Four Tuesdays, 7/30 – 8/20, 4-5 PM

4:00 PM- 5:00 PM - Skanfest U: Music And Home

First Presbyterian Church
Skanfest U Is The Festival’s Educational Initiative, Open To All. This Year’s Topic Will Be Music And Home. It Will Explore How Composers Express A Sense Of Home In Their Music; How They Bridge The Cultural Gap Between Their Country Of Origin And Their New Homelands; And How Music Can Address Themes Of Dislocation, Rupture, And Healing. Get To Know Music By Chopin, Dvo?ák, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, Korngold, And Tania León, And Prepare To Hear Music To Be Performed At The Festival, Including Festival Commissions By Kinan Azmeh (Syria), And Arson Fahim (Afghanistan).
Hear Exclusive Interviews And Live Performances By Festival Artists And Mingle With Your Fellow Music Enthusiasts Afterward Over A Glass Of Wine.

Four Weekly Sessions Are Led By Artistic Director Aaron Wunsch, Who Teaches At The Juilliard School.
Four Tuesdays, 7/30 – 8/20, 4-5 PM

After The Lecture There Will Be A Small Wine Reception.

This Event Is Free And No Ticket Is Required.

In Order To Get An Accurate Head Count We Ask That You Please RSVP On The Form Below. An RSVP Is Not Required But Is Appreciated

July 31,2024

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

July 1,2024

11:00 Am - Kidsfest With Bridget Kibbey

Kidsfest Presented By:
David And Jan Panasci In Loving Memory Of Faye Panasci
Bridget Kibbey: Hark The Harp!

Fun For The Whole Family! Skaneateles Festival Brings The Kids Fest. Hark The Harp With Harpist Bridget Kibbey.

Kids Free; Adults $5 At The Door

Kidsfest Is Presented In Loving Memory Of Faye Panasci

8:00 Pm - A Recital With James Ehnes

Violinist James Ehnes’s Combination Of Stunning Virtuosity And Serene Lyricism Make Him One Of The Most Sought-After Violinists In The World. He Performs Regularly With Leading Orchestras, Such As The London Symphony And New York Philharmonic, And Recently Won A Grammy Award For Best Classical Instrumental Solo. Ehnes Makes His Festival Debut With Pianist Andrew Armstrong, Known For “Freshness And Spontaneity” (Gramophone), Performing Three Sonatas By Brahms.

Program:
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 78

Vivace Ma Non Troppo
Adagio
Allegro Molto Moderato

Brahms Violin Sonata, No. 2 In A Major, Op.100

 Allegro Amabile
Andante Tranquillo
Allegretto Grazioso, Quasi Andante

Intermission

Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 108

- Allegro
- Adagio
- Un Poco Presto E Con Sentimento
- Presto Agitato

Aug 2,2024

8:00 Pm - Rhiannon Giddens

Event Sponsored By:
Noreen And Michael Falcone Fund For Artistic Excellence

Two-Time GRAMMY Award And Pulitzer Prize-Winning Singer And Multi-Instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens Is A True Musical Explorer: She Brings Together Folk, Bluegrass,  Country, Gospel, Classical, Jazz, And Celtic Traditions Into A Voice All Her Own. An Advocate For The Neglected Byways Of American Musical History, Her "oulful Performances Bring Traditions Alive In New Ways. Don’t Miss Your Chance To Hear Why  "Rhiannon Giddens Is The 21st Century’s Revelator."(NPR)

Selections To Be Announced From The Stage.

Aug 3,2024

8:00 Pm - Music Of The Americas
Westhill High School

Event Sponsored By:
Dave Graham

Fred And Ginny Marty

Pete And Betsy Mckinnell

The Largest-Ever Festival Orchestra Takes On A Colorful Program Of Music From North And South America. Conductor Nicholas Hersh Leads The Orchestra In Alberto Ginastera’s Harp Concerto Featuring Bridget Kibbey, Gabriela Lena Frank’s Celebration Of Inca Warriors, Escaramuza; Gershwin’s Beloved Rhapsody In Blue, With Pianist Aaron Wunsch; And More.

