2018 BMC Performance Calendar

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The Manhattan Transfer

BMC PRESENTS Non-classical events and concerts featuring blues, jazz, pops, bluegrass, dance, and more!

Hampton Inn, Series Sponsor

BREVARD BLUES FESTIVAL Friday, June 1 & Saturday, June 2

THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER Saturday, June 23

STEEP CANYON RANGERS WITH ORCHESTRA Tuesday, June 26

TERPSICORPS Tuesday, July 17

BÉLA FLECK'S BLUE RIDGE BANJO CONCERT Saturday, August 18

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In 2007, Keith Lockhart succeeded David Effron as Artistic Director of the Brevard Music Center Summer Institute and Festival.

Lockhart’s appointment solidified an already special relationship with BMC; having attended as a teenager for two summers (1974, 1975), Lockhart was first featured as a guest conductor in 1996 and had since returned numerous times. He continues to serve as the Conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, and is newly appointed Chief Guest Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra in London, having served for the last eight years as its Principal Conductor.

In February 1995, Lockhart became the conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, succeeding John Williams and Arthur Fiedler. Now in his 24th season, he has conducted over 1900 concerts and made 77 television shows, including 38 new programs for PBS’s Evening at Pops, and the annual July Fourth spectacular, broadcast nationally for many years.

Keith Lockhart has conducted nearly every major orchestra in North America, as well as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the NHK Symphony in Tokyo, and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. In October 2012, he made his London Philharmonic debut in Royal Albert Hall. In the opera pit, Maestro Lockhart has conducted productions with the Atlanta Opera, Washington Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, and Utah Opera. Recent highlights included debut appearances with the Czech Philharmonic, the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, the Vienna Radio Symphony, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic. The 2017-2018 season saw Lockhart make his French debut with the Orchestre Nationale de Lille, and his Norwegian debut with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, as well as return engagements in Japan and the Czech Republic. He also recently completed a recording of the Bernstein Serenade with violinist Anne Akiko Meyers and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Born in Poughkeepsie, NY, Maestro Lockhart began his musical studies on piano at the age of 7, and holds degrees from Furman University and Carnegie Mellon University, and also holds honorary doctorates from the Boston Conservatory, Boston University, Northeastern University, Furman University, and Carnegie Mellon University, among others. He was the 2006 recipient of the Bob Hope Patriot Award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, and was a recipient of the 2017 Commonwealth Award, Massachusetts' highest cultural honor.

Visit keithlockhart.com for more information.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 1 SATURDAY, JUNE 2

BMC PRESENTS

Hampton Inn, Series Sponsor A family-friendly event featuring live blues music, tantalizing BBQ, and a wide array of food, beverage, and craft vendors.

Friday, June 1 | 5:00 pm | $20 Saturday, June 2 | 2:00 pm | $35; Weekend Pass: $45 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center Produced in collaboration with 185 Productions

THURSDAY, JUNE 7 GUITAR Adam Holzman & The Texas Guitar Quartet Classical guitarist Adam Holzman brings his “virtuosic technique” center stage alongside TxGQ’s daring, expressive arrangements.

7:30 pm | $25 General Admission Porter Center at Brevard College

FRIDAY, JUNE 8

JAZZ

The “compositional genius” and multi-Grammy® Award-winning jazz trumpeter whose performances have graced hundreds of albums by artists—ranging from James Taylor and Bruce Springsteen to Frank Sinatra, Steely Dan, and Frank Zappa.

7:30 pm | $25 General Admission Porter Center at Brevard College

THURSDAY, JUNE 14

Brevard Music Center Orchestra Keith Lockhart, conductor Olga Kern, piano BARTOK.............................................................................. Concerto for Orchestra RACHMANINOFF..........................................................Piano Concerto No. 2 7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center Ticket holders may attend a free Pre-Concert Talk in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

SATURDAY, JUNE 23

BMC PRESENTS

Moore-Blanchard Funerals & Cremations, Sustaining Sponsor A swinging evening of “some of the finest vocal harmonizing on the planet” with the acclaimed Grammy® Award-winning quartet.

7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

SUNDAY, JUNE 24 STUDENT

Jazz @ Brevard Swing to the jazz sounds of BMC’s all-star faculty and students.

Beloved Bernstein

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BMC’s 2018 Leonard Bernstein Festival officially launches with five of the composer’s most vibrant, jazz-tinged, and fanciful scores for Broadway, orchestra, and ballet.

Brevard Sinfonia Keith Lockhart, conductor

7:30 pm | $25 General Admission Porter Center at Brevard College

THURSDAY, JUNE 21

Artistic Director Keith Lockhart takes center stage with the “mesmerizing” and “dazzling” pianist Olga Kern in Rachmaninoff’s much-beloved and eloquent masterpiece.

The Manhattan Transfer

An Evening with Randy Brecker

OPERA

Opera's Greatest Hits Exquisite ensemble pieces from the world’s beloved operas.

