Performances
In 2008 Brevard Music Center celebrates its 72nd season of teaching gifted young musicians. Four hundred of the most talented students in the world join Brevard's artist faculty to present more than 80 concerts.
The 2008 season runs from June 27 through August 10.
Click here to see the 2008 Calendar
Click here for the 2008 Mail-In Order Form
OPENING NIGHT SPECIAL EVENT
On Friday, June 27th at 7:30 pm, join the Brevard Music Center Orchestra in a performance to inaugurate Mr. Lockhart's tenure as Brevard's Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor. Guest soloist for this special event is cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who performs Antonin Dvorak’s Cello Concerto in B minor. The New York Times recently stated, “Anytime Mr. Ma plays the Dvorak Cello Concerto, the occasion automatically becomes a significant musical event.” Note that this concert is not part of BMC subscription packages.
2008 Season
OPENING NIGHT SPECIAL EVENT
Friday, June 27 • 7:30 pm
BMC Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
ROBERT ALDRIDGE: A new piece composed in honor of Keith Lockhart’s inaugural season
BRAHMS: Academic Festival Overture
BRITTEN: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell
DVOŘÁK: Cello Concerto in B minor
This event is now SOLD OUT!
Please note: No refunds in case of rain.
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Co-sponsored by:
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Jacquelyn and Bruce Rogow, and the
Rogow Greenberg Foundation
Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble
Saturday, June 28 • 7:30 pm
LRJE returns to Brevard to transform Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium into Bourbon Street, entertaining us with some of the most enjoyable New Orleans-style jazz.
Tickets: $25-$35
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Sponsored by:
United Community Bank
Official Media Sponsor:
Hendersonville Times-News
Musical Insights
Sunday, June 29 • 2 pm
A free lecture for ticket holders to Sunday afternoon concerts.
Faculty artists will discuss the afternoon’s scheduled works.
Thomas Hall
Viennese Violin with Robert McDuffie
Sunday, June 29 • 3 pm
BMC Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Robert McDuffie, violin
STRAUSS: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
STRAUSS: “Dance of the Seven Veils” from Salomé
Selections from McDuffie’s popular recording, Viennese Violin
Tickets: $40-$50
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Sponsored by:
Fletcher BMW
Celebratory Concert
Monday, June 30 • 7:30 pm
BMC Artist Faculty celebrate the life of their late colleague Bill Boggs.
Tickets: $15
Porter Center at Brevard College
William Preucil and Friends
Wednesday, July 2 • 7:30 pm
Music by Dvořák, Prokofiev and Brahms
Tickets: $20
Porter Center at Brevard College
BMC@TCL
Thursday, July 3 • 12:30 pm
BMC Students perform at the Transylvania County Library in downtown Brevard.
Tickets: Free
Transylvania County Library
Student Piano Recitals
Thursday, July 3 • 4:30 pm
Tickets: Free
Straus Auditorium
Pendergrast Family Patriotic Pops
Friday, July 4 • 2:00 pm
Celebrate America’s Independence Day with Tchaikovsky’s 1812
Overture and real cannons! At a special time of 2:00 pm, audience members will have plenty of time to celebrate on our lawn with picnics and music, and then head to town and watch the 4th of July fireworks!
Tickets: $20-$30
Lawn Tickets: $15 (child lawn tickets: $5)
Please note: Lawn/child tickets not available online.
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Opera Lectures: The Magic Flute
Saturday, July 5 • 6:30 pm
A free lecture for ticket holders to Saturday’s Opera Performance.
Tickets: Free
Thomas Hall
Mozart’s The Magic Flute
Thursday, July 3 • 7:30 pm • dress rehearsal
Saturday, July 5 • 7:30 pm • performance
Join Tamino, Pamina, Papageno and the wicked Queen of the Night as the Janiec Opera Company presents a fantasy filled adventure loaded with promises of love and a magic flute. German with English dialogue and titles.
Tickets: $23 - dress rehearsal; $25-$35 - performance
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Sponsored by:
Jacquelyn and Bruce Rogow, and the
Rogow Greenberg Foundation
Musical Insights
Sunday, July 6 • 2 pm
A free lecture for ticket holders to Sunday afternoon concerts.
Faculty artists will discuss the afternoon’s scheduled works.
Tickets: Free
Thomas Hall
Leila Josefowicz and JoAnn Falletta
Sunday, July 6 • 3 pm
BMC Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
JOHN ADAMS: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade
Tickets: $20-$30
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Sponsored by:
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
BMC@TCL
Monday, July 7 • 12:30 pm
BMC Students perform at the Transylvania County Library in downtown Brevard.
