"Messiah from Scratch" concert

Always on December 27 of each year, a performance of "Messiah" by G.F. Handel as a charitable fund raiser. The orchestra and soloists are accompanied by the audience as the choir in the chorale sections of the Messiah.

Joint Concert with the Halifax Schools Symphony Orchestra

This concert provides high school students with the opportunity to experience playing with an orchestra of adults and shows that there is musical life after high school. Adult players benefit considerably from the focus, enthusiasm, and musicality of the school-age players.

Commissioned Works by Local Composers

The Chebucto Orchestra has established a "Young Composers" fund with which to commission new symphonic works by young Canadian composers. Donations to this fund are always welcome. Assisted by grants from cultural agencies, the orchestra also commissions original works from local music composers. These include arrangements of traditional songs, new works, and music to fit the theme of an intended concert.

Road Trips

The orchestra performs several concerts each year, and presents one of these in a smaller community in Nova Scotia as a way of bringing symphonic music to Nova Scotians outside of the Halifax metropolitan area. Local musical groups are invited to perform as guests or in joint performance with the orchestra.