Presented by the Greater Moncton Chorale
and Tutta Musica Orchestra
Conductor: Tony Delgado
Choir Director: Melody Dobson
Narrator: Kelly Tynan
Script & Direction: JB Vanier
Cast of Characters:
Darren Blois,
Hillary Bushell,
Laura Grove,
Samuel Grove,
Nadyne Kuhn.
Tarot Card Art & Design:
Katerina Olkinitskaya
Musical Programme
Act I
Power and Perseverence
O Fortuna / Fortune plango vulnera
Carl Orff
Danza del Trigo
Alberto Ginastera
Fire
Katerina Gimon
Éyze Shéleg! (What Snow!)
Eric Whitacre
Rakút (Tenderness)
Eric Whitacre
In Paradisum
Gabriel Fauré
Song for Justice
Kim André Arnesen
Leave her Johnny
traditional arr. Martin Schröder
To the Peak of the Mountain
Katerina Gimon
Tanz / Floret silva / Were diu werlt alle min Carl Orff
INTERMISSION
Act II
Power and Perseverence
I’m Gonna Sing
traditional arr. Moses Hogan
Liberare Me
Gabriel Fauré
Circa Mea
Mark Burrows
Danza Ritual del Fuego
Manuel De Falla
Amor volat undique
Carl Orff
In Trutina / Tempus et iocundum / Dulcissime
Carl Orff
Ave formosissima
Carl Orff
O Fortuna
Carl Orff
A musical journey through New Brunswick’s stories of struggle, resilience and grace...
O Fortuna, our title, is the powerful opening movement of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. Though composed in the 1930s, the music was inspired by medieval poems discovered in a manuscript dating back to the 1100s.
What made these texts remarkable was their focus. Rather than chronicling kings, wars, or religious doctrine, they captured the voices of ordinary people. They spoke of love and springtime, celebration and longing, risk and uncertainty. Framing the entire collection was O Fortuna, a meditation on the ever-turning wheel of fate.
Using this idea as our foundation, we have created a performance rooted in the stories of everyday people from New Brunswick and the Maritimes. Tonight’s program weaves together music, song, and storytelling drawn from moments throughout our province’s history, both grand and deeply personal.
Each story is paired with imagery inspired by the tarot, illustrated by Katerina Olkinitskaya. The Wheel of Fortune, represented by O Fortuna, is the tenth card of the Major Arcana and became a guiding symbol for this journey. Through these stories, we move from hardship to hope, from loss to renewal.
Like the tides that shape our shores, fortune rises and falls. The lives of our characters, and the history of this province itself, shift constantly between struggle and triumph, reminding us that fate moves us all.
ABOUT TUTTA MUSICA ORCHESTRA
Tutta Musica Orchestra is New Brunswick’s newest professional orchestra and consists of sixty musicians who are the Teaching Artists and staff of Sistema NB.
Tutta Musica offers something that has not existed in New Brunswick until now as our musicians have a mission of transformative social change through the daily instruction of classical music to over 1,500 youth across the province.
From solo acts to full orchestra, we collaborate with artists across many genres to make live orchestral music more accessible, more engaging, and more relevant to more communities throughout New Brunswick
Our Connection with Sistema NB
In New Brunswick, the intertwining of performance and education is a key strategy for artists to sustain their careers. This is exemplified by Sistema NB, which stands as the largest employer of musicians in Atlantic Canada with 58 Teaching Artists on its team.
These artists both perform in theprofessional Tutta Musica Orchestra and teach at various levels: they instruct in local children’s orchestras under Sistema NB, participate in regional youth orchestras in Moncton, Saint John, and Miramichi, and are involved with the provincial youth orchestra, NBYO.
Conductor
Maestro
Antonio Delgado
Antonio Delgado got all his early musical education in the world-renowned El Sistema program (National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras of Venezuela) in his home town of Caracas. Though Delgado began his musical life on the violin, he soon discovered his love and talent for conducting. Maestro Delgado began his conducting studies with Maestro Rodolfo Saglimbeni and pursued further training at the Canford School of Music in Wimborne, England where he learned from Maestro George Hurst, among others. From 2005 to 2010 Delgado was Musical Director of the 2nd largest South American theatre, Teresa Carreño, where he conducted a diverse range of music, garnering particular acclaim for his interpretations of ballet (Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Nutcracker among them) and opera (La Traviata, Lo Speziale and La Finta Semplice and others). Though he has conducted every major orchestra in Venezuela, Delgado has not hoarded his talents, as performance dates in Ecuador, Puerto Rico and Canada clearly attest.
