Open Waters Festival

Expect the unexpected with Symphony Nova Scotia at the Open Waters Festival! Conducted by Karl Hirzer, this new music concert features works by incredible composers. Don’t miss this extraordinary concert of new music! Nova Scotia’s favourite orchestra will be featuring Cree cellist-composer cris derksen (Alberta), world premieres by Amy Brandon (Truro, NS), emerging Halifax composer Garrett Horne, and Nicola Miller (Chester Basin NS) who was the recipient of the 2025 Paul Cram Creation Award. SNS and Upstream celebrate her orchestral debut at this extraordinary concert of new music. These pieces are contextualized by works from major 20th century European composers Sophia Gubaidalina and Arvo Pärt, alongside a work by one of Upstream’s founding composers, Bob Baur (Halifax).