Rave On!
Part of the Variations Concert Series
Presenting an electrifying new show paying homage to Rock 'n' Roll immortal legend Buddy Holly.
Sponsors:
Faye and Gil Coan, Jr. & Beth and Charles Pickelsimer III
Faye and Gil Coan, Jr. & Beth and Charles Pickelsimer III
Orch 1: $40 | Orch 2: $35 | Orch 3: $30 | Lawn: $20
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Thomas Hall
Friday, June 25, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Opening Night: Lockhart and von Stade
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
Frederica von Stade joins Artistic Director Keith Lockhart to celebrate the beginning of the 2010 Brevard Music Center season in this very special performance.
- Dukas: Fanfare to La Peri
- Weber: Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 (orch. Berlioz)
- Canteloube: Selections from Chants d'Auvergne
- Bizet: Suite from Carmen
- Chabrier: Joyeuse Marche
- Selections from Opera and Broadway
- Ravel: Bolero
Brevard Music Center Orchestra
Co-Sponsors:
Jacquelyn and Bruce Rogow and the Rogow Greenberg Foundation
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Jacquelyn and Bruce Rogow and the Rogow Greenberg Foundation
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Orch 1: $45 | Orch 2: $40 | Orch 3: $35 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Thomas Hall
Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Tintypes: A Musical Revue
A nostalgic turn of the century musical featuring songs of Scott Joplin, Victor Herbert, George M. Cohan and others.
Janiec Opera Company
Orch 1: $30 | Orch 2: $25 | Orch 3: $20 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Thomas Hall
Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 3:00 PM
Lockhart conducts Gershwin and Copland
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Norman Krieger, piano
- Bernstein: Overture to Candide
- Barber: Adagio for Strings
- Gershwin: Concerto in F
- Copland: Symphony No. 3
Brevard Music Center Orchestra
Exclusive Sponsor:
Epic Jet
Epic Jet
Orch 1: $35 | Orch 2: $30 | Orch 3: $25 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
BMC Chamber Music
- Bach: Partita, BWV 1013
- Saint-Saëns: Septet for Trumpet, String Quintet and Piano, Op. 65
- Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
General Admission: $15
Porter Center
BMC Chamber Music
- Goetz: Mäßig bewegt from Sonata for Piano Four Hands, Op. 17
- Bach: Sonatina from Cantata 106 (arr. Kurtág)
- Schubert: Introduction and Variations on "Trockne Blumen", D 802
- Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
General Admission: $15
Porter Center
Searcy Hall
Thomas Hall
Friday, July 2, 2010 - 7:30 PM
The Planets
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
William Preucil, violin
- Ibert: Escales
- Bruch: Adagio Appassionato, Op. 57
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32
Brevard Sinfonia
Sponsor:
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Orch 1: $35 | Orch 2: $30 | Orch 3: $25 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Thomas Hall
Saturday, July 3, 2010 - 4:00 PM
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
- Enescu: Roumanian Rhapsody No.1
- Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 4 in G major, Op. 61, "Mozartiana"
- Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Brevard Music Center Orchestra
Orch 1: $35 | Orch 2: $30 | Orch 3: $25 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Pendergrast Family Patriotic Pops
Kraig Alan Williams, conductor
Dilshad Posnock, piccolo
- Ward: America the Beautiful (arr. Dragon)
- Williams: A Hymn to New England
- Starer: Fantasy on "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
- Greenwood: God Bless the U.S.A. (arr. Brymer)
- Bryant: MetaMarch
- Sousa: Hands Across the Sea
- Traditional: Armed Forces Salute
- Nestico: A Tribute to Harry James
- Ellington: The Symphonic Duke (arr. Newsome)
- Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
- Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
Transylvania Symphonic Band
Exclusive Sponsor:
William Pendergrast Family
William Pendergrast Family
Orch 1: $35 | Orch 2: $30 | Orch 3: $25 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $20 | Child Lawn: $10
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
The Complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas, Part I
William Preucil, violin
Bruce Murray, piano
General Admission: $20
Porter Center
The Complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas, Part II
William Preucil, violin
Bruce Murray, piano
General Admission: $20
Porter Center
Searcy Hall
Die Fledermaus (Dress Rehearsal)
Ken Lam, conductor
David Gately, director
Janiec Opera Company
All Seats: $25
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Transylvania County Library