Tickets: Free
Transylvania County Library
Student Recitals
Monday, July 7 • 4:30 pm
Tickets: Free
Straus Auditorium
Mozart’s Musical Joke
Monday, July 7 • 7:30 pm
MOZART: A Musical Joke
STRAVINSKY: Septet
BRAHMS: Sextet for Strings in G major
Tickets: $15
Porter Center at Brevard College
VARIATIONS: Doc Severinsen
Tuesday, July 8 • 8:00 pm
Doc Severinsen, legendary trumpeter and band leader on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, joins with top Latin artists to present El Ritmo de la Vida. “The Rhythm of Life” show features virtuosic classical Spanish music with a jazz flair, gorgeous American and Latino ballads, and great movie music.
Tickets: $30-$50; Orchestra Pit (limited availability) $75
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Official Media Sponsor:
Charter Media
Andrés Cárdenes in Recital
Wednesday, July 9 • 7:30 pm
MOZART: Sonata for piano and violin in B flat major, K 378
HINDEMITH: Sonata for violin and piano in E major
PROKOFIEV: Sonata for violin and piano in D major
YSAŸE: Chant d’hiver
Tickets: $20
Porter Center at Brevard College
BMC@TCL
Thursday, July 10 • 12:30 pm
BMC Students perform at the Transylvania County Library in downtown Brevard.
Tickets: Free
Transylvania County Library
Student Piano Recitals
Thursday, July 10 • 4:30 pm
Tickets: Free
Straus Auditorium
Transylvania Symphonic Band
Thursday, July 10 • 7:30 pm
Special appearance by the BMC Brass.
Tickets: Free
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
From the New World
Friday, July 11 • 7:30 pm
Transylvania Symphony Orchestra
Steven Smith, conductor
PROKOFIEV: Suite from Lieutenant Kije
COPLAND: Suite from Billy the Kid
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
Tickets: $20-$30
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Sponsored by:
Fisher Realty
Andrés Cárdenes and Brevard Sinfonia
Saturday, July 12 • 7:30 pm
Brevard Sinfonia
Andrés Cárdenes, conductor and soloist
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8
RESPIGHI: Trittico Botticelliano (“Three Botticelli Pictures”)
PIAZZOLLA: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Tickets: $20-$30
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Musical Insights
Sunday, July 13 • 2 pm
A free lecture for ticket holders to Sunday afternoon concerts.
Faculty artists will discuss the afternoon’s scheduled works.
Tickets: Free
Thomas Hall
Berlioz and Debussy
Sunday, July 13 • 3:00 pm
BMC Orchestra
Steven Smith, conductor
Roberto Díaz, viola
BERLIOZ: Harold en Italie
DEBUSSY: La Mer
Tickets: $20-$30
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Composers’ Concerts
Sunday, July 13 • 7 pm
Tickets: Free
Straus Auditorium
BMC@TCL
Monday, July 14 • 12:30 pm
BMC Students perform at the Transylvania County Library in downtown Brevard.
Tickets: Free
Transylvania County Library
Student Recitals
Monday, July 14 • 4:30 pm
Tickets: Free
Straus Auditorium
Díaz Trio
Monday, July 14 • 7:30 pm
BACH: Cello Suite in C minor
DOHNÁNYI: Serenade
KODÁLY: Terzetto
Tickets: $20
Porter Center at Brevard College
Musical Ventures
Tuesday, July 15 • 12:30 pm
Members of the BMC Artist Faculty play and discuss chamber and other works.
Tickets: Free
Porter Center Lobby at Brevard College
Chamber Winds
Tuesday, July 15 • 7:30 pm
Tickets: Free
Straus Auditorium
Díaz Trio Redux
Wednesday, July 16 • 7:30 pm
TAVERNER: Wake Up ...and Die (for solo cello and cello ensemble)
BRUCH: Pieces for viola, clarinet and piano
BRAHMS: String Quintet in F major, Op. 88
Tickets: $20
Porter Center at Brevard College
BMC@TCL
Thursday, July 17 • 12:30 pm
BMC Students perform at the Transylvania County Library in downtown Brevard.
Tickets: Free
Transylvania County Library
Student Piano Recitals
Thursday, July 17 • 4:30 pm
Tickets: Free
Straus Auditorium
Composers’ Concerts
Friday, July 18 • 7 pm
”New Songs”: Members of the Janiec Opera Company perform new vocal works by BMC student composers.
