Stratford Summer Music Festival
Stratford Summer Music is a music festival in Stratford Ontario that features over 100 artists every year. Artists that have performed at the festival include pianists Jan Lisiecki and Simone Dinnerstein, Angela Hewitt, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Measha Brueggergosman, James Westman, Ben Heppner, Ron Sexsmith and the Annex String Quartet.History
An earlier festival by the same name operated in Stratford from 1980 to 1984. The festival was founded by pianist Peter Elyakim Taussig who was the first artistic director. John A. Miller, who is the current Artistic Producer, was the original general manager.
Stratford Summer Music started again independently in 2001, with John A. Miller as artistic producer. He will be retiring in 2018.Recent concerts