BERNSTEIN............................................................................Overture to Candide BERNSTEIN.................................................................................................. Fancy Free BERNSTEIN.......................Three Dance Episodes from On the Town BERNSTEIN...............................................................................................Divertimento BERNSTEIN........................Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront 3:00 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center Ticket holders may attend The PreConcert, a free recital in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

For tickets call (828) 862-2105

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Janiec Opera Company of the Brevard Music Center Brevard Festival Orchestra Michael Sakir, conductor 4

ORCHESTRA

Opening Night with Olga Kern

Brevard Blues Festival

7:30 pm | Tickets start at $35 Porter Center at Brevard College

FRIDAY, JUNE 22

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MONDAY, JUNE 25

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BMC Artist Faculty: Dvořák Bass Quintet BMC’s esteemed artist faculty open the 2018 chamber music series with one of Dvořák’s most endearing, attractive, and spirited works. Scored for two violins, viola, cello, and bass, this irresistible piece combines old-world grace with Dvořák’s signature Czech flair.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 Student Piano Recital BMC piano students in recital.

12:30 pm | FREE Searcy Hall at Brevard Music Center

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27

7:30 pm | $28 General Admission Ingram Auditorium at Brevard College

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BMC Artist Faculty: Mozart and Fauré Steep Canyon Rangers

Upon its premiere, Mozart described his Quintet for Piano and Winds as “the best thing I have written in my life.” This seminal 18th century gem is paired with Gabriel Fauré’s refined and lyrical Piano Quartet No. 1.

7:30 pm | $28 General Admission Ingram Auditorium at Brevard College

THURSDAY, JUNE 28 SATURDAY, JUNE 30

OPERA

Madama Butterfly Nancy Crow Trentini, Lead Sponsor The Zimmerli Family Opera Endowment, Sustaining Sponsor Nancy B. Hicks, Sustaining Sponsor, in memory of Jackson E. Hicks and in honor of Margaret Hicks Sargent, BMC Madama Butterfly, 1995

TUESDAY, JUNE 26

BMC PRESENTS

Steep Canyon Rangers with Orchestra Hampton Inn, Series Sponsor The Grammy® Award-winning sextet brings its signature bluegrass, folk rock, pop, and country sound back to Brevard for one unforgettable evening!

Brevard Festival Orchestra Ken Lam, conductor

Produced in collaboration with Mountain Song Productions

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Janiec Opera Company of the Brevard Music Center Dean Anthony, stage director Brevard Festival Orchestra Michael Sakir, conductor MUSIC: Giacomo Puccini LIBRETTO: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica Thursday, June 28, 7:30 pm | Tickets start at $35 Saturday, June 30, 2:00 pm | Tickets start at $35 Porter Center at Brevard College Ticket holders may attend a free Pre-Opera Talk in Scott Commons beginning one hour before the performance.

For tickets call (828) 862-2105

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7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

Puccini’s timeless opera. The gorgeously seductive, yet heartbreaking story of the trusting Japanese geisha and her callous American lover. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

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Itamar Zorman

SATURDAY, JUNE 30

ORCHESTRA

Enigma Variations Dedicated “to my friends pictured within,” this orchestral work comprises fourteen musical variations on a singular original theme—each containing distinctly different sketches of Elgar’s enigmatic friends.

Brevard Sinfonia Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor Dasol Kim, piano MOZART...............................................................................Piano Concerto No. 25 ELGAR................................................................................................ Enigma Variations ELGAR................................................................ Pomp and Circumstance No. 1

FRIDAY, JUNE 29

ORCHESTRA

Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony Considered “more an expression of feeling than painting” by the master composer, Beethoven’s affinity for nature and “expressions of a country life” are embodied in this exquisite work.

Brevard Music Center Orchestra Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor Itamar Zorman, violin WAGNER ....................................................................................... Overture to Rienzi BERG ........................................................................................................ Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN.........................................................................“Pastoral” Symphony 7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center Ticket holders may attend a free Pre-Concert Talk in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

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Ticket holders may attend The PreConcert, a free recital in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

SUNDAY, JULY 1

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Jan and Beattie Wood Concerto Competition Finals Gifted BMC high school and college musicians compete for the coveted spotlight positions in BMC’s Soloist of Tomorrow concert.

7:00 pm | $25 General Admission Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

For tickets call (828) 862-2105

influential composer’s music. BMC’s Leonard Bernstein Festival includes a series of classical and Broadway concerts featuring beloved works such as Chichester Psalms, Symphony No. 2 (“Age of Anxiety”), and the Mass (Season Finale), among others. Two fully staged performances of the opera Candide and the movie West Side Story (with live symphony) complete BMC’s rich and varied festival programming.

Events are listed on pages 5, 14, 16, 17, 23, and 29.

