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May 21, 2007
Music Abounds Throughout Lancaster County and Beyond During Academy's Summer Festival
Arnold Steinhardt playing Mozart in Lititz, the Miami String Quartet performing Mendelssohn in Lancaster, Hedi Salanki performing Baroque music on the harpsichord in Reading, Zhang Hongyan playing the Chinese lute at Conestoga House… young Chinese and American artists performing chamber music, piano solos, cello ensembles and more in Harrisburg, Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Rohrerstown and elsewhere – the region will be awash in music during the Pennsylvania Academy of Music's summer festival, Music Naturally, presented this year from June 17-30 in locations in and around Lancaster. The festival is underwritten in part by Benchmark Construction Company, Inc.
Repertoire will include a rarely-heard Dvorak Terzetto, the Brahms Piano Quintet, Tchaikovsky's string sextet, David Amram's Theme and Variations on Red River Valley and much more. Young artists will perform alone and in ensembles and with top professional artists from around the country. Ticket prices range from $10 to $40, with a number of programs offered for free. A Patron Pass is available for the entire festival for $150. Tickets are available by calling the Academy at 717.399.9733. The complete schedule is as follows:
Sunday, June 17at 6:00 p.m., Conestoga House grounds, Marietta Avenue, Lancaster
Faculty Showcase: A reception of hors d'oeuvres and wine is followed by a faculty concert in the lush pastoral setting of the Conestoga House grounds; on the program are Tchaikovsky's string sextet Souvenir de Florence, a Philippe Gaubert composition for flute, bassoon, and piano, Café Music by Paul Schoenfield and more; performers include The Newstead Trio (Michael Jamanis, violin; Sara Male, cello; Xun Pan, piano), Matt Herren (cello), Allan Schiller (violin), Ning Mu (viola), Simon Maurer (viola), Jennifer Grim (flute), Ivo Kaltchev (piano), Kimberly Buchar Kelley (bassoon) and Veri and Jamanis (piano). Tickets: $40.Monday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m., Calvary United Church of Christ, Reading
Harpsichord in the Spotlight: The harpsichord is the star of a program featuring faculty member Hedi Salanki and others playing an all-Baroque program. Tickets: $10Tuesday, June 19 at 7:30 p.m., St. Stephen's Cathedral, Harrisburg
An Evening of Chamber Music: Students share the stage with faculty members in a program of ensemble music. Tickets: $10Wednesday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m., Church of the Brethren, Lititz
Mozart, Brahms and Dvorak: Violinist Arnold Steinhardt is joined by members of the Newstead Trio, as well as pianist Frances Veri and violist Ning Mu for a program featuring a Mozart sonata, Brahms's piano quintet, and a rarely-heard Dvorak Terzetto. Tickets: $15Friday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m., Barshinger Hall, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster
An “ABC” Concert: Violinists Arnold Steinhardt and Michael T. Jamanis play the music of Albinoni, Bach and Corelli, and Robert Sherman narrates David Amram's “Theme and Variations on Red River Valley” featuring flautist Jennifer Grim with string orchestra. Tickets: $15Saturday, June 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Barnes and Noble Booksellers, Fruitville Pike, Lancaster
Academy Day at Barnes and Noble: Violinist Arnold Steinhardt signs copies of his autobiography “Violin Dreams,” in the morning (at 10:30 a.m.) while supporters of the Academy use special vouchers (available at www.pamusacad.org) to have a percentage of their purchases donated to the Academy.Sunday, June 24 at 2:00 p.m., Freemasons Cultural Center, Masonic Village, Elizabethtown
An Afternoon at Elizabethtown. Young artists join faculty for a performance featuring music of chamber works by Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak, and Schumann. FREEMonday, June 25 at 5:30 p.m, Lancaster Theological Seminary, Santee Chapel.
Cello Fest: A Music Naturally tradition featuring solo and ensemble cello works. Tickets: $10BONUS PERFORMANCE: A “piano fest” featuring young artists will take place at 8:00 p.m., Miller Recital Hall, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster. FREE
Tuesday, June 26 at 7:30 p.m., St. James Episcopal, First Reformed Church, First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster
Church Hop: Another Music Naturally favorite, featuring young artists performing at several downtown Lancaster churches. FREEWednesday, June 27at 7:30 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, Lancaster
The Miami String Quartet: “Everything one wants in a quartet” is how the New York Times describes this group of talented musicians; on the program is Mendelssohn's op 80, Bruce Adophe's “Whispers of Mortality,” and Schubert's “Death and the Maiden.” Tickets: $15Thursday, June 28 at 8:00 p.m., Church of the Apostles, Rohrerstown
The Academy Winds: The Academy's faculty wind quintet – Jennifer Grim (flute), Doris Hall-Gulati (clarinet), Geoffrey Deemer (oboe), Kimberly Buchar Kelley (bassoon), and Andrew Downing (French horn) – performs alone and with students. Tickets: $10Friday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m., Barshinger Hall, Franklin and Marshall College
Grande Finale! Faculty and students solo and in ensemble in a spectacular program that will feature Zhang Hongyan playing the Pipa, a plucked instrument similar to a lute. Tickets: $10Saturday, June 30 at 6:00 p.m., Conestoga House, Marietta Avenue, Lancaster
Closing Celebration: A wine and hors d'oeuvres reception precedes a potpourri of fun and inspiring compositions; festival competition winners will be featured playing piano and chamber music. Tickets: $40
The Pennsylvania Academy of Music is a non-profit pre-collegiate institution dedicated to the musical advancement of its students. Founded in 1990, the Academy attracts students from an immediate nine-county area as well as from around the world, who study disciplines ranging from instrumental, chamber music, orchestra, opera and vocal performance to music composition and theory, improvisation, accompanying ,jazz and recording. The Academy has a widely accomplished international faculty and is one of only 12 autonomous pre-collegiate music schools in the country accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
