27 CONCERTS
Friday (6 PM) & Sunday (5 PM) concerts are at the Highlands Performing Arts Center
Saturday and Monday concerts (both 5 PM) are at the Albert Carlton Library in Cashiers
- Grand Opening Receptions
- 48 internationally acclaimed musicians
- Solo works to large chamber ensembles
- Feasts of the Festival
- Open rehearsals
- Final Gala Concert and Dinner
Special Performances, Benefits and Lectures
A Very Special 31st Season Event: CLASSICAL JAZZ AT THE FARM
Wednesday, June 13th
HCCMF has created a tantalizing opportunity for our patrons to enjoy a special concert evening and support HCCMF at the same time. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, June 13th, and plan to join us for "CLASSICAL JAZZ @ THE FARM".
HCCMF invites you to The Farm at Old Edward's Inn Wednesday, June 13th, for an evening with the Gary Motley Trio featuring Veronica Tate. The event will include wonderful jazz featuring the piano, bass, and drums of the trio and exciting vocals by the lovely Veronica Tate to be followed by a heavy hors d'oeuvres and wine reception, all in the gorgeous environs of the Farm @ OEI.
Tickets will be $150 per person and since the entire event has been generously and privately underwritten, all proceeds from the evening will benefit HCCMF's 31st Season. Reservations for the evening can be made through the HCCMF office @ 828-526-9060.
PICNIC CONCERT IN CASHIERS
Wednesday, June 27th at 5 PM
Cashiers favorites, The Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet, will once again entertain picnic-goers on June 27th. This fun, outdoor concert will be at the Zachary-Tolbert House in Cashiers. Bring a picnic, blanket, your favorite beverage and enjoy the music! Free – donations happily accepted.
“BACH AT BUCKS”
“BEER & G STRINGS
AT THE UGLY DOG PUB”
Wednesday, July 11th join the Vega String Quartet and Charae Krueger at the Ugly Dog Pub on the hill in Highlands for free Chamber Music. Enjoy a beer or your favorite beverage from 730-930PM. The Vega will return to Buck’s Coffee Café on Main Street in Highlands on Wednesday, July 25th from 8-10PM. At Buck’s in Cashiers, many enjoyed The Linden String Quartet last year and they will return to the Café to again entertain patrons on Wednesday, August 1st at 8PM.
Festival/Center for Life Enrichment Classes
"Jazz as Chamber Music"
Dr. Dwight Andrews, Professor of Music, Emory University
Saturday, June 9th from 10-12 Noon. @ the PAC
What kind of music began and is still often played in small venues, living rooms, clubs, or at social gatherings? Both chamber music and jazz! Small groups, often centered around the piano, with strings (classical chamber music) or bass, drums, and saxophone (jazz) with the possibility of additional instruments and singers and joining the groups for a wide variety of repertoire. This class, led by classical Stravinsky scholar and jazz artist Dr. Dwight Andrews from Emory University will explore the similarities between these two musical genres which both have devoted followings. After this educational and entertaining class, hear Classic Jazz in action on Wednesday June 13th at The Farm when the Gary Motley Trio with Veronica Tate performs on a special program for the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival.
"Powerful Intimacy – the Chamber Music of Ludwig van Beethoven"
Dr. Benjamin Arnold
Saturday, July 7th from 10-12 Noon @ the PAC
Beethoven himself said that he reserved his deepest, most personal and meaningful works for the chamber music genre. In this class, led by Dr. Benjamin Arnold, learn why a quartet of four string players can equal the power and grandeur of a 100-piece symphony with a full chorus. From duos of cello, violin, or horn and piano to string trios to the most perfect combination of instruments ever imagined- the string quartet- we will experience the intimacy of great music written for small settings. Enjoy a summer of demonstrations of this music at the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival, which begins the same weekend as the class.
Both of these classes will be held at the Highlands Performing Arts Center. For class tickets, please call CLE at 828-526-8811, send emails to clehighlands@yahoo.com or visit their website at www.clehighlands.org. For concert tickets, please call HCCMF at 828-526-9060 or email us at hccmf@fontier.com.
Concert Programs
In an effort to make the concerts easier to identify, we have color-coded the concerts — HIGHLANDS concerts (Friday & Sunday) in Blue and CASHIERS concerts (Saturday & Monday) in Red.
