Composers Announced for 2006

It will come as no surprise that the first of the two-featured composers for the 2006 festival is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart wrote much chamber music and it will be difficult to pick which to present at this years festival. "It is a happy problem to have!" explained Artistic Director, Richard Hornsby. "There will be a mix of the familiar great works and some of those that are not heard so much."

The second featured, and lesser-known, composer will be the Chevalier de St. Georges. Until recently, this composer and violinist, the son of a French plantation owner and a slave, has been largely forgotten. In the last few years, interest has grown around this intriguing figure who was an established composer and violinist in the second half of the 1700s, as well as a champion fencer. His orchestral music has received some notice, but his chamber music has been ignored. The New Brunswick Summer Music Festival will be one of the first to perform chamber music from this important composer.

Performers announced

Artistic Director Richard Hornsby has announced several key performers for the New Brunswick Summer Music Festival for 2006. Both performers have been big hits in prior festivals and the NBSMF is pleased they will be returning.

• Phillipe Djokic
• Sally Dibblee
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Festival 06 Dates: 14 - 16 August 2006

Program Details to follow