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The Changing of the Guard opens the Halifax Celtic Feis

The 78th Highlanders Halifax Citadel Pipes and Drums are Atlantic Canada’s most successful pipe band ever and they will be making their first public concert performance in over 10 years.

1. The concert, entitled “Changing of the Guard”, celebrates the 100th anniversary of the departure of the last British garrison from Halifax and the full assumption of responsibility by Canadians for our own defense.

The 78th Highlanders Halifax Citadel have won Pipeband championships at the highest levels in Atlantic Canada, won both Canadian and North American championships in 2003 and have competed at the World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland various times over the last fifteen years. It is time for the group to perform at home in Nova Scotia.

The concert will also feature soloists, high energy Highland and Step dancing, and an ensemble of traditional musicians. From the evocative tone of the Scottish air to the toe tapping twist of the reel, there is something Celtic for everyone on the opening night of the Halifax Celtic Feis!

Thursday, June 1, 2006                  Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Dalhousie University
Showtime: 7:30 PM                            Halifax, Nova Scotia

Tickets: $25.00 (includes HST)
Reserved Seating

Performances by:
78th Highlanders Halifax Citadel Pipes and Drums                       
The MacQuarrie Highland Dancers
Glenn Graham
Troy MacGillivray
Dave MacIsaac
Patricia Murray
Damien Moynihan