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Festival
Calendar
2024
Sunday, August 18
7pm
Wanderings: Across the World
and Back Again
Voice and Piano
Join us for our inaugural concert: a moving, multicultural journey through song.
Works by Schumann, Poulenc, Bernstein, Rodgers and more!
Anthony Clark Evans, baritone
James Maverick, piano
Nashville United Methodist Church
36 S Jefferson St, Nashville, IN 47448
Monday, August 19
7pm
The Magic (Baroque) Flute
Early Music
A colorful concert featuring the flute: one of the most popular instruments in Europe in the 18th century, both as concert and folk instrument. The program explores Baroque music from around Europe alongside Celtic music from Ireland and Scotland, played on period instruments.
Kathie Stewart, baroque flute
Leighann Daihl Ragusa, baroque flute
Jaap ter Linden, baroque cello/viola da gamba
Elisabeth Wright, harpsichord
Tina Bergmann, hammered dulcimer
St Agnes Catholic Church
1008 McLary Road, Nashville, IN 47448
Tuesday, August 20
7pm
Musical Banquet
Strings and Winds
Experience Schubert’s delightful Octet:
a voyage of human emotion, in turn buoyant, sophisticated, stately, mischievous and joyful!
Schubert: Octet in F, D. 803
Lincoln String Quartet with Maurice Neuman, cello
Alex Hanna, double bass
Bill Buchman, bassoon
Oto Carrillo, horn
Zachary Good, clarinet
St. Agnes Catholic Church
1008 McLary Road, Nashville, IN 47448
Wednesday, August 21
7pm
A Night of Tango
Instrumental, Song and Dance
Don't miss this evocative evening highlighting the development of the tango as a 20th-century art form.
Alfredo Minetti, piano
Richard Scofano, bandoneón
Tomás Lozano, singer
Carlos Bedoya, guitar
Fernanda Ghi and Eduardo Villalba, dancers
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Brown County Playhouse
70 S Van Buren St, Nashville, IN 47448
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Thursday, August 22
7pm
Of Love and Death
Horn, Piano, Violin and Voice
A moving evening of chamber music for horn,
featuring works composed in honor of the
death of the beloved.
Poulenc: Elegy
Britten: Canticle III, “Still falls the rain”
Brahms: Horn Trio, op. 40
Konstantyn Travinskyy, piano
Oto Carrillo, horn
Kevin Lin, violin
Chris Albanese, tenor
United Methodist Church
36 S Jefferson St, Nashville, IN 47448
Friday, August 23
7pm
In Search of Hope
Strings
An unforgettable evening of Slavic music for
strings: dark, exuberant, impassioned.
Shostakovich: String Quartet, op. 110
Martinů: Three Madrigals, H. 313
Tchaikovsky: String Sextet, op. 70 “Souvenir of
Florence”
Lincoln String Quartet with Peter Stumpf, cello
Atar Arad, viola
Maurice Neuman, cello
St. Agnes Catholic Church
1008 McLary Rd, Nashville, IN 47448
Saturday, August 24
7pm
Sense and Sensuality
Strings and Piano
We conclude our series with a magical evening devoted to landmarks of French chamber music.
Fauré: String Quartet, op. 120
Ravel: String Quartet
Fauré: Piano Quintet no. 1, op. 89
Ariel Quartet
Andreas Ioannides, piano
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United Methodist Church
36 S Jefferson St, Nashville, IN 47448
2023
Sunday, August 13
7pm
Love After 1950: An American Song Recital
Voice and Piano
A celebration of love through American song.
Works by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Sheila Silver, Libby Larsen, Charles Ives and William Hirtz.
Rachel Doehring, soprano
Katie Weber, mezzo-soprano
Dan Sato, piano
Andreas Ioannides, piano
United Methodist Church
36 S Jefferson St, Nashville, IN 47448
Monday, August 14
7pm
Alpine Flowers
Early Music
An evening of virtuoso 17th-century German and Italian music.
