6th Annual Contemporary Music Festival 2024 Echoes-FR

Event date(s): November 22, 2024 - November 24, 2024
Time(s): 07:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Category: Academic Dates Fredericton Holiday
Location: Fredericton

Concert 1: Loves Songs 
Date & Time: Nov. 22, 2024, 7:30 p.m. 
Venue: Memorial Hall, UNB Campus, Fredericton
Experience diverse soundscapes inspired by local culture and nature in this capstone performance, featuring an improvised piece shaped by community-gathered sounds and visuals of biodiversity. The festival also debuts “Call Me Mother” by LGBTQ composer Matthew-John Knights, celebrating inclusivity and love. The program concludes with works by Hildegard Westerkamp and Juliet Palmer.
Performers: Karin Aurell (flute), Norman Adams (cello), Nadia Francavilla (violin), Carl Philippe Gionet (piano)
Concert 2: Offrande
Date & Time: Nov. 23, 2024, 7:30 p.m. 
Venue: Christ Church Cathedral (To be confirmed)
Experience the close-knit harmonies of flute, violin, cello, organ, and piano. This performance weaves both the personal and the public into a memorable musical offering in memory of the legacy of two extraordinary composers, Rachel Laurin (1961–2023) and Kaija Saariaho (1952–2023).
Performers: Nadia Francavilla (violins), Danielle Sametz (violins), Sue Sayle (viola), Norman Adams (cello), Carl Philippe Gionet (piano), Karin Aurell (flute), Richard Horsnby (clarinet), Thomas Gonder (organ)
Concert 3: Women of the North
Date & Time: Nov. 24, 2024, 7:30 p.m. 
Venue: Memorial Hall, UNB Campus, Fredericton
Inspired by personal relocation during the 2023 NWT wildfire season, Carmen Braden, a composer from Yellowknife, debuted a dramatic new piece at this performance, which is a celebration of creativity and resiliency. In addition, the performance includes pieces by Juliet Palmer, Anna Höstman, and Cassandra Miller that pay moving tribute to northern women and their stories.
Performers: Christina Haldane (voice), Nadia Francavilla (violin), Mark Kleyn (viola), Norman Adams (cello), Carl Philippe Gionet (piano), Karin Aurell (flute), Richard Hornsby (clarinet), Joel Cormier (percussion)

Building: Memorial Hall / Christ Church Cathedral