Tuckamore Chamber Music Festival

Conversations with the Past: Works by Mozart and Strauss
2025-07-03 19:30 - 21:30 (America/St_Johns) | St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, The “Kirk”, 76 Queens Rd, St. John's, NL, A1C 6J9, Canada
Meghan Lindsay, soprano, Carson Becke, piano and special guest, Annie Corrigan, oboe, present an extraordinary concert of exquisite opera arias and lied including Strauss’s Four Last Songs.
Meghan Lindsay has performed regularly with Opera Atelier, Pacific Opera Victoria, and Tafelmusik, and appeared in venues such as Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Toronto’s Koerner Hall, and the Royal Opera at the Palace of Versailles. With pianist Carson Becke, she will bring a gorgeous program to St John’s, including Carson’s own arrangement of Strauss’s beloved Four Last Songs. Join us for a riveting evening of song.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ah, lo previdi!, K.272 Deh, non varcar quell’onda
Henry Purcell arr. Benjamin Britten:Music for a while
Benjamin Britten:The Salley Gardens
Rebecca Clarke:The Salley Gardens, The Cloths of Heaven
Fernando Obradors: Canciones Clásicas Españolas
— Intermission —
Percy Grainger: Ramble on the final love duet from Der Rosenkavalier
Richard Strauss, arr. Carson Becke: Four Last Songs
Frühling (Spring)
September
Beim schlafengehen (Going to Sleep)
Im Abendrot (At Sunset)

Adaptive Concert by Schmaltz & Pepper
2025-07-05 11:00 | Suncor Energy Hall, Memorial University of Newfoundland - School of Music, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
A welcoming and inclusive performance by the brilliant Schmaltz & Pepper designed for those with sensory sensitivities and exceptionalities, including neurodivergent children and adults, as well as those with disabilities.
Please use the ‘Reserve my Spot’ link if you would like to attend this event.

Schmaltz & Pepper
2025-07-05 19:30 - 21:30 | The Majestic Theatre, 390 Duckworth Street, St. John's, Newfoundland, A1C 1H8, Canada
A Klezmer super group of musical brilliance and breathtaking artistry.
Schmaltz & Pepper is a spellbinding Yiddish music ensemble playing Klezmer inspired by jazz, Roma, classical, and European folk music. This powerhouse group’s members include acclaimed Toronto Symphony principal clarinetist Eric Abramovitz, a passionate and gifted klezmer musician, and Grammy-nominated Drew Jurecka on violin/accordion/mandolin. Joined by JUNO-winning pianist Jeremy Ledbetter (CaneFire), JUNO-nominated bassist Michael Herring, and renowned Payadora founder/violinist/vocalist Rebekah Wolkstein, they produce and perform original arrangements of klezmer and Yiddish music, displaying their joyous and virtuosic genre-bending fusion of many musical styles.

Port of Call: BUENOS AIRES
2026-06-24 19:30 - 21:00 | D.F. Cook Recital Hall, Memorial University of Newfoundland - School of Music, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
An evening of Astor Piazzolla’s sultry and sophisticated piano trio music with its roots in Argentinian tango.
Pianist Louise Bessette, violinist Mark Djokic, and cellist Chloé Dominguez transport the audience to Buenos Aires through the tango-infused works of Astor Piazzolla. Following the evolution of the artform which introduced the tango to audiences world-wide, this performance will immerse the listener in a fusion of classical music and Argentinian folk tradition.

Late Night: No Treble!
2026-06-25 21:00 - 22:00 | Bannerman Brewing Co, 90 Duckworth St., St. John's, NL, A1C 1E7, Canada
An intimate evening of colourful, dramatic works which magnify the warm, expressive sonorities of the viola and cello – all by themselves!
Kate Read and Tuckamore alumna and frequest guest artist Heather Tuach present an eclectic program featuring a world premiere of St John’s based composer Stacey Brown’s “One Year On”, as well as music by Peter Schickele (aka PDQ Bach), Rebecca Clarke, Witold Lutoslawski, and Robert Humber, a Tuckamore Young Artist Composer alumni and winner of the SOCAN’s Young Composer competition.

Fire, Fury, and Folklore
2026-06-26 19:30 - 22:00 | D.F. Cook Recital Hall, Memorial University of Newfoundland - School of Music, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
Guest artists Violaine Melancon, violin, and Angela Pickett, viola, join Tuckamore Faculty in this magical and dramatic evening of chamber music by Turina, Marcus Barcham Stephens, Caroline Shaw, culminating in Dvorak’s beloved Piano Quintet.
On the Program

Stephens: Dancing and Spinning
Shaw: Entr’act (2011)
Turina: Piano Quartet
– Intermission –
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81

Jon Kimura Parker, piano
2026-06-28 19:30 - 21:00 | D.F. Cook Recital Hall, Memorial University of Newfoundland - School of Music, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
Pianist Jon Kimura Parker is known for his charisma, enthusiasm, and dynamic performances. A veteran of the international concert stage, he has performed regularly in the Berlin Philharmonie, Carnegie Hall, London’s South Bank, the Sydney Opera House, and the Beijing Concert Hall. He is the Creative Partner of the Minnesota Orchestra, Artistic Director of the Honens International Piano Competition, and Artistic Advisor for the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival.
A collaborator in a wide variety of styles, Jon Kimura Parker has performed with Doc Severinsen, Audra McDonald, Bobby McFerrin, Pablo Ziegler, and Sanjaya Malakar. As a founding member of Off the Score, he also performed with Stewart Copeland – the legendary drummer of The Police – for the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival’s 20th Anniversary Season, featuring his own arrangements of music by Prokofiev, Ravel and Stravinsky. He has accompanied Frederica von Stade, Susan Graham, and Luca Pisaroni in recital.
A committed educator, Mr. Parker is Professor of Piano at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. He has also lectured at The Juilliard School, and given master classes at Yale.
Join us as we welcome world renowned pianist – and audience favourite – Jon Kimura Parker to the stage!

