The White Lake Chamber Music Festival continues to impact the White Lake area and beyond, entering the 16th season of presenting an impressive array of exceptional performances! Moving from the month of August, the Festival’s new dates will now run July 18-26 with inspiring big city classical music performances continuing to take place in the beautiful and charming White Lake area!
Evening concerts will feature Beethoven’s Piano Trio Op. 1 No. 1 and Quartet Op. 18. No.4, Brahms Horn Trio Op. 40, Bach Double Violin Concerto, Schumann and Brahms Piano Quintets, Mendelssohn Quartet Op. 13, Brahms songs and more. Each evening will have a delicate yet robust variety, showcasing beloved audience favorites. Evening performances are held at St. James Lutheran, 8945 Stebbins in Montague. Tickets are available at the door and at Eventbrite/WhiteLakeMusic.
Besides changing the overall dates from August to mid-July, the 4 p.m. Salon Concerts have now been changed to 11 a.m. at the Book Nook & Java Shop (8744 Ferry St. Montague). These return with an exciting variety: classical guitar, marimba, duo pianists, viola-piano duo, and a violin duo. The musicians are granted the leeway to create programs suitable for morning coffee and pastries. Free will donations will be accepted for the 11 a.m. Salon Concerts.
On Sunday, July 20 at 3 p.m., in a partnership with the Playhouse at White Lake, there will be an afternoon of storytelling, as captivating performer Anne Marie Hoover joins forces with international pianists Andrea Swan and Kuang-Hao Huang. The musicians will share the classic tales of Peter and the Wolf, set to Prokofiev's music, and the magical adventure of The Sorcerer's Apprentice (music by Dukas), enhanced by evocative background illustrations. Children and adults alike will be whisked away to another time, where magic reigns supreme.
On Friday, July 25, there will be a performance by the Windpaintner Quintet at an audience favorite location – the White Lake Golf Club Pavilion. They will perform popular selections and arrangements from opera, musicals and more, continuing the Festival’s relationship of song in chamber music.
The support of individuals and businesses makes it possible to bring great artists and great music to the White Lake area. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact director Sondra Cross (231-329-3056) for more information.
For a schedule of this year’s delightful Festival events, please visit http://www.whitelakemusic.org.