WEEK 5

For its third Festival Within a Festival, Brevard Music Center joins arts organizations across the nation in saluting the centennial of celebrated composer Leonard Bernstein. One of the most prominent and widely published writers on topics in American music, Joseph Horowitz, returns to Brevard to participate in a seasonlong series of events and free lectures providing rich context around the

7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

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The Shanghai Quartet

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4

FREE

Student Piano Recital BMC piano students in recital.

12:30 pm | FREE Searcy Hall at Brevard Music Center

MONDAY, JULY 2

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The Shanghai Quartet — Beethoven Cycle I One of the world’s foremost chamber ensembles, renowned for their passionate musicality and impressive technique, returns to Brevard to launch year one of a multi-year cycle of Beethoven’s iconic string quartets.

BEETHOVEN..........................String Quartet in A major, Op. 18, No. 5 BEETHOVEN...............String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 74, “Harp” BEETHOVEN..........................String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 7:30 pm | $28 General Admission Porter Center at Brevard College

TUESDAY, JULY 3

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The Shanghai Quartet — Beethoven Cycle II One of the world’s foremost chamber ensembles, renowned for their passionate musicality and impressive technique, returns to Brevard to launch year one of a multi-year cycle of Beethoven’s iconic string quartets.

7:30 pm | $28 General Admission Porter Center at Brevard College

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4

ORCHESTRA

Pendergrast Family Patriotic Pops Transylvania County Tourism Development Authority, Sustaining Sponsor An explosive afternoon of family fun! Celebrate Independence Day with a musical extravanganza featuring your patriotic favorites, including the rousing 1812 Overture with live cannon!

2:00 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

THURSDAY, JULY 5

STUDENT

Just Brass A brass-travanganza with BMC faculty and students.

7:30 pm | $25 General Admission Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

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BEETHOVEN.............................String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 130 BEETHOVEN.......................... String Quartet in F major, Op. 59, No. 1

Pendergrast Family Patriotic Pops

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FRIDAY, JULY 6

FREE

Program of Song High school voice students in recital.

4:30 pm | FREE Searcy Hall at Brevard Music Center

Mike Mills and Robert McDuffie

SATURDAY, JULY 7

ORCHESTRA

Mike Mills Rock Violin Concerto A “classical-tinged collaboration” between BMC alumnus Robert McDuffie and R.E.M.’s Mike Mills results in a “propulsive, upbeat piece full of weeping violin, driving rhythm guitar and an energetic backbeat” (Rolling Stone).

Yekwon Sunwoo

FRIDAY, JULY 6

ORCHESTRA

Brahms Symphony No. 2 Famed Brahms expert Matthias Bamert leads this “grand, majestic, spacious, and warmhearted” work by Germany’s great master of symphonic style. 2017 Van Cliburn Gold medalist Yekwon Sunwoo makes his BMC debut in Schumann’s vibrant tour de force.

Brevard Music Center Orchestra Matthias Bamert, conductor Yekwon Sunwoo, piano BERLIOZ........................................................................ Roman Carnival Overture SCHUMANN.................................................. Concerto for Piano in A minor BRAHMS.............................................................................................Symphony No. 2

Ticket holders may attend a free Pre-Concert Talk in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

MILLS...........Concerto for Violin, Rock Band, and String Orchestra BARBER.............................................................Medea’s Dance of Vengeance DEBUSSY...................................................................................................................La Mer 7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center Ticket holders may attend The PreConcert, a free recital in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

For tickets call (828) 862-2105

Happy Birthday

BREVARD! Learn more about the history of Brevard and the exciting events surrounding its 150th celebration at

WEEK 6

7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

Brevard Sinfonia Daniel Hege, conductor Robert McDuffie, violin Mike Mills, guitar/keyboard

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MONDAY, JULY 9

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11

FREE

BMC@TCL New Songs Concert

Student Piano Recital BMC piano students in recital.

College division students perform chamber music at Brevard’s Transylvania County Library. This first concert in the series features new songs written by BMC composition students.

12:30 pm | FREE Searcy Hall at Brevard Music Center

12:30 pm | FREE Transylvania County Library

MONDAY, JULY 9

FREE

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 Brandenburg Concerti 3 & 4

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BMC kicks off “Bernstein Week” with a concert featuring some of Bernstein’s best-loved chamber music. Joined on the program will be works by a few of Bernstein’s close friends and colleagues, all of whom shaped American music in the second half of the 20th century.

7:30 pm | $28 General Admission Ingram Auditorium at Brevard College

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Share in an unforgettable evening as BMC faculty member William Preucil—one of the world’s leading concertmasters—leads Brevard’s conductorless chamber orchestra in a program of beloved masterworks by Bach and Tchaikovsky.

Brevard Camerata Amy Porter, flute Dilshad Posnock, flute William Preucil, violin BACH...................................................................... Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 BACH...................................................................... Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 TCHAIKOVSKY...................................................................Serenade for Strings 7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

THURSDAY, JULY 12 SATURDAY, JULY 14

OPERA

La Cenerentola (Cinderella) Rossini’s bubbly comic opera redefines the classic fairy tale of the innocent girl, her dysfunctional family, and her handsome Prince Charming. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

Sō Percussion

TUESDAY, JULY 10

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Sō Percussion With its “exhilarating blend of precision and anarchy, rigor and bedlam” (The New Yorker), Sō Percussion has redefined the scope and vital role of the modern percussion ensemble.

