Opening Weekend of Brevard Music Center's 2017 Summer Music Festival

The 81st season of The Brevard Music Center's Summer Music Festival offers an exceptional variety of great music and very special performances,” says Brevard Music Center President and CEO Mark Weinstein. “From classical masterworks to modern favorites to family-friendly performances of Broadway and Hollywood classics, this season offers a little something for everyone. The opening weekend reflects the entire season’s magic and diversity.”

June 23 - 25, 2017   Opening Weekend of the Festival at Brevard Music Center   Keith Lockhart celebrates his 10th anniversary as Artistic Director with one of the best-known works in classical music and Garrick Ohlsson’s masterful interpretation of Brahms.  

Country and Americana fans will welcome Lee Ann Womack, a Grammy, CMA, and ACM award winning artist acclaimed for I Hope You Dance – which sold over 6 million albums – and her newest release,  

Ballet meets Orchestra in this story of a Russian fairground puppet, revealed through Stravinsky’s exuberant and energetic symphonic masterpiece. Violin superstar Anne Akiko Meyers, “one of the most adventurous soloists on the international music scene today,” makes her BMC debut.  

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Memorial Day Weekend Event: White Squirrel Festival in Brevard NC

May 27 - 29, 2016      White Squirrel Festival   Go Nuts in Downtown Brevard, "Where Music Meets the Mountains". A full weekend of free, live music and nutty family fun with a special evening concert Friday night by Town Mountain. 

The Festival includes more than a dozen free concerts. This year's event promises to be even bigger and better than ever - with the Memorial Day Parade, the Annual Squirrel Box Derby, white squirrel guided tours, white squirrel exhibit, children’s village and white squirrel photo contest. 

photos courtesy of www.http://whitesquirrelfestival.com/

Also back this year is the Annual 5K/10K White Squirrel Race/Competitive Walk, along with a 1-mile kids' fun run. Find out why the White Squirrel Festival was voted "Best Spring Music Festival in Western North Carolina". 

This event is held in beautiful downtown Brevard NC.