Tickets: Free
Straus Auditorium
Hinda Honigman Memorial Concert
Les Préludes
Friday, July 18 • 7:30 pm
Transylvania Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Joiner, conductor
SCHUBERT: "Unfinished" Symphony
JOHN ADAMS: The Wound Dresser
LISZT: Les Préludes
Tickets: $20-$30
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado
Thursday, July 17 • 7:30 pm • dress rehearsal
Saturday, July 19 • 7:30 pm • performance
The Mikado returns to the Whittington-Pfohl stage, delighting audiences with its powerful love story of Nanki-Poo and Yum-Yum. English with English titles.
Tickets: $23 - dress rehearsal; $25-35 - performance
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Musical Insights
Sunday, July 20 • 2 pm
A free lecture for ticket holders to Sunday afternoon concerts.
Faculty artists will discuss the afternoon’s scheduled works.
Tickets: Free
Thomas Hall
Beethoven and Mahler
Sunday, July 20 • 3 pm
BMC Orchestra
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Norman Krieger, piano
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3
MAHLER: Symphony No. 5
Tickets: $20-$30
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Jan and Beattie Wood Concerto Competition Finals
Sunday, July 20 • 7 pm
Tickets: Free
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
BMC@TCL
Monday, July 21 • 12:30 pm
BMC Students perform at the Transylvania County Library in downtown Brevard.
Tickets: Free
Transylvania County Library
Student Recitals
Monday, July 21 • 4:30 pm
Tickets: Free
Straus Auditorium
BMC Faculty
Monday, July 21 • 7:30 pm
DEBUSSY: Sonata for flute, viola and harp
SAINT-SAËNS: Septet for piano, trumpet and strings
SCHUMANN: Quintet for piano and strings
Tickets: $15
Porter Center at Brevard College
Musical Ventures
Tuesday, July 22 • 12:30 pm
Members of the BMC Artist Faculty play and discuss chamber and other works.
Tickets: Free
Porter Center Lobby at Brevard College
Transylvania Symphonic Band
Tuesday, July 22 • 7:30 pm
Tickets: Free
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Chamber: Opera Scenes
Wednesday, July 23 • 7:30 pm
A night of favorite arias and ensembles performed by members of the Janiec Opera Company
Tickets: $20
Porter Center at Brevard College
BMC@TCL
Thursday, July 24 • 12:30 pm
BMC Students perform at the Transylvania County Library in downtown Brevard.
Tickets: Free
Transylvania County Library
Student Piano Recitals
Thursday, July 24 • 4:30 pm
Tickets: Free
Straus Auditorium
BMC Jazz Ensemble
Thursday, July 24 • 7:30 pm
Following up last year’s successful Jazz Night, the Brevard Jazz Ensemble performs classics of the jazz era.
Tickets: $20-$30
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Sponsored by:
The Transylvania Times
The Titan
Friday, July 25 • 7:30 pm
Transylvania Symphony Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 (“Titan”)
Tickets: $30-$40
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Sponsored by:
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Brahms and Adams
Saturday, July 26 • 7:30 pm
Brevard Sinfonia
Steven Smith, conductor
Richard Dean, horn
MOZART: Horn Concerto No. 2
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2
JOHN ADAMS: The Chairman Dances
Tickets: $20-$30
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Musical Insights
Sunday, July 27 • 2 pm
A free lecture for ticket holders to Sunday afternoon concerts.
Faculty artists will discuss the afternoon’s scheduled works.
Tickets: Free
Thomas Hall
In Honor of the Hannah Family
Carmina Burana
Sunday, July 27 • 3 pm
BMC Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Bruce Murray, piano
BMC Chorus
STRAUSS: Burleske
ORFF: Carmina Burana
Tickets: $40-$50
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
BMC@TCL
Monday, July 28 • 12:30 pm
BMC Students perform at the Transylvania County Library in downtown Brevard.
Tickets: Free
Transylvania County Library
Student Recitals
Monday, July 28 • 4:30 pm
Tickets: Free
Straus Auditorium
Late Romantic Night
Monday, July 28 • 7:30 pm
WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll (Keith Lockhart, conductor)
WOLF: Vier Mignon Lieder
SCHOENBERG: Verklärte Nacht for string sextet
Tickets: $20
Porter Center at Brevard College
Musical Ventures
Tuesday, July 29 • 12:30 pm
Members of the BMC Artist Faculty play and discuss chamber and other works.
