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

Procedures are a little different this year to accommodate public safety protocols; as a public building, SJAC is required to contact trace, so 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 8, 2020 – Saint John String Quartet”][columnize]

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

Works by Franz Schubert, W.A. Mozart, Stan Rogers & the Tragically Hip[/columnize][/accordion_item][accordion][accordion_item title=”July 15, 2020 – Danielle Sametz & Peter Mears”][columnize] Danielle Sametz, violin
Peter Mears, piano

Folk Song Suite by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Seven Spanish Folk Songs by Manuel de Falla.[/columnize][/accordion_item][accordion][accordion_item title=”July 22, 2020 – Resonance New Music”][columnize]
Danielle Sametz, violin
Robin Streb, viola
Andrew Reed-Miller, double bass
Joel Cormier, percussion

Works by Steve Reich, Jerome Blais, Jordan Nobles, Gene Koshinski & James Tenney[/columnize][/accordion_item][accordion][accordion_item title=”July 29, 2020 – Tim Blackmore”][columnize] Tim Blackmore, harpsichord

Johann Sebastian Bach:
French Suites Nos. 2 & 4[/columnize][/accordion_item][accordion][accordion_item title=”August 5, 2020 – Ensemble 18c. (Period Instruments)”][columnize]Tim Blackmore, recorder
Katherine Moller, baroque violin
Robert Lewis, baroque bassoon

Performing works by Telemann, Boismortier, Couperin & Vivaldi[/columnize][/accordion_item][accordion][accordion_item title=”August 12, 2020 – Carleton Chamber Players”][columnize] Stephen Mott, viola
Tim Blackmore, square piano

Sonatas by Stamitz & Vanhal[/columnize][/accordion_item][accordion][accordion_item title=”August 19, 2020 – Emily Kennedy & Steven Peacock”][columnize]Emily Kennedy, cello
Steven Peacock, guitar

Latin-flavoured duos by Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos, Gnattali, Bellafronte and Cedron[/columnize][/accordion_item]