Coffee Talk: Season Preview with Erin Freeman
Coffee Talk: Season Preview with Erin Freeman
Coffee Talk: Season Preview with Erin Freeman
Friday, July 5 at 7:30 pm
We bring you sound, spectacle, and swagger with swingin’ jazz band Good Shot Judy to officially open the 2024 Wintergreen Music Festival. In a concert packed with energy, flair, and something exciting for all generations to enjoy, the Dunlop Pavilion is absolutely where you want to be to kick off the Festival and Wintergreen Resort’s July Fourth Jubilee!
Saturday, July 6 at 7:00 pm
Join the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra under the baton of Artistic Director Erin Freeman for a free, festive, and family-friendly patriotic pops concert! You’ll hear music from Star Wars and The Sound of Music along with American classics like America the Beautiful and Stars and Stripes Forever. There will even be a few singalongs for those who want to join our impressive roster of musicians! Reserved seating will be available or bring your chairs and blankets, clap along to familiar tunes, and enjoy the slopeside fireworks at sundown!
Open & free to the public; advance reserved seating available for Festival Season Passholders
Sunday, July 7 at 3:00 pm; pre-concert talk at 2:00 pm
Don’t miss the single opportunity to hear one of the best suited pieces for the mountaintop – Copland’s serene and idyllic Appalachian Spring! You’ll also witness the dynamic Rei Hotoda lead the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra as both conductor and guest pianist, performing Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds, recipient of the 2024 GRAMMY® Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition. And finally, experience one of Mozart’s most popular works – the effervescent and uplifting Symphony No. 29. Whether you’re a MountainTop Masterworks regular or joining us for the first time, this is simply the perfect kickoff concert to our flagship series!
Coffee Talk: The Musical Language of “Je Ne Sais Quoi”
Monday, July 8 at 6:30 pm
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Veritas Vineyard & Winery, we’re pulling out all the stops for this special presentation of fan-favorite, Vines & Violins! We’re bringing the entire Wintergreen Festival Orchestra to the ballroom to pair four wines with each of the four movements of Mozart’s deeply personal and exciting Symphony No. 29. There is no better way to extend the holiday weekend than with this extraordinary collaboration!
Coffee Talk: The Composer of Carmen Takes on the Symphony
Tuesday, July 9 at 11:00 am // Rain Date: Wednesday, July 10 at 11:00 am
Wintergreen Music partners with The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen in this first of two special event collaborations. Your group hike will begin as Nature Foundation guides take you on a journey through the gorgeous trails of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Wintergreen Festival Artists Jim Lyon (violin) and Schuyler Slack (cello) will awaken your senses and your surroundings with music designed to enhance and complement this one-of-a-kind hike!
Tuesday, July 9 at 6:00 pm
Virtuosity meets charm in this program featuring three musical giants and three completely different sound worlds. From Camille Saint-Saëns’ unique pairing of harp and violin to Dmitri Shostakovich’s friendly duo for two violins and piano and Louise Farrenc’s stunning trio for flute, cello, and piano – you’ll be amazed at the rich spectrum of colors and characteristics composers can create through music! Join our generous hosts Susan Talarico and Mike Sundermeyer in their gorgeous mountain home. Space is extremely limited.
Coffee Talk: 100 Years of French Camp – A Portrait of Darius Milhaud
Wednesday, July 10 at 1:00 pm
Enjoy this special, free event, courtesy of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a longstanding Festival partnership!
Wednesday, July 10 at 7:00 pm
Love is in the air in this artistically diverse and rich concert! Composer Alyssa Morris pays tribute to her love of the coast of Monterey, Antonín Dvořák dedicated his second string quintet to his beloved homeland of Bohemia, and Mozart – well, he loved his Quintet for Piano and Winds so much so that he told his father it was the best piece he had ever written! (Granted, he had yet to compose Marriage of Figaro or his final symphonies, but we’ll forgive him for his youthful exuberance over this colorful and creative gem!)
Coffee Talk: The Life of a Pianist with Francesca Hurst
Thursday, July 11 // 5:00 pm doors to Valley Road // 6:30 pm: Concert
Bastille Day begins early this year with an evening of French chamber music at Valley Road Vineyards. Sip some rosé (or Frosé) while listening to selections by the épée-wielding Joseph Boulogne, the whimsical Darius Milhaud, and the ever-dramatic Camille Saint-Saëns. Of course, the highlight of the evening is one of the most French chamber music pieces around – Claude Debussy’s String Quartet – a tour de force for the musicians, and oh…so…French.
