All Main Series Concerts Held at Memorial Hall

New Brunswick Summer Music Festival

Concert 1 Wednesday August 14, 2019 – 7:30

Four Fantasie Pieces, Op. 43 | Niels Gade
Richard Hornsby, clarinet
Peter Allen, piano

String Trio, Op. 133 | Erkki Melartin
Alicia Choi, violin
Christopher Buckley, viola
Joshua Morris, cello

Songs | Jean Sibelius
Sally Dibblee, soprano
Peter Allen, piano

Piano Trio, F major, Op. 42 | Niels Gade
Alicia Choi, violin
Joshua Morris, cello
Peter Allen, piano

Concert 2 Thursday August 15, 2019 – 7:30PM

Pre-concert talk 6:45PM

The Lake in the Mountains | James Gayfer
Berceuse | Sextus Miskow
Richard Hornsby, clarinet
Peter Allen, piano

String Quartet No. 1, G minor, Op. 27 | Edvard Grieg
David Adams, violin
Nadia Francavilla, violin
Christopher Buckley, viola
Sonja Adams, cello

String Octet, A major, Op. 3 | Johan Svendsen

Alicia Choi, Nadia Francavilla, violin
David Adams, Victor Vivas violin
Christopher Buckley, Mark Kleyn, viola
Joshua Morris, Sonja Adams, cello

Concert 3 Friday August 16, 2019 – 7:30PM

Book Launch 6:45PM

Join us as James Wright launches his new book about New Brunswick composer Eldon Rathburn (featured in Festival 2004). Come and meet the author and hear a bit about Eldon.

Light of Day | Matthew Whittall
Nadia Francavilla, violin
Peter Allen, piano

Six Railroad Preludes for Piano | Eldon Rathburn
Peter Allen, piano

Piano Quintet, G minor | Jean Sibelius
Alicia Choi, violin
Nadia Francavilla, violin
Christopher Buckley, viola
Joshua Morris, cello
Peter Allen, piano

Gala Saturday August 17, 2019 – 7:30PM

The festival ends on a casual note with bistro seating adding to the atmosphere, making it everyone’s favourite concert.

Concert Waltz | Thorvald Hansen
Richard Hornsby, clarinet
Peter Allen, piano

Finlandia | Jean Sibelius
Peter Allen, piano

The Child’s Spring Day, Op. 42 | Agathe Backer-Grøndahl
Sally Dibblee, soprano
Peter Allen, piano

Canadian Pops | Various
David Adams, violin
Nadia Francavilla, violin
Christopher Buckley, viola
Sonja Adams, cello

Huit Morceaux | Reinhold Glière
Alicia Choi, violin
Joshua Morris, cello

When I was Seventeen | Swedish Folk Song
Sally Dibblee, soprano
Festival Ensemble

Pastorale | Richard Kidd
Festival Ensemble

Puppet Tango | Martin Kutnowski
Festival Ensemble

Russian Sailors Dance | Reinhold Glière (arr. Richard Hornsby)
Festival Ensemble

Pre-Concert Talks August 15th and 16th, 2019 – 6:45PM

These engaging talks held just prior to Concerts 2 & 3 are given by our guest artists and familiarize the audience with this year’s Festival repertoire and composers.