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Since February of 2018, Guelph poets have been slamming with all they've got for a chance to make the 2019 Guelph Poetry Slam Team and, with luck, be crowned the 2019 Grand Slam Champion. On Saturday, April 27th, come see the culmination of all their hard work! At this finals slam competition you (the Audience) selects which poets will comprise the 2019 Slam team! Special musical feature Jessy Bell Smith!

A monumental year, 2016 saw Canada’s Rolston String Quartet earn attention and gain recognition from international audiences and critics alike. Culminating the year with a First Prize win at the 12th Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC). There is no wonder they were named among Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s “30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30” in 2016. Rolston String Quartet continues to be recognized for their musical excellence, they are the 2018 recipient of - and first international ensemble chosen for - the prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award from Chamber Music America. PROGRAMME: Mozart String Quartet No. 19 in C, K. 465 “dissonance” Ligeti String Quartet No. 1 (Métamorphoses nocturnes) Debussy String Quartet in G minor, L 85, op. 10

Canadian Violinist David Gillham is in demand as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher throughout North America and around the world. PROGRAMME: Brahms Scherzo from FAE Smetana from my Homeland Debussy Sonata for violin & piano Ysaye Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in D minor (“Ballade”), op. 27/3 Saint-Saëns Rondo Capriccioso Wieniawski Faust Fantasy, op. 28

Participants will explore the slopes of the Speed River between Norwich and Macdonell Streets, where many of Guelph's largest and most distinguished historic homes are located.

The annual appearance of the Festival Trio is always a Musicfest audience favourite. Violinist Sadie Fields lives in Brussells, but loves the opportunity to visit her home-town Guelph and perform in the Festival Trio. Cellist Paul Pulford has retired from Wilfrid Laurier University and moved to New Brunswick, but returns to continue in the trio. They’re all good friends with musical synergy, and love playing together. Come and share in their musical reunion. PROGRAMME: Fauré Elegy Debussy Cello Sonata in D minor, L. 135 Ravel Violin Sonata no. 2 in G Dvořák Piano Trio No. 4, op. 90 (“Dumky”)