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.
https://youtu.be/aC3XIdj6Y-s This musical play about living in coastal communities is going on tour throughout Newfoundland and Labrador this September. Join us for performances in Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor, Corner Brook, Stephenville, Labrador City, and Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Sept. 21 - Joseph R. Smallwood Arts and Culture Centre, Gander Sept. 22 - Gordon Pinsent Centre for the Arts, Grand Falls-Windsor Sept.... Read More
Dark Tales is an immersive musical and visual experience inspired by the Newfoundland ghost stories, folklore, and childhood memories in Tom Dawe’s book An Old Man’s Winter Night, illustrated by Veselina Tomova. Dark Tales brings together original music by the acclaimed Canadian composer Alice Ping Yee Ho and riveting visuals by animator Duncan Major. It... Read More
The Tuckamore Festival's award-winning artistic directors, Nancy Dahn and Timothy Steeves of Duo Concertante, will be launching the 2024 season with our annual free concert at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church "The Kirk"! The evening will feature the epic Beethoven Kreutzer Sonata, Schumann's Violin Sonata in A Major, along with an excerpt from the new work... Read More
Join Duo Concertante alongside Tuckamore Festival alumni for an exciting afternoon of free music at Diamond Design in Churchill Square!
Join Tuckamore Festival’s resident music theorist, Joe Argentino, for a free, fun-filled, and engaging talk on eccentric and bizarre classical compositions. His talk, entitled Weird and Wondrous Music, will highlight how certain composers throughout history pushed the boundaries of classical music, embracing the absurd and the unconventional, to create jaw-dropping and yet captivating works. From the... Read More
Guest Artists Renée Jolles, Sharon Wei, Heather Tuach, and Kate Read join Tuckamore faculty Nancy Dahn, Timothy Steeves, Vernon Regehr, and Patrick Cashin to present a fabulous program of early, youthful works by Shostakovich and Josef Suk as well as the exquisite and lush String Sextet in B flat by Brahms. This program also marks... Read More
Interested in working one-on-one with our incredible Tuckamore Festival faculty violinist Nancy Dahn, cellist Vernon Regehr, or pianist Timothy Steeves? Anyone studying at the intermediate level or above is welcome to sign up for our community masterclasses! Get a chance to perform and gain valuable feedback from these seasoned professionals. If you are interested in... Read More
A special program of two glorious chamber works by masters of these genres. First, the poetic, playful, and heartbreakingly beautiful E Flat major trio by Schubert performed by Tuckamore faculty. The award-winning Ying Quartet follows, with Bartok’s ground-breaking, soulful, and exultant String Quartet No. 2. Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat Major, Op.... Read More
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