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ECSQ Play Haydn, Shaw & Smetana (Moncton) 🎻

October 16 @ 7:30 pm 9:30 pm

The Elm City String Quartet opens their season with string quartets that span three centuries – Haydn’s famous “Emperor” Quartet, Pulitzer-winning composer Caroline Shaw’s “Plan & Elevation,” and Smetana’s autobiographical quartet “From My Life.” 

We’re back for ECSQ Season 3!

The ECSQ starts their season with their favourite concert formula; something old, something new, and a tune to sing on the way home. The concert kicks off with “The Emperor” string quartet by Haydn, the formative master of the quartet genre. The piece is a favourite classic, and a great way to refresh our quartet sound after a summer break. We continue with “Plan & Elevation” by Pulitzer Award winning composer Caroline Shaw, who is one of top movers and shakers in the modern quartet writing scene. We close the concert with Bedřich Smetana’s Quartet 1, “From my Life,” a musical memoir written while the composer’s hearing was rapidly deteriorating.


Nous sommes de retour pour la troisième saison de l’ECSQ !

L’ECSQ commence sa saison avec leur formule de concert préférée: quelque chose vieux, quelque chose de nouveau, et un refrain à chanter en rentrant à la maison. Le concert commence avec le quatuor à cordes “L’Empereur” de Haydn, le maître fondateur du genre du quatuor. L’œuvre est un classique favori et un excellent moyen de rafraîchir notre son de quatuor après les vacances d’été. Nous continuons avec “Plan & Elevation” de la compositrice Caroline Shaw, lauréate du prix Pulitzer, qui est l’un des pionniers de l’écriture moderne pour quatuor. Nous concluons le concert avec le premier quatuor de Bedřich Smetana, “From my Life”, un mémoire musical écrit alors que l’ouïe du compositeur se détériorait rapidement.

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140 Botsford Street
Moncton, New Brunswick Canada
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$15 – 25

Arts Atlantic Symposium 💥

October 18 @ 8:00 am October 20 @ 5:00 pm

The Arts Atlantic Symposium is coming to Moncton in October 2024!

The theme of AAS 2024 is CONVERGENCE.

For three days, from October 18-20, 2024, join us in Moncton to engage with the breadth of artistic enterprise in Atlantic Canada. Moncton will come alive with art installations, exhibitions, public performances, artistic collaborations, workshops, film screenings, discussion panels, and networking events.

This fall, Atlantic Canadian artists, performers, authors, arts orgs, artist-run centres, curators, gallery owners, and industry professionals will converge in Moncton, New Brunswick. See you there!

(The Arts Atlantic Symposium is a project of ArtsLink NB)

Free – $250

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MOSAÏQ Festival 🌎

September 7 @ 10:00 am September 8 @ 8:00 pm

“MOSAÏQ Festival is a multicultural event designed to entertain, promote and foster the values, riches, and benefits of diversity and inclusion.

Over a two-day period, MOSAÏQ will offer an exciting lineup of programming curated to contribute to the values and conditions that make our region more and more vibrant, dynamic, and inclusive. We aim to bring you the sights, sounds, and flavors of the world that lives within our community for MOSAÏQ festival is all about celebrating the ever-growing cultural fabric of our region. An authentic platform for diversity, MOSAÏQ has something for everyone for it is the Festival for All.”

Riverfront Park
Moncton, New Brunswick Canada

Parler Mal: A Theatrical Docu-Drama on Linguistic Insecurity 🗯️

May 23 @ 8:00 pm 10:00 pm

Remaining silent in the face of judgement based on your way of speaking is a reality far more common than people think.

Gabriel and Bianca, two Acadian artists, tackle this issue. Humourously, of course – yet not without its share of pain – the pair explore how certain prejudices are held with regard to a language. Their language. And the resulting consequences of linguistic insecurity.

Bianca Richard and Gabriel Robichaud, both from south-eastern New Brunswick, are the instigators of this ambitious project, which includes this theatrical docu-drama, as well as a podcast series and a documentary – an extensive multimedia project which has turned into a genuine Pandora’s box.

$30 – $37
140 Botsford Street
Moncton, New Brunswick Canada
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Elm City String Quartet Season Finale 🎻

May 31 @ 7:30 pm 9:30 pm

ECSQ Season Finale: Cello Quintets with Guest Artist India Gailey

The ECSQ closes out its season by teaming with a special guest India Gailey to perform cello quintets.

India Gailey is a cellist, composer, and improviser of “unparalleled talent” (Take Effect) based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, NS. Recently named by CBC as one of “30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30,” in May 2022 India released her second solo cello album, to you through (Redshift Records) to much acclaim. India has worked most often in the realms of classical and experimental music, including tours across Canada, the United States, and Germany.

Together, India and the ECSQ will perform Schubert’s famous cello quintet in C Major, as well as two brand new commissions by none other than India and the ECSQ’s Emily Kennedy.

Tickets: Adults $20 | Seniors $15 | Students: $10 | Sistema Students: Free

Advance tickets: https://www.elmcitystringquartet.com/cello-quintets

Dates: 

MONCTON: May 29, 7:30PM – Centre culturel Aberdeen

SAINT JOHN: May 30, 7:30PM – Saint John Arts Centre

FREDERICTON: May 31, 7:30PM – Wilmot United Church

473 King Street
Fredericton, NB E3B 1E5 Canada
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