Queen’s Landing, 1707 Lower Water St. Halifax Waterfront,

Sat.  June 9, 2012, 7pm to sunset, Free

2012 East Coast Music Association winning composer, guitarist, Scott Macmillan presents A Community Celebration Seaside June 9^th at 7pm at Queen’s Landing on the Halifax waterfront.  Macmillan will present in concert his acclaimed compositions; ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ & ‘Currents of Sable Island’ during this free outdoor multi-media evening of song, live art, photography and ocean sciences, in celebration & awareness of World Oceans Day.

The gala will be hosted by Olga Milosevich featuring Scott Macmillan, Jeff Joudrey directing the Halifax Camerata Singers, Blue Engine String Quartet, Laurel Browne, the live silk artistry of Holly Carr, & the photography of Damian Lidgard. This celebration is in partnership with Waterfront Development, Ecology Action Centre, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic & Eastlink.

For more go to:  http://www.scott-macmillan.ca/music/composer/celtic-mass-for-the-sea/

http://www.scott-macmillan.ca/music/live/scott-and-brian/

A Community Celebration Seaside June 9, 2012

2012 ECMA winning guitarist composer, Scott Macmillan presents a special night of song, art, photography and ocean sciences and awareness around the importance of World Oceans Day.

Under the tent-top, this is a free outdoor multi-media event, June 9th, Queens Wharf,  Halifax, NS 7pm to sunset.

Local media personality Olga Milosevich will host this innovative
event featuring Scott Macmillan’s acclaimed compositions Celtic Mass
for the Sea & Currents of Sable Island.  With Macmillan on guitar he will be joined by the Halifax Camerata Singers, under the direction of Jeff Joudrey, the Blue Engine String Quartet, members of Symphony Nova Scotia, a Celtic Quintet, and Inverness County Choral Director; Soprano Soloist, Laurel Browne.

Two special additions will be the inclusion on Damian Lidgard
expressive photographic interpretations of nature, during the
performance of ‘Currents of Sable Island’.  A visual composer, Nova
Scotia Artist Holly Carr, will create an enormous 20ft x 10ft seascape
revealing on silk the mysteries of the oceans during the performance
of the Celtic Mass for the Sea.

Also on stage will be two scientists attending the International
Oceans Institute (IOI) conference in Halifax performing the spoken
parts during the performance of the Celtic Mass for the Sea.

Benedictus from the Celtic Mass for the Sea

Scott is among Cape Breton’s award nominees to stepping into the spotlight during Screaming Eagles playoff game Wednesday.  East Coast Music Week is just a few weeks away and Cape Breton is well represented again when it comes to award nominations.

As a way of celebrating the success of the local musical community, the Cape Breton Post, the Cape Breton Music Industry Co-operative and the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles have teamed up to present a tribute to the East Coast Music Award nominees, Wednesday during the Screaming Eagles home playoff game at 7 p.m. at Centre 200 in Sydney.

The Cape Breton ECMA Nominees include; Jimmy Rankin, Carmen Townsend , Keith Mullins, Angelo Spinazzola,  Gordie Sampson, Scott Macmillan, John Campbelljohn, Carleton Stone, Kenneth and Angus MacKenzie, Madison Violet, Cheryl Smith, 101.5 The Hawk in Port Hawkesbury, The East Coast Countdown, Wendy Bergfeld,t Marcato Digital Solutions, Ian McKinnon/GroundSwell Music.

Prior to the first period there will be a ceremony introducing the Cape Breton nominees and they will walk the red carpet onto the ice. Nominee John Campbelljohn will play a solo instrumental version of the national anthem, and there will be videos showcasing the nominees and their music throughout the game and during intermissions. An information booth will also be set up in the concourse where artists can meet and greet the public, and people will have an opportunity to sign a banner wishing the nominees good luck. The banner will be displayed in the Cape Breton embassy during East Coast Music Week in Moncton, N.B., April 11-15.

On World Ocean’s Day June 8th, we are encouraging singers to gather and sing this 4-minute excerpt portion of the Introit from ‘The Celtic Mass for the Sea’ as a ‘Flash Mob’ event.

Join us in Halifax at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic wharf.  We will gather around a display for the ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ and at 12:30pm we will ‘on mass’ perform an excerpt from the Introit.

Follow and contribute to the ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ World Ocean’s Day Flash Mob Group on Facebook.

Can’t be with us in Halifax……. you can plan your own ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ Flash Mob with your friends, where ever you live.  Let us know when and where you will be having your World Ocean’s Day ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ Flash Mob then download your music and lets raise our voices across the miles for Ocean Awareness!

‘World Ocean Day’ was first proposed 20 years ago by the Government of Canada in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro as a way to celebrate our world’s shared ocean and our personal connection to the sea, as well as to raise awareness about the crucial role the ocean plays in our lives and the important ways people can help protect it.

The UN now officially recognizes a resolution passed in December 2008, by the United Nations General Assembly World Oceans Day June 8th each year.

Learn this 4-minute excerpt  from ‘The Celtic Mass for the Sea’ and be part of  our June 8th, World Ocean’s Day, ‘Flash Mob’ event.  Let’s raise our voices for for Ocean Awareness!

Join us in Halifax at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic wharf.  We will gather around a display for the ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ and at 12:30pm we will ‘on mass’ perform an excerpt from the Introit.

Can’t be with us in Halifax……. you can plan your own ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ Flash Mob with your friends, where ever you live.  Let us know when and where you will be having your World Ocean’s Day ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ Flash Mob then download your music and lets raise our voices across the miles for Ocean Awareness!

Follow and contribute to the ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ World Ocean’s Day Flash Mob Group on Facebook.

Learn this 4-minute excerpt  from ‘The Celtic Mass for the Sea’ and be part of  our June 8th, World Ocean’s Day, ‘Flash Mob’ event.  Let’s raise our voices for for Ocean Awareness!

Join us in Halifax at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic wharf.  We will gather around a display for the ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ and at 12:30pm we will ‘on mass’ perform an excerpt from the Introit.

Can’t be with us in Halifax……. you can plan your own ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ Flash Mob with your friends, where ever you live.  Let us know when and where you will be having your World Ocean’s Day ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ Flash Mob then download your music and lets raise our voices across the miles for Ocean Awareness!

Follow and contribute to the ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ World Ocean’s Day Flash Mob Group on Facebook.

Learn this 4-minute excerpt  from ‘The Celtic Mass for the Sea’ and be part of  our June 8th, World Ocean’s Day, ‘Flash Mob’ event.  Let’s raise our voices for for Ocean Awareness!

Join us in Halifax at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic wharf.  We will gather around a display for the ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ and at 12:30pm we will ‘on mass’ perform an excerpt from the Introit.

Can’t be with us in Halifax……. you can plan your own ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ Flash Mob with your friends, where ever you live.  Let us know when and where you will be having your World Ocean’s Day ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ Flash Mob then download your music and lets raise our voices across the miles for Ocean Awareness!

Follow and contribute to the ‘Celtic Mass for the Sea’ World Ocean’s Day Flash Mob Group on Facebook.