Aug
21
5:30 PM17:30
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Aug
3
5:00 PM17:00
MMF Talks “The Romantic Era”
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.
Jul
27
5:00 PM17:00
Music & Mixer: MMF presents The Steinway Spirio and Young Artists Solos II
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.
Jul
14
5:00 PM17:00
Fundraiser & Reception: Pianist Vassily Primakov in Concert: 12 Etudes by Saint- Saëns, Scriabin, Blumenfeld, Liszt, Chopin and Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
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
Jul
13
5:00 PM17:00
Music & Mixer: MMF@50 Presentation and Young Artists Solos I
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
Oct
22
5:30 PM17:30
VSO Jukebox: Color Theory
The Jukebox fall series showcases the intersection between music and art with works inspired by vivid colors, imagery and artwork. The Jukebox Quartet (Brooke Quiggins-Saulnier and Ben Lively, violins, Stefanie Taylor, viola, and John Dunlop, cello) will perform works by Jessie Montgomery, Philip Glass, Benjamin Britten, Javier Alvarez, and more.
Over the duration of the concert, the music will guide and inform a live painting experience with Haitian/Vermont artist Julio Desmont as he creates a new piece of artwork in real time. Curated and hosted by Matt LaRocca. Following the concert, there will be a reception with savory bites, light refreshments, and a chance to mix and mingle with the musicians, Julio, and Matt.
Desmont’s artistic journey began in Haiti in his early childhood observing trogon birds and riding on Taptaps. Later on, he was inspired by Jean Michel Basquiat, Wassily Kandinsky, and Pablo Picasso whose inspirations went back to Africa – as well as the original American painter, Georgia O’Keefe.
Julio Desmont and Matt LaRocca
This concert is produced in partnership with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Helmholz Fine Art.
Helmholz Fine Art has been named one of the Top 20 Galleries by the American Art Awards!
Jul
28
5:30 PM17:30
Musicale & Mixer
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute & Ran Dank, piano perform works by Bach, Liszt, Fauré, and Piazzola. Reception to follow.
Jul
25
5:30 PM17:30
In Conversation: The End of Classical Music is Vastly Overrated
What is the future of classical music? Is classical music dead? Why classical music still matters. In collaboration with Green Mountain Academy of Lifelong Learning.
Jul
10
5:30 PM17:30
An Evening with Alexander Hersh
A fundraiser celebrating our 49th season, and benefiting the programs of the Manchester Music Festival. Featuring a virtuoso cello performance by Alexander Hersh.
Jul
8
5:30 PM17:30
Spotlight Solo Salon
This solo performance in a salon setting provides the audience with a unique opportunity to experience one of our renowned guest musicians in a different light
Jul
31
5:00 PM17:00
CONCERT & COCKTAILS in the Music Tent
The rising stars of the MMF Young Artists Program perform works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Max Bruch, and Johannes Brahms.
Jul
26
5:30 PM17:30
A Violin's Life: A Discourse on a Notorious Stradivarius and the Musician Who Plays It
This talk chronicles the history and lineage of the 1715 Lipiński Stradivarius, the current violin of Frank Almond. The instrument has direct ties to Giuseppe Tartini, Edvard Grieg, Johannes Brahms, and Robert and Clara Schumann.
Jul
25
5:30 PM17:30
An Evening with Bion Tsang
A fundraiser celebrating our 48th season, and benefiting the programs of the Manchester Music Festival. Featuring a virtuoso cello performance by the acclaimed Bion Tsang.
Jul
5
5:30 PM17:30
Musicale & Mixer
Peggie Telscher and Tom Snopek invite you to a musicale and mixer, featuring acclaimed pianist and MMF artistic director Adam Neiman.
Jun
27
5:30 PM17:30
An Evening with Adam Neiman
Join MMF to celebrate 45 years of bringing world-class chamber music to Southern Vermont. This kickoff to the season will feature a performance by Grammy Award-nominee and MMF Artistic Director Adam Neiman, followed by drinks and hors d'oeuvres.
Space for this event is limited; tickets must be purchased in advance.
Many thanks to our event sponsors: Church Street Hospitality and Wohler Realty Group