Taconic Music’s 9th Annual Summer Festival runs from June 16–July 14, bringing old favorites and new faces to BBA’s Riley Center for the Arts (143 Seminary Ave., Manchester Village). The festival comprises four Chamber Music Saturdays concerts (June 21, 28, July 5 and 12); a pair of Young Artists concerts (Mondays June 30 and July 14), and a special joint benefit concert at Dionondehowa Wildlife Sanctuary and School in Shushan, NY (Sunday, June 29).
Chamber Music Saturdays concerts feature new and returning faculty of Taconic’s Chamber Music Intensive: Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola and conductor; Tom Landschoot and Hannah Holman, cello; and Drew Petersen and Willis Delony, piano. They will be joined by featured guests including harpist Rachel Clemente, flutist Matthew Lee, cellist Tommy Mesa, and pianist Gili Melamed-Lev, in programs that include works by living composers alongside classical pieces from across the eras. Saturday Concerts start at 7:30pm. General admission is $30 for adults; students/kids free. Reservations are recommended, season passes are available, and all admission includes an informal pre-concert reception in the lobby.
Monday Young Artists Concerts will start at 7pm.
The concerts feature resident students from Taconic’s full-scholarship Chamber Music Intensive, performing classical and contemporary works for strings and piano. There is a suggested donation at the door of $15 for adults (students/kids free). In addition to live performances at the Riley Center, all Chamber Music Saturdays and Young Artists Concerts will be livestreamed on Taconic’s YouTube channel.
The Dionondehowa benefit concert continues a tradition begun by Geoffrey Ovington and Bonnie Hoag of bringing music to Dionondehowa Wildlife Sanctuary and School. This year’s concert is a celebration of Dionondehowa’s 30th year, and will feature special programming to be announced.
For ticket links, concert details, and information about Taconic Music’s year-round concerts, youth music instruction, and seasonal programming, visit taconicmusic.org.
