P.E.I. Symphony Orchestra brings in renowned guest conductor
3rd concert celebrating orchestra's 50th anniversary features Halifax composer and P.E.I. violinist
Dinuk Wijeratne is returning as a guest conductor for the P.E.I. Symphony Orchestra for this weekend's concert, part of its series celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Wijeratne is a Juno and East Coast Music Award winning composer, pianist and conductor.
I really loved working with the orchestra and the venue is wonderful and the audience is very supportive.— Dinuk Wijeratne
He was born in Sri Lanka, raised in Dubai, educated in the United Kingdom and New York, but now calls Halifax home. He has been the conductor in residence for Symphony Nova Scotia and is currently the music director of the Nova Scotia youth orchestra.
Wijeratne will be the guest conductor for the P.E.I. Symphony Orchestra's third concert in its 50th season celebrations. This will be the second time he's a guest conductor for the orchestra.
"We had such a great time last time and you know it's a real whirlwind," he said. "We meet tonight on a Friday and the concert is on Sunday, so we put the program together very, very quickly."
"I really loved working with the orchestra and the venue is wonderful and the audience is very supportive."
Sunday's concert will also feature P.E.I. violinist Sannu Lawt. They will be performing the Sinfonietta by Violet Archer, Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto and Antonín Dvorak's Symphony No. 8.
The concert is taking place this Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. at Zion Presbyterian Church with a pre-concert talk at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are available via the Confederation Centre of the Arts website.
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With files from Angela Walker