Brevard Music Center Weekend Concerts

July 24, 2015  Brevard Music Center Performance:  Falling Angel 2:00 PM - Brevard Music Center presents Falling Angel, this season’s Opera in a Box, which is based on the classic, thrilling horror-mystery novel of the same name, by William Hjorstberg.. Tickets $45.

July 24, 2015  Brevard Music Center Performance:  Program of Song  4:30 PM - Brevard Music Center presents it’s talented high school voice students in recital.  FREE event.

July 24, 2015  Brevard Music Center Performance:  Beethoven, Bartók, and Bronfman Pre-concert Talk -  6:30 PM - An informal talk one hour before curtain, conducted by a member of the artist faculty.. 7:30 - The Brevard Music Center Orchestra—led by guest conductor Christoph Konig with pianist Yefim Bronfman—performs Nicolai’s Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor, Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica.”. Tickets $15 -  $45.

July 25, 2015   Brevard Music Center Performance:  Falling Angel  1:00 PM - Pre-opera Talk - An informal talk one hour before curtain, conducted by a member of the artist faculty. 2:00 - . Tickets $45.

July 25, 2015   Brevard Music Center Performance:  Shostakovich 6  6:30 PM - Pre-concert  - Special pre-concert performances one hour before curtain, featuring BMC's students and artist faculty.  7:30 - The Brevard Sinfonia—led by guest conductor Christoph König with violinist Stephan Waarts—performs Respighi’s Belfagor Overture, Korngold’s Violin Concerto in D Major, and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 6.. Tickets $15 - $45.

July 26, 2015   Brevard Music Center Performance:  Soloists of Tomorrow   2:00 PM - Special pre-concert performances one hour before curtain, featuring BMC's students and artist faculty.  3:00 - The Brevard Music Center Orchestra—led by Ken Lam—showcases the winners of the 2015 Jan and Beattie Wood Concerto Competition take the stage to perform with the Brevard Music Center Orchestra. Celebrate the Music Center’s educational mission as we shine a spotlight on some of our most talented young musicians.. Tickets $15 - $45.

July 26, 2015   Brevard Music Center Performance:  Supersonic   7:00 PM   Brevard Music Center’s percussion students and faculty in concert. FREE event

The Brevard Music Center is located at 349 Andante Lane in  Brevard NC.

Brevard Music Center Tchaikovsky Concert

August 2   Lockhart conducts Tchaikovsky at The Brevard Music Center   Keith Lockhart leads the Brevard Concert Orchestra in a performance featuring the music of Vaughan Williams and Tchaikovsky. The concert's first half will feature what has become one of Vaughan Williams' most popular works, his English Folk Song Suite.

It will be followed by Charles Villarrubia presenting a rare performance of Vaughan Williams' Tuba Concerto. After Intermission Lockhart will lead the orchestra in a performance of Tchaikovsky's thundering fifth symphony. PreConcert at 6:30 PM Special pre-concert performances one hour before curtain, featuring BMC's students and artist faculty.

Piccolo Opera at 4:30 PM|

New Music FREE concert at 12:30 PM

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Brevard Music Center Soloists of Tommorrow Concert

July 28, 3 PM at The Brevard Music Center -  The Soloists of Tomorrow Concert featuring the winners of the 2013 Jan & Beattie Wood Concerto Competition. These talented BMC students have competed and won the opportunity to perform as soloists with the Brevard Music Center Orchestra. We hope you can join us to celebrate their success.

SOLOISTS OF TOMORROW

WAGNER                Prelude from Die Meistersinger

STRAUSS                Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11,  3. Rondo-Allegro - Tatiana Stola, French horn 

HUMMEL                 Concerto in F major for Bassoon and Piano 1. Allegro Moderato - Sandra Bailey, bassoon

MENDELSSOHN      Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Allegro molto appassionato - Hui-Ying Ma, violin

INTERMISSION

RAVEL                     Tzigane  -  Victor Beyens, violin

LIEBERMANN           Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra, Op. 60 -  Kaitlin Barbo, piccolo

LISZT                        Totentanz - JT Hassell, piano

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Firebird at The Brevard Music Center Today

July 21   Firebird at The Brevard Music Center   An afternoon of music composed by some of the twentieth century's most influential composers. With works from Stravisnky, Liadov, Copland, and Corigliano, Ken Lam will lead the Brevard Concert Orchestra in a performance that truly spans the styles of the last century. PreConcert at 2 PM - Special pre-concert performances one hour before curtain, featuring BMC's students and artist faculty.

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Brevard Music Center Beethoven Concert

July 20   Beethoven 5 at The Brevard Music Center    The Brevard Sinfonia performs arguably the best-known work in classical music--Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Led by Matthias Bamert, the concert also features Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, and Strauss's beloved tone poem Don Juan. The PreConcert is at 6:30 PM. Special pre-concert performances one hour before curtain, featuring BMC's students and artist faculty.  

The Brevard Music Center is reknowned throughout the country.  - Each summer more than 400 students, ages 14 through post-college, join professional musicians to eat, breathe and sleep music for seven weeks. In addition to a rigorous schedule of instruction, students collaborate with faculty and guest artists in more than eighty public performances.

Get a link for details about the Beethoven 5th Concert, the Brevard Music Center and other Brevard NC events and attractions HERE. 

Brevard Music Center Opens forthe 2013 Season

June 21   Opening Night at Brevard Music Center   for the 2013 season with Principal Guest Conductor JoAnn Falletta leading the Brevard Music Center Orchestra. The concert will feature Borodin's Overture to his opera Prince Igor, Prokofiev's beloved Suite from Romeo and Juliet and will close with 18 year old virtuoso Conrad Tao performing Tchaikovsky's powerful Piano Concerto No. 1.

Each summer more than 400 students, ages 14 through post-college, join professional musicians to eat, breathe and sleep music for seven weeks at the Brevard Music Center. In addition to a rigorous schedule of instruction, students collaborate with faculty and guest artists in more than eighty public performances.


The Center includes a 180 acre campus in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Established in 1936 the remarkable facility  has matured into one of the country's premier summer training programs and festivals.  For seven weeks, students participate in a vigorous program of instruction that includes ensembles, private lessons, and chamber music.

The 2013 Season Our 2013 season includes performances of classical masterworks including Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto, Stravinsky's Firebird, and Beethoven's beloved Fifth Symphony. The summer festival also features an outstanding lineup of guest artists ranging from rising stars of the classical world, such as pianist Ji-Yong and violinist Bella Hristova, to two of today's most celebrated soloists — pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and violinist Joshua Bell.

Advance purchase of tickets is recommended and several free concerts and events are offered. Check the website for details and learn more about Brevard NC HERE.