Sea to Sea – World Premiere
July 2, 2017 – Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 150 Stage, Riverfront Park
New Brunswick Youth Orchestra’s NB Festival, 4 hours, 3 orchestras – Sistema NB Children’s Orchestra, Moncton Youth Orchestra, New Brunswick Youth Orchestra, 300 orchestral musicians, with the finale and world premiere of ‘Sea to Sea’ followed by fireworks.
Commissioned by the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation.
SEA TO SEA
for Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra
Composed by Howard Shore
Lyrics by Elizabeth Cotnoir
New Brunswick Youth Orchestra
Canada 150 Choir, including:
Two youth choirs:
Jeunes chanteurs d’Acadie
In Harmony District Choir (from the Anglophone East School District)
With an additional adult choir, for a total choir of 110 voices
Monette Gould, choir director
Measha Brueggergosman, soloist
Antonio Delgado, conductor
See all tour dates: http://nbyocanada150.ca/canada-150-tour