Program:

Ginastera Harp Concerto

Gabriela Lena Frank Escaramuza  

James P. Johnson Arr. Rimelis/Hersh: Charleston

Gershwin Rhapsody In Blue

Aug 8,2024

8:00 Pm - Dover Quartet

First Presbyterian Church
Named One Of The Greatest Quartets Of The Last 100 Years By Bbc Music Magazine, The Two-Time Grammy-Nominated Dover Quartet Is One Of The World’s Most In-Demand Chamber Ensembles. Their Program Brings Together Two Dearly Beloved String Quartets, Tchaikovsky’s Passionate First Quartet And Dvo?ák’s “American” Quartet, Paired With Another Work That Also Draws Upon American Folk Idioms, Jessie Montgomery’s Pulsating Strum.

Program:

Jessie Montgomery: Strum

Dvorák: Quartet In F Major, Op. 96 (“American”)

Tchaikovsky: Quartet No. 1 In D Major, Op. 11

The Dover Quartet Appears By Arrangement With The Curtis Institute Of Music, Where It Serves As The Penelope P. Watkins Ensemble In Residence.

Aug 9,2024

8:00 Pm - Davóne Tines and Dover Quartet: Mass

First Presbyterian Church
This Premiere Performance Of New Collaboration Between Bass-Baritone Davóne Tines ("One Of The Most Powerful Voices Of Our Time, L A Times) And The Dover Quartet Explores Spirituality And Mysticism Through Varied Cultural Lenses. Following The Format Of A Catholic Mass, Western European, Afro-American, And 21st-Century Traditions Converge In A Single Dramatic Arc, An Experience You Won’t Want To Miss. "Davóne Tines Is Changing What It Means To Be A Classical Singer" (New Yorker).

Program:

Prelude Concert

Featuring The 2024 Robinson Award Winners, Ava Tyler, Soprano And Nathaniel Shuhan, Piano

Price Hold Fast To Dreams

Strauss Adele’s Laughing Song From Die Fledermaus

Ava Tyler, Soprano

Aaron Wunsch, Piano

Chopin Ballade No. 3 In A-Flat Major, Op. 47

Kapustin Concert Etude Op. 40, No. 1

Nathaniel Shuhan, Piano

Davóne Tines and Dover Quartet: Mass

Mass
Prelude

Igee Dieudonné "The Storm Of Life"

Kyrie
Caroline Shaw From Mass, I. Kyrie

Handel "Leave Me Loathsome Light" From Semele, Hwv 58

Agnus Dei
Caroline Shaw From Mass, Ii. Agnus Dei

Tyshawn Sorey From Songs For Death, I. "After ‘Were You There’"

 Arr. Eric Byers
Credo

Caroline Shaw From Mass, Iii. Credo
J.S. Bach "Mache Dich, Mein Herze Rein" From St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244

 Gloria

Caroline Shaw From Mass, Ii. Gloria

Traditional Spiritual "Give Me Jesus"

Arr. Moses Hogan And Eric Byers
Sanctus

Caroline Shaw From Mass, Ii. Sanctus Julius Eastman Prelude To The Holy Presence Of Joan D’arc

 Benedictus

Igee Dieudonné And Davóne Tines Vigil

Davóne Tines, Bass-Baritone

Dover Quartet

Joel Link, Violin
Bryan Lee, Violin

Julianne Lee, Viola

Camden Shaw, Cello

Aug 10,2024

8.pm - Beethoven Under The Stars

Robinson Pavilion At Anyela’s Vineyards
Rain Location: Westhill High School
 
Conductor Tito Muñoz ("Elegant,“ New York Times) Leads The Skaneateles Festival Orchestra In Beethoven’s Beloved "Pastorale" Symphony, A Perfect Fit For The Surroundings At The Robinson Pavilion. The First Half Of The Program Honors Central New York Refugee Communities By Featuring Syrian Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh In His Own Dynamic Suite For Improviser And Orchestra, Based On Syrian Folk Music, As Well As Forbidden Dances And A World Premiere By Young Afghan Composer Arson Fahim.