Coffee Talk: The Unknown Art of Marianna Martines
Friday, July 12 at 7:30 pm
Travel back in time to the sidewalk cafes of Paris with music in the style of Edith Piaf (arguably one of France’s most popular singers who immortalized La Vie en Rose) with your guide, Tatiana Eva-Marie and the Avalon Jazz Band. With a following of 70 million and acclaim from Vanity Fair as “a millennial shaking up the jazz scene,” this global-touring artist brings French jazz like you’ve never heard to life in the Dunlop Pavilion. Smooth and spellbinding, Tatiana’s rich style of singing is sure to make this an unforgettable Festive Fridays experience!
Saturday, July 13 at 7:00 pm
Just in time for Bastille Day, Artistic Director Erin Freeman will lead the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra in a French-inspired program, featuring Georges Bizet’s energetic Symphony in C Major paired with Hector Berlioz’s summer-friendly Les Nuits d'été, featuring our own metropolitan opera star Heather Johnson as soloist. This program also includes the ever-popular Sing with Us! chorus and LEAD Cooperative soloists in Dixit Dominus by Marianna Martines, a contemporary of Mozart. This concert is the ultimate weekend pick-me-up filled with joy, levity, and light!
Sunday, July 14 at 3:00 pm; pre-concert talk at 2:00 pm
Just in time for Bastille Day, Artistic Director Erin Freeman will lead the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra in a French-inspired program, featuring Georges Bizet’s energetic Symphony in C Major paired with Hector Berlioz’s summer-friendly Les Nuits d'été, featuring our own metropolitan opera star Heather Johnson as soloist. This program also includes the ever-popular Sing with Us! chorus and LEAD Cooperative soloists in Dixit Dominus by Marianna Martines, a contemporary of Mozart. This concert is the ultimate weekend pick-me-up filled with joy, levity, and light!
Coffee Talk: The Role of a Conductor with Erin Freeman & Naima Burrs
Coffee Talk: From Vienna to Atlanta – Explore Beethoven & Carlos Simon
Tuesday, July 16 at 11:00 am // Rain Date: Wednesday, July 17 at 11:00 am
Wintergreen Music partners with The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen in the second installment of two special event collaborations. Your group hike will begin as Nature Foundation guides take you on a journey through the gorgeous trails of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Wintergreen Festival Artists Justin Alexander & Matt Bassett (percussion) will awaken your senses and your surroundings with music designed to enhance and complement this highly interactive hike!
Tuesday, July 16 at 6:00 pm
Festival Artist and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra violinist John Meisner finishes his three year Brahms Sonata project with the final (and most dramatic) installment of the three major works for violin and piano – made even more special at the home of Jeff and Sue Goebel, who host John each year! The evening will also feature the music of George Bridgetower, a British violinist and composer of African descent for whom Ludwig van Beethoven originally dedicated his virtuosic “Kreutzer” sonata.
Coffee Talk: Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto with David Bjella
Wednesday, July 17 at 7:00 pm
This concert combines the power and grandeur of an orchestra concert with the intimacy of a chamber music experience. Capped by Beethoven’s charming and impressive octet for winds, audiences will also get to know the music of two historically-excluded composers: Melanie Bonis, a contemporary of Claude Debussy (who wrote over 300 pieces and attended the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 16); and Carlos Simon, a GRAMMY-nominated composer, curator, activist, and Composer-in-Residence at the Kennedy Center.
Coffee Talk: Musical Depictions of Faust
Thursday, July 18 // 6:00 pm Pre-Concert Cocktail (half) Hour // 6:30 pm: Concert
Imagine that you could have anything you desire – what would it be and what would you trade? Faust sold his soul to the devil; Ariel (the Little Mermaid) traded her voice to the sea witch; and Joseph the soldier gave up his violin! Although our Festival Artists would never do such a thing, they will perform such a tale in this evening of devilish delights. Our LEAD conducting students will conduct portions of Igor Stravinsky’s classic The Soldier’s Tale, and Artistic Director Erin Freeman will lead Festival Artists (souls intact) in Faustian-inspired works written by LEAD composition students.
