Lamento / Ecstasy

Canadian songstress Sarah Slean first joined forces with Symphony Nova Scotia in April 2012, in an electrifying, groundbreaking collaboration that earned rave reviews and three standing ovations, and was broadcast nationwide by CBC. One of the highlights of the performance was Lamento, a new work by Canadian star composer Christos Hatzis that was praised as marvelously colorful and dramatic Chronicle Herald, Halifax. In 2018, Symphony Nova Scotia jumped at the chance to work with Sarah again, this time as part of Bernhard Gueller's Bucket List, celebrating his final season as Symphony Nova Scotia's Music Director 2002-2018. For this new collaboration, Symphony Nova Scotia and the Thunder Bay Symphony co-commissioned another work for Sarah from Christos Hatzis this time titled Ecstasy, a counterpoint to Lamento. Audience reviews called the project magical and a match made in heaven. Now, Symphony Nova Scotia, Bernhard Gueller, Sarah Slean, Christos Hatzis, and producer Jeff Reilly are proud to release both recordings on one album.