Program:

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 ("Pastorale")

Kinan Azmeh Suite For Improviser And Orchestra

Arson Fahim Forbidden Dances (2023)

Arson Fahim World Premiere Commissioned By The Skaneateles Festival

Aug 15,2024

8:00 Pm - Kinan Azmeh and Claremont Trio

First Presbyterian Church

7:00 Pm Backstage Pass: Composer And Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh Joins Festival Artistic Directors Aaron Wunsch And Julia Bruskin For A Conversation On His New Trio, A Skaneateles Festival Commission, To Debut This Evening.

Syrian Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh Is A "Spellbinding" Performer (New Yorker), And His Works Have Been Commissioned By The New York Philharmonic And The Silkroad Ensemble, Of Which He Is A Member. The Claremont Trio Performs A New Work By Azmeh, Commissioned By The Festival, And He Joins Them On Clarinet For Khatchaturian’s Rousing Trio And His Own Clarinet Quartet; The Trio Ends The Program With Brahms’ Rich And Ravishing Trio In C Major.

Program:

Khatchaturian Trio For Clarinet, Violin, And Piano

Kinan Azmeh New Work For Piano Trio Commissioned By The Skaneateles Festival*

Kinan Azmeh On Solitude And Other Ambiguous Emotions

Brahms Trio In C Major, Op. 87

July ,2024

8:00 Pm - Claremont Trio: Queen Of Hearts

First Presbyterian Church

The Claremont Trio Is Known For "Exuberant" Performances With "The Kind Of Fresh Approach That Keeps Chamber Music Alive." (Cincinnati Enquirer) Here, They Perform Regal Trios By Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Whose Masterful Music Was Severely Underappreciated In Her Own Time, And By Kati Agocs, Whose Intensely Romantic Queen Of Hearts Was Commissioned By The Claremont Trio. The Program Finishes With Franz Schubert’s Magisterial Trio No. 2, Based In Part On A Swedish Folk Song About A Lost Bride.

Program:

Mendelssohn-Hensel Trio In D Minor, Op. 11

Kati Agocs Queen Of Hearts

Schubert Trio No. 2 In E-Flat Major

July 17,2024

8:00 Pm - An Evening With Chris Thile

Robinson Pavilion At Anyela’s Vineyards

Appearing At The Festival For The First Time, Macarthur Fellow And Grammy Award-Winning Mandolinist, Singer, Songwriter Chris Thile, Is "That Rare Being: An All-Round Musician Who Can Settle Into Any Style, From Bluegrass To Classical" (Guardian). The "Genre-Defying Musical Genius" (Npr) Hosted Public Radio Favorite Live From Here With Chris Thile (Formerly Known As A Prairie Home Companion) And Is A Founding Member Of The Critically Acclaimed Bands Punch Brothers And Nickel Creek. Don’t Miss The Chance To Hear This Uniquely Charismatic Artist In A Solo Performance.

Program To Be Announced From The Stage.

July 20,2024

Outreach Event: Music In The Stacks

7 Pm At The Seymour Public Library

Free and Open To The Public

Featuring The Ivalas Quartet

Meet The Ivalas Quartet
Hailed By The Strad For Playing With "Tremendous Heart And Beauty," The Ivalas Quartet Has Been Changing The Face Of Classical Music Since Its Inception At The University Of Michigan In 2017. Dedicated To The Celebration Of Bipoc Voices, Ivalas Seeks To Enhance The Classical Music World By Consistently Spotlighting Past And Present Bipoc Composers Such As Jessie Montgomery, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, And Eleanor Alberga.

Currently, The Ivalas Quartet Is The Graduate Resident String Quartet At The Juilliard School In New York City, Where They Study Under The Juilliard String Quartet. They Were Previously In Residence At The University Of Colorado-Boulder Under The Mentorship Of The Takács Quartet.

