Past Events

Saturday, June 22, 2024 3:00 PM 4:30 PM Birch Creek Music Performance Center Grab your bell bottom jeans and platform shoes and check your mood ring as Birch Creek Percussion takes you back to the groovy 70s for a concert of music that will have you dancing in the streets.

Sponsored by the Nancy T. and David A. Borghesi Fund Dvořák and Brahms—two great 19th century composers who gave us splendid piano quintets. However, the Dvořák Quintet is one you may not have heard before. He was 31 when he wrote it, but then decided to revise it in 1887 at the height of his career. Unfortunately, this version was not heard until 1922, 18 years after Dvořák’s death. Here is a chance to savor this rare masterpiece coupled with…

Sponsored by Genie & David Meissner Mendelssohn’s masterpiece is thrilling under David Perry’s leadership. Young Mendelssohn’s friendship with the elderly Goethe inspired this romantic triumph. It is paired with an equally impressive discovery, the Octet by Woldemar Bargiel, the brother-in-law of Clara Schumann and a composer much admired by Brahms. Be prepared … the electricity will be palpable. Repertoire Octet in C Minor, Op. 15a (1850) by Woldemar Bargiel Octet in F-flat Major, Op. 20 by Felix Mendelssohn Musicians David…

Sponsored by Bob & Alice Chrismer Mendelssohn’s masterpiece is thrilling under David Perry’s leadership. Young Mendelssohn’s friendship with the elderly Goethe inspired this romantic triumph. It is paired with an equally impressive discovery, the Octet by Woldemar Bargiel, the brother-in-law of Clara Schumann and a composer much admired by Brahms. Be prepared … the electricity will be palpable. Repertoire Octet in C Minor, Op. 15a (1850) by Woldemar Bargiel Octet in F-flat Major, Op. 20 by Felix Mendelssohn Musicians David…

Thursday, June 27, 2024 7:00 PM 8:45 PM Birch Creek Music Performance Center Birch Creek percussion takes you on a fast-paced journey through a year of Holidays in one fascinating evening. From Valentine’s Day to the 4th of July, we’ll hit all the red-letter days. Mark your calendar for this one.

Friday, June 28, 2024 3:00 PM 4:30 PM Birch Creek Music Performance Center Birch Creek Percussion welcomes Steel Pan Superstar Victor Provost for an afternoon of his beautiful and compelling compositions for steel pan and percussion. Come and hear what all the buzz is about with this exciting steel pan performer. Find out why Downbeat Magazine says “In the jazz ecosystem… Provost is a rarity” or the New York Times calls him “a serious Jazz improviser…”.

Friday, June 28, 2024 7:00 PM 8:45 PM Birch Creek Music Performance Center Birch Creek Percussion welcomes Steel Pan Superstar Victor Provost for an afternoon of his beautiful and compelling compositions for steel pan and percussion. Come and hear what all the buzz is about with this exciting steel pan performer. Find out why Downbeat Magazine says “In the jazz ecosystem… Provost is a rarity” or the New York Times calls him “a serious Jazz improviser…”.

Saturday, June 29, 2024 1:00 PM 2:30 PM Birch Creek Music Performance Center Birch Creek Percussion presents a free concert of their energetic and innovative music from around the world featuring inspired student performers sharing what they’ve learned during their time at Birch Creek.