The 2024 Tuckamore Festival Prelude Concert will feature St. John's native Ben Diamond, who will present an exciting afternoon of music for guitar. This performance will include works by Weiss, Takemitsu, and 2024 Tuckamore Composition faculty Jason Noble! Tombeau sur la mort de M. Comte de Logy arrivée, WSW 20 Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750) Capriccio... 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
Our 2024 Young Artists perform for and get coached by the Juno-winning Sharon Wei, violist of the New Orford String Quartet and professor of viola at Western University. This masterclass in D.F. Cook Recital Hall is free and open to the public.
Our annual Lunchtime Recitals are perhaps our most-anticipated events, featuring solo and chamber performances from our 2024 Young Artists. Catch these talented performers in the beautiful Anglican Cathedral downtown.
Since their formation in 2006, the outstanding, London U.K.-based Greenwich Trio has earned a distinguished reputation, winning numerous awards including the top prize at the Beethoven Society of Europe Chamber Music Competition. Hear them in a program marking the 100th anniversary of Gabriel Fauré which includes his exhilarating Trio in D minor, Op. 120 alongside his famous... Read More
Our second Lunchtime Concert for the season will feature solo and chamber music performed by our 2024 Young Artists. A live concert in this historic church is a treat for performers and audiences alike! Admission by donation.
Listen in as Renée Jolles, professor of violin at the Eastman School of Music and concertmaster of the world-renowned, Grammy Award-winning, conductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, works with the Tuckamore Young Artists. This masterclass is free and open to the public.
South Indian flute virtuoso Raman Kalyan will take you on a journey inside the world of Indian ragas, accompanied by Newfoundland's own Curtis Andrews on mridangam. Expect virtuosity tempered with soulful and meditative touches. IMPORTANT NOTE: Tickets for this event can be purchased by contacting the LSPU Hall.
Introducing the Tuckamore Festival’s first Adaptive Concert, a family-friendly and intergenerational performance designed to be welcoming and inclusive for neurodivergent children and adults, those with sensory sensitivities, and disabled attendees. Please use the 'Reserve my Spot' link if you are interested in attending this event. All forms of expression are welcome - feel free to... 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
Join Carbonear native Curtis Andrews for a free, family-friendly rhythm workshop. Open to everyone (ages 7 and older), no instruments required. Join us for an afternoon of rhythmic realization!
Three young composers were selected to write new works for the 2024 Young Artist Composer Program. Join us in Suncor Hall to hear the world-premiere performances of these new compositions written under the direction of Guest Composition Faculty Jason Noble. These premieres will be performed by our 2024 Young Artist performers, along with lively classical... 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
Calling all amateur string players and pianists! Make music with other local players at our inaugural Community Sight Reading Party. If you have an intermediate or higher level of playing and want to play some chamber music with like-minded players, please fill out the interest form, and tell us a bit about your playing level,... Read More
“The Ying Quartet came as close to the ideal as possible, delivering chamber music of astonishing, refreshing exaltation and exhilaration,” says the Los Angeles Times. Join this world-class, fearlessly imaginative quartet for an exhilarating evening of string quartets at the beautiful First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity in downtown St. John’s. String Quartet No.... Read More
Our six Young Artist chamber groups will receive feedback and mentorship from the individual members of the Ying Quartet following live performances. These masterclasses will take place at the Memorial University School of Music (D.F. Cook Recital Hall, Suncor Energy Hall, Choral Room, Chamber Studio) and are open to the public.
A repeat of the Quartet's August 12 performance in this intimate renovated church on the Southern Shore. String Quartet No. 1 in Bb Major, Op. 50 by Joseph Haydn Love Letters by Carter Pann Intermission String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106 by Antonin Dvorak
This fun and engaging event for the entire family will feature the incredible Ying Quartet in the beautiful atrium at The Rooms.
The third installment in our Lunchtime Recital series will feature an uplifting hour of diverse solo and chamber music performed by our talented 2024 Young Artists! Admission by donation.
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
This event will mark the fourth and final lunchtime concert with our 2024 Young Artists – the finale of one of our most-loved series' of the season! Spend an hour experiencing glorious chamber and solo performances in this historic cathedral. Admission by donation.
Our Young Artist pianists receive coaching from one of America’s foremost pianists, Jeremy Denk. This masterclass is free and open to the public.
At 20 and in his first job, the young JS Bach got into such trouble that the only thing he could do was to walk away. JS Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow takes you along on that trip: a 400 km odyssey with street fights, big business, insight, fulfillment, the father figure he didn’t... Read More
We are thrilled to return to the much-loved St. George's Heritage Church as part of our 24th festival. Join our Young Artist Performers, who will bring their talents to this historic community, located in Conception Bay.
Jeremy Denk, winner of a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship, and the Avery Fisher Prize, will be performing an exciting program of solo piano music at Tuckamore for the first time this season - be sure to secure your seat for this amazing show! This concert will be followed by post-concert artist interviews with Annie Corrigan*
Our Festival Finale marks the culmination of two weeks of diligent practice, rehearsing, and coaching during our intensive Young Artist Program. Join our 2024 Young Artists as they perform chamber works by Johannes Brahms, Bedřich Smetana, Gabriel Fauré, Clara Schumann, and Schoenberg/Steuermann.
Join our 2024 Young Artist Touring group, the Miltenberg Trio, for their first stop on the Tuckamore Travels Tour! Enjoy a fantastic program of music, featuring a brand new work composed by a 2024 Young Artist Composer in this beautiful outport community.
Join our 2024 Young Artist Touring group, the Miltenberg Trio, for their second stop on the Tuckamore Travels Tour! Enjoy a fantastic afternoon of music, featuring a brand new work composed by a 2024 Young Artist Composer in this incredible venue.
The final stop of our 2024 Tuckamore Travels Tour will feature the Young Artist Touring group, the Miltenberg Trio, performing a program of exciting chamber music, including a brand new work composed by a 2024 Young Artist Composer in the unique James Baird Gallery.
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