JENNIFER KING, PIANO

Cecilia Concerts and Midsummer Music series - SENSORY-ACCESSIBLE CONCERT Flutist Jack Chen and Pianist Jennifer King Sensory-Accessible Concerts travels to beautiful Baddeck, Cape Breton, for a special performance at the historic Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site with flutist Jack Chen and pianist/host Jennifer King. Featuring music by Debussy, J.S. Bach, Poulenc, Chaminade, and more, alongside Cameron Wilson’s "Celtic Partita," this free concert invites audiences to settle in, listen at their own pace, and enjoy live music in a comfortable, supportive environment.

Saturday, September 26, 2026 • 5:30pm Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site • Baddeck, Nova Scotia Accessible Venue Free Event • Online Registration

Baddeck Nova Scotia's Midsummer Music Series logo, featuring a simple crown above the series name.

Sensory-Accessible Concerts is a free, monthly series ( running October to May ) offering a safe, inclusive, and welcoming space for everyone to enjoy chamber music. Designed with consideration for autistic, neurodivergent, and intellectually disabled community members and their families, as well as seniors experiencing age-related hearing and vision changes, the series welcomes anyone who may find traditional concert environments challenging, yet all are invited to attend!

Hosted by pianist Jennifer King and co-presented with Halifax Public Libraries, these concerts run from fall to spring at the Halifax Central Library. Each program is thoughtfully curated and features low lighting, noise-reduction headphones, open spaces to move and dance, a quiet room, and a relaxed atmosphere where attendees are free to move and vocalize. Certified Music Therapist Anna Plaskett along with a team of Music Therapists and movement facilitators from Phin Performing Arts are present to support families in relaxing and enjoying the music together.

Three of Nova Scotia’s finest chamber musicians will bring music and storytelling to illuminate the lives of five remarkable women composers from the 19th century to the present day. With letters, quotes and anecdotes, we discover the music of Belle Epoque Paris, the mighty piano trio of Ethel Smyth, and the unique voices of Canadian composers Emily Doolittle and Carmen Braden.

First concert of our tour in Nova Scotia and PEI. More info to follow

For the quirkiest and most enigmatic of full moons, Piano Lunaire welcomes pianist-composer Thomas Feng to the nanoSTAGE. The second set invites the fascinating (and Canadian) full moon fanatic, Jennifer King, whose recent album O Mistress Moon: Canadian Edition, won Classical Album of the Year at the 2023 East Coast Music Awards.