The theme was “Together Again in 2021” and the Festival was delighted to be back with in-person concerts. An abbreviated two-week season was held with reduced seating capacities at all venues and COVID-19 protocols and CDC guidelines for safety in place. Outdoor concerts by favorites Time for Three and the Festival debut of Grammy Award–winning pianist Bill Charlap and his trio were repeated on Friday and Saturday nights to allow more attendees to enjoy the music. The Dover Quartet opened the season with Beethoven’s String Quartet in C minor, Dvořák’s String Quartet in G Major, and the premiere of composer Caroline Shaw’s work The Evergreen as part of the Festival’s Commissioned Works Series. The second chamber music concert, titled The Voice Within, featured Artistic Directors Julia Bruskin and Aaron Wunsch performing alongside violinist Emily Bruskin in Florence B. Price’s Fantasy for Violin and Piano in G minor and George Walker’s Cello Sonata.
