Schedule of Events:

Free Events

Emerging Artist Series

The extraordinary Norfolk Fellows bring their talent and enthusiasm to the Music Shed. Whether a chamber music aficionado or novice, you will enjoy these exceptional concerts and casual environment.

New Music

Friday, June 28 | 7:30 pm • Music Shed

Martin Bresnick Director, New Music Workshop
Lisa Moore piano, conductor • Norfolk Contemporary Ensemble

Chamber Music

July 6 – August 10 | Music Shed
Thursdays • 7:30 pm | Saturdays • 10:30 am

Pre-Concert Conversations

Join us before the concerts for a "behind-the-curtain" look into the weekend’s programs.

Fridays | July 5 – August 9 • 7 pm
Battell Recital Hall

Join professors from the Yale School of Music to learn about the weekend’s programs.

Saturdays | July 6, 13, 27 – August 10 • 7 pm
Battell Recital Hall

Festival Director Melvin Chen talks with Festival Artists, sharing performers’ insight into the music, the life of a professional artist, and much more!

Festival Open House
Sunday, August 4 | 11 am – 4 pm

This year’s Open House features a concert for children, ice cream social, tours of Whitehouse, and Norfolk Artists & Friends (NA&F) art show. Open House events are free and take place on the Festival grounds.

NA&F Art Show - 11 am – 4 pm
Tours of Whitehouse - 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Concert for Children - 1:30 pm
Ice Cream Social - 2 pm – 3:30 pm

also at the Music Shed...Litchfield County Choral Union 4 pm

Tickets are required and must be purchased through the LCCU at litchfieldcountychoralunion.com.

Gala Event!

Imani Winds

Saturday, July 20 • 8 pm • Music Shed

The 2024 Festival Gala will feature the GRAMMY Award-winning Imani Winds presenting BLACK AND BROWN II: A Celebration of Composers of Color

with PAQUITO D’RIVERA’s Aires Tropicales DAMIEN GETER’S I Said What I Said CARLOS SIMON’s Giants & more!

Celebrating over a quarter century of music making, the ensemble has led both a revolution and evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing, adventurous programming, and imaginative collaborations that have inspired audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

Come to enjoy the concert or join us for all the gala events.

“If it’s possible for a classically trained wind quintet to rock the house, Imani Winds blows the roof o.” – NPR

Ives: Likes & Dislikes

Friday, July 5 • 8 pm • Music Shed
Pre-Concert Conversation | 7 pm • Battell Recital Hall

CHARLES IVES
Hallowe’en for Piano Quintet

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Serenade in D Major for
Flute, Violin, and Viola, Op. 25

EDGARD VARÈSE
Octandre

CÉSAR FRANCK
Piano Quintet in f minor

Tara Helen O’Connor flute • Scott Hartman trombone and Norfolk Fellows

Brentano Quartet

Saturday, July 6 • 8 pm • Music Shed
Pre-Concert Conversation | 7 pm • Battell Recital Hall

FRANZ JOSEF HAYDN
String Quartet in G Major, Op. 33, No. 5

ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Piano Quintet

FELIX MENDELSSOHN
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44

Brentano Quartet • Rieko Aizawa piano

Folk Inspirations

Friday, July 12 • 8 pm • Music Shed
Pre-Concert Conversation | 7 pm • Battell Recital Hall

LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Musica notturna delle
strade di Madrid

BÉLA BARTÓK
Contrasts

CHARLES IVES
Violin Sonata No. 4,
“Children’s Day at the Camp Meeting”

JOHANNES BRAHMS
Piano Quartet No. 1 in g minor, Op. 25

David Shifrin clarinet • Mark Steinberg violin
Melvin Chen piano • and Norfolk Fellows

Brentano Quartet

Saturday, July 13 • 8 pm • Music Shed
Pre-Concert Conversation | 7 pm • Battell Recital Hall