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 4:30 PM
Program of Song
Free Event
Straus Auditorium
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 6:30 PM
Pre-Concert Lecture
Free Event
Thomas Hall
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Die Fledermaus
Ken Lam, conductor
David Gately, director
Janiec Opera Company
Co-Sponsors:
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Zimmerli Family Opera Endowment
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Zimmerli Family Opera Endowment
Orch 1: $30 | Orch 2: $25 | Orch 3: $20 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Thomas Hall
Saturday, July 10, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Lockhart conducts R. Strauss
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Joseph Kalichstein, piano
- Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni
- Schumann: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 54
- Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Brevard Music Center Orchestra
Orch 1: $40 | Orch 2: $35 | Orch 3: $30 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Thomas Hall
Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 3:00 PM
Brahms Symphony No. 1
Keith Lockhart, conductor
James Cockman III, piano
- Tower: Made in America
- Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
- Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Transylvania Symphony Orchestra
Sponsor:
United Community Bank
United Community Bank
Orch 1: $40 | Orch 2: $35 | Orch 3: $30 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Searcy Hall
Monday, July 12, 2010 - 7:30 PM
The Harlem Quartet
The Harlem Quartet is Brevard Music Center's 2010 Quartet in Residence. The ensemble has earned rave reviews from The New York Times for its engaging concerts of exciting repertoire.
- Turina: La Oración del Torero (The Bullfighter's Prayer)
- Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1
- Strayhorn: Take the "A" Train (arr. Chihara)
- Ravel: String Quartet in F major
- Marsalis: String Quartet, No. 1: At the Octoroon Balls
General Admission: $20
Porter Center
Transylvania County Library
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Andrés Cárdenes, conductor / violin
Bruce Murray, piano
- Bach: Concerto in D minor for Clavier and Strings, BWV 1052
- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
General Admission: $20
Porter Center
Searcy Hall
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Transylvania Symphonic Band
Kraig Alan Williams, conductor
Transylvania Symphonic Band
Free Event
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Transylvania County Library
Friday, July 16, 2010 - 2:00 PM
Brevard Live
Music of Beethoven
Norman Krieger, piano
Norman Krieger, piano
Free Event
Searcy Hall
Friday, July 16, 2010 - 4:30 PM
Piccolo Opera
High school voice students present opera scenes.
Free Event
Straus Auditorium
Friday, July 16, 2010 - 6:30 PM
Pre-Concert Lecture
Free Event
Thomas Hall
Friday, July 16, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1
Andrés Cárdenes, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano
- Rossini: Overture to L'italiana in Algeri
- Beethoven: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
- Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97, "Rhenish"
Brevard Music Center Orchestra
Exclusive Sponsor:
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Orch 1: $35 | Orch 2: $30 | Orch 3: $25 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Thomas Hall
Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Mozart, Mendelssohn and Brahms
Andrés Cárdenes, conductor
Jan Fišer , violin
- Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
- Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op.64
- Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
- Brahms: Hungarian Dances
Brevard Sinfonia
Orch 1: $30 | Orch 2: $25 | Orch 3: $20 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Opera's Greatest Hits
Members of the Janiec Opera Company present favorite arias from famous operas.
Janiec Opera Company
Orch 1: $35 | Orch 2: $30 | Orch 3: $25 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Searcy Hall
Monday, July 19, 2010 - 7:30 PM
BMC Chamber Music
- Strauss: Serenade for Winds in E flat major, Op. 7
- Mozart: Serenade No. 12 for Winds in C minor, K. 388, "Nacht Musique"
- Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
General Admission: $15
Porter Center
Transylvania County Library
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 7:30 PM
The Best of Brevard: Radio Showcase
A special live concert taping for the OpenAir Brevard series broadcast on WCQS and WDAV. Featuring chamber and solo performances by BMC students, faculty, and Artistic Director Keith Lockhart. Hosted by WDAV's Jennifer Foster and Frank Dominguez.
