The Fusion Sessions: Flying on Your Own: A Tribute to Rita MacNeil

The Fusion Sessions: Flying on Your Own: A Tribute to Rita MacNeil
Original Premiere: Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 7 pm ADT

Visit symphonynovascotia.ca/programs for tonight's digital program! Please note: our program is best viewed on your mobile device or tablet.

After multiple sold-out concerts in 2014 and 2017, Symphony Nova Scotia once again honours Cape Breton’s Queen of Song, Rita MacNeil. Join our orchestra and long-time Rita collaborators Scott Macmillan and Lucy MacNeil of the Barra MacNeils for a compact performance of Rita’s most loved music. Highlights include Flying on Your Own, Working Man, Home I’ll Be, and many more.

Plus, Lucy and Scott sit down with host Holly Mathieson for an insightful Q&A!

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On the program:
00:00 Part of the Mystery – Rita MacNeil (1944 -2013), arr. Scott Macmillan
03:57 Welcome and Introduction
05:16 My Island Too – Rita MacNeil (1944 -2013), arr. Scott Macmillan
10:17 Home I'll Be – Rita MacNeil (1944 -2013), arr. Scott Macmillan
15:00 Working Man – Rita MacNeil (1944 -2013), arr. Scott Macmillan
22:59 Flying on Your Own – Rita MacNeil (1944 -2013), arr. Scott Macmillan
28:33 Q&A with Lucy MacNeil and Scott Macmillan

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Featuring Lucy MacNeil (of the Barra MacNeils), vocals
Scott Macmillan, conductor
Kim Dunn, keyboard and backup vocals
Bruce Dixon, electric bass and backup vocals
John Alphonse, drums
Symphony Nova Scotia

Sponsored by the Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia.