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