- Chaminade: Concertino For Flute And Piano Op.107
- Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
- Chopin: Nocturne in D flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
- Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano
- American Art Songs (set to poems by Emily Dickinson)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight"
- Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
General Admission: $15
Porter Center
Searcy Hall
Pirates of Penzance (Dress Rehearsal)
Patrick Hansen, conductor
David Gately, director
Janiec Opera Company
All Seats: $25
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Transylvania County Library
Friday, July 23, 2010 - 6:30 PM
Pre-Concert Lecture
Free Event
Thomas Hall
Friday, July 23, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, 'Eroica'
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Steve Cohen, clarinet
- Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser
- Copland: Clarinet Concerto
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
Brevard Music Center Orchestra
Sponsor:
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Orch 1: $40 | Orch 2: $35 | Orch 3: $30 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Thomas Hall
Saturday, July 24, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Pirates of Penzance
Patrick Hansen, conductor
David Gately, director
Janiec Opera Company
Orch 1: $35 | Orch 2: $30 | Orch 3: $25 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Thomas Hall
Sunday, July 25, 2010 - 3:00 PM
Lockhart conducts Beethoven 5
Keith Lockhart, conductor
- Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger
- Wagner: "Good Friday Spell" from Parsifal, Act III
- Wagner: "The Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walküre
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Transylvania Symphony Orchestra
Exclusive Sponsor:
Jacquelyn and Bruce Rogow and the Rogow Greenberg Foundation
Jacquelyn and Bruce Rogow and the Rogow Greenberg Foundation
Orch 1: $40 | Orch 2: $35 | Orch 3: $30 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Searcy Hall
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 7:30 PM
BMC Chamber Music
- Previn: Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
- Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 65
- Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52
General Admission: $15
Porter Center
Transylvania County Library
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 7:30 PM
BMC Chamber Music
- Böhme: Sextet in E flat minor, Op. 30
- Poulenc: Sextuor
- Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97, "Archduke"
General Admission: $15
Porter Center
Searcy Hall
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Transylvania Symphonic Band
Kraig Alan Williams, conductor
Transylvania Symphonic Band
Free Event
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
An Evening with Ricky Skaggs
Part of the Variations Concert Series
Grammy Award winning Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder present an evening of unique bluegrass-country mix. Named "Entertainer of the Year" by the Country Music Association, the group previously performed to a sold out crowd at the Music Center in 2005.
Pit: $100 | Orch 1: $40 | Orch 2: $35 | Orch 3: $30 | Lawn: $20
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Transylvania County Library
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 2:00 PM
Brevard Live
Carolyn Huebl, violin
Sandra Wright Shen, piano
Free Event
Searcy Hall
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 4:30 PM
Program of Song
Free Event
Straus Auditorium
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 6:30 PM
Pre-Concert Lecture
Free Event
Thomas Hall
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Mozart Piano Concerto in D minor
Matthias Bamert, conductor
Jean-Louis Steuerman, piano
- Rossini: Overture to La gazza ladra
- Mozart: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, K. 466
- Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
Brevard Music Center Orchestra
Orch 1: $35 | Orch 2: $30 | Orch 3: $25 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Thomas Hall
Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Haydn and Prokofiev
Matthias Bamert, conductor
Marianne Gedigian, flute
- Haydn: Symphony No. 55 in E flat major, "Schoolmaster"
- Ibert: Flute Concerto
- Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet
Brevard Sinfonia
Sponsor:
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Orch 1: $30 | Orch 2: $25 | Orch 3: $20 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Searcy Hall
Sunday, August 1, 2010 - 2:00 PM
Pre-Concert Lecture
Free Event
Thomas Hall
Sunday, August 1, 2010 - 3:00 PM
Soloists of Tomorrow
Ken Lam, conductor
Jia Rong Gan, violin
Casey Tamanaha, trumpet
Esther Shin, piano
Vijay Venkatesh, piano
Eva Ryan, flute
This concert showcases the winners of the annual Jan and Beattie Wood Concerto Competition. BMC students perform as soloists with the Brevard Music Center Orchestra.
- Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
- Nielsen: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
- Arutiunian: Trumpet Concerto
- Liszt: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E flat major
- Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Brevard Music Center Orchestra
Orch 1: $30 | Orch 2: $25 | Orch 3: $20 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Sunday, August 1, 2010 - 7:00 PM
Piano Competition Finals
Sponsor:
The Zimmerli Foundaton
The Zimmerli Foundaton
General Admission: $10
Porter Center
Searcy Hall
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 7:30 PM
I Solisti di Brevard
Ken Lam, conductor
Dilshad Posnock, piccolo
Selected high school division students present one of BMC's most loved concerts of the chamber music series.
- Handel: Concerto Grosso VII, Op. 6, No. 7
- van Wassenaer: Concerto Armonico No. 4
- Altenburg: Concerto for 7 Trumpets and Timpani
- Vivaldi: Piccolo Concerto in C Major, Op. 44, No. 11
- Selections from Cantatas of J.S. Bach
No. 62: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62
No. 157: Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV 157
No. 78: Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78
No. 147: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147
General Admission: $20
Porter Center
Transylvania County Library
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 7:30 PM
BMC Chamber Music
- Mozart: String Quintet in C major, K. 515
- Tchaikovsky: String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, "Souvenir de Florence"
General Admission: $15
Porter Center
Searcy Hall
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Supersonic
BMC percussion in concert - music from ragtime to Steve Reich.
Free Event
Straus Auditorium
The Marriage of Figaro (Dress Rehearsal)
Christopher Larkin, conductor
David Gately, director
Janiec Opera Company
All Seats: $25
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Transylvania County Library
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 4:30 PM
Piccolo Opera
High school voice students present opera scenes.
Free Event
Straus Auditorium
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 6:30 PM
Pre-Concert Lecture
Free Event
Thomas Hall
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Carnival Overture and other favorites
Ken Lam, conductor
Yumi Kendall, cello
- Smetana: Overture to The Bartered Bride
- Boccherini: Cello Concerto in B flat major
- Handel: Overture in D minor (orch. Elgar)
- Wagner: Overture to Rienzi
- Dvořák: Carnival Overture
- Strauss, Jr.: Unter Donner und Blitz
- Strauss, Jr.: Pizzicato Polka
- Strauss: Ohne Sorgen
Transylvania Symphony Orchestra
Orch 1: $30 | Orch 2: $25 | Orch 3: $20 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Transylvania Symphonic Band
Kraig Alan Williams, conductor
Transylvania Symphonic Band
Free Event
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Saturday, August 7, 2010 - 6:30 PM
Pre-Concert Lecture
Free Event
Thomas Hall
Saturday, August 7, 2010 - 7:30 PM
The Marriage of Figaro
Christopher Larkin, conductor
David Gately, director
Janiec Opera Company
Exclusive Sponsor:
Jacquelyn and Bruce Rogow and the Rogow Greenberg Foundation
Jacquelyn and Bruce Rogow and the Rogow Greenberg Foundation
Orch 1: $35 | Orch 2: $30 | Orch 3: $25 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Thomas Hall
Sunday, August 8, 2010 - 3:00 PM
Season Finale: Effron and Shaham
David Effron, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
- Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
- Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 77
Brevard Music Center Orchestra
Exclusive Sponsor:
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Orch 1: $45 | Orch 2: $40 | Orch 3: $35 | Child: $15 | Lawn: $15
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion "Summer Love" Tour
This August, a coast-to-coast concert tour takes on the everlasting theme of romantic love. Join host Garrison Keillor, Sara Watkins (formerly of Nickel Creek), the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and sound-effects man Fred Newman for tender duets and ballads, poetry (Poe, Shakespeare, Anonymous), stories of passion and marriage, and Mr. Keillor's intermission walk through the audience for the sing-along of "Unchained Melody" and "Can't Help Falling in Love with You." All this and favorite elements of A Prairie Home Companion — Guy Noir, Dusty and Lefty, the News from Lake Wobegon — during an entertaining date night for all ages.
Presenting Sponsor:
Jacquelyn and Bruce Rogow
Jacquelyn and Bruce Rogow
Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
