Capella Regalis Choirs presents one of the world’s most revered masterworks of music in an uplifting FREE concert for Nova Scotians, to celebrate and honour all those who have gone before us. Directed by Nick Halley and performed by Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir, Capella Regalis Girls Choir, and the All Saints Cathedral Choir, alongside a hand-picked orchestra of Nova Scotian musicians, Paul Halley on pipe organ, and vocal soloists from Canada and the U.K. Advance seat reservations & details at https://capellaregalis.com/events/all-city-2024-mozart-requiem
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Dinuk Wijeratne Trio Concert (Winnipeg, MB)
Don’t miss this exciting performance of jazz/world music by the Dinuk Wijeratne Trio on Sunday, October 6. The Trio includes Dinuk Wijeratne on piano, Nick Halley on drums, and Tom Easley on bass. Dinuk Wijeratne is an award-winning Sri Lankan-born Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor. His boundary-crossing work has taken him to international venues as poles apart as the Berlin Philharmonie and the North Sea Jazz Festival. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nick Halley is a drummer/percussionist, keyboardist, composer, and conductor. Tom Easley is a two-time East Coast Music Award Winner and one of Eastern Canada’s finest jazz bassists.
Concert begins at 3:00 pm on October 6th at Muriel Richardson Auditorium, Winnipeg Art Gallery-Quamajuq, Winnipeg. Click here for tickets and details.
Capella Regalis Choirs Fall 2024 Evensong Series – Halifax, NS
Capella Regalis Choirs sing Choral Evensong as part of the Sundays at Four series at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax on select Sundays at 4 pm this fall, with organist Paul Halley. For a schedule of dates visit capellaregalis.com/events.
FULL VIDEO BROADCAST of Roots of Strings w/ the Nazih Borish Trio is now available online!
A beautifully captured video of the live concert Roots of Strings: Music of Syria featuring the greatest oudist of our time from Syria, Nazih Borish, the Canadian bassist Roberto Occhipinti, Paul Halley on organ, and Nick Halley on percussion. The live performance took place in Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 21, 2023, and is now available in video format to viewers around the world. To purchase a ticket ($25) for online viewing, visit capellaregalis.com/events.
To watch the a 40-sec. teaser clip, click here.
HALIFAX, NS – ‘Letters to a Homeland’ with Kinan Azmeh, Layale Chaker, Dinuk Wijeratne and friends
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irector, composer, and drummer-percussionist Nick Halley is bringing together dear friends and powerhouse musicians to perform a spellbinding evening of original Middle Eastern and South Asian works, in support of Capella Regalis Choirs and its free music education programs for children. Tickets & info: capellaregalis.com/events.
New live video recording: For All The City 2023 feat. the FAURÉ REQUIEM
NOW LIVE! For All The City 2023 featuring Gabriel Fauré’s iconic Requiem. Streaming free on YouTube through May 31,2024.
With Capella Regalis Choirs – Nick Halley, Director – Ensemble Regale orchestra – Alex Dobson, baritone – Paul Halley, organ.
Live samba and Brazilian jazz standards performed by the Halleys and friends with dinner, dancing, and more! Proceeds benefit Capella Regalis Choirs. Join us on February 11 in Halifax. Click here for info & tickets.
The Dinuk Wijeratne Trio creates “Instinctual harmony in a language unspoken” – The Lakeville Journal
“Home Is Where The Heart Is” – The Lakeville Journal, published November 21, 2023.
“In each piece, the music flowed into the room like ocean waves, rhythmic and soothing, Wijeratne played piano with crystalline precision and emotion, the bass of Suters poured through the notes like honey. Halley’s wild percussions, played mostly with his fingers on drum kit, frame drums bendhir and riq specifically — “and the odd bells and whistles, doctoring up the kit with old shirts and weird stuff like that,” laughed Halley — provided the structure beneath the music. Playing together, the three musicians created an instinctual harmony in a language unspoken.” – Jennifer Almquist
A Chorister’s Christmas 2023 – Lunenburg, Halifax, & ONLINE
Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir, directed by Nick Halley, presents A Chorister’s Christmas 2023. The 14th season of this beloved Christmas concert series features an all-new program of some of the greatest works inspired by Christmas from throughout the centuries, from Hildegard to Britten to Bach, as well as specially programmed pieces to highlight collaborating artists Maritime Brass Quintet and organist Paul Halley. Tickets & details at capellaregalis.com/events
Nov 12 – Dinuk Wijeratne Trio @ The Norfolk Library (CT, USA)
Don’t miss this exciting performance of jazz/world music by the Dinuk Wijeratne Trio on Sunday, November 12, at 4:30 p.m. The Trio includes Dinuk Wijeratne on piano, Nick Halley on drums, and Jon Suters on bass. Dinuk Wijeratne is an award-winning Sri Lankan-born Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor. His boundary-crossing work has taken him to international venues as poles apart as the Berlin Philharmonie and the North Sea Jazz Festival. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nick Halley is a drummer/percussionist, keyboardist, composer, and conductor, who grew up in Norfolk singing with Chorus Angelicus, founded by his father Paul Halley. Jon Suters is a seasoned bassist, based in southwestern Massachusetts. Please register below for this free concert.