Thursday, July 12, 7:30 pm | Tickets start at $35 Saturday, July 14, 2:00 pm | Tickets start at $35 Porter Center at Brevard College Ticket holders may attend a free Pre-Opera Talk in Scott Commons beginning one hour before the performance.

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7:30 pm | $28 General Admission Ingram Auditorium at Brevard College

Janiec Opera Company of the Brevard Music Center Crystal Manich, stage director Brevard Festival Orchestra Craig Kier, conductor MUSIC: Gioachino Rossini LIBRETTO: Jacopo Ferretti

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FRIDAY, JULY 13

FREE

New Music Premiere performances of new works written by BMC composition students.

12:30 pm | FREE Searcy Hall at Brevard Music Center

FRIDAY, JULY 13

FREE

Piccolo Opera High school voice students present opera scenes.

SATURDAY, JULY 14

4:30 pm | FREE Straus Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

West Side Story in Concert

FRIDAY, JULY 13 A Bernstein Celebration

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Two Bernstein tone poems and a poignant work by Mahler co-mingle in one unforgettable evening. Keith Lockhart leads BMC faculty member Norman Krieger and the exquisite voices of the Greenville Chorale in a truly celebratory night of music making.

Brevard Music Center Orchestra Greenville Chorale Keith Lockhart, conductor Norman Krieger, piano BERNSTEIN................................................................................Chichester Psalms MAHLER.......................................................... Adagio from Symphony No. 10 BERNSTEIN.............................................Symphony No. 2 ‘Age of Anxiety’ 7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center Ticket holders may attend a free Pre-Concert Talk in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

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Inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, the classic American movie musical comes to the big screen at Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium, with full symphony orchestra performing Bernstein’s reverent and iconic score.

Brevard Sinfonia Jayce Ogren, conductor BERNSTEIN ..................................................................................... West Side Story 8:30 pm* | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center Ticket holders may attend The PreConcert, a free recital in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance. *Special late start time due to movie.

SUNDAY, JULY 15 Bernstein the Educator

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A multi-media program revisiting Bernstein’s fabled Young People’s Concerts. Featuring Gershwin’s An American in Paris and works by great American composers including Copland, Chadwick, and Harris.

Brevard Concert Orchestra Ken Lam, conductor Joseph Horowitz, curator 3:00 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center Ticket holders may attend The PreConcert, a free recital in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

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The Brevard Music Center, a summer institute and festival, teaches gifted young musicians to prepare and perform great musical works at a high artistic level.

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Terpsicorps

MONDAY, JULY 16

FREE

BMC@TCL College division students perform chamber music at Brevard’s Transylvania County Library.

12:30 pm | FREE Transylvania County Library

MONDAY, JULY 16

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BMC Artist Faculty: Brahms String Quintet Brahms’s thoroughly romantic String Quintet in F major is characterized by a pastoral cheer and kinetic energy that creates a joyous and rhythmic drive. Performed by members of our distinct community of nationally acclaimed musicians.

TUESDAY, JULY 17

BMC PRESENTS

Terpsicorps

7:30 pm | $28 General Admission Porter Center at Brevard College

Hampton Inn, Series Sponsor

TUESDAY, JULY 17

STUDENT

Brevard Symphonic Winds Featuring dramatic music for winds from stage and screen.

Brevard Symphonic Winds Kraig Alan Williams, conductor

Artistic Director Heather Maloy leads North Carolina’s innovative and thought-provoking professional contemporary ballet corps— featuring acclaimed dancers from the most respected companies in the United States and Canada.

7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Porter Center at Brevard College

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18

7:00 pm | $25 General Admission Straus Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

FREE

Student Piano Recital BMC piano students in recital.

SAVE THE DATE Saturday, June 16 @ 6:00 pm

Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

12:30 pm | FREE Searcy Hall at Brevard Music Center

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18

CHAMBER

BMC Artist Faculty: Quartet for the End of Time

FOR EVENT SPONSORSHIPS AND TICKETS:

7:30 pm | $28 General Admission Porter Center at Brevard College

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Sara Jerome sjerome@brevardmusic.org (828) 862-2147

Olivier Messiaen’s ethereal “Quartet for the End of Time” is recognized as one of the most significant chamber works of the 20th century. Written while he was a prisoner of war in German captivity and inspired by text from the Book of Revelation, it is scored for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano–the instruments and musicians sharing space in Stalag VIII-A.

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THURSDAY, JULY 19

ORCHESTRA

WQXR Young Artists Showcase The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation, Inc., Lead Sponsor Now in its 40th year on WQXR, New York City’s only classical music radio station, Young Artists Showcase seeks out and displays the talents of young emerging artists. Long-time host Robert Sherman brings his much-admired show to Brevard to highlight BMC student musicians. (Live show will be taped for future broadcast.)