Tickets: Free
Porter Center Lobby at Brevard College
Music for Wind Instruments
Wednesday, July 30 • 7:30 pm
BMC Advanced Division students play music for wind instruments.
Tickets: $15
Porter Center at Brevard College
Soloists of Tomorrow
Friday, August 1 • 7:30 pm
BMC Orchestra
Daniel Meyer, conductor
Winner(s) of the Jan and Beattie Wood Concerto Competition
Tickets: $20-$30
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
BMC@TCL
Thursday, July 31 • 12:30 pm
BMC Students perform at the Transylvania County Library in downtown Brevard.
Tickets: Free
Transylvania County Library
Student Piano Recitals
Thursday, July 31 • 4:30 pm
Tickets: Free
Straus Auditorium
Opera Lectures: Little Women
Saturday, August 2 • 6:30 pm
A free lecture for ticket holders to Saturday’s Opera Performance.
Thomas Hall
Mark Adamo’s Little Women
Thursday, July 31 • 7:30 pm • dress rehearsal
Saturday, August 2 • 7:30 pm • performance
Follow life’s ups and downs with Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March in the poignant tale surrounding Louisa May Alcott’s chronicle of growing up female in civil-war era New England. English with English titles.
Tickets: $23 - dress rehearsal; $20-$30 - performance
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Sponsored by:
First Citizens Bank
Musical Insights
Sunday, August 3 • 2 pm
A free lecture for ticket holders to Sunday afternoon concerts.
Faculty artists will discuss the afternoon’s scheduled works.
Tickets: Free
Thomas Hall
BMCO with Conductor Daniel Meyer
Sunday, August 3 • 3 pm
BMC Orchestra
Daniel Meyer, conductor
SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3 (“Organ Symphony”)
Tickets: $20-$30
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
BMC Piano Competition Finals
Sunday, August 3 • 7 pm
Tickets: Free
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
BMC@TCL
Monday, August 4 • 12:30 pm
BMC Students perform at the Transylvania County Library in downtown Brevard.
Tickets: Free
Transylvania County Library
Student Recitals
Monday, August 4• 4:30 pm
Tickets: Free
Straus Auditorium
I Solisti di Brevard
Monday, August 4 • 7:30 pm
Comprised of handpicked students who represent the brightest talent from the Young Artist’s Division, I Solisti presents a program of J.S. Bach masterworks.
Tickets: $20
Porter Center at Brevard College
Musical Ventures
Tuesday, August 5 • 12:30 pm
Members of the BMC Artist Faculty play and discuss chamber and other works.
Tickets: Free
Porter Center Lobby at Brevard College
Music for Two Pianos
Wednesday, August 6 • 7:30 pm
SAINT-SAËNS: Carnival of the Animals
JOHN ADAMS: Hallelujah Junction
BARTÓK: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Tickets: $15
Porter Center at Brevard College
BMC@TCL
Thursday, August 7 • 12:30 pm
BMC Students perform at the Transylvania County Library in downtown Brevard.
Tickets: Free
Transylvania County Library
Student Piano Recitals
Thursday, August 7 • 4:30 pm
Tickets: Free
Straus Auditorium
Pines of Rome
Friday, August 8 • 7:30 pm
Transylvania Symphony Orchestra
Steven Smith, conductor
RESPIGHI: Pines of Rome
Tickets: $20-$30
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
An Evening of Opera Scenes
Thursday, August 7 • 7:30 pm • dress rehearsal
Saturday, August 9 • 7:30 pm • performance
Enjoy a night of favorite arias and ensembles from the great operas staged and performed by members of the Janiec Opera Company and the Brevard Music Center Orchestra.
Tickets: $23 – dress rehearsal; $20–$30 – performance
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Sponsored by:
Platt Architecture, PA
Transylvania Symphonic Band
Saturday, August 9 • 2 pm
Tickets: Free
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Composers’ Concerts
Saturday, August 9 • 10 pm
“Moonlight Concert”
Tickets: Free
Thomas Hall
Musical Insights
Sunday, August 10 • 2 pm
A free lecture for ticket holders to Sunday afternoon concerts.
Faculty artists will discuss the afternoon’s scheduled works.
Tickets: Free
Thomas Hall
Gina Bachauer Memorial Concert
Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1
Sunday, August 10 • 3 pm
BMC Orchestra
Steven Smith, conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1
JANÁCEK: Sinfonietta
Tickets: $25-$35
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Sponsored by:
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
All programs, guest artists and dates are subject to change.