Past Events

Harry Vetro Quartet

In the heat of early summer Cecilia’s Retreat will be filled with colourful jazz with rising jazz drummer Harry Vetro and his quartet in concert. In 2017, as Canada celebrated 150 years of confede...

Arabesques and Pantomimes with pianist Julien LeBlanc

Program for Cecilia’s Retreat, Mahone BayJoin pianist Julien LeBlanc as he presents a program of storytelling centered around the timeless Commedia dell’Arte characters. Guided by composers includ...

Glenn Patscha

Get ready for a concert that will have you itching to dance as Cajun jazz is lit up at Cecilia’s Retreat with New Orleans specialist on the keys, Glenn Patscha! Glenn Patscha recently made his home...

Mother's Day with Brahms and Beethoven

Musique Royale is delighted to welcome back Philippe Djokic to Cecilia’s Retreat, this time he brings with him a quartet including Leonardo Perez (violin), Elizabeth Upson Perez (viola), and Ben Ma...

Alan Syliboy and The Thundermakers

In partnership with Bayview Home & School, and Bayview Community School, Musique Royale proudly presents Alan Syliboy and The Thundermakers, in a multidisciplinary concert of charging rhythms a...

Hogtown Brass

Musique Royale welcomes the Toronto-based Hogtown Brass Quintet to perform at its May 4th Cookie Concert. Hear these five diverse musicians from a variety of musical backgrounds, ranging from Clas...

Paris in the 1930's

Musique Royale invites you to travel back in time as Lucas Porter presents a virtuosic program infused with the reverie and imagination of Paris in the 1930’s. At Cecilia’s Retreat, a cozy salon-st...

Standard Time Trio

Musique Royale offers a special evening of nostalgic jazz with Standard Time Trio, as they share hits from The Great American Songbook (classic standards from the 20s to the 50s) peppered with the ...

Rissesco & Sampson

Musique Royale is delighted to present the unstoppable fiddling of Anthony Rissesco and grooving guitar rhythms of Doug Sampson for the April Cookie Concert. The duo will bring a range of Scottish...

The Passion Dinner

Soloists of St. Matthew Passion, accompanied by Paul HalleyPaul Halley and the incredible world class soloists who will perform with the King’s College Chapel Choir performance of St. Matthew Passi...

Symphony Nova Scotia, Beethoven’s Seventh and Dinuk’s Clarinet

Musique Royale is proud to once again welcome Symphony Nova Scotia to the South Shore for a concert showcasing the newest work of Nova Scotia’s own Dinuk Wijeratne. A JUNO-winning dynamo, he’s “ex...

Piano Erhu Project

Musique Royale welcomes to Cecilia’s Retreat a fascinating blend of Eastern and Western cultures in the musical meeting which is Piano Erhu Project, a collaboration between virtuosos Nicole Ge Li a...

Vancouver Chamber Choir, Music Sea to Sea

Vancouver Chamber Choir directed by Jon WashburnMusique Royale is thrilled to present the Vancouver Chamber Choir in Lunenburg, for their final concert of a coast-to-coast tour honouring Jon Washbu...

Junco

Pianist Glenn Patscha and Drummer Geoff Arsenault reconvene with bassist Colin Nealis for another Junco Trio groove get together. They will be serving up a delicious set of New Orleans and Louisian...

A Morning of Transcriptions

Musique Royale invites you to a morning at Cecilia’s Retreat with beautiful music transcribed for piano, featuring Nova Scotia’s beloved pianist, Peter Allen, who will share transcriptions from Lis...

The Perseus Trio

Cecilia’s Retreat welcomes The Perseus Trio as they perform works of Beethoven and Dvorak on Sunday, Oct 21st at 5pm. The members - Sharon Gow-Knickle, piano; Bonnie Romkey, violin; and Ifan Will...

Argento Collective – Cookie Concert

Musique Royale presents the Argento Collective at Lunenburg School of the Arts for a Cookie Concert featuring Sibylle Marquardt (flute), Paul Pulford (cello) and Jennifer King (piano). The trio bri...

Duo Concertante and Christine Carter

Winners of the 2018 ECMA Classical Recording of the Year, Nancy Dahn and Timothy Steeves’ Duo Concertante are back at Cecilia’s Retreat, this time bringing clarinetist Christine Carter, for a deli...

Rolston String Quartet

Scooping up a multitude of awards in most recent years, and praised as rivaling the best string quartets in the world, Rolston String Quartet interpret works of Ravel, Beethoven and Mendelssohn at ...

Cameron Crozman & Philip Chiu

On Friday, January 18th, hear cellist Cameron Crozman at Cecilia’s Retreat performing alongside pianist Philip Chiu, who will present selections off of their upcoming CD release, Cavatine, a collec...

