We are kicking off the 2023 Tuckamore Festival with the premiere of a brand new work, Taking on Water, featuring actors Robert Chafe and Louise Moyes, alongside Tuckamore Festival Artistic Directors Nancy Dahn and Timothy Steeves. In the fall of 2021 playwright Robert Chafe set out on an interview tour of eastern Newfoundland, asking residents... Read More
This enchanting new group formed from a simple need to make and share music with others during the pandemic shutdown. The Overlook has a mission to create a more representative and relevant musical practice. Join this fresh new group for an evening of incredible ‘overlooked’ repertoire. Out of the Dark ... Read More
Guest faculty Amadi Azikiwe, Erika Raum, and The Overlook join our Tuckamore Faculty for a diverse evening of music, including tunes by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and recent JUNO award-winning Bekah Simms. Followed by a post-concert artist chat moderated by Annie Corrigan. Blues for Solo Viola ... Read More
This multiple Grammy award-winning quartet brings their exceptional virtuosity and exuberant performance style to the beautiful First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity in downtown St. John's. String Quartet No. 1 in G Major ... Read More
An additional performance of the Quartet's August 14 program in this intimate renovated church on the Southern Shore.
This concert will feature two great chamber works from the Tuckamore Faculty and the Pacifica Quartet. The evening begins with the intense Piano Trio in G minor by Clara Schumann, and for the second half of the show, the Pacifica Quartet will present Dvořák’s ‘American’ Quartet No. 12 in F major. Followed by a post-concert... Read More
Starry Night is the SHHH!!! Ensemble’s dreamscape of enchanting and unexpected sounds inspired by the night sky. Interspersed throughout the performance, astrophysicist Hilding Neilson contributes thoughts on the wonders of universe, star formation, and creation of the solar system. You’ll hear moonlit rituals, works influenced by sleep/dream theory and music inspired by the United Nations... Read More
Canadian virtuoso, Marc-André Hamelin, known worldwide for his unrivaled blend of consummate musicianship and brilliant technique, presents a solo recital here in St. John’s. Second Piano Sonata (‘Concord, Massachusetts, 1840-1860’) Charles Ives - - - intermission- - - Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), op.82 ... Read More
This brand-new creation featuring Duo Concertante, Robert Chafe, Louise Moyes, and music by Randolph Peters is going on tour! The first instalment of the Taking on Water tour will take place in the beautiful performance space at the Old Church in Admiral’s Cove. Taking on Water is presented in collaboration with the Future Ocean and Coastal... Read More
Day two of the Taking on Water tour takes us to the charming town of Heart’s Content, within the Regional Centre for the Arts Concert Hall. Taking on Water is presented in collaboration with the Future Ocean and Coastal Infrastructures project. Research funding was provided by the Ocean Frontier Institute, through an award from the Canada First... Read More
The third concert within the Taking on Water tour will take place at the Princess Sheila NaGeira Theatre in Carbonear. Taking on Water is presented in collaboration with the Future Ocean and Coastal Infrastructures project. Research funding was provided by the Ocean Frontier Institute, through an award from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.
The second last instalment of the Taking on Water August tour takes us to The Beaches Arts and Heritage Centre in Eastport. Taking on Water is presented in collaboration with the Future Ocean and Coastal Infrastructures project. Research funding was provided by the Ocean Frontier Institute, through an award from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.
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