1:00 Pm - Opening Matinee: Strings Of Summer

Violinist Joe Genualdi And Cellist Steven Doane Join Harpist Bridget Kibbey For A Special Matinee Performance To Kick Off The 45th Season.

Program:

Saint-Saëns Fantasy For Harp And Violin, Op. 124

Fauré Serenade, Op. 98; Romance, Op. 69; Papillon (Butterfly), Op. 77

Debussy Arabesque No. 1

J. S. Bach Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, Bwv 565 (Arr. Kibbey)

Albéniz Granada From Suite Española No. 1, Op. 47

Kibbey Bards And Griots

D’rivera Bandoneon

8.pm - Opening Night: Celebrating 45 Years

7:00 Pm Backstage Pass: Violinist Joe Genualdi And Cellist Steven Doane Join Festival Artistic Directors Aaron Wunsch And Julia Bruskin For A A Conversation Looking Back Over 45 Years Of The Skaneateles Festival.

A Festive Musical Celebration Of 45 Years Features Beloved Performers From The Past, Including Violinist Joe Genualdi, Cellists Steven Doane And Rosemary Elliott, Pianist Andrew Russo, And Harpist Bridget Kibbey, As Well As Current Artistic Directors Aaron Wunsch And Julia Bruskin In A Diverse And Diverting Program That Includes Beethoven’s Sunny Cello Sonata No. 3; Debussy’s Evocative Dances For Harp And String Quartet; Russian Composer Anton Arensky’s Passionate String Quartet No. 2 With Two Cellos And A Diverse Program That Includes A New Piece In Memory Of Beloved Festival Supporter, David Stam.

Program:

Beethoven Cello Sonata, Op. 69

Debussy Dances For Harp And String Quartet

Melitts David (Stam)

Arensky String Quartet, Op. 35

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