About Cecilia Concerts

For more than thirty-five years, Cecilia Concerts has presented diverse world-class chamber music experiences in welcoming, bilingual, accessible, and intimate settings that connect our community, educate and inspire audiences and artists, and enhance the rich heritage and culture of K'jipuktuk/Halifax. 

A non-profit charity, over the past three decades we have presented inspiring performances by hundreds of emerging and established musicians including countless Grammy, JUNO, Prix Opus, and Prix Félix winning artists.

Cecilia Concerts is a member of CAPACOA - the Canadian Association for the Performing Arts, the Canadian Live Music Association, the Atlantic Presenters Association, and Music Nova Scotia. Cecilia Concerts is also an allied member of IPAA - the Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance.

Vision 

To connect people across communities through the power and passion of live chamber music.

Mission

To promote a diversity of premiere chamber music experiences, nurturing and educating audiences and artists. 

Values

• We value the audience experience through creativity, respect, equity, diversity, accessibility, reciprocity, and inclusiveness in our endeavors and relationships.  
• We are committed to promoting music of the highest quality. 
• We are committed to recognizing and developing local artists.  
• We are committed to providing a safe environment free of harassment and discrimination in which we address systemic inequities and provide equitable access to chamber music. 
• We are committed to engaging with communities to create the next generation of performers and audiences.  
• We are committed to inter-organizational collaboration for strong partnerships with local and nationally allied concert-presenting entities and other community organizations. 
• We honour and hold ourselves accountable to each other, our artists, audiences, partners, volunteers, and the community at large by honouring these commitments.