Are you 50 or older? Have you always dreamed of playing a musical instrument? Have you imagined yourself on stage performing with friends? Did you play an instrument when you were younger and would like to take it up again? If so, this program is for you.
Nova New Horizons Band is a great opportunity to acquire new skills and to realize your dream of learning to play music. It is also an opportunity to meet people who share the same interest – a love of music.
You will have the opportunity to learn to play one of a large selection of instruments including, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium (baritone), tuba, drums and percussion, violin, cello, piano, guitar and electric and acoustic bass.
Under the direction of multiple award-winning music teacher, band conductor, and composer Paul Barrett, you will learn the musical instrument of your choice. Within a very short time, you will find yourself on stage, performing with your new musical colleagues.
Nova New Horizons Band is a great opportunity to acquire new skills and to realize your dream of learning to play music. It is also an opportunity to meet people who share the same interest – a love of music.
You will have the opportunity to learn to play one of a large selection of instruments including, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium (baritone), tuba, drums and percussion, violin, cello, piano, guitar and electric and acoustic bass.
Under the direction of multiple award-winning music teacher, band conductor, and composer Paul Barrett, you will learn the musical instrument of your choice. Within a very short time, you will find yourself on stage, performing with your new musical colleagues.
The New Horizons Bands program was conceived by Dr. Roy Ernst, then a professor at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester University. He believed that anybody can learn to play a musical instrument. The first New Horizons Band was formed in Rochester, New York, in 1991 and to-day has spread across the United States, Canada, Australia and Ireland. Since Paul Barrett first brought this program to Nova Scotia in 2009, more than 200 people have joined Paul's bands in Truro, Dartmouth, and New Glasgow, many of whom are still actively making music in New Horizons Bands.