SJAC and the Saint John Early Music Festival are proud to present a sixth year of the Summer Classics Series! These lunchtime classical concerts are offered through the summer on Wednesdays in July & August at 12:15pm (July 7 – August 18.) All are welcome, admission is by freewill offering. Special thanks go to our sponsors: Emera New Brunswick, The City of Saint John Community Arts Funding, and Province of New Brunswick Department of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture.

To accommodate public safety protocols while the province is still at Level Yellow, as a public building, SJAC is required to contact trace. We are offering limited, socially-distanced seating on a reservation basis; please call SJAC (506-633-4870) on the Monday or Tuesday prior to that week’s concert to reserve your seats! Please note that community face masks are required and are available on request.

This summer’s featured performers are:[accordion][accordion_item title=”July 7, 2021 – Danielle Sametz & Peter Mears”][columnize] Danielle Sametz, violin
Peter Mears, piano

Works by William Bolcom, Amy Beach, Astor Piazzolla & Felix Mendelssohn.[/columnize][/accordion_item] [accordion_item title=”July 14, 2021 – La Tour Baroque Duo”][columnize]
Tim Blackmore, recorder & harpsichord
Michel Cardin, theorbo

17th century works by Dario Castello, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, J.C.F. Fischer & Robert de
Visée.[/columnize][/accordion_item] [accordion_item title=”July 21, 2021 – Steven Peacock, classical guitar”][columnize]
Steven Peacock, classical guitar

Works by Gaspar Sanz, José-Luis Merlin, Gerald Garcia & Steven Peacock.[/columnize][/accordion_item] [accordion_item title=”July 28, 2021 – Resonance New Music”][columnize]
Robin Streb, viola
Andrew Reed-Miller, contrabass
Joël Cormier, percussion

Works by Nancy Telfer, Béla Bartók & Andrew Reed Miller.[/columnize][/accordion_item] [accordion_item title=”August 4, 2021 – Saint John String Quartet”][columnize]David Adams (violin)
Danielle Sametz (violin)
Chris Buckley (viola)
Sonja Adams (cello)

W.A. Mozart: Quartet K.465
“Dissonance”[/columnize][/accordion_item] [accordion_item title=”August 11, 2021 – Tim Blackmore”][columnize] Tim Blackmore, square piano

Sonatas by Haydn & Beethoven[/columnize][/accordion_item] [accordion_item title=”August 18, 2021 – Katherine Moller & Tim Blackmore”][columnize] Katherine Moller, baroque violin
Tim Blackmore, harpsichord
Works by J.C. Bach, Carl Friederich Abel & Joseph Haydn.[/columnize][/accordion_item] [/accordion]