Cookie Concert – Carol Sing-a-long

On the twelfth day of Christmas ring out the season with a Carol Sing-a-long. Guided by a quartet of Musique Royale carolers, join together in song with classic carols from Go Tell it on the Mounta...

Andrew Son

Musique Royale is thrilled to present pianist Andrew Son in concert at Cecilia’s Retreat, interpreting music of Haydn, Mendelssohn, Liszt and Chopin. Last April, Son was chosen from five accomplish...

To Bethlehem with Kings 2018

Capella Regalis Men and Boys Choir directed by Nick HalleyA traditional and heart-warming evening of carols for Christmas sung by a choir of men and boys in the European traditionThere is perhaps n...

100 Candles

Blackwood Duo featuring soprano Janelle LucykDelve into the positive power of Christmas – in an atmosphere of depth, reflection, lyricism and celebration of intense beauty. Music that boldly shifts...

A King's Christmas 2018

University of King’s College Chapel Choir directed by Paul HalleyDescribed by the Chronicle Herald as “annual magic”, this feast of seasonal song and story is back for an 11th year. Directed by fi...

Milton String Quartet & Philip Chiu

Musique Royale is thrilled to welcome pianist Philip Chiu and the Milton String Quartet to perform at Cecilia’s Retreat. The prestigious ensemble based out of Montreal, Quebec has soared quickly to...

Cookie Concert – From Bach to Beatles

Jump in for an interactive musical trip with guitarist Vladimir Sitnikov through music of the baroque, classical and romantic periods and then on to flamenco, Latin American guitar and finally jazz...

100 Candles

Blackwood Duo featuring soprano Janelle LucykJoin Musique Royale on December 1st and delve into the positive power of Christmas – in an atmosphere of depth, reflection, lyricism and celebration of ...

Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra

Featuring Concerto Competition Winner pianist Kathryn WagnerBrilliant, young musical talent of this province is showcased on Saturday, Nov 24 at 7 pm, as Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra perform works o...

Cowan-Cicchillitti Guitar Duo

Come to Cecilia’s Retreat to hear the guitar duo that incorporates musical strength and refinement, as Cowan-Chicchillitti present an intimate program at the Mahone Bay house venue on Saturday Nov....

Cookie Concert – Basso Nova

Colin Matthews, Jamie McLaren, Catherine Little, and Max KasperHear a new ensemble featuring three cellos and a bass, and get ready to learn everything you wanted to know about the cello but were a...

My Favourite Things

Julie Nesrallah is a sensational singer, actress and broadcaster captivating audiences with her engaging personality and her rich, expressive voice. She is regularly engaged by leading opera compan...

Les Songes

Musique Royale proudly presents four dynamic young performers were brought together by friendship and their common passion for the baroque repertoire: Les Songes. Consisting of soprano Samantha Lou...

Chester Brass

Chester Brass featuring mezzo-soprano Paula RockwellMusique Royale proudly presents the Chester Brass Band on Sunday, October 14 at 3 pm in St. John’s Anglican Church (Lunenburg). Founded in 1873, ...

Orchid Ensemble Cookie Concert

Established in 1997, the Orchid Ensemble blends ancient musical instruments and traditions from China and beyond, creating a beautiful new sound. The ensemble has embraced a variety of musical styl...

Summer Tour – Sea Song & Shanties

Musique Royale proudly invites you to join La Nef as they explore music of the sea with capstand shanties, halyard shanties, laments, forecastle songs, short haul shanties: hear the rich songs and ...

Summer Tour – Magazine General

What can you find at the General Store? A lot of things! Here, no flour, no hammers and nails, no fishing accessories or fruits and vegetables! Instead join along as Sylvie Briday and Steve Normand...

Summer Tour – Fiorè

Fiorè centers on a unique, anonymous collection of music featuring the cello, held in a small archive in Como, Italy. This manuscript may contain music that ranks among the first works that feature...

Summer Tour – Aureas Voces

Early music ensemble with warm sounds.Musique Royale invites listeners to hear a new group, Aureas Voces, Golden Voices, a professional Early Music ensemble based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The ensem...

Summer Tour – Best of Boxwood 2018

Musique Royale presents the Best of Boxwood 2018. Combining colorful and eclectic sounds with the finesse of classical technique to create a salute to the traditional dance music of the Canadian Ma...

La Fiammata

Visit Cecilia’s Retreat the morning of Saturday, July 28th for a musical treat with one of the most exciting up and coming Canadian piano duo’s, La Fiammata.The morning concert begins with the char...

Ralsgård & Tullberg

Ralsgård & Tullberg use wooden transverse flutes, an instrument that was an integral part of the southern Swedish folk music scene in the 19th and 20th centuries. Similar instruments are still ...

