Tuckamore Chamber Music Festival

Young Artist Masterclass with Janina Fialkowska
2022-08-10 10:00 - 13:00 (America/St_Johns) | D.F. Cook Recital Hall, Memorial University of Newfoundland - School of Music, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
PLEASE NOTE: Revised time of 10:00am.
Our 2022 young pianists work one-on-one with this celebrated concert artist. Open to the public.

Opening Night: Janina Fialkowska
2022-08-09 19:30 - 20:30 | D.F. Cook Recital Hall, Memorial University of Newfoundland - School of Music, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
This award winning pianist and audience favourite brings a special all-Chopin program to open the 2022 festival.

Young Artist Masterclass with Katherine Fong
2022-08-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Suncor Energy Hall, Memorial University of Newfoundland - School of Music, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
Three Young Artist Performer groups work with guest violinist, the NYC-based Katherine Fong. Open to the public.

Gryphon Trio with the Nordic Voices and mezzo-soprano Marion Newman
2022-08-07 19:30 - 21:00 | First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity, 81 Cochrane St., St. John's, NL, A1C 3L7, Canada
The one-and-only Gryphon Trio, returning guests and long-time friends of the Tuckamore Festival, will cap off our special Come Home Year Celebration Weekend. They’ll bring the electrifying combination of piano trio, a cappella ensemble Nordic Voices, and the vivacious mezzo-soprano Marion Newman to First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity. A free event, but donations at the door are appreciated!
On the program:
With origins in ancient Kyiv, Ukrainian dumky epic ballads served as the inspiration for Dvorak’s rhapsodic Dumky trio. Powerful messages captured and transported in music help us understand the complexity of our times and provide a means by which to convey comfort, joy, sorrow and wisdom to those that follow in our steps.
Weaving in between movements of Dvorak’s Dumky Trio, mezzo soprano Marion Newman, Norway’s Nordic Voices and the Gryphon Trio present a tapestry of vocal and instrumental music including Omaa Biindig by Andrew Balfour, Solbøn by Lasse Thoresen, Vertical Memory Synthesis by Eliot Britton, Rückert-Lieder by Mahler and Carlo Gesualdo’s stunning Renaissance masterwork O vos Omnes.

2022 is the year to celebrate Coming Home!
Join the Tuckamore Festival for a pre-festival celebration full of music and more – three days of exciting performances, workshops, and talks, held at various locations in charming St. John’s. All ages welcome, and all events are free!

The Tuckamore Celebration Weekend was made possible through the support of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Tuckamore Talks: Sight as Sound
2022-08-07 16:00 - 17:00 | Suncor Energy Hall, Memorial University of Newfoundland - School of Music, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
Sight as Sound: join festival music theorist Joe Argentino and discover how visual images sculpt our musical landscapes. A free event, part of the Tuckamore Celebration weekend.

Community Singalong with the Nordic Voices
2022-08-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Anglican Cathedral, 16 Church Hill, St. John's, NL, A1C 3Z9, Canada
The Nordic Voices, one of the world’s preeminent vocal ensembles known for their exquisite approach to Renaissance repertoire as well as their mastery of extended contemporary vocal techniques, lead a clinic and community sing-along. Enthusiasts and experienced professionals are invited to pick up a few tips and join in a collective reading of an early music masterwork. A free event as part of our Tuckamore Celebration Weekend and all are welcome to attend, however registration is required to participate in the singalong!

2022 is the year to celebrate Coming Home!
Join the Tuckamore Festival for a pre-festival celebration full of music and more – three days of exciting performances, workshops, and talks, held at various locations in charming St. John’s. All ages welcome, and all events are free!

The Tuckamore Celebration Weekend was made possible through the support of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Family Concert with the Swinging Belles
2022-08-06 15:00 - 16:00 | Bannerman Park, Bannerman Park, St. John's, NL, A1C 5M2, Canada
JUNO award-winning The Swinging Belles are sure to get kids and parents dancing to some swing country and jazz…kid style. Kick up your heels with educators and performers Laura Winter and Erin Power and guitarist extraordinaire Duane Andrews, in one of St. John’s most-loved city parks! A free event as part of our Tuckamore Celebration Weekend.

2022 is the year to celebrate Coming Home!
Join the Tuckamore Festival for a pre-festival celebration full of music and more – three days of exciting performances, workshops, and talks, held at various locations in charming St. John’s. All ages welcome, and all events are free!

The Tuckamore Celebration Weekend was made possible through the support of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Comedic Concert with Christopher Hall, Clarinet
2022-08-05 19:30 - 20:30 | First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity, 81 Cochrane St., St. John's, NL, A1C 3L7, Canada
Brahms, Beethoven, and more, like you’ve never heard them before – don’t miss this musical belly laugh for the whole family as part of our Tuckamore Celebration Weekend!
Christopher Hall is the former principal clarinet of the Orchestre Métropolitain in Montréal (Yannick Nézet-Seguin) who found work in the orchestra far too serious! So now, instead of joking around while sitting in the orchestra, he performs as a stand up comedian, and does various television and radio shows in both English and French. He’s joined by Tuckamore faculty Vernon Regehr and long-time festival collaborative pianist, Patrick Cashin, plus a surprise guest (or two).

