Regular Concert Series

PLEASE NOTE:

 

The Highlands concerts will now be held on Saturdays and Mondays at the Highlands Performing Arts Center – the Martin Lipscomb Theatre, 507 Chestnut Street, Highlands

 

Cashiers concerts will be held on Sundays and Tuesdays at the Village Green Commons – Lewis Hall, 160 Frank Allen Road, Cashiers

 

Concert Repertoire will be updated as information becomes available.

 

Tickets available on-line.

 

Ticket Packages   Single Tickets


Opening Concerts: July 1-3

Saturday, July 1 – 5 PM, Highlands
Sunday, July 2 – 5 PM, Cashiers

 

"Eternal Love Triangle"

Three Romances   Clara Schumann

The Poet's Love   Robert Schumann

String Quartet in C Minor   Johannes Brahms

 

Timothy Miller, tenor; Vega String Quartet; William Ransom, piano

Monday, July 3 – 5 PM, Highlands

 

"Bach & Bluegrass"
Partita in E Major   J. S. Bach

Solo bluegrass selections   Mark O'Connor

Menuhin Caprice   Mark O'Connor

Double Concerto for Two Violins   J. S. Bach

Double Concert for Two Violins   Mark O'Connor

Hoedown   Mark O'Connor

 

Mark & Maggie O'Connor; Emily Daggett Smith, Jessica Wu, violin

 

Tim Miller, Vega Quartet, William Ransom, Mark & Maggie O'Connor, Emily Daggett Smith, Jessica Wu
From Left: Tim Miller, Vega Quartet, William Ransom, Mark & Maggie O'Connor, Emily Daggett Smith, Jessica Wu

Week Two: July 8 – 11

Saturday, July 8 – 5 PM, Highlands
Sunday July 9 – 5 PM, Cashiers

 

"Winds in the Mountains"

Horn Sonata   Beethoven

Clarinet Sonata in F Minor   Brahms

Sextet for winds, strings, piano   Dohnanyi

 

Brice Andrus, horn; Marci Gurnow, clarinet; Elizabeth Pridgen, piano; Helen Kim, violin; Aloysia Friedmann, viola; Guang Wang, cello

Monday, July 10 – 5 PM, Highlands
Tuesday, July 11 – 5 PM, Cashiers

 

"Gryphon Trio & Friends"

Piano Trio in C Major   Mozart

Piano Quartet in Eb Major   Schumann

Piano Quintet in F Minor   Brahms

 

Gryphon Trio; Kate Ransom, violin; Aloysia Friedmann, viola

 

Brice Andrus, Marci Gurnow, Elizabeth Pridgen, Helen Kim, Kate Ransom, Aloysia Friedmann, Guang Wang, Gryphon Trio
From Left: Brice Andrus, Marci Gurnow, Elizabeth Pridgen, Helen Kim, Kate Ransom, Aloysia Friedmann, Guang Wang, Gryphon Trio

Week Three: July 15 – 18

Saturday, July 15 – 5 PM, Highlands
Sunday, July 16 – 5 M, Cashiers

 

"The Three Graces"

Trio in D Minor   Mendelssohn

 

Julie Coucheron, piano; Alice Hong, violin;
Charae Krueger, cello

 

Monday, July 17 – 5 PM, Highlands
Tuesday, July 18 – 5 PM, Cashiers

 

The American String Quartet – 50th Anniversary Celebration

"Rosamunde" Quartet   Schubert

"Pizzicato"   Vivian Fung

Quartet in F Major, Op. 135   Beethoven

 

Julie Coucheron, Alice Hong, Charae Krueger, American String Quartet
From Left: Julie Coucheron, Alice Hong, Charae Krueger, American String Quartet

Week Four: July 22 – 25

Saturday, July 22 – 5 PM, Highlands
Sunday, July 23 – 5 PM, Cashiers

 

"The Viano Quartet"
Introduccion Del Angel   Piazzolla

String Quartet No. 3   Bartok

Zeher   Reena Esmail

String Quartet in B-flat, op. 130   Beethoven

Grosse Fugue, Op. 133   Beethoven

 

Monday, July 24 – 5 PM, Highlands
Tuesday, July 25 – 5 PM, Cashiers

 

"Jazz Meets Classics: Etudes en Jazz"

Chopin Etudes in the original and with Jazz transcriptions

 

Matt Herskowitz, piano

 

Viano Quartet, Matt Herskowitz
From Left: Viano Quartet, Matt Herskowitz

Week Five: July 29-August 1

Saturday, July 29 – 5 PM, Highlands
Sunday, July 30 – 5 PM, Cashiers

 

"The French Connection"

Clair de lune   Debussy

Gaspard de la Nuit   Ravel

Sonata for Cello & Piano   Chopin

 

Michael Gurt, piano; Zuill Bailey, cello

 

Monday, July 31 – 5 PM, Highlands
Tuesday, August 1 – 5 PM, Cashiers

 

"Musical Fireworks"

Meditation   Massenet

Tzigane   Ravel

Duo for Violin & Cello   Kodaly

 

Zuill Bailey, cello; Chee-Yun, violin

 

Michael Gurt, Zuill Bailey, Chee-Yun
From Left: Michael Gurt, Zuill Bailey, Chee-Yun

Gershon/Cohn Final Gala Concert & Dinner

Sunday, August 6th at 5 PM
Highlands

 

"Festival All Stars"

Piano Quintet in Eb Major   Schumann

Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet   Tchaikovsky

 

Zuill Bailey, cello; Chee-Yun and David Coucheron, violin; Yinzi Kong and Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Charae Krueger, cello; William Ransom, piano

 

Zuill Bailey, Chee-Yun, David Coucheron, Yinzi Kong, Milena Parjaro-van de Stadt, Charae Krueger, William Ransom
From Left: Zuill Bailey, Chee-Yun, David Coucheron, Yinzi Kong, Milena Parjaro-van de Stadt, Charae Krueger, William Ransom



Dinner follows at Highlands Falls Country Club

 


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