Symphony Nova Scotia

Symphony Nova Scotia is truly Nova Scotia's orchestra. With a home base in Halifax/K'jipuktuk and performances across the province, Symphony Nova Scotia reaches more than 50,000 Nova Scotians of all ages each year with some of the most innovative concerts and educational offerings in the country.

Symphony Nova Scotia is the largest employer in Nova Scotia's cultural community, employing 37 musicians and 16 administrative staff, along with over 150 contracted artistic, production, and technical personnel. The Symphony also took over management of the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra in 2018. Its talented team has won many awards, including four East Coast Music Awards for classical music.

The Symphony’s performances take place in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaw people. Learn more here.

Symphony Nova Scotia also places a high priority on community engagement and corporate social responsibility. Its education programs reach over 15,000 elementary, junior, and senior high school students in a typical year—students who may not otherwise have access to symphonic music. The Symphony also conducts many accessible community programs, including pre-concert chats, performances in local public libraries, free community concerts, and online concerts.

The orchestra has repeatedly been praised for its versatility and flexibility, performing everything from baroque to pops to jazz with equal finesse. Symphony Nova Scotia continues to present Nova Scotia's music to Nova Scotia's people. From baroque to classical to pop, Celtic, rock, and folk, Symphony Nova Scotia brings you the music you love right here at home.