2024 Festival

Sunday August 25 @ 2:00 pm
Macaulay Heritage Park, Picton

BRASS IN THE PARK

We open the Festival with the traditional free outdoor concert.

The Hannaford Street Silver Band are the recipients of this year’s North American Brass Band Association President’s
Award, in recognition of the organization’s dedication to excellence in brass banding. Musicians from Hannaford have been featured in several of our Brass in the Park concerts in past years, but this year we will have the entire band, all of them. Not to be missed!

Friday September 13 @ 7:30 pm
St.Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Picton

GOLDBERG VARIATIONS

Bach’s Goldberg Variations were brought into spotlight by Canadian pianist Glenn Gould. The arrangement for string trio featured in this concert is by Russian/American violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky.

Johann Sebastian Bach Goldberg Variations

Jonathan Crow, violin
Juan-Miguel Hernandez, viola
Cameron Crozman, cello

Saturday, September 14  @ 7:30 pm
St.Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Picton

JAZZ NIGHT WITH MARK FEWER AND FRIENDS

Music by Duke Ellington, Chick Corea, Matt Brubeck, Chico Buarque, Ernest Seitz, Jodi Proznick and more….

Mark Fewer, violin
Suba Sankaran, voice
Joe Philips, bass
John Novacek, piano

TAFELMUSIK

17th century Italian program featuring music by composers such as Castello and Marini in the dramatic and highly improvisatory style of that time.

Members of the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra:
…..Johanna Novom, violin
…..Christopher Verrettte, violin
…..Keiran Campbell, cello
…..Dominic Teresi, bassoon
…..Charlotte Nediger, harpsichord
…..Lucas Harriis, lute

Friday, September 20 @ 7:30 pm
St.Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Picton

SCHUBERTFEST I

An evening dedicated to the master of chamber music.

Franz Schubert
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major D 574 “Grand Duo”
Fantasia for four hands in F minor D 940
Quintet in A major D667 “The Trout”

Rilian Trio
…….Daniel Dastoor, violin,
…….David Liam Roberts, cello
…….Godwin Friesen, piano

Min-Jeong Koh, violin
Barry Shiffman, viola
Joel Quarrington, bass
Henry Kramer, piano

Saturday, September 21 @ 7:30 pm
St.Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Picton

BRAHMS’ MAJESTIC PIANO QUARTET

Ian Cusson: After Monkman – La Pieta for Solo Cello

Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor, Opus 11

Giovanni Bottesini “Gran duo” Concertante for Violin and Double Bass

Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor Opus 25

Min-Jeong Koh, violin
Barry Shiffman, viola
Joel Quarrington, bass
Meagan Milatz piano
Rilian Trio
…….Daniel Dastoor, violin
…….David Liam Roberts, cello,
…….Godwin Friesen, piano

Sunday, September 22 @ 3:00 pm
St.Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Picton

GRAND FINALE: SCHUBERTFEST II

Ian Cusson String Quartet

Franz Schubert Cello Quintet in C major D 956

New Orford String Quartet:
…….Jonathan Crow, violin
…….Andrew Wan, violin
…….Sharon Wei, viola
…….Brian Manker, cello
Paul Marleyn, cello