Aug 21,2024

Skanfest Outreach Event

7 Pm At The Homer Center Of Arts

Free and Open To The Public

Featuring The Ivalas Quartet

Hailed By The Strad For Playing With "Tremendous Heart And Beauty," The Ivalas Quartet Has Been Changing The Face Of Classical Music Since Its Inception At The University Of Michigan In 2017. Dedicated To The Celebration Of Bipoc Voices, Ivalas Seeks To Enhance The Classical Music World By Consistently Spotlighting Past And Present Bipoc Composers Such As Jessie Montgomery, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, And Eleanor Alberga.

Currently, The Ivalas Quartet Is The Graduate Resident String Quartet At The Juilliard School In New York City, Where They Study Under The Juilliard String Quartet. They Were Previously In Residence At The University Of Colorado-Boulder Under The Mentorship Of The Takács Quartet.

Aug 22,2024

The Westerlies: Storybook With George Meyer, Violin

8:00 Pm - First Presbyterian Church

The Westerlies Are "An Arty [Brass] Quartet…Mixing Ideas From Jazz, New Classical And Appalachian Folk" (New York Times). From Carnegie Hall To Coachella, They Play With The Precision Of A String Quartet, The Audacity Of A Rock Band And The Charm Of A Family Sing-Along. Joined By The Young Violinist-Fiddler, George Meyer, They Present Songbook, A Program Of Music Of John Prine, Randy Newman, Woody Guthrie, Spirituals By The Famous Golden Gate Quartet And More.

Fight On – Traditional, Arr. The Westerlies

Echoes Of Harlem – By Duke Ellington

Two Good Men- By Woody Guthrie

The Kiss – By Judee Sill

Way Back Then – By John Price

Kerhonkson – By Chloe Rowlands

The 5:10 To Ronkonkoma – By Andy Clausen

When She Loved Me – By Randy Newman

Four Selections From The Golden Gate Quartet:

Golden Gate Gospel Train

Remember Me

Born Ten Thousand Years Ago

Do Unto Others

St. Anne’s Reel – Trad, Arr. George Meyer and The Westerlies

New Berlin, New York – By Andy Clausen

Featuring George Meyer, Violin

Saro – Trad, Arr. Sam Amidon and Nico Muhly

Aug 23,2024

Kidsfest: A Children’s Storybook With The Westerlies

11:00 at Mandana Barn

A Children’s Storybook With Westerlies

Fun For The Whole Family! Skaneateles Festival Brings The Kids Fest. A Children’s Storybook With The Westerlies.

Kids Free; Adults $5 At The Door

Kidsfest Is Presented In Loving Memory Of Faye Panasci

Ivalas Quartet: Quartet By Candlelight

8:00 Pm at First Presbyterian Church

The Up-And-Coming Ivalas Quartet, Currently Graduate Quartet-In-Residence At The Juilliard School, Is The Festival’s 2024 Young Artist In Residence. The First Half Of Their Program Will Be Heard By Candlelight, According To The "Tenebrae" Tradition, Featuring Meditative, Spiritual Music By Beethoven, Osvaldo Golijov, And Carlos Simon; The Second Half Of The Program Features Mendelssohn’s Youthful, Passionate String Quartet, Op. 13.

Program:

Osvaldo Golijov Tenebrae

Beethoven Cavatina From String Quartet, Op. 130

Carlos Simon Warmth From Other Suns

Rays Of Light

Flight

Settle

George Walker Lyric For Strings

Mendelssohn String Quartet, Op. 13

July 24,2024

Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis

8pm - Robinson Pavilion At Anyela’s Vineyards

Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, The Great Jazz Ambassador, Returns To The Festival To Lead The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Of All-Stars. Together, They Traverse The History Of Jazz, Bringing Classic And New Music To Life In Vivid Technicolor. They Appear At The Skaneateles Festival For The First Time In Five Years, So Be Sure To Get Your Tickets Early!

Jazz Selections To Be Announced From The Stage.

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Date : July 30-Aug24,2024

Location : Various Venues In NY

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