FRANZ JOSEF HAYDN
String Quartet in b minor, Op. 33, No. 1

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
String Quartet No. 8 in c minor, Op. 110

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, Op. 18

European Influences on America

Friday, July 19 • 8 pm • Music Shed
Pre-Concert Conversation | 7 pm • Battell Recital Hall

ERNEST BLOCH
From Jewish Life

AMY BEACH
Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 150

IGOR STRAVINSKY
Septet

ANTONÍN DVO?ÁK
String Quintet, Op. 97, “American”

Frank Morelli bassoon • Daniel Phillips violin
Steven Tenenbom viola • Paul Watkins cello
Robert Blocker piano • and Norfolk Fellows

Dover Quartet

Friday, July 26 • 8 pm • Music Shed
Pre-Concert Conversation | 7 pm • Battell Recital Hall

W. A. MOZART
String Quartet No. 16 in E-flat Major, K. 428

LEOŠ JANÁ?EK
String Quartet No. 2, "Intimate Letters"

FRANZ SCHUBERT
String Quartet No. 14 in d minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”

American Music’s Current Generation

Saturday, July 27 • 8 pm • Music Shed
Pre-Concert Conversation | 7 pm • Battell Recital Hall

VALERIE COLEMAN
Tzigane & Ruby St. Nola

JESSIE MONTGOMERY
Voodoo Dolls

CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS
O Vis Aeternitatis

CHARLES IVES
The Unanswered Question

VIJAY IYER
Musical Bridges project commission (WORLD PREMIERE)

Valerie Coleman flute • Kevin Cobb trumpet and Norfolk Fellows

Meet the Mendelssohns

Friday, August 2 • 8 pm • Music Shed
Pre-Concert Conversation | 7 pm • Battell Recital Hall

FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Notturno for 11 Winds, Op. 24

FANNY MENDELSSOHN
String Quartet in E-flat Major

FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Octet for Strings, Op. 20

Parker Quartet
Serena Canin violin • and Norfolk Fellows

Parker Quartet

Saturday, August 3 • 8 pm • Music Shed
Pre-Concert Conversation | 7 pm • Battell Recital Hall

W. A. MOZART
String Quartet in e minor, K. 417d [fragment]

VIJAY IYER
Mozart Effects

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Quartet No. 12
in E-flat Major, Op. 127

ANTONÍN DVO?ÁK
Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81

Parker Quartet • Wei-Yi Yang piano

Composers with a Side Hustle

Friday, August 9 | 8 pm • Music Shed
Pre-Concert Conversation | 7 pm • Battell Recital Hall

PHILIP GLASS
Brass Sextet

CHARLES IVES
Piano Trio

ALEXANDER BORODIN
String Quartet No. 2
in D Major

William Purvis horn • Serena Canin violin and Norfolk Fellows

Concerto Night!

Saturday, August 10 | 8 pm • Music Shed
Pre-Concert Conversation | 7 pm • Battell Recital Hall

GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Concerto for 3 Oboes, 3 Violins, and Continuo in B-flat Major

ANTONIO VIVALDI
Concerto for 2 Cellos in g minor & Concerto for 4 Violins in e minor

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Concerto for 2 Violins in d minor & Keyboard Concerto in g minor ... among others

Stephen Taylor oboe • William Purvis horn
Serena Canin violin • Katie Hyun violin • Tai Murray violin
Ole Akahoshi cello • Boris Berman piano • and Norfolk Fellows

Choral Festival

Saturday, August 17 | 4 pm • Music Shed

From ORLANDO DI LASSO, BACH, and BEETHOVEN to AYANNA WOODS and REENA ESMAIL, the Festival’s 2024 season finale features a riveting program
of choral works from the Renaissance to the 21st Century performed by the stellar Norfolk Festival Chamber Choir and Orchestra.

Date: June 28 - August 17, 2024

Location: Music Shed -  49 Battell Rd, Norfolk Historic District, CT 06058

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