October 3 at 1:30 PM The Brevard Music Center will open the 2011-12 season of its First Mondays concert series featuring artist faculty from the Brevard Music Center. Concerts are held at the First United Methodist Church of Brevard located at 325 N. Broad Street on the first Monday of each month (except January) through May. The concerts are free and open to the public as a way of sharing music with the community throughout the year.
The concert October 3 features violinist J. Patrick Rafferty and guitarist Stephen Mattingly. The duo will present works by J.S. Bach, Manuel deFalla, Maurice Ravel, and others. J. Patrick Rafferty has been hailed for his "exciting performances" and his "subtle and imaginative ideas about the music." Rafferty's solo credits include concerto performances with the symphony orchestras of Milwaukee, Dallas, Cincinnati, and St. Louis. Mr. Rafferty served as Concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Associate Concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony, and Concertmaster of the Dallas Bach and Fine Arts Orchestras. As recitalist and chamber musician, Rafferty has performed in New York, Chicago, Boston, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and many other cities. Mr. Rafferty is currently Associate Professor of Violin at the University of Louisville and a member of the artist faculty of the Brevard Music Center, where he is concertmaster of the Brevard Music Center Orchestra.
Guitarist Stephen Mattingly has been warmly received by audiences throughout North America and Europe as a soloist and with the Tantalus Quartet. His recording of Franz Schubert’s guitar chamber music was released under the auspices of the Presser Foundation. In addition to his performing career, Stephen is the Director of Classical Guitar Studies at the University of Louisville. Mattingly earned degrees from the Eastman School of Music, the Hochschule für Musik in Dortmund, Germany, and Florida State University, where he completed a Doctorate in Music and was a Visiting Adjunct Professor. Since 2010 Stephen has served as President of the Louisville Guitar Society.
The concert October 3 features violinist J. Patrick Rafferty and guitarist Stephen Mattingly. The duo will present works by J.S. Bach, Manuel deFalla, Maurice Ravel, and others. J. Patrick Rafferty has been hailed for his "exciting performances" and his "subtle and imaginative ideas about the music." Rafferty's solo credits include concerto performances with the symphony orchestras of Milwaukee, Dallas, Cincinnati, and St. Louis. Mr. Rafferty served as Concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Associate Concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony, and Concertmaster of the Dallas Bach and Fine Arts Orchestras. As recitalist and chamber musician, Rafferty has performed in New York, Chicago, Boston, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and many other cities. Mr. Rafferty is currently Associate Professor of Violin at the University of Louisville and a member of the artist faculty of the Brevard Music Center, where he is concertmaster of the Brevard Music Center Orchestra.
Guitarist Stephen Mattingly has been warmly received by audiences throughout North America and Europe as a soloist and with the Tantalus Quartet. His recording of Franz Schubert’s guitar chamber music was released under the auspices of the Presser Foundation. In addition to his performing career, Stephen is the Director of Classical Guitar Studies at the University of Louisville. Mattingly earned degrees from the Eastman School of Music, the Hochschule für Musik in Dortmund, Germany, and Florida State University, where he completed a Doctorate in Music and was a Visiting Adjunct Professor. Since 2010 Stephen has served as President of the Louisville Guitar Society. 
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