Opening Gala Concerts and Receptions
Friday, July 6th, 6 PMSaturday, July 7th, 5 PM"Musical Fireworks" Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro Liszt: Mephisto Waltz Moszkowski: Suite for Two Violins; Caprice Espagnole Debussy: Fireworks Saint-Saens: Sonata in D Minor
Sunday, July 8th, 5 PMMonday, July 9th, 5 PMBeethoven: String Trio in G Major Dvorak: "American" String Quintet
William Preucil and Domenic Salerni, violins; Daniel Avshalamov and Yinzi Kong, violas; Charae Krueger, cello; William Ransom, piano
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 Clockwise from top left: William Preucil, Domenic Salerni, Daniel Avshalamov, Yinzi Kong, Charae Krueger, William Ransom |
Week Two: July 13th-16th |
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 Clockwise from top left: Laura Albers,Julie Albers, Margaret Karp, Benjamin Karp, Kate Ransom, William Ransom |
Friday, July 13th, 6 PMSaturday, July 14th, 5 PM"All in the Family" Grieg: Sonata in C Minor Kodaly: Duo for violin and cello
Laura Albers, violin; Julie Albers, cello; Margaret Karp, viola; Benjamin Karp, cello; Kate Ransom, violin; William Ransom, piano
Sunday, July 15th, 5 PMMonday, July 16th, 5 PM"A Family Affair" Boccherini: Quintet for Strings Arensky: Quartet for violin, viola and two cellos Dohnanyi: Piano Quintet in C Minor
The Albers, Karps and Ransoms |
Week Three: July 20th-23rd Clockwise from top left: Victor Asuncion, Christopher Rex, Vega String Quartet |
Friday, July 20th, 6 PMSaturday, July 21st, 5 PM"An Evening with Beethoven" Piano Sonata Op. 110 String Quartet Op. 130
Victor Asuncion, piano; Vega String Quartet
Sunday, July 22nd, 5 PMMonday, July 23rd, 5 PM "From Russia with Love" Tchaikovsky: String Quartet in D Major Glazunov: Quintet for Strings
Victor Asuncion, piano; Vega String Quartet; Christopher Rex, cello |
Week Four: July 27th-July 30th |
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 The Eroica Trio |
Friday, July 27th, 6 PMSaturday, July 28th, 5 PM"The Eroica Trio – Solo" Chopin: Etude Opus 10, #2 in E Major Brahms: Klavierstucke, Opus 119 Intermezzo in B Minor Intermezzo in E Minor Intermezzo in C Major Rhapsody in E flat Major Ravel: Violin Sonata in G Major Franck: Cello Sonata in A Major
Sunday, July 29th, 5 PMMonday, July 30th, 5 PM"The Eroica Trio – A La Carte" A Musical "menu" – audience choice |
Week Five: August 3rd-6th Bertrand Giraud, Edoardo Catemario, Linden Quartet |
Friday, August 3rd, 6 PMSaturday, August 4th, 5 PM"The French Connection" Francaix: La Promenade d'un Musicologue Eclectique Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano Franck: Piano Quintet
Bertrand Giraud, piano; Linden String Quartet
Sunday, August 5th, 5 PMMonday, August 6th, 5 PMBoccherini: Quintet for Guitar and Strings Castlenuovo-Tedesco: Fantasia for Guitar and Piano Dvorak: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 106
Bertrand Giraud, piano; Edoardo Catemario, guitar; Linden String Quartet |
Week Six: August 10th-11th The Linden and Attacca String Quartets |
Friday, August 10th, 6 PMSaturday, August 11th, 5 PM"Battle of the Bands Returns!" Mendelssohn: String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 13 Beethoven: String Quartet in C Minor, Op 18, #4 Thompson/arr. Lucas Drew: Alleluia Gade: Octet for Strings
The Linden and Attacca String Quartets |
Final Gala Concert
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 Clockwise from top left: Linden and Attacca Quartets; Christopher Martin, Eugene Izotov, Valerie Von Pechy Whitcup, Timothy Albrecht, Lea Kibler, Chris Pulgram, Margeaux Maloney and Eun Sun Lee |
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William Ransom Artistic Director |
Nancy Gould-Aaron Executive Director |
Lucas Drew Artistic Director Emeritus |