30 minute pre-concert performance St. Mary Magdalene Church Join us to hear one of our two Young Artists in Residence. Victor Toma is a highly accomplished, award-winning concert pianist from Ottawa. He will present the following program: Sergei Rachmaninoff - Variations on a Theme of...
The Festival opens with one of Canada’s most celebrated ensembles, the Gryphon Trio, in a program of passion, brilliance,and lyric beauty. Beethoven’s youthful Piano Trio in E-flat major sparkles with wit and elegance, while Dvořák’s sweeping F minor Trio brings deep emotion and Bohemian fire....
An afternoon of exquisite Baroque and Classical treasures performed by members of the renowned Les Violons du Roy. From Merula’s spirited Ciaccona to masterpieces by Bach, Handel, Purcell, and Couperin, this program celebrates the rich musical dialogue of Europe’s great nations. Mozart’s delightful Ganz kleine Nachtmusik adds a rare...
The acclaimed and eagerly-awaited New Orford String Quartet returns to Picton with a program of drama, intensity and grandeur. Haydn’s Op. 76 No. 5 offers wit and refinement, while Mendelssohn’s final quartet, Op. 80, is a deeply moving work of grief and passion. The afternoon...
Carmen is a singer-song writer as well as composer. She will present songs from a recent album of the same title. They are jazz inspired, so they connect well with Caity Gyorgy’s concert. Timed so you can go for supper before Caity Gyorgy’s evening concert.
JUNO Award-winning vocalist Caity Gyorgy brings her dazzling artistry and infectious charm to the Festival stage. Joined by her superb jazz trio, she performs an evening of swinging standards, original songs and sparkling improvisation. With a voice both timeless and fresh, Gyorgy channels the golden...
Carmen will lead a 30-minute Saturday morning walk around Picton with a sharing time afterwards. Join us for a fascinating first time event for the PEC Music Festival.
Learn about her new piece being premiered at James Ehnes’ concert. James Ehnes is premiering a new work by Carmen Braden. We are delighted that she has offered to speak about it before the concert . Carmen has come a long way from Yellowknife to...
World-renowned violinist James Ehnes and pianist Andrew Armstrong headline the Festival in a spectacular recital of virtuosity and depth. From the romantic elegance and virtuosity of Sinding and the grandeur of Brahms’s Sonata Op. 108, to Bartók’s electrifying Rhapsody No. 1, the program spans brilliance and...
Four extraordinary cellists (Denise Djokic, Paul Marleyn, Leana Rutt and Jacob MacDonald) join forces for a joyful and genre-crossing finale unlike any other. From Bach and Handel to Piazzolla, Joplin, Metallica, and Queen, this imaginative program reveals the cello’s astonishing versatility. Featuring a solo cello...
