Music Mountain, America's oldest continuing summer chamber music festival, continues its 86th anniversary today, August 1st with the Sharon Playhouse performing an evening of song from the best of Broadway at 8pm with a pre-concert dinner at The Falls Village Inn at 5pm. Masterwork music continues on Sunday, August 2nd (3pm) with the Penderecki String Quartet featuring guest artist Matt Haimovitz, cello, performing Bach, Beethoven, and Schubert. The Music Mountain summer is in full swing, bringing the best in classical music and more to Falls Village! Keeping true to their mission, Music Mountain provides access to the experience of varying genres of live music and makes it available to audiences of all ages. Chamber, jazz, country, and folk concerts continue thru September 27th.
It's Saturday night on Broadway! Join the Broadway duo currently appearing at the Sharon
Playhouse as they sing show tunes from the popular musical theatre repertoire of yesterday and today! Guest Performers to be announced! TriArts Sharon
Playhouse is a not-for-profit summer stock theatre, located at the foot of the Berkshires in Litchfield County, CT. It is a place where musical theatre is celebrated and tomorrow's generation of actors and audiences is born. Novice actors of all ages are trained and mentored, experienced actors find opportunities to enhance their careers and emerging writers showcase their work.
A pre-concert themed dinner will be hosted at
The Falls Village Inn (5pm). Space is limited and reservations must be made by Friday, July 31.
Sunday afternoon welcomes The Penderecki String Quartet with guest artist Matt Haimovitz, cello performing a distinguished program featuring the first concert performance at Music Mountain of Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor BWV 1008, following which the Penderecki String Quartet will perform the Beethoven String Quartet in C Sharp Minor, Opus 131. After the intermission, Mr. Haimowitz will join the members of the Penderecki String Quartet to play Schubert: Cello Quintet in C Major, Opus 163. D. 956.
Sunday's performance is dedicated to the memory of Michael Janeway.
The Penderecki String Quartet has become one of the most celebrated chamber ensembles of their generation. The four Penderecki musicians bring their varied yet collective experience to create performances that demonstrate their "remarkable range of technical excellence and emotional sweep" (Toronto, Globe and Mail). Recent appearances include Weill Recital Hall at
Carnegie Hall in New York, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Academy for the Arts in Hong Kong, and the Adams
Festival in New Zealand. The Penderecki Quartet continue as active members of the Faculty of Music at Laurier University where they have built the string program to be one of the top programs in Canada, attracting an international body of students.
Renowned as a musical pioneer, cellist
Matt Haimovitz has inspired classical music lovers and countless new listeners by bringing his artistry to concert halls and clubs, outdoor festivals and intimate coffee houses. He has performed on the world's most esteemed stages, with such orchestras and conductors as the Berlin Philharmonic with Levine, the New York Philharmonic with Mehta, and the Boston
Symphony Orchestra with Leonard Slatkin. Mr. Haimovitz brings a fresh ear to familiar repertoire, champions new music and initiates groundbreaking collaborations --- he was the first classical artist to play at New York's infamous CBGB club. In 2006, Mr. Haimovitz received the Concert Music Award from ASCAP for his advocacy of living composers and pioneering spirit, and in 2004, the American Music Center awarded Mr. Haimovitz the Trailblazer Award, for his far-reaching contributions to American music.
Music Mountain is located in Falls Village, Connecticut on Music Mountain Road, where a short scenic drive will bring you to Gordon Hall atop Music Mountain. Free parking and picnic facilities are available. Food, wine & beer are also available for purchase.
Upcoming quartets scheduled to perform include St. Petersburg String Quartet with Pamela Mia Paul, piano (August 9); St. Petersburg String Quartet with Daniel Austrich, violin and Melvin Chen, piano (August 16); Harlem String Quartet with
Francine Kay, piano (August 23); Dover String Quartet with Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet (August 30).
The Saturday Evening Twilight Series will continue with Trios Fur Zwei - Trios For Two (August 8); The Galvanized Jazz Band (August 15); Peter & Will Anderson with Alex Wintz, guitar (August 22); Michael Berkeley (August 29).
Chamber Music Concerts are $35 at the door/$30 in advance. Twilight Series Concerts are $30 at the door/$27 in advance. Pre-Concert Dinner + Concert: $65. Children ages 5-18 are admitted FREE for ALL CONCERTS when accompanied by a ticket holder (Music Mountain gratefully acknowledges children admission support by the Hellen Plummer
Foundation for a gift in memory of James Merrill, Connecticut's first Poet Laureate). Saturday Twilight Concerts are at 6:30pm. Chamber Music concerts are at 3pm on Sundays, unless otherwise noted. Group rates and pre season ticket vouchers are available. Discounts apply through participating organizations. For a complete summer schedule, special ticket prices, and to download a ticket order form visit
www.musicmountain.org or call
860-824-7126.
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