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... Read More
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.... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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.
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... Read More
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