The second Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival is under way! I hope you will join us at the Elley-Long Music Center at St. Michael’s College; there are still a few tickets left for the last few concerts. Last year’s inaugural festival was magical, and this year promises more of the same: four main Festival Concerts, Bach on Church and ECCOs Around Town performances, a Virtuoso Showcase recital, composer-in-residence David Ludwig’s popular Listening Clubs, the Young Composers Seminar, writings from the Young Writers Project and an entire day of master classes for strings, winds, and piano. Because every performance was virtually sold out last summer, we have added one more Festival Concert at the opening of the week.
The beginning of the week will be anchored by the dynamic, conductor-less East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO). This ensemble of prominent young soloists, chamber musicians and major orchestra principals will perform both as a chamber orchestra and then in smaller chamber ensembles around Burlington as well as at the Elley-Long Center. Renowned artists Ignat Solzhenitsyn (piano), Colin Carr (cello), and Eric Ruske (horn) perform during the second half of the week, and there will be a special screening of a classic silent film with the musical score improvised live by the talented Israeli pianist, Matan Porat.
You can save money by purchasing a season subscription to the Festival by downloading this subscription form and sending it to the Festival office. Tickets to individual concerts can be purchased from the FlynnTix website or charged to a credit card by calling 86-FLYNN (802-863-5966).
I invite you to immerse yourself in our unique combination of musical experiences and activities throughout the Festival and look forward to seeing you in August!
Warmly,