7:30 pm | $25 General Admission Porter Center at Brevard College

SATURDAY, JULY 21

ORCHESTRA

Brahms Double

Ticket holders may attend a free Pre-Concert Talk in Scott Commons beginning one hour before the performance.

Featuring an international roster of acclaimed musicians, this “titanic work” of Brahms ranks among the finest entries in the great repertoire of 19th-century concertos.

Rune Bergmann, conductor Sergey Khachatryan, violin Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello SVENDSEN ...........................................................Norwegian Artists’ Carnival TCHAIKOVSKY ............................. Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy BRAHMS.......................................... Double Concerto for Violin and Cello 7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

Conrad Tao

FRIDAY, JULY 20

ORCHESTRA

Conrad Tao Plays Beethoven CarePartners Foundation, Sustaining Sponsor Lauded as “the kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music” (New York Magazine), virtuosic pianist Conrad Tao returns to Brevard with the always energetic and compelling conductor, Rune Bergmann.

Brevard Music Center Orchestra Rune Bergmann, conductor Conrad Tao, piano

7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

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Ticket holders may attend a free Pre-Concert Talk in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

SUNDAY, JULY 22

ORCHESTRA

Pines of Rome An inspired afternoon infused with the sounds of Respighi’s four-movement tone poem for orchestra (depicting pine trees in four locations in Rome at different times of the day) and Waxman’s virtuoso showpiece (based on themes from the opera Carmen).

Brevard Concert Orchestra Ken Lam, conductor Annelle Gregory, violin (1st place, 2017 Sphinx Competition) WAXMAN............................................................................................. Carmen Fantasy RESPIGHI...............................................................................................Pines of Rome 3:00 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center Ticket holders may attend The PreConcert, a free recital in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

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MOZART ......................................................... Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro BEETHOVEN......................................................................Piano Concerto No. 1 STRAUSS.......................................................................... Also sprach Zarathustra

Ticket holders may attend The PreConcert, a free recital in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

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MONDAY, JULY 23

FREE

BMC@TCL

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25

CHAMBER

BMC Artist Faculty:

College division students perform chamber music at Brevard’s Transylvania County Library.

12:30 pm | FREE Transylvania County Library

Schumann Piano Trio No. 1 Intensely personal, and at times brooding and turbulent, Robert Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 1 stands as a definitive statement in Romantic chamber music. Often symphonic in nature, Schumann’s masterpiece explores the ranges, colors, and rhythmic vibrancy of the violin, cello, and piano, for which it is written.

7:30 pm | $28 General Admission Ingram Auditorium at Brevard College Photo by Al Ravenna, 1955, courtesy of the Library of Congress

MONDAY, JULY 23

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BMC Artist Faculty: Arensky Piano Trio Inspired by his Russian compatriots Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, Anton Arensky’s Piano Trio No. 1 is a rhapsodic memorial to Karl Davidoff—the man regarded as the founder of the Russian school of cello playing. At times lyrical, elegiac, and full of bravura, Arensky’s charming trio provides the cello a prominent and soaring role.

7:30 pm | $28 General Admission Ingram Auditorium at Brevard College

TUESDAY, JULY 24 FREE New Music Premiere performances of new works written by BMC composition students.

12:30 pm | FREE Searcy Hall at Brevard Music Center

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 FREE

BMC piano students in recital.

12:30 pm | FREE Searcy Hall at Brevard Music Center

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THURSDAY, JULY 26 SATURDAY, JULY 28 Candide

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Here in Brevard, “in this best of all possible worlds,” be dazzled

by Leonard Bernstein’s exuberant American Broadway musical comedy filled with fun and frolic. Based on Voltaire’s satirical story and featuring the arias “Glitter and Be Gay” and the finale “Make Our Garden Grow.”

Janiec Opera Company of the Brevard Music Center Dean Anthony, stage director Brevard Festival Orchestra Michael Sakir, conductor MUSIC: Leonard Bernstein LIBRETTO: Lillian Hellman Thursday, July 26, 7:30 pm | Tickets start at $35 Saturday, July 28, 2:00 pm | Tickets start at $35 Porter Center at Brevard College Ticket holders may attend a free Pre-Opera Talk in Scott Commons beginning one hour before the performance.

For tickets call (828) 862-2105

WEEK 9

Student Piano Recital

Leonard Bernstein

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FRIDAY, JULY 27

FREE

Program of Song

SATURDAY, JULY 28

ORCHESTRA

Time for Three Jerome and Summey, Lead Sponsor

High school voice students in recital.

4:30 pm | FREE Searcy Hall at Brevard Music Center

Time for Three

Defying traditional genre classification, this classically trained American string trio performs Bach to Brahms and beyond alongside an uncommon mix of bluegrass, folk tunes, and ingenuous mash-ups of hits by The Beatles, Justin Timberlake, and more.

