July 26: Heifetz Institute - Celebrity Series VI & Heifetz Happy Hour
Experience the world-renowned artistry of the virtuosic Heifetz Institute faculty members in these carefully conceived programs showcasing top performers in the concert music world.
July 27: Heifetz Institute - Grand Finale & Farewell Toast
There is no event quite like it. The Grand Finale is an extraordinary evening of music and community as our final concert of the season represents an all-star gathering of the faculty and every one of Heifetz Institute students in a rousing concert brimming with fire, passion, and virtuosity. It’s then followed by the Farewell Toast, where students, faculty, and audience members raise a glass together for a poignant and uniquely Staunton summer ritual.
July 27: Garth Newel Music Center - Parker Quartet I
5pm Concert followed by optional dinner
The Art of the Fugue BWV 1080 (excerpts) – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
The Four Quarters for String Quartet, Op. 28 – Thomas Adès (b. 1971)
~intermission~
String Quartet No. 4, BB 95 Sz. 91 – Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Allegro
Prestissimo con sordino
Non troppo lento
Allegretto pizzicato
Allegro molto
Parker Quartet
July 27: Wintergreen Festival - A Striking Season Finale with Stravinsky & Rachmaninoff
Guest soloist Clayton Stephenson (piano & grand prize winner of the Nina Simone Piano Competition) joins the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra in Rachmaninoff’s lush, romantic, and memorable Piano Concerto No. 2. Wintergreen’s own Gilda Lyons will also connect us across country borders in her familial composition, La flor más linda. To complete the epic season finale, guest conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya takes the stage to bring Stravinsky’s vivid and magical Firebird Suite to life!
July 27: Baltimore Symphony - Classical Jukebox
The BSO performs classical music's greatest hits, from Mozart to Beethoven and everything in between. Enjoy this curated selection of musical favorites, ranging from the iconic opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony to the euphoric finale of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony.
July 28: Garth Newel Music Center - Parker Quartet II
3pm concert followed by optional buffet
Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 4
– Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942)
Allegro con fuoco
Allegretto
Breit und kräftig
Vivace e con fuoco
Dig the Say
– Vijay Iyer (b.1971)
~Intermission~
Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 127
– Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Maestoso – Allegro
Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Scherzando vivace – Presto
Finale
Parker Quartet
M E N U
Chicken Parmigiana Sandwich on Focaccia with Sun Dried Tomatoes
Cheese Raviolis on Arugula, Roasted Portobellos and Pesto
Various Sides, Salads and Dessert
July 28: Wintergreen Festival - A Striking Season Finale with Stravinsky & Rachmaninoff
Guest soloist Clayton Stephenson (piano & grand prize winner of the Nina Simone Piano Competition) joins the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra in Rachmaninoff’s lush, romantic, and memorable Piano Concerto No. 2. Wintergreen’s own Gilda Lyons will also connect us across country borders in her familial composition, La flor más linda. To complete the epic season finale, guest conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya takes the stage to bring Stravinsky’s vivid and magical Firebird Suite to life!
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