburg on Sunday March 12 at 4 pm. Founded …

Musique Royale announces a winter tour of Handel's Messiah performed by emerging artists at historic venues in Yarmouth, Lunenburg and New Glasgow from December 21-23. For music lovers around the world, Handel's Messiah brings families together to begin their Christmas celebrations. Annually, it’s the single most performed piece of classical music worldwide (The Guardian). Handel’s …

Musique Royale is delighted to announce the return of Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir to Lunenburg this December 2022 for their annual performance “A Chorister’s Christmas”. The concert is held at St John’s Anglican Church (64 Townsend St) on Saturday December 17 at 4 pm. Directed by Nick Halley, this year’s concert program features …