Coffee Talk: Inside the Orchestra with Erin Freeman & Naima Burrs
Friday, July 19 at 7:30 pm
Grab a glass and relax into your slopeside seat as we introduce you to one of the brilliant minds of the singer-songwriter landscape: Gabriel Kahane. You will be enchanted by his creative, thoughtful, and musically engaged storytelling featuring songs from his two recent albums: Magnificent Bird and Book of Travelers. Don’t miss your chance to discover why the San Francisco Chronicle writes “Kahane’s lyrics sparkle with an incisive blend of sentiment and clarity, and he matches them with music that pushes more restlessly than ever against the constraints of the song form...the artwork that results is glistening and magical."
Saturday, July 20, 7:00 pm
Guest conductor Louis Lohraseb makes his Wintergreen debut leading the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra in Beethoven’s fiery, moody, and epic Symphony No. 7 from the mountaintop. Naturally, we’ve paired the symphony with music of Atlanta native Carlos Simon, whose piece Fate Now Conquers was inspired by a journal entry from Beethoven’s notebook and is representative of the “unpredictable ways of fate.” And don’t miss the captivating rhythms of Shostakovich’s first cello concerto, performed by Wintergreen’s own David Bjella – you will almost certainly be dancing from your seat!
Sunday, July 21, 3:00 pm; pre-concert talk at 2:00 pm
Guest conductor Louis Lohraseb makes his Wintergreen debut leading the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra in Beethoven’s fiery, moody, and epic Symphony No. 7 from the mountaintop. Naturally, we’ve paired the symphony with music of Atlanta native Carlos Simon, whose piece Fate Now Conquers was inspired by a journal entry from Beethoven’s notebook and is representative of the “unpredictable ways of fate.” And don’t miss the captivating rhythms of Shostakovich’s first cello concerto, performed by Wintergreen’s own David Bjella – you will almost certainly be dancing from your seat!
Sunday, July 21 at 6:00 pm
Artistic Director Erin Freeman brings you an exciting evening full of colorful homages to the one and only George Gershwin! This special event is one you will not want to miss as we celebrate the impact of Wintergreen Music, the partnership with Wintergreen Resort, and the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s famous Rhapsody in Blue! Join Honorary Host Committee Co-Chairs Jay and Michelle Gamble in supporting the Wintergreen Music Festival – the special place that connects nature with music, students with professionals, musicians with artistic freedom, and a community that makes it all possible!
Open & free to the public; advance reserved seating available for Festival Season Passholders
Coffee Talk: Inside Chamber Music with Steve Larson
Coffee Talk: Inside the Timpani with Matt Bassett
Tuesday, July 23 at 6:00 pm
Travel to Vienna, Wintergreen-style, in this performance inspired by the great Schubertiades of the 19th century. Historically, these festive and intimate evenings featured Lieder by Franz Schubert and his contemporaries, along with other musical delights, all performed by and for friends. Join LEAD Cooperative students and faculty singers and pianists in the valley home of Viennese aficionados, Dale Weigel & Ika Joiner, for an evening where party-meets-performance! Space is extremely limited.
Coffee Talk: Inside the Piano (Literally!) with Paul Ferlan
Wednesday, July 24 // 4:30-6:30 pm: Food & Beverages Available // 6:30 pm: Concert
Adding to a year in celebration of Leonard Bernstein, we highlight his festive dance suite for brass quintet and feature works beloved or inspired by the famous Maestro. Wintergreen brass musicians will share one of their favorite works to play, Russian composer Victor Ewald’s romantic quintet no. 1, and three-time GRAMMY-nominated American composer Miguel Aguila’s woodwind quintet adds festive flair to this boisterous evening at the brewery!
Coffee Talk: The Life Changing Magic of Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto
Thursday, July 25 at 7:00 pm
Experience the magic that happens when Festival Artists and LEAD students join forces from the stage! This special evening features our talented conducting students (coached by guest conductor Miguel Harth Bedoya) leading a side-by-side string orchestra in music by the elegant Edward Elgar and the colorful Gabriela Lena Frank. Paired with collaborative music for LEAD wind players, this evening will fill you with optimism and hope for the future of music!