Brevard Sinfonia JoAnn Falletta, conductor Time for Three SIERRA...............................................................................................................Fandangos HIGDON...................................................................................................... Concerto 4-3 TIME FOR THREE......................................................Originals and Mashups RESPIGHI........................................................................................... Roman Festivals 7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center Ticket holders may attend The PreConcert, a free recital in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

SUNDAY, JULY 29

ORCHESTRA

Soloists of Tomorrow FRIDAY, JULY 27

ORCHESTRA

Tchaikovsky 4 Loyal Friends of Brevard Music Center, Sustaining Sponsor Tchaikovsky’s urgent and fateful work unfolds on the WPA stage, led by “one of the finest conductors of her generation” (New York Times), BMC Principal Guest Conductor JoAnn Falletta.

But first, Asheville-native and Concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, Noah Bendix-Balgley, returns for the Brevard premiere of his original klezmer concerto.

Brevard Music Center Orchestra JoAnn Falletta, conductor Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin BRAHMS..................................................................Academic Festival Overture BENDIX-BALGLEY ....................Fidl-Fantazye: A Klezmer Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY..............................................................................Symphony No. 4

Ticket holders may attend a free Pre-Concert Talk in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

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Brevard Music Center Orchestra Ken Lam, conductor 3:00 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center Ticket holders may attend The PreConcert, a free recital in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

SUNDAY, JULY 29

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Supersonic Hypnotic rhythms and spectacular, syncopated drumming combine for a mesmerizing evening of family fun! BMC’s percussion students and faculty don’t miss a beat in this energetic concert for music-lovers of all ages.

7:30 pm | $25 General Admission Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at the Brevard Music Center

WEEK 9

7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

Always the not-to-be-missed concert of the season! Celebrate BMC’s mission and the next generation of classical musicians as we shine a spotlight on our most talented young students—all winners of the prestigious Jan and Beattie Wood Concerto Competiton.

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MONDAY, JULY 30

FREE

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1

FREE

Student Piano Recital

BMC@TCL College division students perform chamber music at Brevard’s Transylvania County Library.

12:30 pm | FREE Transylvania County Library

MONDAY, JULY 30

CHAMBER

Noah Bendix-Balgley & Friends World-renowned violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley is joined by his Berlin Philharmonic colleague hornist Stefan de Leval Jezierski and BMC artist faculty pianist Norman Krieger in the incomparable Brahms Horn Trio. Noah also teams with his BMC friends in a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s exuberant String Quintet No. 2.

BMC piano students in recital.

12:30 pm | FREE Searcy Hall at Brevard Music Center

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 CHAMBER Brevard Camerata Small in size, but big in sound, Brevard’s conductorless chamber orchestra offers thoughtful interpretations of baroque, classical, and contemporary works.

Brevard Camerata Adam Holzman, guitar TURINA................................................................................The Bullfighter’s Prayer VIVALDI...................................................................................... Guitar Concerto in D SUK............................................................................................................................Serenade

7:30 pm | $28 General Admission Porter Center at Brevard College

7:30 pm | $28 General Admission Porter Center at Brevard College

Noah Bendix-Balgley

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2

OPERA

Sondheim on Sondheim Hailed as a "revelatory revue full of wonderful moments" and a "funny, affectionate and revealing tribute to musical theater's greatest living composer and lyricist," Sondheim on Sondheim is an intimate portrait of the famed songwriter in his own words... and music.

Janiec Opera Company of the Brevard Music Center 7:30 pm | Tickets start at $35 Porter Center at Brevard College

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 TUESDAY, JULY 31

STUDENT

BMC Piano Competition Finals The Zimmerli Foundation, Sustaining Sponsor

7:00 pm | $25 General Admission Porter Center at Brevard College

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New Music Premiere performances of new works written by BMC composition students.

12:30 pm | FREE Searcy Hall at Brevard Music Center

For tickets call (828) 862-2105

WEEK 10

The future stars of tomorrow take the stage in this inspired competition, featuring BMC’s gifted high school and college pianists.

FREE

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 3

FREE

Piccolo Opera

SUNDAY, AUGUST 5

Season Finale: Bernstein's Mass

4:30 pm | FREE Straus Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

ORCHESTRA

The Planets A truly magical evening under the stars…and among the planets!

Enduringly popular and widely performed, each of the seven movements of this orchestral suite reflects Holst’s interpretation of a planet within the Solar System. Multi-media visuals provided

by Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI).

Brevard Concert Orchestra Keith Lockhart, conductor Brevard Symphonic Winds Kraig Alan Williams, conductor

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Skyland Automotive, Lead Sponsor

High school voice students present opera scenes.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3

ORCHESTRA

Imagined by Bernstein “not as a concert, but a fully staged dramatic pageant,” this multi-faceted theatre piece for musicians, singers, and dancers premiered at the 1971 inauguration of the Kennedy Center. Join us as Keith Lockhart, BMCO, and hundreds of artists fill the WPA stage in final tribute to Bernstein’s enduring legacy and centennial.