Since July 2010, Delgado has been Musical Director and teacher in residence of Sistema New Brunswick, as well as Musical Director and Conductor of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra, which he led to win at the Summa Cum Laude 2011competition held in Vienna, also to different tours in Canada, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany and the latest important performance at the ”Viennese Master Invitational” at the Carnegie Hall, New York City during the summer of 2023.
Since his arrival to NB, he has founded and conducted the “Moncton Youth Orchestra”, the “Sistema Children Orchestra and the Professional “Tutta Musica Orchestra” while serving as orchestra conductor for 6 years to the Universite de Moncton Opera productions such as: “Marriage of Figaro”, La Clemenza de Tito”, Dido and Eneas” and “Les Mousquetaires au couvent”, among others. In 2019 he returned to Caracas, Venezuela as a guest conductor for the production of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” at the Municipal Theatre.
In 2016, together with actor/director Marshall Button and The Capitol Theatre, he created a series of annual musicals combining local and national talent with great success. To date, these professional productions include: The Sound of Music, Oliver!, Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast, and The Wizard of Oz.
Maestro Delgado has always been compelled to work with local and Canadian renowned artists and bands like 1755, Chris Colepaugh, Kevin Lau, Jaelem Bhatem, David Myles, Measha Brueggergosman, Troiselle, James Hill & Anne Janelle.
As part of the “Canada 150” celebrations, he worked together with Academy Award winner Howard Shore, to premiere his composition “Sea to Sea” at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
Orchestra Members
VIOLIN 1
Victor Vivas
Mercedes Salazar
Shuchen Jiang
Amanda Contreras
Emily Duncan
VIOLIN 2
Andres Romero
Leandra La Mantia
Ben Lewis
Maya Hubert
VIOLA
Dalia Garcia
Gisela Hernandez
Swan Serna
CELLO
Yusela Perez
Sean O'Brien
Isaí Parra-Perez
BASS
Mihai Onete
Andry Gonzalez
FLUTE
Angie Phi
Gracie Lewis
OBOE
Daniella Tejada
CLARINET
Esteban Parra Campo
Shinnie Wagaarachchi
BASSOON
Neil Bishop
HORN
Jon Fisher
Avery Hubert
TRUMPET
Conor Conway
Leon Wagaarachchi
TROMBONES
Jim Tranquilla
PERCUSSION
Andy Creeggan
Conrad Kelly
KEYBOARD
Sebastien Leclerc
The Greater Moncton Chorale
Founded in 1987, the Greater Moncton Chorale is New Brunswick’s largest and most inclusive choral organization, bringing together more than 100 singers from diverse backgrounds and musical traditions. Under the direction of Artistic Director Melody Dobson since 2004, the Chorale has earned a reputation for artistic excellence, dynamic programming, and meaningful community engagement.
Its performances range from major classical masterworks with orchestra to contemporary works, holiday concerts, global folk music, and community singalongs. GMC’s ensembles include the Adult Chorus, the Voices Rising youth choirs, and Music in Medicine, a choir for healthcare professionals.
The Chorale regularly collaborates with artists and organizations across the region, including Tutta Musica Orchestra, The Once, and the Multicultural Agency of Greater Moncton Area. Outreach initiatives such as Voices Rising, Music in Medicine, and Pub Sing reflect GMC’s ongoing commitment to inclusivity, wellness, and connection through music.
With rehearsals held at Central United Church in Moncton, the Greater Moncton Chorale continues to foster a welcoming environment where singers of all ages and experience levels can grow, connect, and share in the joy of music together.
Learn more at greatermonctonchorale.ca.
ABOUT HUBCITY THEATRE
Hubcity Theatre has been producing high quality amateur and professional theatre productions since 2007. Responsible for the annual Shakespeare in the Park, the company also produces award-winning contemporary dramas, staged readings, and musicals. The company is dedicated to creating work that challenges, inspires, and leaves their audiences thinking and talking long after they leave the theatre.
JB Vanier is the Artistic Director of Hubcity Theatre. He is a director, actor, writer and storyteller based in Moncton, NB. With a background in classical theatre and Pochinko Clown, he seeks to create works that profoundly touch the audience and that speak truth.
Proud Sponsors
Special Thanks to:
Rob Lapham and Backyard History
ENJOY THE SHOW!
ABOUT
Katerina Olkinitskaya
Katerina Olkinitskaya is a Russian-Canadian artist and illustrator based in Dieppe, New Brunswick. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts from the Université de Moncton. Alongside her artistic practice, she teaches art classes and works as a gallery mediator at the Galerie d’art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen.
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