Coffee Talk: The Bird Saves the Day: Stravinsky’s Epic Firebird Suite
Friday, July 26 at 7:30 pm
Start your finale weekend with Bluegrass at its finest as we welcome musical giants of the genre, J2B2 – The John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band, to the mountain. Witness an unsurpassed blend of astonishing harmonies, impressive songwriting, and instrumental finesse, brought to life by the seasoned performers of J2B2!
Saturday, July 27, 7:00 pm
Guest soloist Clayton Stephenson (piano & grand prize winner of the Nina Simone Piano Competition) joins the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra in Rachmaninoff’s lush, romantic, and memorable Piano Concerto No. 2. Wintergreen’s own Gilda Lyons will also connect us across country borders in her familial composition, La flor más linda. To complete the epic season finale, guest conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya takes the stage to bring Stravinsky’s vivid and magical Firebird Suite to life!
Sunday, July 28, 3:00 pm; pre-concert talk at 2:00 pm
Guest soloist Clayton Stephenson (piano & grand prize winner of the Nina Simone Piano Competition) joins the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra in Rachmaninoff’s lush, romantic, and memorable Piano Concerto No. 2. Wintergreen’s own Gilda Lyons will also connect us across country borders in her familial composition, La flor más linda. To complete the epic season finale, guest conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya takes the stage to bring Stravinsky’s vivid and magical Firebird Suite to life!
Sunday, December 10 at 4:00 pm
Enjoy the holidays with Wintergreen Music!
Experience a new take on a timeless tradition featuring choristers of The Virginia Consort. Again this year, we present our musical "Wintergreen Wonderland" at the spacious Rockfish Valley Community Center, with family-friendly offerings to get you in the holiday mood.
Saturday, November 18 at 6:00 pm
Enjoy a special evening where Wintergreen Music Festival Artists perform intimate musical samples to enhance your fine dining experience at The Farmhouse. With each exquisite course prepared by The Farmhouse and wine selections from Veritas, this unique event is the perfect way to celebrate with loved ones and friends. Make your reservations now for this stunning affair with the very best of music, food, and wine from Veritas and Wintergreen Music.
Sunday, July 30 at 3:00 pm; Pre-concert talk at 2:00 pm
We finish the 2023 season with Dvořák’s stirring ninth symphony, subtitled “From the New World” led by guest conductor Andrew Litton of the New York City Ballet. Perfectly paired with the world premiere of Daron Hagen’s Film Noir, an Electric Guitar Concerto (Co-Commissioned by Wintergreen Music) that celebrates the instrument’s role in breezy road movies, smoky torch ballads, cool sixties spy flicks, and soaring romantic film scores.” With a vibrant, strong, and colorful opening piece by Lili Boulanger, this concert brings the season to a celebratory and triumphant conclusion!
Saturday, July 29 at 6:00 pm
We finish the 2023 season with Dvořák’s stirring ninth symphony, subtitled “From the New World” led by guest conductor Andrew Litton of the New York City Ballet. Perfectly paired with the world premiere of Daron Hagen’s Film Noir, an Electric Guitar Concerto (Co-Commissioned by Wintergreen Music) that celebrates the instrument’s role in breezy road movies, smoky torch ballads, cool sixties spy flicks, and soaring romantic film scores.” With a vibrant, strong, and colorful opening piece by Lili Boulanger, this concert brings the season to a celebratory and triumphant conclusion!
Friday, July 28 at 7:30 pm
If you are no longer planning to attend this event, please contact boxoffice@wintergreen-music.org to release your space.
While seating in the Dunlop Pavilion is SOLD OUT, weather permitting, we will offer 50 slopeside seats for $25. These seats will be available for purchase at the door only (box office opens onsite at 6:30 pm). Please bring a blanket for slopeside seats if interested; seating will be first-come, first-served with some partial view. Please check social media @WintergreenMusic for more details.
Motown is back and better than ever! When Masters of Soul takes the stage, you’ll quickly understand why Motown is always on request. Bring your friends and let loose at the Festive Friday finale of the 2023 Wintergreen Music Festival!
Friday, July 28 from 5:00-5:30 pm
Traveling up to Wintergreen for the weekend? Start by stopping for a quick, free “Bachtail hour” concert and sample the food, brews, and non-alcoholic seltzer at our newest neighbor and partner, Three Notch’d Brewing.
