Posts By: Nick Halley

October 2, 2022 at 4 pm : Missa Gaia/Earth Mass

Nick will be playing the drums and singing in the Earth Mass (Missa Gaia), presented by All Saints Cathedral in Halifax on the first Sunday in October. This service in celebration of the Earth, featuring the mass setting co-written by Paul Halley, will be sung by Capella Regalis and the Cathedral Choir, with soprano sax,… Read more »

November 6, 2022 at 4 pm – Musikalische Exequien by Heinrich Schütz (1636)

Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir (Nick Halley) will join the All Saints Cathedral Choir in a production of the Musikalische Exequien (Funeral Music) by Heinrich Schütz, composed in 1635-1636. Directed by Paul Halley, this masterwork will comprise the centrepiece of the “For All the Saints” concert program that afternoon with guest players and singers from… Read more »

Sept. 9 – The Feral Four: A Night of Jazz at the Riverport Inn

On Friday, September 9th, the Riverport Inn will present “The Feral Four”: Glenn Patscha (piano), Nick Halley (percussion), Patrick Reid (bass), and Ian McGimpsey (guitar). Doors open at 7 PM, show starts at 8 PM. These four jazz-steeped musicians have led four very different musical lives. Now they’re seeing what happens when their disparate experiences… Read more »

Announcing the launch of the Capella Regalis Girls Choir

Help us raise $20,000 through our Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign during the month of July 2022 and offer a free music education to girls ages 7-13!   Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir was founded by director Nick Halley in 2010 as a free, mentor-based music training program for boys. Capella Regalis is now fulfilling a long-time… Read more »

Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir presents A Chorister’s Christmas

Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir, directed by Nick Halley, will present their 11th annual Christmas concert series (previously known as To Bethlehem With Kings) under the new name of A Chorister’s Christmas, with in-person performances in Lunenburg and Halifax as well as a broadcast concert online. The choir will be joined by Paul Halley on the… Read more »

Live in Halifax, Sept. 9: Nick Halley, Glenn Patscha, and Patrick Reid piano trio

Nick Halley (percussion) joins Glenn Patscha (piano) and Patrick Reid (double bass) on September 9th, 2021 to perform an evening of jazz inspired music at Saint David’s Church in downtown Halifax. This concert is part of Saint David’s “Brick by Brick” fundraising concert series. These three jazz-steeped musicians have led three very different musical lives…. Read more »