GOLDEN JUBILEE
cocktail, dinner, auction, dancing

Program

Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dances for piano 4 hands, Op. 72
Johannes Brahms: Two Songs for Alto Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91
Ottorino Respighi: Il Tramonto
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings 
Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A, Op. 81

Join us for a special pairing of fine dining and exceptional music, only at Manchester Music Festival! Following your meal at CurATE café, stroll over to Arkell Pavilion for an intimate glimpse of our artists as they fine-tune their performances in an open rehearsal setting.

Program

Dmitri Shostakovich: 3 Duets for 2 Violins and Piano, Op. 97d
Frank Bridge: Phantasy for Piano Quartet, H.94
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for 2 Violins, Op. 56
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15

MMF Artistic Director Philip Setzer joins a panel of distinguished authors to discuss the Romantic Era, raising questions and seeking answers about what "romantic" and Romanticism meant in history both emotionally and intellectually. 

Program

Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane
Claude Debussy: Claire de Lune (arr. by Philip Setzer and Nancy Allen) 
Philip Setzer: Elegy for violin and harp 
Sarah Kirkland Snider: Drink the Wild Ayre (World Premiere of New Version for harp and ensemble)
Edward Elgar: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84

Join us for a special pairing of fine dining and exceptional music, only at Manchester Music Festival! Following your meal at CurATE café, stroll over to Arkell Pavilion for an intimate glimpse of our artists as they fine-tune their performances in an open rehearsal setting.

A special program featuring Artistic Director Philip Setzer and MMF Young Artists performing Romantic works by underrepresented composers who have struggled to have their voices heard. Concert will be followed by a discussion with music scholar Judith Lochhead and composer Menon Dwarka. Presented in partnership with Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning.

Reception to follow.

Celebrating the inaugural partnership with Steinway & Sons, MMF presents the Steinway & Sons Spirio, a high-resolution self-playing piano, with MMF Young Artists Class of 2024 in a program of solo works.

Reception to follow.

Steinway Artist and MMF Executive Director Jenny Lin will lead MMF Young Artists pianists in a program from the Steinway musical picture book Melody's Mostly Musical Day with live music, screening of the illustrations, and storytelling featuring special guest narrator Mary Anne Van Degna.

*This Event is Free but Reservations are Required.

*This event is for ages 2 to 8 years old

*Presented in partnership with Manchester Community Library and Northshire Bookstore

Program

Johannes Brahms: 16 Waltzes for piano four hands, Op. 39 
Robert Schumann: Two Songs
Clara Wieck Schumann: Two Songs
Johannes Brahms: Two Songs
Richard Strauss: Two Songs
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

Join us for a special pairing of fine dining and exceptional music, only at Manchester Music Festival! Following your meal at CurATE café, stroll over to Arkell Pavilion for an intimate glimpse of our artists as they fine-tune their performances in an open rehearsal setting.

Program

Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances for piano four hands, WoO
Sergei Rachmaninov: Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor
Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 87

Cellist Edward Arron will lead Manchester Music Festival's Young Artists string players in a program showcasing the string instrument family!

*This Event is Free but Reservations are Required.

*This event is for ages 2 to 8 years old

*Presented in partnership with Northshire Bookstore

Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 60

Join us for a special pairing of fine dining and exceptional music, only at Manchester Music Festival! Following your meal at CurATE café, stroll over to Arkell Pavilion for an intimate glimpse of our artists as they fine-tune their performances in an open rehearsal setting.

Program

Camille Saint-Saëns
Etude in D-flat, Op. 52 No. 6 (“En forme de Valse”)

Sergei Rachmaninoff
Etude Tableau in G Minor Op.33 No.7
Etude Tableau in E Flat Minor Op.39 No.5

Alexander Scriabin
Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 42, No. 5
Etude in F-sharp, Op. 42, No.4

Anton Arensky
Etude in G Flat Major Op.25 No.3

Felix Blumenfeld
Etude de Concert in F Sharp Minor, Op.24
Etude in A-flat for the left hand, Op. 36

Frédéric Chopin
Etude in A minor, Op. 25, No. 11 (“Winter Wind”)
Etude in E, Op. 10, No. 3
Etude in C minor, Op. 10, No. 12 (“Revolutionary”)

Franz Liszt
Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 3 in G-sharp minor ("La campanella")

Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition

Families are invited to attend the dress rehearsal of renowned classical pianist Vassily Primakov performing Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Children are encouraged to bring their own art kits and create their own artwork during the dress rehearsal.

*This Event is Free but Reservations are Required.

Get up closer and personal with Artistic Director Philip Setzer as he introduces Manchester Music Festival 50th Anniversary programming with Young Artists Class of 2024 in a program of solo works. Featuring special guest Shawn Harrington, Curator of the Manchester Historical Society.

Reception to follow.

*Presented in Partnership with Manchester Community Library

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat, Op. 97 ("Archduke")
Franz Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 100 (D.929)

Join us for a special pairing of fine dining and exceptional music, only at Manchester Music Festival! Following your meal at CurATE café, stroll over to Arkell Pavilion for an intimate glimpse of our artists as they fine-tune their performances in an open rehearsal setting.

Tara Helen O’Connor, flute & Ran Dank, piano perform works by Bach, Liszt, Fauré, and Piazzola. Reception to follow.