26 Concerts

 

Friday (7:30 PM) & Sunday (5 PM) at the Highlands Performing Arts Center

 

Saturday & Monday (both 5 PM) at the Albert Carlton Library in Cashiers

 

Grand Opening receptions

 

36 internationally acclaimed musicians

 

Solo works to large chamber ensembles

 

Chamber Music class with Richard Prior

 

Festival of Feasts

 

Open rehearsals

 

Movies about Music

 

Final Gala Concert and Dinner

 

Special Performances and Lectures

 

Fresser’s Eatery and the HCCMF present:

“Schubert’s Trout and Mountain Trout”

an elegant evening of fine music and fine dining to support the Festival.

Sunday, June 29th at 5 PM, Call 828-526-9060 for tickets.

 

"Bach at Buck's"

Wednesday nights, July 9th (Sara Sant’Ambrogio) and 16th (Vega Quartet) at 8 PM. Buck's on Main Street, Highlands, free.

 

Festival/CLE class

Led by Dr. Richard Prior, conductor and composer from Emory University. “Beethoven’s Influence on Chamber Music” will explore how this musical giant shaped the course of composition for chamber ensembles from duos and trios to string quartets and beyond. Followed by performances of the Complete Works for Cello and Piano of Beethoven.


Friday, July 11th, 10 AM- 12 PM, Highlands PAC. To register, call the Center for Life Enrichment at 828-526-8811.

 

Picnic-Concert at the Zachary-Tolbert House in Cashiers

A fun and informal outdoor concert in the Pavilion by the Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet. Bring a picnic and blanket and enjoy the music! Thursday, July 24th, 5:30 PM, free.

 

 

Grand Opening Gala Concerts
and Receptions

Sunday, July 6th, Highlands, 5 PM
Monday, July 7th, Cashiers, 5 PM

 

The Eroica Trio in “A Night at the Opera- Without the Singers!”

Mozart: Magic Flute Overture for Two Pianos
Massenet: Meditation from Thais
Sarasate: Carmen Variations for Violin and Piano
Liszt: Don Juan Fantasy for Two Pianos
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess for Piano Trio

Grand Opening Performers
Eroica Trio  

 

Week Two: July 11th-14th
Beethoven: The Complete Works for Cello and Piano
Week 2 Photos
Clockwise: Beethoven, W. Ransom, Sara Sant'Ambrogio

 

Friday 7:30 / Saturday 5:00 PM
July 11/12

Sonata in F Major

Sonata in D Major

Sonata in A Major

 

Sunday 5:00 PM / Monday 5:00 PM
July 13/14

Handel Variations

7 Magic Flute Variations

12 Magic Flute Variations

Sonata in C Major

Sonata in G Minor

 

 

Week Three: July 18th-21st


Left to right: E. Catemario, Vega Quartet

 

Fri 7:30 PM / Sat 5:00 PM
July 18/19

Haydn: “Sunrise” String Quartet

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Quintet for Guitar and Strings

Piazzolla: Five Pieces for Guitar

 

Sun 5:00 PM / Mon 5:00 PM
July 20/21

Beethoven: String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95

Debussy: String Quartet

Tchaikovsky: String Quartet in D Major

 

 

 

Week Four: July 25th- July 28th


Clockwise: R. Stoltzman, L. Gordy, C. Arzewski, Y. Watanabe, M Hoffman

 

Fri 7:30 PM / Sat 5:00 PM
July 25/26

Martinu: Madrigals for Violin and Viola

Brahms: Violin Sonata in A

Haydn: F Minor Piano Variations

Scriabine: Piano Sonata No. 10; Poem, Op. 32 No. 1 and Vers la flamme

 

Sun 5:00 PM / Mon 5:00 PM
July 27/28

Mozart: Violin Sonata in E Minor

Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano

Messiaen: “Quartet for the End of Time”

 
 

 

 

Week Five: August 1st - 4th


Clockwise: C. Krueger, W. Preucil, V.VP Whitcup, J. Clippard,
K. Ransom, Helen Callus

 

Fri 7:30 PM / Sat 5:00 PM
Aug. 1/2

Dvorak: Terzetto for Strings

Bruch: Romance for Viola

Vieuxtemps: Elegie for Viola

Beethoven:
Archduke Piano Trio, Op. 97

 

Sunday 5:00 PM /
Monday 5:00 PM Aug. 3/4

Saint-Saens:
Fantasie for Violin and Harp

Castelnuovo-Tedesco:
Sonata for Harp and Cello

Dvorak:
Quintet in G for Strings, Op. 77

 

 

Final Gala and Dinner Party: Sunday, August 10th at 5 PM
Highlands Performing Arts Center

 

“Beethoven and Bluegrass”

Following the success of “Jazz Meets Classics”, two award-winning groups- a classical string quartet and a bluegrass band - share the stage in an uplifting exploration of both genres.

 

Followed by a celebratory reception and dinner at the Highlands Country Club with door prizes and open bar. Ticket price includes concert and dinner.

Final Gala Performers
Clockwise: C. Thile, Punch Brothers, Blair String Quartet

 

 

Fall Concerts

Return to the mountains in the fall- and winter- to enjoy more music and to experience nature’s magical changes. Master violinist Cecylia Arzewski performs the three great Sonatas by Johannes Brahms on Saturday November 1st at 5 PM; and on Saturday December 20th at 5 PM join us for a fun-filled afternoon of music in “Santa’s Favorite Chamber Music” with the Vega String Quartet and a visit from Santa himself!

 

 

 

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Artistic Director		 Allyson Pityo Keener
Executive Director		 Lucas Drew
Artistic Director Emeritus

 

 

 

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