Don't miss the adventure of discovering hidden treasures!  The Duke Trio will perform Trio in A minor, op. 40 by Austrian composer Carl Fruehling, Trio in F sharp minor by  Armenian pianist and composer Arno Babadjanian, and Café Music by American musician and mathematician Paul Schoenfield. The Piano Trio in G major ("Gypsy") by Haydn, famous in his day for experimenting with musical genres, will set the pace. (Tues, Aug 12, D.F Cook Recital Hall at 8 pm)

Transcendental Beauty, The Duke Trio with Nancy Dahn, violin, Rennie Regehr, viola, Vernon Regehr, cello and Timothy Steeves, piano.
Luxuriate in the legendary lyricism, colourful harmonies and quixotic moods of Schubert's Fantasy for Piano Duet and his Cello Quintet in C major, op. 163, a work of transcendental beauty.  Thrill to the Atlantic Canada premiere of a new work for violin and piano by R. Murray Schafer, commissioned in part by the CBC. (Thur, Aug 14, D.F. Cook Recital Hall at 8 pm)

 

Young People these days!
Great solo and chamber music performed by our gifted Young Artists as they develop the skills for professional careers. (Sat, Aug 16, Petro-Canada Hall at 8 pm)
 
Trial and Triumph. Faculty Artists Nancy Dahn, violin, Vernon Regehr, cello and Timothy Steeves, piano,  with guests Rennie Regehr, viola and Stephanie Sant' Ambrogio, violin.
Explore the austere and haunting sounds of  String Quartet no. 7 in F-sharp minor by Shostakovitch.  Both he and Czech composer Ervin Schulhoff endured denunciation by fascist regimes and triumphed in that their music is played today.  Discover Schulhoff's Duo for Violin and Cello and rediscover the glorious Piano Quintet in A major, Op.81 by his famous compatriot Dvorak. (Wed, Aug 20, D.F. Cook Recital Hall at 8 pm)
 
American Revival, The Miró Quartet
Experience joyful folk elements in Haydn Quartet op. 77 no. 1, revival tunes in Charles Ives' First Quartet and spirituals in Dvorak's String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 ("American").  Your hands will be clapping and your toes a-tapping! (Fri, Aug 22, Gower Street United Church at 8 pm)
 
Beethoven, Brahms and Blueberries
Our adventurous Young Artists travel to Brigus of blueberry fame to play music by Beethoven, Brahms and more. (Sat, Aug 23, St. George's Church, Brigus at 7:30 pm)
 
Glorious Achievements: Festival Finale in St. John's.
Our brilliant Young Artists reveal what they have learned during their brief but intense time as participants of the Tuckamore Festival. (Sun, Aug 24, D.F. Cook Recital Hall at 8 pm)