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ECSQ Play Haydn, Shaw & Smetana (Saint John) 🎻

October 17 @ 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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$15 – 25

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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Elm City String Quartet Season Finale 🎻

May 30 @ 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

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Saint John,
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Elm City String Quartet Season Finale 🎻

May 29 @ 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

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Moncton, NB E1C 4X5 Canada
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What’s in the Box? 📦

April 18 @ 7:00 pm 9:00 pm

SJAC’s popular fundraiser is back LIVE for 2024 to answer the burning question, ‘What’s in the Box?’!

When is ‘What’s in the Box?’

Thursday, April 18, 7-9pm, join us for an entertaining evening of delicious food, fine drink, and an opportunity to support your community arts centre! (A $25 tax receipt can be issued for each $75 ticket.)

What actually *is* in the box?

By filling out a ballot (or more than one), you’ll have the unique chance to purchase for $100 a ‘mystery box’ containing an original artwork, which has been generously donated by one of over 50 local professional artists. If you’re not one of the lucky 50 whose ballot is drawn, maybe you’ll see a work you’d like to own in the one-night-only exhibition of works by our donor artists! (Please note that the ballot/chance to be drawn is not part of the event ticket price and is entirely optional. Attendees who choose to take part in the draw commit to buying one of the ‘mystery boxes’ of art for $100 if their ballot is drawn.)

Why support this fundraiser?

Funds from this event support our programs, including our important Artists’ Rights Fees program, to support the artists who share their works in the galleries of SJAC.

$75
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Elm City String Quartet

The ECSQ Play Mendelssohn, Piazzolla, and Pärt 🎻

March 14 @ 7:30 pm 9:30 pm

The Elm City String Quartet continues its season with a contrast of minimalism, romanticism and tango. Piazzolla’s Tango Ballet, an excellent example of nuevo tango, is a programmatic suite, and featuring six “film scenes”: introduction, the street, encounter / forgetfulness, cabaret, solitude, and the street again.

Elm City String Quartet

Arvo Pärt’s Summa is inspired by Medieval chant and Renaissance polyphony, and was originally composed as an a cappella vocal work for four singers. Mendelssohn’s Quartet Four is full of virtuosic passion, charming dance movements, and intimate romantic lyricism. While these pieces are from different ends of a musical spectrum, they all manage to get to the heart of what music is all about, in their own way.

  • Moncton – March 13, 7:30PM at Centre culturel Aberdeen – 140 rue Botsford St, Moncton
  • Saint John – March 14, 7:30PM at the Saint John Arts Centre – 20 Peel Plaza, Saint John
  • Fredericton – March 15, 7:30PM at Wilmot United Church – 473 King St., Fredericton

Tickets: 

Adults: $20 | Seniors: $15 | Students: $10 | Sistema Students & Faculty: Free

Advance tickets: https://www.elmcitystringquartet.com/mendelssohn-adams



20 Peel Plaza
Saint John,
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Elm City String Quartet

The ECSQ Play Mendelssohn, Piazzolla, and Pärt 🎻

March 13 @ 7:30 pm 9:30 pm

The Elm City String Quartet continues its season with a contrast of minimalism, romanticism and tango. Piazzolla’s Tango Ballet, an excellent example of nuevo tango, is a programmatic suite, and featuring six “film scenes”: introduction, the street, encounter / forgetfulness, cabaret, solitude, and the street again.

Elm City String Quartet

Arvo Pärt’s Summa is inspired by Medieval chant and Renaissance polyphony, and was originally composed as an a cappella vocal work for four singers. Mendelssohn’s Quartet Four is full of virtuosic passion, charming dance movements, and intimate romantic lyricism. While these pieces are from different ends of a musical spectrum, they all manage to get to the heart of what music is all about, in their own way.

  • Moncton – March 13, 7:30PM at Centre culturel Aberdeen – 140 rue Botsford St, Moncton
  • Saint John – March 14, 7:30PM at the Saint John Arts Centre – 20 Peel Plaza, Saint John
  • Fredericton – March 15, 7:30PM at Wilmot United Church – 473 King St., Fredericton

Tickets: 

Adults: $20 | Seniors: $15 | Students: $10 | Sistema Students & Faculty: Free

Advance tickets: https://www.elmcitystringquartet.com/mendelssohn-adams



140 Botsford Street
Moncton, New Brunswick Canada
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Foraged Fibre Basketry with Ralph Simpson 🧺

January 20 @ 9:30 am 4:30 pm

Age group: Adults
Time: 9:30am-4:30pm (1 hr break for lunch)
Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024
Duration: One day
Fees: $150, basic materials included
Skill level: Beginner/Intermediate
Capacity: 10 students

SJAC is pleased to offer a one-day foraged fibre basketry workshop by plant fibre artist, Ralph Simpson. Locally collected plant fibres will be introduced, including daylily, iris blades and some grasses. Each participant will complete a unique, small basket by the end of the workshop.

In this workshop, participants will learn about:

  • Foraging for plant fibre;
  • Processing and storage techniques; and,
  • Preparing the fibres for weaving.
$150
20 Peel Plaza
Saint John,
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Pottery on the Wheel with Molly Davidson 💁🏻‍♀️

January 10 @ 6:30 pm 8:30 pm

Pottery on the Wheel – Jan. 2024 on Wednesdays.
$275.00

Age group: Adults
Time: 6:30pm-9pm
Dates: Wednesdays – January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2024
Duration: 4 weeks
Fees: $275 (includes instruction, clay, use of tools and equipment, glazing and firing of finished pieces)
Skill level: Beginner
Capacity: 6 students

The ancient craft of pottery is explored with instructor Molly Davidson as she guides you through the fundamentals of throwing on the wheel. You will create a number of functional vessels, bowls or plates while immersed in a friendly community at the Saint John Arts Centre. Space is limited to four students per class for plenty of time on the wheel, and hands-on personal instruction.

$275
20 Peel Plaza
Saint John,
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Oil Painting with Manami Fukuda 🎨

January 9 @ 6:30 pm 8:30 pm

Age group: Adults
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Dates: Winter Session 1: Tuesday evenings – January 9, 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 2024
Duration: 6 weeks
Fees: $125 tuition / Option to purchase supplies from instructor for $85
Skill level: Beginner/Intermediate

Manami Fukuda’s popular oil painting class offers an option for past students to advance their skills by choosing their own subject matter! Bring a few reference photos the first week, and Manami will help you choose a suitable image for the six-week time period.

$125 – $210
20 Peel Plaza
Saint John,
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