Brevard Music Center Orchestra and Chorus Keith Lockhart, conductor John McVeigh, tenor BERNSTEIN.................................................................................................................Mass 3:00 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center Ticket holders may attend a free Pre-Concert Talk in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

BACH....................................................................... Toccata and Fugue in D minor MASLANKA...........................O Earth, O Stars for Solo Cello and Winds (Jonathan Spitz, cello) HOLST...................................................................................................................The Planets

Béla Fleck

7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center Ticket holders may attend The PreConcert, a free recital in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4

ORCHESTRA

Pictures at an Exhibition Inspired by a “promenade” through the exhibition of artist and close friend Victor Hartmann, each movement in Mussorgsky’s rhythmic, powerful masterpiece depicts one of ten distinctively different paintings.

Brevard Sinfonia Ken Lam, conductor Zorá String Quartet DZUBAY................................................................................................................................ Ra! LEES.......................................Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra MUSSORGSKY.......................................................... Pictures at an Exhibition

Hampton Inn, Series Sponsor Considered by many to be “the world’s premier banjo player,” the 15-time Grammy® Award-winner marks the culmination of his inaugural Blue Ridge Banjo Camp at Brevard Music Center with a very special, finale concert.

7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

10&12

Ticket holders may attend The PreConcert, a free recital in Thomas Hall, which begins one hour before the performance.

Béla Fleck's Blue Ridge Banjo Concert

WEEKS

7:30 pm | Tickets start at $20 Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium at Brevard Music Center

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 BMC PRESENTS

Produced in collaboration with Mountain Song Productions

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G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N Administration.................................................................... (828) 862-2100 Box Office........................................................................... (828) 862-2105 Development...................................................................... (828) 862-2121 Fax.. ....................................................................................... (828) 884-2036 Group Sales. . ...................................................................... (828) 862-2131 Web........................................................................................brevardmusic.org Email................................................................ boxoffice@brevardmusic.org

BOX OFFICE HOURS Samuel, BMC Alumnus

YO U R S U P P O R T E N S U R E S A F UTU R E F I LLE D W ITH TH E PERFORMING ARTS Your gift to Brevard Music Center helps nurture the exceptional talent, ambition, and passion of the best and brightest student musicians from across the country and around the world. Your generous contribution also provides student financial support, maintains student and faculty residences, and improves rehearsal and performance spaces across our 180 acre campus.

Benefits to enhance your summer festival experience begin with your gift of $50. Members of our Maestro Society (annual gift of $2,500 or more) enjoy premium benefits, including access to The Maestro Society Lounge, preferred season parking, invitations to exclusive events, and much more.

Support music’s future today! Visit brevardmusic.org/support, or call (828) 862-2114 for details on the benefits of giving at all levels.

"The Brevard Music Center is meaningful to me, my colleagues and friends, and every patron who attends. Here at Brevard, I am able to refine my musical abilities, as well as learn life lessons that I will take with me wherever I go."

- Samuel, Maitland (FL), BMC Alumnus

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Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium (Brevard Music Center Campus) May 14 – June 21 Monday – Friday. . ...................................................................10 am to 5 pm June 22 – August 5 Monday – Wednesday..........................................................10 am to 5 pm Thursday – Saturday.................................................10 am – intermission Sunday............................................................................ noon – intermission Beyond August 5 The BMC Box Office will be open on a limited schedule. Online ticketing will remain available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Porter Center (Brevard College Campus) June 21 - August 2 Open on performance days only – 2 hours prior to the start of a performance through intermission.

L O C AT I O N G U I D E Brevard Music Center Campus (349 Andante Lane) Straus Auditorium Searcy Hall Thomas Hall Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium Brevard College Campus (1 Brevard College Drive) Scott Concert Hall, Porter Center Scott Commons, Porter Center Ingram Auditorium

GROUPS @ BMC Save up to 25% on group orders. For more information, or to purchase tickets for your group, please call (828) 862-2131.

Downtown Brevard (212 Gaston Street) Transylvania County Library Parking Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium's parking lot remains open during the entire season and is free for ticket holders in non-reserved areas. Members of The Maestro Society enjoy season-long, complimentary, preferred parking (and other great benefits!).

For more information about The Maestro Society, please call (828) 862-2114, email maestrosociety@brevardmusic.org, or visit brevardmusic.org/benefits.

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T I C K E T I N F O R M AT I O N

TICKET PURCHASING

Individual Tickets are available for purchase on our website: brevardmusic.org/performances.

With a valid student ID, students 18 and older may sit on the lawn free of charge.* Children 17 and under may sit on the lawn free of charge* with a paying adult.

