Music at the Manor

Steven Peacock

Classical guitarist, composer and choral conductor Steven Peacock, based in Fredericton, NB, has performed as a soloist and accompanist in concert and recording engagements throughout Canada.

His La libellule (Blue Milo, 2021), combining seven original works for solo guitar with baroque and 20th-century repertoire by seven other composers, is one of twelve CD releases.

Keenly interested in ensemble work, he has worked extensively with flutists Sally Wright (The Green Bushes, 2010) and (in the United Kingdom) Jane Coulcher-Stoltenberg (Encuentro, 2000); sopranos Paula Hébert, Angela Birdsell, and Wendy Nielsen; violinists Hyung-Sun Paik (Toronto Symphony) and Nadia Francavilla (currently Musician in Residence at UNB); bassoonist Yvonne Kershaw (Canciones y Leyendas: Songs and Legends for Bassoon and Guitar, nominated for an ECMA in 2005); cellist Emily Kennedy; and guitarist Gerry Van Wart, (Pavane (2017), Luminosa (2013), Milonga (2003) and El Elegante: Dances for Two Guitars (1997)).

Mr. Peacock has adjudicated at the provincial and national levels, currently teaches music theory and guitar history at St. Thomas University, and since 2005 has been Music Director at Wilmot United Church in Fredericton.

Natalia Delacroix

Natalia Delacroix has had an international career as a performer and pedagogue. Natalia was educated at the Central Music School for Talented Children and at the Moscow State Conservatory of Tchaikovsky in a Viola class. There, she received an honors degree in teaching, orchestral music, solo and chamber music.

She began teaching viola at the Moscow State Conservatory at the age of 19 as an assistant of Professor Galina Odinets. She also taught as a violin teacher at a Central music school in Moscow. In addition to teaching, she performed concerts as a soloist and chamber musician. She also secured a job as Artist of the State Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Evgeny Svetlanov.

After graduating from the conservatory, Natalia moved to Germany where she continued teaching and performing. Natalia is the founder and director of the children's cultural festival "Ostern & Classic" in Hamburg (Germany), Artistic Director of @Musica Classica Lanzarot” (Spain). Furthermore, she is the director of the organization "Classical Music and Culture for Children". Member of String “Magdalenen Trio”, “Hamburger Camerata”
She has also been a guest at numerous music festivals, such as Schleswig Holstein (Germany), Finca Festival (Spain), Renaissance (Armenia) as a performer, teacher and jury member.

Her students are recipients of numerous prizes and actively participate in concerts and festivals in Germany and Europe.Natalia performed as a soloist and chamber musician in Asia, Russia, Europe, Scandinavian, Africa, Turkey and Canada.

Natalia's first book on playing the violin for young children "My Magic Violin" was published in 2019. In 2020, Natalia moved to Fredericton with her family.
She is a violin and viola instructor at UNB Conservatory,
Teaching Artist of Sistema NB, Director of “Fine Arts Association of New Maryland” and “Candlelight Classix Concerts Inc”

Sally Dibblee

Star soprano Sally Dibblee is renowned for her powerful, expressive voice and the
intensity of her dramatic stage presence when she inhabits an operatic role.

She has captivated audiences and critics alike in leading roles at opera houses and concert halls throughout North America, and has been a featured soloist in the Messiah, Carmina
Burana, Beethoven 9th Symphony and the Verdi Requiem to name a few.

From her Canadian Opera Company mainstage debuts in the roles of Lauretta in Gianni Schicchiand Musetta in La Bohème, she has over the years transformed herself into moving and memorable characters such as Mimi from Puccini’s La Bohème, Violetta from Verdi’s La Traviata, and even former First Lady Pat Nixon in the critically acclaimed Canadian premiere of John Adams’ Nixon in China.

Sally enjoys concert chamber collaborations with many musicians in the Maritimes.

A part-time lecturer at St. Thomas University, Sally is in demand as a voice teacher,
masterclass lecturer and adjudicator. She is the conductor of the Fredericton Ladies
Choir.