Coffee Talk: Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony with Erin Freeman
Thursday, July 27 // 6:00 pm: Cocktail (half) Hour // 6:30 pm: Concert
Witness a dream come true for the founders of Wintergreen Music in a concert celebrating side-by-side performances of LEAD Cooperative students and Festival Artists. What makes this concert so unique is that the mentor for this project is none other than Andrew Litton, Music Director of the New York City Ballet. Litton has conducted George Balanchine’s stunning ballet Serenade perhaps more than any other conductor in the country – a remarkable opportunity for the next generation to bring his interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Serenade to life through the lens of the 2023 LEAD Cooperative conductors.
Coffee Talk: Electric Guitar, in an Orchestra?! with D.J. Sparr & Daron Hagen
Wednesday, July 26 at 6:00 pm
Join us for a musical tour through the minds of three composers as we travel to France, Germany, and the former Czechoslovakia. In three masterpieces of chamber music, you’ll hear Gabriel Fauré’s Piano Trio in D Minor (rarely heard in this original instrumentation), Robert Schumann’s ingenious and stirring piano quartet, and Antonín Dvořák’s colorful and mighty Serenade for winds.
Coffee Talk: The Bold & the Beautiful – A Survey of the Neoclassic & Romantic Movements with Elizabeth Cruickshanks of the VMFA
Tuesday, July 25 // 6:00 pm: Cocktail (half) Hour // 6:30 pm: Concert
Professional singers join forces with our LEAD Cooperative vocal students and Festival Artists in this tribute to nature. Featuring music from Renaissance to new age, from high Romantic to traditional Irish and newly-composed miniatures, this concert will bring the beauty and wonder of the Wintergreen landscape into the Dunlop Pavilion.
Coffee Talk: Near Perfection – Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings with Erin Freeman
Coffee Talk: Two Hidden Gems – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor & Lili Boulanger with Matthew Abernathy
Sunday, July 23 at 6:00 pm
In surprising new ways, that will keep you on your toes, we will share the story of how Wintergreen Music came to be a unique place connecting nature with music, students with professionals, musicians with artistic freedom, and a community that lifts, supports, and makes it all possible. Artistic Director Erin Freeman and Benefit Event Chair Janie Moyers have a remarkable evening of unexpected surprises in store for you — you simply won’t want to miss this night to remember!
Sunday, July 23 at 3:00 pm; Pre-concert talk at 2:00 pm
Playful, feisty, and colorful, this music feels familiar, but will be totally unexpected! Aaron Copland’s Clarinet Concerto with Wintergreen Music’s own Benny Goodman-in-residence, Charlie Messersmith, paired with musician favorite Schubert Symphony No. 5, shines under the baton of innovative conductor and music arranger, Nicholas Hersh. Arranged by our own guest conductor, Scott Joplin’s Solace: A Mexican Serenade highlights ragtime with a tango infusion. There may even be a surprise musical appearance by Duke Ellington!
Sunday, July 23 at 11:00 am
Sing with Us!: There is truly no performance like Sing with Us! Enjoy a calm Wintergreen morning with Ola Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass, set to the gorgeous views of green mountain grass and silvery blue skies. Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo’s compositional style surprises, as he infuses sacred elements and cinematic motion pictures with the classical styles of Brahms, Britten, and Bach. Join the Wintergreen Music Festival Orchestra and singers from across the country under the direction of Artistic Director Erin Freeman in a reflective morning meditation.
Saturday, July 22 at 6:00 pm
Playful, feisty, and colorful, this music feels familiar, but will be totally unexpected! Aaron Copland’s Clarinet Concerto with Wintergreen Music’s own Benny Goodman-in-residence, Charlie Messersmith, paired with musician favorite Schubert Symphony No. 5, shines under the baton of innovative conductor and music arranger, Nicholas Hersh. Arranged by our own guest conductor, Scott Joplin’s Solace: A Mexican Serenade highlights ragtime with a tango infusion. There may even be a surprise musical appearance by Duke Ellington!
