APPALACHIAN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
History, Nature, Culture
ABOUT ACMF PROGRAMMING
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Music is selected based on the festival theme and venue.
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Each concert program is unique! We do not produce the same concert twice.
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Most pieces are programmed twice during the two weeks, but works are always presented in a different order with different works and in different venues. Some folks enjoy experiencing works twice in two different settings, some folks would prefer not to have pieces repeated. We encourage everyone to experience the festival in a way that appeals to you!
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Programs are subject to changes. Our anticipated programs are listed by concert below.
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Tickets for ACMF concert event can be purchased on Eventbrite. Tickets for the Barns of Rose Hill performance can be purchased from the venue directly.
2023 Concert Programs
Opening Night
Places That Inspire
August 17, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Zion Episcopal Church
Charles Town, WV
Behind Every Great Woman...
August 18, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Camp Hill-Wesley United Methodist Church
Harpers Ferry, WV
Duo Delights and More!
August 19, 2023 at 11 AM
The Station At Shepherdstown
Shepherdstown, WV
Elevation
August 19, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Goodson Chapel - Recital Hall
Winchester, VA
Family Concert: Travel the World Through Music!
August 20, 2023 at 1 PM
Franklin Park Arts Center
Purcellville, VA
Festival Favorites: Encore Concert featuring Stravinsky's "Dumbarton Oaks"
August 20, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Shepherdstown Opera House
Shepherdstown, WV
Lost in Plain Sight: Cassadó and His Lost Iberian Legacy
August 23, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Byrd Center Auditorium
Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV
Places That Inspire:
The Natural World
August 24, 2023 at 7 PM
Barns of Rose Hill
Berryville, VA
Water and Beauty
August 25, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Frank Center Stage
Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV
Duo Delights:
Let's Duet Again
August 26, 2023 at 11 AM
Station at Shepherdstown
Shepherdstown, WV
Places That Inspire:
Regions of the World
August 26, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Charles Washington Hall
Charles Town, WV
Festival Finale:
Appalachia in America
August 27, 2023 from 3 - 5 PM
Historic Storer College Lawn
at Stephen T. Mather Training Center
Harpers Ferry, WV
Program:
Voodoo Dolls (2008): Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)
Murder Ballads (world premiere): Steven Snowden (b. 1981)
In the Pines
Two Sisters
Banks of the Ohio
Sonata for Viola da Gamba in D Major, BWV 1028: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
~ intermission~
Elevation for Solo Violin and Strings (2022): Paul Frost
The Air is on Fire for Cello and Piano* (world premiere): Noam Faingold (b. 1984)
String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 77: Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Allegro con fuoco
Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Poco andante
Finale. Allegro assai
*Commissioned work sponsored by the Evans Family
Please note: All programs are subject to changes
Program:
Rəqs (Dance) (2015): Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (b. 1947)
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, KV 581: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Allegro
Larghetto
Menuetto
Allegretto con variazioni
-Intermission-
Poem: Adagio for String Quartet (1926): Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)
Plan & Elevation: The Grounds of Dumbarton Oaks (2015): Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)
The Ellipse
The Cutting Garden
The Herbaceous Border
The Orangery
The Beech Tree
*Please note: All programs are subject to changes
Program will be announced from the stage.
(Different program from "Let's Duet" on Aug 26.)
Program:
Sextet for Two Horns and Strings in E-flat Major, Op. 81b: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Allegro con brio
Adagio
Rondo. Allegro
Plan & Elevation: The Grounds of Dumbarton Oaks (2015): Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)
The Ellipse
The Cutting Garden
The Herbaceous Border
The Orangery
The Beech Tree
-Intermission-
Arietta for Bass and String Quartet (2021): Chris Rogerson
Elevation for Solo Violin and Strings (2022): Paul Frost
Chamber Concerto in E-flat Major (“Dumbarton Oaks”): Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Tempo giusto
Allegretto
Con moto
*Please note: All programs are subject to changes
Program will be announced from the stage.
Program may include:
Die Forelle: Shubert (Arr. Farrington)
Flute Quartet: Mozart
Duo Delights with Flute and Bassoon: Frost
Poem: Rebecca Clarke
Program:
Rəqs (Dance) (2015): Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (b. 1947)
String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 77: Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Allegro con fuoco
Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Poco andante
Finale. Allegro assai
Chamber Concerto in E-flat Major (“Dumbarton Oaks”): Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Tempo giusto
Allegretto
Con moto
*Please note: All programs are subject to changes
Program format is lecture/recital with research presented by Dr. H Rosi Song between pieces.
Program opens with discussion by Dr. H Rosi Song
String Quartet No. 2: Gaspar Cassadó (1897-1966)
Allegro giocoso
Canzona e pavana. Andantino cantabile
Recitativo e Finale. Grave - Allegro assai con brio
American Mirror (2017): Derrick Skye (b. 1982)
String Quartet No. 1: Gaspar Cassadó (1897-1966)
Allegro molto, ed expressivo
Allegretto tranquillo
Tempo di elegia
Allegro piu tostto moderato, ma energico
Please note: All programs are subject to changes
Program:
Miniatures Algérienes: Salim Dada
Aurore de Djurdjura
Danse Zaydan
ACMF 2023 Commissioned Work
A Winter's Journey, Reimagined
Freezing (world premiere*)
Linden
Raging (world premiere*)
Murder Ballads: Steven Snowden (b. 1981)
(second performance, premiered 8/17 by ACMF)
In the Pines
Two Sisters
Banks of the Ohio
-Intermission-
Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 (“Trout”): Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Allegro vivace
Andante
Scherzo. Presto
Andantino - Allegretto
Allegro giusto
*ACMF 2023 commissioned work sponsored by Marellen Aherne
Please note: All programs are subject to changes.
Program:
Wind and Sail (2022, World Premiere)*: Rufus Reid (b. 1944)
Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 (“Trout”): Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Allegro vivace
Andante
Scherzo. Presto
Andantino - Allegretto
Allegro giusto
-Intermission-
String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70 (“Souvenir de Florence”): Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Allegro con spirito
Adagio cantabile e con moto
Allegretto moderato
Allegro con brio e vivace
*Commissioned by the Composers Guild of New Jersey
Please note: All programs subject to changes.
Program to be announced from the stage.
(Different program from the duo concert on August 19.)
Program:
Elevation for Solo Violin and Strings (2022): Paul Frost
Miniature Algeriennes: Salim Dada
American Mirror (2017): Derrick Skye (b. 1982)
Voodoo Dolls (2008): Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)
~intermission~
String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70 ("Souvenir de Florence"): Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Allegro con spirito
Adagio cantabile e con moto
Allegretto moderato
Allegro con brio e vivache
*Please note: All programs subject to changes.
Outdoor Concert in Partnership with Harpers Ferry Historical National Park
(Parking and Rain Location on site.)
Opening performance by Earl White and the Earl White String Band
Closing concert with speaker Nancy Cook and ACMF Festival Musicians:
Paducah: Don Redman (1900-1964), arr. Sinéad Frost
Trilobites: Domenic Salerni (b. 1987)
Words from Nancy Cook
Elevation for Solo Violin and Strings (2022): Paul Frost
Emily's Reel: Mark O'Connor (b. 1961)
Voodoo Dolls (2008): Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)
Words from Nancy Cook
Wind and Sail (2022)*: Rufus Reid (b. 1944)
(second performance, premiered by ACMF on Friday 8/25)
Selections from Danish String Quartet
*Commissioned by the Composers Guild of New Jersey
Please note: All programs are subject to changes.