Special Programs
Residency Programs
March 22-23 Highlands & Cashiers October: Date TBA
HCCMF continues its Residency Program in 2024. On March 22-23, the award-winning Blair Quartet, in residence at Vanderbilt Universary, will come to the plateau and present programs at our three area schools: Highlands, Blue Ridge and Summit in Cashiers. A visit to the Fidelia Eckerd Living Center is planned and a FREE public concert will be given on Saturday March 23rd at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Highlands at 5 PM.
Both residencies are sponsored by the Cullasaja Women's Outreach
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"Brass @ The Bascom with the All-Star Brass Quintet"
The Bascom: Center for the Visual Arts – Highlands Sunday, June 30th @ 5 PM
All-Star Brass: Kevin Lyons, trumpet; Gabe Colby, trombone; Scott Nadelson, trumpet; Hakeem Bilal, bass trombone; Juan Berrios, horn
Information regarding the performance will be forthcoming.
Wine & hors d'oeuvres will be served
Sponsored by J. F. & Peggy Bryan and Phyllis & Tom Davis
Price: $80/person
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Interlude Concert
Wednesday, July 10th @ 2 PM
In collaboration with the 1st Presbyterian Church, "Tenor Timothy Miller Sings Songs of Love" – music of Schumann, Gershwin, and Puccini – with pianist William Ransom
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Coffee Concert @ Buck's
Friday, July 12th @ 11 AM
Presenting a free concert to accompany your coffee are Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello; Yuriy Bekker, violin; Yinzi Kong, viola
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Family Concerts/Ice Cream Socials
Wednesday, July 17th @ 3 PM
Thursday, July 18th @ 3 PM
A free family concert, in collaboration with the Highlands Community Child Development Center, HCCMF presents "Paddington Bear's First Concert" and "Three Little Pigs".
Frank O'Donnell, narrator; Julie Coucheron, piano; Jessica Wu, violin; Martin Gueorguiev, cello
The concerts will be followed by an ice cream social donated by Kilwins.
Free
Sponsored by Mountain Findings - Highlands, NC |
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Concert: "Martinis, Mozart & More"
Wednesday, July 24th at 5:30 PM
HCCMF presents, in collaboration with Old Edwards Hospitality Group, a special event featuring the Vega String Quartet and James Zellers, flute. Joseph Skerik, the Vega's new violist will make his Highlands/Cashiers Festival debut.
Refreshments will be served before the concert; a cash bar will be available.
Price: $100/person which includes two (2) drink tickets
Sponsored by Dianne & Myron Mall; Jack Sapolsky & Richard Bordeaux |
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CLE Classes
Call CLE for lecture tickets, classes and locations @ 828-526-8811 office@clehighlands.com
Friday, July 5th, 10-12 Noon – Highlands Performing Arts Center "Notable Encounters: A museum docent's guide to the inner workings of Beethoven's charming Spring Sonata and the monumental G-minor Piano Quartet of Brahms".
Join Scott Yoo, William Ransom, Ani Aznavoorian, and Yinzi Kong as they give an unusual behind-the-scenes look at these masterpieces. Scott Yoo is the star of the hit show "Now Hear This" on PBS's "Great Performances".
Saturday, July 20th, 10-12 Noon - CLE lecture hall "From the Prison Camp to Reflections on Eternity: Olivier Messiaen and the Quartet for the End of Time"
Dr. Ben Arnold, musicologist from the Univ. of Kentucky, leads this course exploring a unique work in music history: a composition for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano first performed in a German concentration camp in January 1941 before several thousand prisoners. While incarcerated, the thirty-one-year-old Messiaen ruminated on the abyss, the angel announcing the apocalypse, and the end of time in an astonishing musical creation.
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Angel Party
Thursday, August 8th @ 5 PM
Enjoy an outstanding cocktail party and violinist Alice Hong's and violist Joseph Skerik's performance at the stunning home of Sandy and Karl Beier, which overlooks Highlands Falls. We thrive on generous contributions and are rewarding those patrons who contribute $3000 and above with an Angel Party.
To join the party, please consider giving and become a part of this exclusive celebration of your generosity and our 43rd season. |
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Tel: 828-526-9060 Email: hccmfnc@gmail.com |
