Fountain School of Performing Arts

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Dalhousie Symphony Orchestra

Romeo & Juliet
DalSymphony, Conducted by Dr. Leonardo Perez

Dec. 3, 7:30pm
Joseph Strug Concert Hall

DalSymphony presents a concert of music inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Featuring some of the most well-known and beloved works for orchestra by Prokofiev, Bernstein, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.

Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet opens the evening’s program, from his Suite no. 2 for orchestra with his characteristic colourful and brooding music representing characters and scenes from the play. This is followed by Leonard Bernstein's ever-popular Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, the modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. After a heartfelt slow movement from Beethoven's String Quartet no. 1 arranged for string orchestra, Tchaikovsky's masterful Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture concludes the program. Come experience the wealth of stirring music inspired by the love story and tragedy of Romeo and Juliet!

Concerto Night 2024
DalSymphony, Conducted by Dr. Leonardo Perez

March 18, 7:30pm
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Dal Arts Centre

Experience stunning musical interplays between soloists, composers and the Dal Symphony at Concerto Night, one of the crown jewels of the Fountain School of Performing Arts’ concert season This musical extravaganza features outstanding student soloists with our talented young orchestra. Popular concerti and arias are performed under the direction of Leonardo Perez.

Featured instrumental soloists this year include Jeremie Boudreau, Gabriel Galvis Rangel, Irian Herrera Quiros, Noam Koubi, Cindy Liu, Weihong Liu, Katya McBeth, Tasos Spiliopoulos.

Featured voice soloists include William Austin, Kaelin George-Wegner, Sophia Maskine, Karina Matys, Naomi Sney, Emma Thorton-Ockrant.

Our most popular concert of the year! Get your tickets now. Box office fees will apply.