SUMMER
The Summer Festival
Each August Staunton Music Festival welcomes over 70 acclaimed professionals from around the world to perform in 30 events. Multiple concerts daily make for an exhilarating immersion in chamber, vocal, and symphonic music. The days are given over to one-hour, free admission programs, while the evenings come alive with longer, ticketed concerts preceded by special dinners and short lectures.
WHAT ABOUT SEASON PASSES? Summer Festival tickets can be purchased individually or as part of the discounted Summer Pass or Annual Pass. For details about seating sections and passes, visit Ticket Info.
Handel Extravaganza: from the Rhine to Rio
Friday August 12 at 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church | $22-$32
The 2022 Festival opens with Handel’s orchestral and vocal music, plus special Brazilian guests at intermission
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY DAVIDSON PERRY-MILLER
Nightcap #1: Brazil
Friday August 12 at 10:00 pm
McCracken Hall at Trinity Church | $20
If the Handel intermission whet your appetite, indulge in more Brazilian flair with the José Luiz Martins jazz quartet.
Special Event - Not included in Season Passes.
SPONSORSHIP IS AVAILABLE
Water Music
Saturday, August 13 at 12:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church | free admission
Few things are as evocative as the sea--from tempestuous and awesome to placid and poetic. This program features evocations of water from the Middles Ages to the 20th century.
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY JANET ONNIE & NELSON HAY and BOB & MARY ANN STRIPLING
Love Stories
Saturday August 13 at 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church | $22-$32
Emotions run high in this program of music at its most impassioned. Chamber works by various composers culminate in the great Symphony No. 4 by Brahms.
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY JAMES & TAMARA RIDENOUR
Summer Serenades
Sunday August 14 at 10:30 am
Blackfriars Playhouse | $16-$20
Enjoy a one-hour recital of music by Roussel, Telemann, and others in Blackfriars Playhouse.
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY KEITH MORTON, IN MEMORY OF BRUCE MORTON
Children's Corner
Sunday August 14 at 4:00 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church | $22-$32
A set of short pieces by, for, and about children, selected from Bach, Debussy, Mozart, and culminating with Mahler's powerful Kindertotenlieder.
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY PATRICIA ANN ABRAHAM
Scenes From Childhood
Monday August 15 at 12:00 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church | free admission
A delightful family program featuring diverse works from Mozart, George Crumb, and a new version of The Nutcracker!
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY ALICE MCLEOD
Meet the Musicians
Monday August 15 at 3:00 pm
Central United Methodist Church | free admission
Meet Sun Li (pipa) and Wang Guowei (erhu), members of the Music from China ensemble. These acclaimed artists will traditional and modern Chinese music.
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORSHIP IS AVAILABLE
Contrasts
Tuesday August 16 at 12:00 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church | free admission
Festival musicians perform a program of chamber music by composer Chen Yi and Beethoven's Eroica Symphony
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY JUDITH WIEGAND
Early Keyboard Extravaganza
Tuesday August 16 at 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church | $22-$32
Concertos and chamber music featuring instruments from SMF's stunning collection of early keyboards.
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY TERRY E. GRANT
Heucke Meets Mendelssohn
Wednesday August 17 at 12:00 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church | free admission
Composer-in-residence Stefan Heucke, having appeared in Staunton in 2018, returns to offer additional new works. This concert brings together contrasting gems of chamber music.
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORSHIP IS AVAILABLE
Meet the Composer
Wednesday August 17 at 3:00 pm
Central United Methodist Church | free admission
Award-winning composer Chen Yi discusses her music, stylistic influences, and trends in contemporary music of China and the United States.
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY PAUL HEALEY & JOYCE KELLY
Take Five
Wednesday August 17 at 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church | $22-$32
Five is the luckiest number tonight. Music by Beethoven, Gabrieli, Brubeck and others.
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY ANN & DENMAN ZIRKLE and BROOKS CUSHMAN
Summer Sounds
Thursday August 18 at 12:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church | free admission
A free noon concert featuring music by Debussy, Heucke, Wadsworth, and others.
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY DON HAYNIE & TOM HAMLIN
(Neo-)Baroque
Thursday August 18 at 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church | $22-$32
Stravinsky's majestic Symphony of Psalms concludes a mixed program of works by Baroque composers and modern respondents.
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY LIZA DELZELL and ANNE & JOHN SILLS
Schubertiade
Friday August 19 at 12:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church | free admission
The Schubertiade tradition reaches back to the life of the composer himself. This concert features works from Schubert that ideally suit the intimate settings of chamber music.
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY HARRIET HANGER
Baroque Inside/Out
Friday August 19 at 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church | $22-$32
Celebrate the richness and extravagance that made Venice the musical capital of Europe during the Baroque. Featured works by Monteverdi, Castello, and Gabrieli.
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY BILL & LISA MOORE,
RICK CHITTUM, and CHRISTINE & MICHAEL BURCH
Nightcap #2: Grand Tour
Friday August 19 at 10:00 pm
McCracken Hall at Trinity Church | $20
For those who can't get enough Baroque music, slip away for exclusive event with complimentary drinks.
Special Event - Not included in Season Passes.
SPONSORSHIP IS AVAILABLE
Serenades at Noon
Saturday August 20 at 12:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church | free admission
Eclectic works by Schulhoff and Chausson make a contrasting pair, though both tie into the evening concert as well...
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORSHIP IS AVAILABLE
Baroque Lovers' Afternoon
Saturday August 20 at 3:00 pm
Central United Methodist Church | free admission
Escape for one hour of intimate Baroque chamber music by Bach, Telemann, and others.
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY BOB BARRON & FRED BLANTON
Memories and Roses
Saturday August 20 at 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church | $22-$32
An intriguing and intense program featuring music by Strauss, Beethoven, and others, culminating in a dramatic performance of Neikrug's Through Roses
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY ELIZABETH HARTMAN and DREAMA ANDERSON
Hello and Goodbye
Sunday August 21 at 10:30 am
Blackfriars Playhouse | $16-$20
This short, 50-minute concert pairs two works by Haydn with a new inspiration from Zachary Wadsworth. Program closes with Haydn's Symphony No 45.
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.
SPONSORED BY LARRY HARRELL & TOM ARBAUGH
Moses Memorial Lecture
Sunday August 21 at 12:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church | $40
Enjoy a fully-catered meal and an extended concert talk on Haydn's oratorio The Creation with guest speaker Dr. Tim Carter from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Special Event - Not included in Season Passes.
SPONSORED BY TIMBERLAKE SMITH and
THE P. DONALD MOSES MEMORIAL EDUCATION FUND
Finale: Haydn's Creation
Sunday August 21 at 4:00 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church | $22-$32
Considered among Haydn’s finest sacred works, The Creation features vocal soloists, chorus, and a massive orchestra. A period instrument performance.
Event is included in Summer Pass and Annual Pass.