On the Program
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, K.V. 311
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata”
– Intermission –
Liszt: Years of Pilgrimage: Italy
del Patrarca: Sonetto 104
Ravel: Jeux d’eau
Americana! – selections from Chick Corea, Alexina Louis, John Adams, Oscar Peterson

Late Night: Of This Place
2026-06-30 21:00 - 22:00 | The LSPU Hall, Resource Centre for the Arts, 3 Victoria St., St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1C 3V2, Canada
Singer Matthew Byrne and storyteller Dave Paddon share a love of exploring people and places in Newfoundland and Labrador through their work, and delving into their own family histories through songs and recitations.

Brentano String Quartet in Admiral’s Cove
2026-07-01 19:00 - 20:30 | The Old Church in Admiral’s Cove, Admiral's Cove Rd, Cape Broyle, NL, A0A 1P0, Canada
SOLD OUT!
Join one of the world’s finest string quartets amid the scenic beauty and excellent acoustics of The Old Church.
Please note, this concert is not included with your Festival Pass.

Brentano String Quartet in Concert
2026-07-02 19:30 - 22:00 | First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity, 81 Cochrane St., St. John's, NL, A1C 3L7, Canada
With a career spanning over three decades, the Brentano Quartet has appeared throughout the world to popular and critical acclaim. The New York Times extols its “luxuriously warm sound [and] yearning lyricism; and the Times (London) hails their “wonderful, selfless music-making.” Known for its unique sensibility, probing interpretive style, and original programming, the Quartet has performed across five continents in the world’s most prestigious venues and festivals, thus establishing itself as one of the world’s preeminent ensembles.
Formed in 1992, The Brentano Quartet has received numerous accolades, including, in 1995, the prestigious Naumburg and Cleveland Quartet Awards. They have been privileged to collaborate with such artists as soprano Jessye Norman and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, as well as pianists Mitsuko Uchida and Jonathan Biss. The Quartet’s notable recordings include Beethoven’s Quartet, Op. 131 (Aeon) which was featured in the 2012 film “A Late Quartet,” starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Christopher Walken, and a 2017 live album with Joyce DiDonato, “Into the Fire—Live from Wigmore Hall” (Warner.) Their most recent release features the K. 428 and K. 465 (“Dissonance”) Quartets of Mozart for the Azica label.
Dedicated and highly sought after as educators, the Quartet has served as Artists-in-Residence at the Yale School of Music for the past decade. They also lead the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival and appear regularly at the Taos School of Music. Previously, the Quartet served for fifteen years as Ensemble-in-Residence at Princeton University.
The Quartet is named for Antonie Brentano, whom many scholars consider to be Beethoven’s “Immortal Beloved,” the intended recipient of his famous love confession.

Masterpieces and Milestones: Brentano String Quartet and Tuckamore Faculty
2026-07-03 19:30 - 22:00 | D.F. Cook Recital Hall, Memorial University of Newfoundland - School of Music, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
Two genre defying works from the middle periods of Shostakovich (the deeply affecting Trio in E minor) and Beethoven (the daring and dazzling String Quartet op. 59 no 1).

Tom Allen: Brahms in New York
2026-07-04 19:30 - 21:00 | The Majestic Theatre, 390 Duckworth Street, St. John's, Newfoundland, A1C 1H8, Canada
Which childhood moments determine the adults we become? At age 9, composer Johannes Brahms was not yet the living successor to Mozart and Beethoven. He was just a very creative child whose parents very nearly sent him to America for a touring life of carnivals and minstrel shows. Who would this American Brahms have become, and what would the world, and the other Brahms have thought of him? With glorious music from a tremendous cast of players, Tom Allen brings us to 1880s Vienna for a chance meeting between the life that was, and the life that could have been.
Born in Montreal, Tom Allen is a passionate music lover, storyteller, accomplished trombonist, writer and CBC broadcaster. He written three books, been a Resident Artist with Soulpepper Theatre, delivered storytelling workshops at various University music programs and at the Banff Centre, been named an honourary Doctor of Letters by Thompson Rivers University, and hosted countless concerts across the country. He has also written a series of cabaret storytelling shows, entitled Chamber Musicals, including From Weimar to Vaudeville, The Missing Pages, A Poe Cabaret, Being Lost and JS Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow. Brahms in New York is the latest in this series.
Featuring narrator Tom Allen with Deantha Edmunds, soprano, Heather Kao, violin, Lori Gemmell, harp, Bill Brennan, piano, and Jim Vivian, bass.
This show is included in the Festival Pass.
