Saturday May 30, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Grace United Church
140 Bruce St South, Thornbury (Blue Mountain), ON
(NOTE: This special recital is not part of the 5-concert series)
140 Bruce St South, Thornbury (Blue Mountain), ON
(NOTE: This special recital is not part of the 5-concert series)
Classical Spring: Sonatas and Miniatures
Festival Duo
Sadie Fields violin
Ken Gee piano
Ken Gee piano
Beethoven “Spring” Sonata for piano & violin No. 5 in F major, Op. 24
Lili Boulanger Two Pieces for violin & piano (Nocturne, Cortège)
Mozart Sonata for piano & violin No. 21 in E minor, K. 304
Tchaikovsky Souvenir d’un lieu cher (Méditation, Scherzo, Mélodie)
Lili Boulanger Two Pieces for violin & piano (Nocturne, Cortège)
Mozart Sonata for piano & violin No. 21 in E minor, K. 304
Tchaikovsky Souvenir d’un lieu cher (Méditation, Scherzo, Mélodie)
Festival Trio cellist Katie Schlaikjer is unable to come to Thornbury this May, but violinist Sadie Fields and pianist Ken Gee decided to come to Grace United Church as a duo to keep our music going in Blue Mountain.
Sadie now lives in Brussels, Belgium, but is moving to Edinburgh, Scotland in April. She has a stellar career in Europe, performing in top-drawer ensembles, and is the new principal violinist of the famed Edinburgh String Quartet. But she grew up in Guelph before heading off for studies in Manchester and London, UK.
Ken is a Hamilton native and he was very involved in the local music scene, performing, organizing concerts, managing a string chamber orchestra, and was even a music critic for the Hamilton Spectator. Now living happily in Guelph, he has been performing even more and founded and continues to organize Guelph Musicfest by himself.
Sadie & Ken enjoy their visits to Grace United Church in Thornbury, where they are always warmly welcomed by music director Chris Burton and our “regulars”. They hope to see you all, and please tell your friends about the concert.
Sadie now lives in Brussels, Belgium, but is moving to Edinburgh, Scotland in April. She has a stellar career in Europe, performing in top-drawer ensembles, and is the new principal violinist of the famed Edinburgh String Quartet. But she grew up in Guelph before heading off for studies in Manchester and London, UK.
Ken is a Hamilton native and he was very involved in the local music scene, performing, organizing concerts, managing a string chamber orchestra, and was even a music critic for the Hamilton Spectator. Now living happily in Guelph, he has been performing even more and founded and continues to organize Guelph Musicfest by himself.
Sadie & Ken enjoy their visits to Grace United Church in Thornbury, where they are always warmly welcomed by music director Chris Burton and our “regulars”. They hope to see you all, and please tell your friends about the concert.
SPECIAL OFFER
This is a relatively short concert, with no intermission, but your ticket includes a video replay of Guelph Musicfest’s FESTIVAL TRIO concert with Sadie, Ken and Katie Schlaikjer. You get to enjoy it online in HD video and great stereo sound for 7 days!
This is a relatively short concert, with no intermission, but your ticket includes a video replay of Guelph Musicfest’s FESTIVAL TRIO concert with Sadie, Ken and Katie Schlaikjer. You get to enjoy it online in HD video and great stereo sound for 7 days!
Guelph Musicfest 2026 is grateful for the contributions of many individual supporters and you, the audience members!
This 20th Anniversary Season is dedicated to the memory of Diana Philbrick, a true lover of music and great supporter of Guelph Musicfest.
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