2022 is the year to celebrate Coming Home!
Join the Tuckamore Festival for a pre-festival celebration full of music and more – three days of exciting performances, workshops, and talks, held at various locations in charming St. John’s. All ages welcome, and all events are free!

The Tuckamore Celebration Weekend was made possible through the support of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Tuckamore Celebration Weekend
2022-08-05 - 2022-08-07 | NL
2022 is the year to celebrate Coming Home!
Join the Tuckamore Festival for a pre-festival celebration full of music and more – three days of exciting performances, workshops, and talks, held at various locations in charming St. John’s. All ages welcome, and all events are free!
Friday August 5
7:30pm Comedic Concert with Christopher Hall and Friends | First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity
Saturday August 6
11:00am Songwriting Workshop with the Swinging Belles | The Rooms
3:00pm Family Concert with the Swinging Belles | Bannerman Park Gazebo (Outdoor event)
6:00pm Community Singalong with the Nordic Voices | Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Sunday August 7
4:00pm Tuckamore Talks with Joe Argentino, Memorial University School of Music
7:30pm Gryphon Trio, Nordic Voices and Marion Newman, First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity ($10 suggested donation)

The Tuckamore Celebration Weekend was made possible through the support of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Season Launch Concert with Duo Concertante
2022-06-24 19:30 - 20:30 | St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, The “Kirk”, 76 Queens Rd, St. John's, NL, A1C 6J9, Canada
Our award-winning artistic directors Nancy Dahn and Timothy Steeves launch the 2022 season with our annual free presentation!
The evening will begin with a debut performance by talented young pianist Scott Nguyen. Also on the program are two live world premieres: Krithika Venkataramadas’ Saudade (2022), created as part of our Widening the Circle Program, and Peter Gardner’s Six Portraits for violin and piano. We’ll also hear from Nancy and Tim about all the wonderful concerts and events planned for this August. The program will close out with the Duo’s signature composer, Beethoven. We hope you are excited as we are to sit back and settle in with the music that Tim and Nancy are famous for!
On the program
Brahms – Six Pieces for Piano op. 118 no. 2: Intermezzo in A major
Scott Nguyen, piano
Krithika Venkataramadas – Saudade (live world premiere)
Peter Gardner – Six Portraits for violin and piano (world premiere)
Smetana – From my Homeland, 2nd movement: Andantino—Moderato
—brief intermission—
Beethoven – Sonata op. 30 no 2 in c minor
Nancy Dahn, violin and Timothy Steeves, piano

SOLACE
2022-04-22 19:00 - 21:00 | The Rooms, 9 Bonaventure Ave, St. John's, NL, A1C 5P9
The Rooms and the Tuckamore Festival present the SOLACE Project – a screening of four classical music films featuring Canada’s preeminent Duo Concertante performing music by Cesar Franck, Jessie Montgomery, Dawn Avery and Alice Ping Yee Ho.

Film director Nicola Hawkins has created compelling visual landscapes with inspired and original cinematography.
These stunning works include themes of connection, love, and finding peace to help us through troubled times.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Nicola Hawkins and performers Nancy Dahn and Timothy Steeves, with moderator Angela Antle. Created with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Masks Encouraged.

Widening the Circle Gala Concert
2022-04-12 18:30 - 19:30 | Online
We conclude our inaugural Widening the Circle program with a special zoom Gala Concert, featuring the world premieres of four works by Youth Composers Tùng Ngo, Krithika Venkataramadas, Jacob Eaton, and David Eguiguren, performed by award-winning violin and piano ensemble Duo Concertante.
Event will be held online via the Zoom platform. Register in advance for this meeting using the link below.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Widening the Circle Community Discussion
2022-03-03 18:30 - 19:30 | NL
The Tuckamore Festival invites you to our upcoming online community discussion, a public event as part of the Widening the Circle composer mentorship program.
With Nicholas Dourado (Wholesound)
Thursday, March 3, 2pm PDT/3pm MDT/5pmEDT/6:30pm NDT
Online Zoom Meeting
Nicholas Dourado leads the Big Budi Band; a modular improvising ensemble as arranger, saxophonist and piano player. They were trained by Jerry Granelli through the Creative Music Workshop in Halifax, NS and have since gone on to play with Aquakultre, Fiver, Lido Pimienta, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Century Egg and many others. They are a teacher and organizer and hold a master degree in ocean geophysics and acoustics.
Click the “Register Here” button to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a Zoom link and information about joining the meeting.
Widening the Circle is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.

Widening the Circle composer community discussion
2022-02-17 18:30 | NL
The Tuckamore Festival invites you to our upcoming online community discussion, a public event as part of the Widening the Circle composer mentorship program.
With Andrew Staniland (NL), artistic advisor and Tuckamore Festival resident composer
Thursday, February 17, 2pm PDT/3pm MDT/5pmEDT/6:30pm NDT
Online Zoom Meeting
Composer, teacher, and innovator Andrew Staniland will talk about his new composition and release Reddened by Hammer: Earthquakes and Islands remixed. A practical discussion for composers of all levels and stages on CD recording and production, working with labels, and releasing your music.
Click the “Register Here” button to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a Zoom link and information about joining the meeting.
Save the date! Coming up next in our WtC Community Discussion Series:

WholeSound (Nick Dourado): Thursday, March 3

Widening the Circle is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.
