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 »
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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 »
Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir presents Fall Evensong Series (in person!)
Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir, directed by Nick Halley, will sing a series of Evensongs this Fall at the Cathedral Church of All Saints in Halifax. Thanks to a grant from the A.E.J Fulford Trust of the Anglican Foundation, the Evensongs will be recorded (both audio and video) and made available on our YouTube… Read more »
Live All Over Nova Scotia: Nick with Dinuk Wijeratne and Tom Easley – October 17-30
The Dinuk Wijeratne Trio is going on tour with Debut Atlantic, performing across Nova Scotia: Lunenburg & Mahone Bay (Oct 17) Tatamagouche (Oct 22) Halifax (Oct 23) Wolfville (Oct 24) Antigonish (Oct 27) Annapolis Royal (oct 29 + a workshop open to the public on Oct 30th) Upcoming Concerts
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 »
Live at the Astor Theatre (Liverpool), Sept 10: Nick Halley, Glenn Patscha, and Patrick Reid piano trio
Nick Halley (percussion), Glenn Patscha (piano), and Patrick Reid (double bass) come together again on September 10th, 2021, to perform an evening of jazz music at the beautiful historic Astor Theatre in Liverpool, NS. September 10th, 2021 at 7:30 pm. Buy tickets online at: https://secure.ticketpro.ca/?lang=en&aff=astor#achat_AST10IS21. Read full bios of Nick, Glenn and Patrick here: https://astortheatre.ns.ca/wp/2021/08/24/nick-halley-glenn-patshca-and-patrick-reid-at-the-astor-on-september-10th/…. Read more »
Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir, dir. by Nick Halley, presents J.S. Bach’s Easter Cantata BWV 4 online
Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir is pleased to present “Christ lag in Todesbanden” by J.S. Bach in an online video broadcast this Eastertide! Composed by Bach in 1707 at the age of 22, the cantata is based on the eponymous Lutheran chorale, which is in turn based on the Gregorian chant Victimae Paschali. The… Read more »
M. Duruflé REQUIEM (Op. 9) – University of King’s College Chapel Choir, Paul Halley, Nick Halley, & Ensemble Regale
As part of the inaugural Creative Campuses Nova Scotia arts festival, the University of King’s College Chapel Choir is joined by a hand-picked chamber orchestra in a video-recorded performance of the Requiem by Maurice Duruflé (1948). A ‘Requiem’ is a Mass for the dead, named for the first words of the ancient funeral liturgy, “Requiem… Read more »
Evensong for The Eve of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Evensong for The Eve of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, sung by the University of King’s College Chapel Choir, directed by Paul Halley. The anthem is “Annunciation”, a newly composed piece by Paul Halley based on the poem by Marie Howe (commissioned in honour of The Reverend Dr Gary Thorne on the 40th… Read more »
The University of King’s College Chapel Choir – Evensong for the Feast of St Patrick
Introit: Hear My Prayer by H. PurcellMagnificat & Nunc Dimittis: The Evening Service in Ab by E. RubbraAnthem: Salvator Mundi, Salva Nos by J. BlowOrgan Voluntary: Outer Hebrides by P. Halley Recorded in the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax