SJAC and the Saint John Early Music Festival are proud to present a seventh year of the Summer Classics Series! These lunchtime classical concerts are offered through the summer on Wednesdays in July & August at 12:15pm (July 6 – August 17.) 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.

Please note that face masks are required for all programs at the Saint John Arts Centre.

This summer’s featured performers are:[accordion][accordion_item title=”July 6, 2022 – Collegium Musicum”][columnize]

Danielle Girard and Katherine Moller, baroque violins
Tim Blackmore, harpsichord

Trio Sonatas by George Frideric Handel & Georg Philipp Telemann.[/columnize][/accordion_item] [accordion_item title=”July 13, 2022 – Esterháza Duo”][columnize]

Danielle Sametz, violin
Tim Blackmore, square piano

Duo Concertant No.2 by Franz Anton Hoffmeister & Sonata K.305 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.[/columnize][/accordion_item] [accordion_item title=”July 20, 2022 – Saint John String Quartet”][columnize]

David Adams (violin)
Danielle Sametz (violin)
Chris Buckley (viola)
Sonja Adams (cello)

Works by Giovanni Battista Vitali, Giacomo Puccini & Gaetano Donizetti.

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Steven Peacock, classical guitar

Works by Gaspar Sanz, Mauro Giuliani, Fernando Sor, Maximo Diego Pujol, Leo Brouwer & Gerald Garcia.[/columnize][/accordion_item] [accordion_item title=”August 3, 2022 – Resonance New Music”][columnize]

Nadia Francavilla, violin
Robin Streb, viola
Andrew Reed-Miller, contrabass

Works by Johann Baptist Vanhal, Joseph Haydn, W.A. Mozart, Anton Webern, Pauline Oliveros & Todd Harrop.[/columnize][/accordion_item] [accordion_item title=”August 10, 2022 – Tim Blackmore”][columnize]

Tim Blackmore, square piano

Works by Johann Christian Bach, Nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel & Jan Ladislav Dussek.[/columnize][/accordion_item] [accordion_item title=”August 17, 2022 – Carleton Chamber Players”][columnize]

Steven Mott, viola
Tim Blackmore, square piano

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