Online Choose your own seats by purchasing tickets on our secure ticketing website. Visit brevardmusic.org/performances for performance details. Ticketing Alert: With the increase in third party ticket resale websites posing as BMC, we want to reassure you, our valued patrons, that Brevard Music Center in no way supports this activity. When obtaining tickets for any Brevard Music Center event, be sure to purchase them only from our official ticketing site at tickets.brevardmusic.org. Purchasing BMC tickets directly from us will assure the best ticket price and customer service.

Children and Student Tickets are available for $15 for children 6-17 years of age. Students 18 and older receive a 50% discount for tickets inside Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium. Children under 6 are not permitted inside Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium.

Phone and In Person The Box Office will be open for phone and walk-up orders beginning Monday, May 14. Call (828) 862-2105 or visit the Box Office, located at the entrance to Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium on the Brevard Music Center campus.

Subscriptions are still available for the 2018 season.

Please contact the box office at (828) 862-2105 or boxoffice@brevardmusic.org.

All tickets are subject to NC Sales Tax of 6.75%. Single tickets purchased by mail or online are subject to a $2.75 fee per ticket. All subscriptions are subject to an $8.50 per transaction fee.

Exchanges are available up to 24 hours before the exchanged event. Unused tickets can be turned in for a tax deduction.

Subscription tickets may be exchanged for events not currently included within your series. Subscription tickets may not be exchanged for Opening Night, Season Finale, or BMC Presents.

There is a $2 per ticket fee to exchange tickets; this fee is waived for BMC subscribers.

Please note, all guest artists, programs, dates, and prices are subject to change.

Lawn Tickets are available for all performances at WhittingtonPfohl Auditorium. All lawn patrons must have a valid ticket.

BMC CONCESSIONS

Pets are not allowed in or around the area of the WhittingtonPfohl Auditorium during a performance. Properly identified service animals are permitted in all areas in which BMC patrons are allowed.

Bring your own picnic…or enjoy BMC’s delicious selection of casual fare and snacks while experiencing a performance at WhittingtonPfohl Auditorium (WPA). A full assortment of beverages is available for your enjoyment including wine by the glass, local craft beer and hard cider, soft drinks, bottled water, and coffee. Refreshing desserts, including crowd favorite Kiwi Gelato and fresh baked cookies, are offered as a delightful finish to your BMC experience.

*Lawn tickets for students and children are not available for Print-at-Home or mail delivery when purchased online, and must be picked up at the Box Office with the child present, or with a valid student ID. Complimentary lawn tickets are not available for Opening Night, Season Finale, or BMC Presents

WPA concessions–located at the main concession building on the lawn and the white-tented areas on the WPA plaza–open one hour prior to each performance.

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SPONSORS

MEDIA SPONSORS

Brevard Music Center gratefully acknowledges its 2018 Sponsors and Partners*

Jacquelyn and Bruce Rogow, Season Sponsors LEAD SPONSORS

The Zimmerli Family Opera Endowment

Hampton Inn Brevard BMC Presents Series

Madama Butterfly

The Zimmerli Foundation

TRAN TI SYLV M ANIA E S

BMC Piano Competition Finals *Media sponsors as of February 22, 2018

SEASON PARTNERS 35 Degrees North

Time for Three

Official Landscape Services

The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation, Inc.

Bed & Breakfast on Tiffany Hill

WQXR Young Artists Showcase

Official Bed and Breakfast

Platt

Architecture, P.A.

Bold Rock Hard Cider Official Hard Cider

Broad Street Wines

of Asheville

Special Event Sponsor

Food Matters Market Season Kickoff Reception Sponsor

Hampton Inn Season Finale: Bernstein Mass

Official Hotel and Series Sponsor, BMC Presents

Johnson Building Supply Nancy Crow Trentini Madama Butterfly

SUSTAINING SPONSORS

Official Building Supply Provider

Oskar Blues Brewery Official Beer

Official Piano Conrad Tao Plays Beethoven

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

Nancy B. Hicks, in memory of Jackson E. Hicks and in honor of Margaret Hicks Sargent, BMC Madama Butterfly, 1995

Blue Mountain Medicine

WIN A MERCEDES-BENZ Only 1500 tickets sold!

Madama Butterfly

Loyal Friends of Brevard Music Center Tchaikovsky 4

The Manhattan Transfer

Pendergrast Family Patriotic Pops

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS The Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club of Transylvania County Brevard Ballet Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue DuPont State Recreational Forest Friends for Life Muddy Sneakers Rise and Shine Transylvania County Arts Council Trout Unlimited, Pisgah Chapter United Way of Transylvania County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4039, Brevard *Sponsors as of February 22, 2018

2018

Brevard Music Center Raffle learn more at:

BREVARDMUSIC.ORG (828) 862-2100

DON’T MISS: Olga Kern, Conrad Tao, The Manhattan Transfer, Steep Canyon Rangers, Béla Fleck, BMC's Leonard Bernstein Festival & more!

PERFORMANCE

2018 SCHEDULE

PO Box 312 Brevard, NC 28712

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