A festival under COVID

We are happy to announce that we are ready to go ahead with a festival that is as ‘real’ as we can make it. Please note that

• the audience at each concert will be limited to 75 people to allow distancing
• we will observe all provincial safety regulations as applicable at festival time (social distancing, face masks)
• proof of full vaccination will be required
• concerts will go without intermissions to minimize mingling

November 5 @ 7:30 pm
St.Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Picton

New Orford String Quartet

Dean Burry: String Quartet No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

String Quartet No. 1 was commissioned with generous support
from the Ontario Arts Council’s Music Commissioning program

November 6 @ 7:30 pm
St.Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Picton

Amici Chamber Ensemble

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Trio for clarinet, cello and piano in B-flat, Op.11
Max Bruch: Eight Pieces, Op. 83
Marko Tajcevic: Balkan Dances for clarinet, cello and piano
Nino Rota: Trio for clarinet, cello and piano
Rabih Abou-Khalil: Arabian Waltz for clarinet, cello and piano, arr. by Serouj Kradjian

November 7 @ 3:00 pm
St.Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Picton

Welcome Back!

Founding Artistic Director Stéphane Lemelin returns with violinist Axel Strauss, and the Young Artists in Residence – the Dior String Quartet

Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Violin and Piano “Violin Sonata”, FP 119
Christopher Hatzis: String Quartet No. 2 “The Gathering”
Ernest Chausson: Concerto for Piano, Violin and String Quartet in D-major, Op. 21

November 12 @ 7:30 pm
St.Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Picton

Fiorè!

Cellist Elinor Frey with friends Andréanne Brisson Paquin (soprano), Lucas Harris (archlute), and Michel Angers (theorbo) present an evening of  brilliant and lyrical Baroque Italian cello sonatas and soprano arias.

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

Rolston String Quartet

Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in D-major, Op. 33, No. 6
Gabriella Lena Frank: Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in B-minor, Op.33, No.1
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 4 in E-minor, Op. 44, No. 2

November 14 @ 3:00 pm
St.Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Picton

Finale

Two rare jewels of the Romantic chamber music repertoire

Franz Schubert String Quintet in C-major, D. 956
Felix Mendelssohn String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20