Amor y Pasión

Celebrated for her striking, versatile voice, having graced the stages of New York, Paris, London, Vienna, and Montreal, and performed under the baton of such eminent conductors as Seiji Ozawa, Mic...

Rendezvous Quartet

Two incredible young musicians from Cuba studying abroad: Augusto Pedro in Spain and Alison Ricio in Canada. They are products of Cuba’s legendary music education system and the children of one of ...

Summer Tour – 4 Seasons, 4 Viols

Antonio Vivaldi’s Quattro Stagioni revisited. Original arrangements for 4 violas da gamba of Vivaldi’s 4 Seasons by Susie Napper & Margaret Little, mixed in with a tasty recipe of seasonal song...

Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont Royal

For the finale of the Choral Feast, Musique Royale brings listeners a collective of 40 singers from Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont Royal, of one of the continent’s best-known boy’s choirs, the full g...

Choirs for Change

Musique Royale is pleased to announce Eastern Horizon Chamber Choir through Choirs for Change, an organization founded this past fall with the mission to support social change movements through inn...

Memories of the Heart

Songs and memories of childhood - of loves lost, forbidden or foolish - and songs of times gone by. A romantic program that will touch your heart featuring special guest, mezzo-soprano Christianne ...

Four Hands

Danny & Willem will attempt a new take on the most beloved selections of the piano duet repertoire- new life breathed into classics through an exploration into the nature of collaborative music...

Cookie Concert: Alison Enriquez Trio

Musique Royale invites visitors and locals alike to Lunenburg School of the Arts to hear the Alison Enriquez Trio. Alison Enriquez is a multi-talented 16-year old violinist from Cuba who first cam...

The Road Home

The Aeolians’ spring concert is a musical tribute to the many who are journeying both here and around the globe, and who are faced with rebuilding and finding their place in a new community. Guests...

Michael Jones

British cellist Michael Kevin Jones has found a unique place for himself among today’s performers. While a student at the Royal College of Music in London he was chosen to play for the Royal family...

Evensong with Capella Regalis

Musique Royale invites you to St. John’s Lunenburg where Capella Regalis Men and Boys choir will perform a special Evensong service on May 20th. Capella Regalis was founded in Halifax by director N...

Dialogue

Dialogue is a collaboration by violinist Daniel Fuchs and organist Mark McDonald exploring the unique combination strings and pipes. Fuchs, originally from Montreal, is pursuing his master of music...

Cookie Concert - Naming the Twins

Naming the Twins is the Nova Scotia based, harmony rich guy-gal duo of Robbie Smith and Kath Glauser. Their original material maintains the tradition of Ian & Sylvia, Gordon Lightfoot and Stan ...

Eugene Cormier & Derek Charke

Eugene Cormier is in high demand as a solo performer, chamber musician, accompanist, studio musician, adjudicator, and as a teacher. He has won top honours at The Newfoundland Music Festival, The N...

Suzie LeBlanc & Simon Docking

Filling the morning with sunshine and music from Robert Schumann, Gabriel Fauré and Jerome Blais.

Kathryn Wagner

Cookie Concert - Cello Duo

Cello Duo combines the imaginative and sensitive work of Catherine Little, with the vibrant sounds of Colin Matthews. Join Musique Royale at the Lunenburg School of the Arts for April’s Cookie Conc...

Perseus Trio

Ladom Ensemble

Embodying inspirations from Argentinian jazz/classical tango, Serbian folk dance, and Persian classical dulcimer, Ladom Ensemble expresses an authentically Canadian fusion. Come feel the fiery pass...

Music and Comedy Cookie Concert

Drawing from his own experiences, Norman creates songs and stories that entertain regardless of age. He uses imaginative word play and melodies all to great effect.

Goldberg Variations

Sacha Arnaud and Jade Ley

Bringing you a delightful range of piano works from Beethoven, Bach, Schumann and Chopin!

VC2 Cello Duo

Beethoven with a twist! Highlighting new Canadian commissions based on Beethoven’s own cello sonatas and more. If Be-EH-toven had been a Canadian, he might have sounded like this!

Fifth Wind Cookie Concert

With its five unique voices Fifth Wind will lead an exploration into the fascinating world of wind quintets. The program will include music from three centuries and will end with a brand new work w...

Symphony Nova Scotia: Magnificent Mozart

Symphony Nova Scotia salutes the world’s most iconic composer! Experience a delightful range of Mozart’s most famous works, beginning with the ambitious, inventive “Haffner” Symphony. Then, hear th...

Glenn Patscha Trio Cookie Concert

Come out to our next Cookie Concert celebrating the vibrant music of Louisiana and New Orleans. Enjoy a freshly baked cookie and added activities that often accompany our cookie events!