Friday, July 21 at 7:30 pm
American folk singer-songwriter David Wilcox is known to captivate audiences, taking them on an adventure of music and storytelling filled with heart, humor, and style. The ultimate musician, storyteller, and poet, David Wilcox is the perfect host for your journey on this fun and Festive Friday night on the mountain! Find out why Rolling Stone has written that his “ongoing musical journey is compelling and richly deserving of a listen” and perhaps you’ll join the ranks of “fans for life,” including Wintergreen Music’s Artistic Director, Erin Freeman!
Friday, July 21 from 5:00-5:30 pm
Traveling up to Wintergreen for the weekend? Start by stopping into the reimagined Copper Mine Restaurant at Wintergreen Resort for a quick, free “Bachtail hour” performance. Grab a cocktail, and perhaps an early dinner before heading down the slopes to the Friday night concert with Singer-Songwriter David Wilcox.
Coffee Talk: Ola Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass with Erin Freeman
Thursday, July 20 // 6:00 pm: Cocktail (half) Hour // 6:30 pm: Concert
In the original Italian comedy, Commedia Del-Arte brings together a host of stock characters to hilarious results! This evening’s concert features creative musical interpretations of these timeless tales written by our 2023 LEAD Cooperative composers, played by our incredible Festival Artists, and led by Artistic Director Erin Freeman. With Stravinsky’s iconic Petrushka performed by Festival Artists and led by four rapidly rising conductors from the 2023 LEAD Cooperative, you’ll love witnessing the collaborative spirit that makes Wintergreen so unique!
Coffee Talk: Once Upon a Time – Storytelling in Art with Margaret Hancock of the VMFA
Wednesday, July 19 at 6:00 pm
Imagine “a piece that embodies the Wintergreen experience,” and look no further than the Horn Trio in E-flat Major by Johannes Brahms! In his trio for horn, piano, and violin, Brahms drew inspiration from his long walks in the Black Forest of Germany. Just as we experience at Wintergreen, his work combines the clarity that nature provides with the musical mastery of musicians, thereby creating one of the most iconic pieces of chamber music ever written. Paired with two more recent pieces – each iconic, vibrant, and descriptive in unique ways – don’t miss this musical journey through “a trio of trios”!
Coffee Talk: What’s a Double Reed, Anyway? with Paul Lueders & Tom Schneider
Tuesday, July 18 at 6:00 pm
The final installment of the new In-Home Concert Specials concludes with a musical experience that will leave you feeling captivated, hopeful, and reflective. Start your musical journey with a delightful quartet for four violins followed by a boisterous and tuneful arrangement of Bizet’s Carmen Suite for Woodwind Quintet. In the highlight of the evening, Mezzo-soprano Heather Johnson performs a new arrangement of Mahler’s masterful “Songs of a Wayfarer” with string quartet. Enjoy heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine, and refreshments in the beautiful mountain home of Cynthia Shook, all while surrounded by the friends old and new that make these events uniquely special. Attendance is extremely limited.
Coffee Talk: All About Reena Esmail with Andrea Schultz & Sarah Kapps
Coffee Talk: Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer with Matthew Abernathy & Heather Johnson
Sunday, July 16 at 3:00 pm; Pre-concert talk at 2:00 pm
In this unique MountainTop Masterworks, you’ll experience two unexpected trumpet concertos, led by guest conductor Sameer Patel and infused with his “infectious enthusiasm for music.” Enjoy an up-close performance with an instrument that typically sits in the back row! Trumpeters can be lyrical, joyful painters and poets – especially under the skillful mastery of Mary Elizabeth Bowden. Clarice Assad’s Bohemian Queen (Co-Commissioned by Wintergreen Music) paints a musical picture of Chicago artist Gertrude Abercrombie, while Reena Esmail’s world premiere of Rosa de Sal takes you on a dream-like journey of beauty and love. Top it all off with a buoyant symphony by Beethoven and you have the epitome of the “typical yet unique” Wintergreen Music experience.
Sunday, July 16 at 10:00 am
Wintergreen Music partners with The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen in this second installment of a new collaboration. Your group hike begins as Nature Foundation guides take you on a journey through the gorgeous natural setting at Wintergreen on a hike leading you to a Wintergreen overlook with gorgeous mountain views. When Jacob Wilder and Brandon Nichols fill the mountains with the sounds of the “most noble” of brass instruments, you’ll wonder if you’ve been transported to the Alps!