Sensory-Friendly Concert #1

PROGRAM: Bach, Martini, Telemann, Vivaldi

This is the first performance in our new series of Sensory-Friendly Chamber Music Concerts, led by award-winning pianist Jennifer King and Certified Music Therapist Anna Plaskett. This series of concerts is specifically designed to be welcoming and accessible for autistic, neurodivergent, and intellectually disabled community members and their families. These concerts are open to the public free-of-charge on select Sunday afternoons at the Halifax Central Library's Paul O'Regan Hall. This special all-Baroque concert features award-winning flutist Derek Charke with pianist King performing an engaging program of works by composers Antonio Vivaldi, Georg Philipp Telemann, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Giovanni Battista Martini. Seating is limited and registration is required. Click to read more about the series!

Derek Charke, flute; Jennifer King, piano

Cecilia Concerts recognizes the support of the Province of Nova Scotia for this series of sensory-friendly concerts; we are pleased to work in partnership with the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism, and Heritage to develop and promote our cultural resources for all Nova Scotians. We acknowledge support for this program also from the Government of Canada, the Nova Scotia Health Community Health Board's Wellness Fund, the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia, Clearwater Seafood's Clearwater Cares Program, the Craig Foundation, J&W Murphy Foundation, Westwood Developments, the Cecilia Concerts Season Sponsor Jules Chamberlain/Red Door Realty, and our program partner the Halifax Central Library. We are grateful for the gifts from the many individual donors who also support this important initiative.