Four Seasons
October 9th, 2025. 7:30pm
Memorial Hall, UNB
9 Bailey Drive
Written in 1725 as part of Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione (“The Contest between Harmony and Invention”), this set of four violin concertos was revolutionary for its time. Each concerto is paired with a sonnet, vividly painting the sounds of nature: singing birds and rustic dances in spring, blazing summer storms, peasants celebrating the harvest in autumn, and the icy winds of winter. Nearly 400 years later, The Four Seasons remains a cornerstone of the violin repertoire, enchanting audiences with its rich imagery and timeless energy.
New Brunswick’s professional chamber orchestra, Atlantic Sinfonia, will be led by UNB Artist-in-Residence Nadia Francavilla on solo violin.
About Atlantic Sinfonia
Atlantic Sinfonia, based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, is one of the few professional chamber orchestras in Atlantic Canada. Operating since 2005, Sinfonia’s string orchestra and a wind octet have performed concerts in Fredericton, throughout New Brunswick, and in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Members are amongst the best classical musicians in Fredericton and the region, and Sinfonia has been an incubator for emerging musicians who have gone on to music studies and professional careers. Atlantic Sinfonia also regularly performs in the schools and has done special creative music projects in partnership with educators.
