Virtuoso Series
Individual Concerts
Regular : Admission: $30 | Student Admission: $20 | Children/Youth 12 and Under: Free
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Virtuoso 1: Taking Flight
The Saint John String Quartet launches the season with music that will have you walking on air
Program
Haydn - String Quartet no.1 op.1
Enman - Fireflies and Revolution
Grieg - String Quartet no.1 op.27
Featuring: Saint John String Quartet
Dani Sametz, Violin; Nadia Francavilla, Violin; Chris Buckley, Viola, Carol Tsai, Cello
Show Dates:
Sat Oct 21 @ 7:30 pm: Saint John - Saint John Arts Centre
Mon Oct 23 @ 7:30 pm: Moncton - Community Peace Centre [Central United Church]
Thu Oct 26 @ 7:30 pm: Fredericton - Recital Room; Margaret McCain Hall, St Thomas U.
Virtuoso 2: Soundscapes
Join the Saint John String Quartet as they paint pictures with sound via three enthralling masterpieces.
Program
Schubert - String Quartet no.12 D.703 ("Quartettsatz")
Gjeilo - Northern Lights
Ravel - String Quartet
Featuring: Saint John String Quartet
Dani Sametz, Violin; Nadia Francavilla, Violin; Chris Buckley, Viola, Dobrochna Zubek, Cello
Show Dates:
Thu Nov 2 @ 7:30 pm: Fredericton - Recital Room; Margaret McCain Hall, St Thomas U.
Sat Nov 4 @ 7:30 pm: Dieppe - La Caserne, Dieppe Arts & Culture Centre
Sun Nov 5 @ 2:00 pm - Saint John Arts Centre (Saint John)
Virtuoso 3: Made in Canada
Ventus Machina presents a stimulating program highlighting the diversity of music composed in Canada for wind quintet.
Program
Richardson-Schulte - Emerge
Lau - Living Miniatures (2015)
Mozetich - Solos (1993)
Featuring: Ventus Machina
Show Dates:
Thu Nov 16 @ 7:30 pm: Fredericton - Recital Room; Margaret McCain Hall, St Thomas U.
Fri Nov 24 @ 7:30 pm: Moncton - Community Peace Centre (Central United Church)
Sat Nov 25 @ 7:30 pm: Saint John - Saint John Arts Centre
Virtuoso 4: Sweet Dreams
Featuring the soothing sounds of marimba and the brilliant flute virtuosity of Karin Aurell, Resonance will take the audience on a colourful and dream-like sonic journey.
Program
Music by Jérôme Blais, Alejandro Vińao, Jordan Nobles and others.
Featuring Resonance New Music
Karin Aurell, flute, Dani Sametz, Violin, Andrew Reed Miller, Contrabass, Joel Cormier, Percussion
Show Dates:
Thu Jan 25 @ 7:30 pm - Fredericton - Recital Room; Margaret McCain Hall, St Thomas U.
Sat Jan 27 @ 2:00 pm: Dieppe - La Caserne, Dieppe Arts & Culture Centre
Sun Jan 28 @ 2:00 pm: Saint John - Saint John Arts Centre
Virtuoso 5: Reflections
Enigmatic composers and fascinating music help the Sametz Buckley Trio delve into the psyche.
Program
Old Photographs - Christos Hatzis
Piano Trio op 99 in B flat major - R. Schubert
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires - A. Piazzola
1. Verano Porteño
2. Primavera Porteña
Featuring: Sametz Buckley Trio
Dani Sametz, violin, John Buckley, cello and Susan Sametz, piano
Show Dates:
Thu Feb 15 @ 7:30 pm: Fredericton - Recital Room Margaret McCain Hall, St Thomas U.
Sat Feb 17 @ 7:30 pm: Dieppe - La Caserne, Dieppe Arts & Culture Centre
Sun Feb 18 @ 2:00 pm - Saint John Arts Centre (Saint John)
Virtuoso 6: Ventus Machina with soprano Christina Haldane
Ventus Machina teams up with New Brunswick soprano Christina Haldane for an introspective journey into fascinating tonal worlds.
Program
Chatman - Shadow River (for soprano and wind quintet)
Chatman - Dancing Winds (2022) (with video by Chris Simpson)
Schafer - Selections from Minnelieder (1970)
Gionet - Acadian Folk Song settings (arranged for voice and woodwind quintet)
Gibson - Acadian Legends (for woodwind quintet & narration)
Featuring: Ventus Machina & Christine Haldane, soprano
Show Dates:
Thu March 14 @ 7:30 pm: Fredericton - Recital Room Margaret McCain Hall, St Thomas U.
Sat March 16 @ 7:30 pm: Dieppe - La Caserne, Dieppe Arts & Culture Centre
Sun March 17 @ 2:00 pm: Saint John - Saint John Arts Centre
Virtuoso 7: Epic Proportions
Marimbists Joel Cormier and Ian Gibson join the Saint John String Quartet to bring the 23-24 Virtuoso Series to a stunning conclusion with two epic new arrangements of music by Brahms and Glass.
Program
Egberto Gismonti - Infância (1982)
Phillip Glass (arr Cormier)- Piano Quintet No.1 "Annunciation" (2018)
Ivan Trevino - 2+1 (2013)
Johannes Brahms (arr Cormier) - Piano Quintet Op.34 (1864)
Featuring: Joël Cormier & Ian Gibson (marimbas) with Saint John String Quartet & Andrew Reed Miller (contrabass)
Show Dates:
Thu Apr 4 @ 7:30 pm - Fredericton - Recital Room Margaret McCain Hall, St Thomas U
Sat Apr 6 @ 7:30 pm: Dieppe - La Caserne, Dieppe Arts & Culture Centre
Sun Apr 7 @ 2:00 pm: Saint John - Saint John Arts Centre
Individual Concerts
Regular : Admission: $30 | Student Admission: $20 | Children/Youth 12 and Under: Free