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2024 Audition Info:

o   DAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and DAL WIND ENSEMBLE

Auditions for Wind and Brass will be held on Wednesday, September 4 from 4:30pm - 10pm, in the Joseph Strug Concert Hall.  An audition form will be provided for sign up and will list further information in early August. 

Questions:  jacob.caines@dal.caThe Dalhousie University Wind Ensemble draws its membership primarily from students in the Fountain School of Performing Arts.  It is open to the entire student body regardless of their major field of study, to students of other universities and colleges, and to musicians from the community, by audition.  

The FSPAWE performs music from the extensive array of standard and contemporary works for wind ensemble while focusing on creating innovative and multidisciplinary approaches to contemporary and classic wind music. Concerts strive to be unlike any traditional wind ensemble concert and include performance elements from not only the discipline of music, but also dance, theatre, and visual art. 

The Wind Ensemble rehearses Wednesdays 4:30 to 6:30 pm in Room 121 of the Dalhousie Arts Centre, plus Friday sectionals from 4:30-5:30. The Wind Ensemble is directed by Jacob Caines. Auditions are held in September. For more details contact jacob.caines@gmail.com

The Dalhousie Guitar Ensemble provides opportunities for guitar majors to refine their ensemble skills. As well as performing in the guitar orchestra, students work in smaller guitar ensembles (occasionally mixing electric and acoustic guitars) and work with other instruments. An extensive repertoire is covered from the Renaissance to the 20th century.

The ensemble meets weekly throughout the academic year and performs on campus and in the community.

The Guitar Ensemble is under the direction of Scott Macmillan.

See the for scheduled performances.

Through learning, rehearsing, and performing opera scenes and a full-length opera, Dal voice students fully immerse themselves in the highly disciplined and creative process of being a singing-actor.

The Opera ensemble affords you the opportunity to develop and apply your individual skills to a larger cohesive group. You'll help create a dynamic, semi-professional environment and foster broader transferable skills of collaboration, agency, and accountability.

Most importantly, the Fountain school offers a unique opportunity for voice students to collaborate with peer colleagues from the Stage Design and Technical Theatre, and Costume Studies programs.

Direction:
Cindy Townsend, Music Director DalOpera cindy.townsend@dal.ca
Tara Scott, Repetiteur/Pianist DalOpera

Rehearsals

The Fall Term has 2 streams:
Scenes Stream & Production Stream

Fall Term Scenes Stream: Room 121 & Room 103
Fridays 330-5pm 

You will explore many aspects of opera within an assigned scene, complete with a final presentation in our last class of the Fall term.

Fall Term Production Stream:
Room 121, Room 103, Dunn (Oct 20-Nov 30)

Casting for the Fall Production happens in the Spring of the prior term for the following Fall Production.

Students may be scheduled Fridays 930-1130 (Individual coachings based on Student Schedules) & 230-630 Room 121. 

In addition to Friday Rehearsals, students in the Fall Production will also be scheduled on evenings & Saturdays once Fall Opera is in production from October 20-Nov 30. 

All schedules are posted weekly.

Winter Term, One Ensemble
Room 121

Students combine their knowledge from the Fall term to become one stream/ensemble in the Winter term for larger scale scene study with staging and props. 

You will have a final presentation in our Opera Scenes concert in the Spring.
All schedules are posted weekly.

Audition Day

September 2 230-5pm Joseph Strug Concert Hall (schedule will be posted one week prior)

Audition Requirements
1 song of own choice, pianist will be provided

Please note, this ensemble is only open to voice majors (and minors with special permission) To find out more becoming a music major, please contact performingarts@dal.ca 鈥�

Also check the Our Season page each fall for information about this season's productions and concerts.鈥� 鈥� 

Recent Past Productions have included Cinderella & The Box Office (2024) Mese Mariano, Giordano (2023); La Chanson de Fortunio, (2023);The Cunning Little Vixen, Jan谩膷ek (2023); A Northern Lights Dream, Rose (2022); Die Fledermaus, J Strauss (2021) Dido and Aeneas, Purcell (2020); Aeneas and Dido, James Rolfe (2020); L'Etoile, Chabrier (2019); The Magic Flute, Mozart (2018); Sweeney Todd, Sondheim (2012); Comedy on the Bridge, Martin暖 (2011); The Face on the Barroom Floor, Mollicone (2011); Gianni Schicchi, Puccini (2010); Orpheus in the Underworld, Offenbach (2009); and many more!

Check the Our Season page in the fall for information about this season's production.   

AUDITIONS

o   DALHOUSIE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AUDITIONS:  

TBD   

Please see: 

Questions: Leonardo.perez@dal.ca

WINDS, BRASS, PERCUSSION STUDENTS:

o   DAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and DAL WIND ENSEMBLE

TBD

Questions:  jacob.caines@dal.ca

The Dalhousie Symphony Orchestra is the only university orchestra in the Atlantic provinces. Primarily a training orchestra, this student ensemble performs approximately three concerts per year with varied repertoire from the Baroque to Contemporary periods. It performs as a full symphonic ensemble and also takes the role of accompaniment for student concerto performances and choral concerts.  

The Orchestra rehearses weekly (Tuesdays, 7:00-10:00 p.m.) in Room 121 of the Dal Arts Centre.

Concerts take place on the Dalhousie campus and other venues around Halifax. The orchestra is conducted by Leonardo Perez. For more information please contact Dr. Leonardo Perez.

Our percussion ensemble is conducted by Mark Morton.

With repertoire ranging from classical transcriptions  to contemporary music, from traditional pieces to repertoire with a more modern flavor, this ensemble explores a variety of musical disciplines. It offers students ensemble experience not otherwise available to the percussionist.

The Dalhousie Percussion Ensemble has performed at official university functions, in concerts, and on tour.

New Music Ensemble (NME)

As a member of the New Music Ensemble at Dalhousie鈥檚 Fountain School of Performing Arts, you鈥檒l dive into the creative world of 21st-century music-making. 

You鈥檒l work closely with fellow performers and composers to bring new music to life 鈥� from contemporary repertoire to brand new student works, group compositions, and improvised pieces. Performance majors will compose and improvise; composition students will perform. Everyone collaborates, creates, and experiments.

This is a space where creativity, risk-taking, and curiosity are key. You鈥檒l develop skills in deep listening, ensemble collaboration, interpretation, improvisation, musicianship, and electronic music 鈥� equipping you for life as a 21st-century musician.

What you鈥檒l do in NME:

• Perform major works from the contemporary classical repertoire

• Create and perform new pieces, individually and collaboratively

• Improvise and develop your own musical language

• Learn by doing in a supportive, exploratory environment

• Present your work in public performances as part of the NME season

You鈥檒l be assessed on:

• Attendance and participation in rehearsals and workshops

• Preparation and contribution to group creative processes

• Engagement in required ensemble performances

Come ready to explore, take risks, and grow as a creative, versatile musician.

Ensemble Director: Matthias McIntire; email: mt632284@dal.ca

Ensemble Rehearsals: Mondays/5-8pm/Shiela K Piercey Studio (behind Joseph Strug Concert Hall) 

Audition Day/Time/Location/Requirements for September: same as your regular ensemble audition in your area