Norfolk Chamber Music Festival–Yale Summer School of Music
Festival Artist Concerts | Summer 2024
JULY
Performances begin at 8 p.m. unless noted. Visit Emerging Artist Series (Fellows' series) for additional concert information.
FRI, JULY 5 | 8 PM
Charles Ives & the American Tradition | Ives: Likes & Dislikes
A look at a few of the composers Ives either liked or disliked — from BEETHOVEN and CÉSAR FRANCK to modernist composer EDGARD VARÈSE
SAT, JULY 6 | 8 PM
Brentano Quartet
The Brentano Quartet in a program of quartet works by FRANZ JOSEF HAYDN and FELIX MENDELSSOHN together with ALFRED SCHNITTKE's Piano Quintet with pianist Rieko Aizawa
FRI, JULY 12 | 8 PM
Charles Ives & the American Tradition | Folk Inspirations
A program showcasing folk music as inspiration for LUIGI BOCCHERINI, BÉLA BARTÓK, CHARLES IVES, and JOHANNES BRAHMS
SAT, JULY 13 | 8 PM
Brentano Quartet
The Brentano Quartet in a program of quartets by FRANZ JOSEF HAYDN, DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH and LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
FRI, JULY 19 | 8 PM
Charles Ives & the American Tradition | European Influences on America
American classical music has long been indebted to the European tradition. This concert features European composers that had major influence on the American music scene.
SPECIAL EVENT | SAT, JULY 20 | 8 PM
Imani Winds
A program featuring the GRAMMY® Award-winning Imani Winds. Come and hear why NPR said: "If it’s possible for a classically trained wind quintet to rock the house,
Imani Winds blows the roof off”
Imani Winds blows the roof off”
FRI, JULY 26 | 8 PM
Dover Quartet
The Dover Quartet in a program of works by WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, LEOŠ JANÁCEK and FRANZ SCHUBERT's “Death and the Maiden”
SAT, JULY 27 | 8 PM
Charles Ives & the American Tradition | American Music’s Current Generation
An evening showcasing the works of some of today’s most noted American composers — VALERIE COLEMAN, JESSIE MONTGOMERY, VIJAY IYER and CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS.
AUGUST
Performances begin at 8 p.m. unless noted. Visit Emerging Artist Series (Fellows' series) for additional concert information.
FRI, AUGUST 2 | 8 PM
Meet the Mendelssohns
A program featuring works by siblings FANNY MENDELSSOHN
and FELIX MENDELSSOHN performed by the GRAMMY® Award-winning Parker Quartet and the stellar Norfolk Fellows.
and FELIX MENDELSSOHN performed by the GRAMMY® Award-winning Parker Quartet and the stellar Norfolk Fellows.
SAT, AUGUST 3 | 8 PM
Parker Quartet
A program featuring the Parker Quartet and pianist Wei-Yi Yang.
FRI, AUGUST 9 | 8 PM
Charles Ives & the American Tradition | Composers with a Side Hustle
From insurance actuary to cabby to chemist, this program is dedicated to composers who also had other jobs.
SAT, AUGUST 10 | 8 PM
Concerto Night!
Enjoy an evening of virtuosity, as Norfolk Festival Artists and Fellows perform a variety of concertos from the Baroque era by GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN, ANTONIO VIVALDI, JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, and more!
SAT, AUGUST 17 | 4 PM
Norfolk Choral Festival
The 2024 finale features a riveting program of choral works from the Renaissance to the 21st Century
