Acadia concert celebrates Prince’s generosity

The Dr. Fred Prince Memorial Instrument Collection, a dedication concert featuring the Acadia University Wind Ensemble, will be held on Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Festival Theatre, Acadia University, Wolfville. Mark Hopkins is the conductor and Mark Adam the percussion soloist. Prince, who was born in 1928 and died on June 4, 2009, was a general practitioner in Bridgewater for over 50 years. As a trustee and later chairman of the South Shore School Board, he was the driving force behind the implementation of school music programs and the formation of several community and school band programs, including the Bridgewater Firemen’s Band.

The concert features the percussion concerto Tongues of Fire by Toronto composer Christos Hatzis and Falling from Cloudless Skies by Derek Charke, an Acadia University composition professor.

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