Works by Freschobaldi, Cima, Kerll, Schmelzer, Farina,
Furccheim, Merula, Mealli, Vierdanck, Becker and Uccellini.
Heartland Baroque:
Martie Perry and David Wilson, baroque violins
Barbara Krumdiek, baroque cello
Guest Artist: Elisabeth Wright, harpsichord
Parkview Church of the Nazarene
1750 Rt 46, Nashville, IN 47448
Tuesday, August 15
7pm
A Slice of Heaven
Flute, Strings, and Harp
Beethoven: Serenade in D for Flute, Violin and Viola, op. 25
Debussy: Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp
Mozart: Flute Quartet in D, K. 285
Roussel: Serenade for Flute, String Trio and Harp, op. 30
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for Flute, Clarinet, String Quartet and Harp
Lincoln String Quartet
Jennifer Gunn, Flute
Julia Coronelli, Harp
Jim Campbell, Clarinet
St. Agnes Catholic Church
1008 McLary Road, Nashville, IN 47448
Wednesday, August 16
7pm
Quartet for the End of Time
Clarinet, Strings, and Piano
Bach: Selections from Partita for Solo Violin in E, BMV 1006
Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
Mark Kaplan, violin
James Campbell, clarinet
John Sharp, cello
Futaba Niekawa, piano
United Methodist Church
36 S Jefferson St, Nashville, IN 47448
Friday, August 18th
7pm
Youthful Exuberance: The Mendelssohn Octet
Strings and Clarinet
Mozart: String Quartet, K. 160
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, K. 581
Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings, op. 20
Verona Quartet
Lincoln String Quartet
Jim Campbell, clarinet
St. Agnes Catholic Church
1008 McLary Rd, Nashville, IN 47448
Saturday, August 19
7pm
“Heavenly Length”: Schubert’s Piano Trio in E-flat
Piano Trio
Schubert: Piano Trio no. 2 in E-flat, D. 929
Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Kevin Lin, violin
Austin Huntington, cello
Andreas Ioannides, piano
United Methodist Church
36 S Jefferson St, Nashville, IN 47448
2022
Sunday, August 14
7pm
Guitar Duo
"From Rameau to The Beatles"
Duos by Rameau, Debussy, Rodrigo, Assad and the Beatles
John Marcel Williams, Guitar
Jordan Dodson, Guitar
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Brown County Presbyterian Fellowship
602 North State Road 135, Nashville, IN 47448
Monday, August 15
7pm
Early Music Duo
"Diverse Bizarrie"
Duos by Bach, Biber, Corelli, Couperin and Matteis
Rachell Wong, Baroque Violin
David Belkovski, Harpsichord
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St Agnes Catholic Church
1008 McLary Road, Nashville, IN 47448
Tuesday, August 16
7pm
Poetry Reading/Open Mic
"The Musics of Poetry"
Cathy Bowman
Jacie Andrews
Ezra Fox
Eszi Waters
Members of Brown County's Salt Creek Collective
* This is a free, non-ticketed event
Country Heritage Winery
225 S. Van Buren Street, #3, Nashville, IN 47448
Wednesday, August 17
7pm
Thursday, August 18
7pm
Clarinet, Piano, Voice and Strings
"Clarinet Transformations"
Schubert: The Shepherd on the Rock, D. 965
Beethoven: Clarinet Trio in B-flat, op. 11
Schoenfield: Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
Andrea Levine, Clarinet
Futaba Niekawa, Piano
Lei Hou, Violin
John Sharp, Cello
Catherine Compton, Soprano
Nashville United Methodist Church
36 S Jefferson St, Nashville, IN 47448
Piano and Strings
"Passion and Despair"
Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, op. 25
Franck: Piano Quintet
Lincoln String Quartet
Elisabeth Pridonoff, Piano
Andreas Ioannides, Piano
Nashville United Methodist Church
36 S Jefferson St, Nashville, IN 47448
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Friday, August 19
7pm
Piano Trio
"In Memory of a Great Artist: the Tchaikovsky Trio"
Mozart: Piano Trio in G K. 496
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor
Mark Kaplan, Violin
Peter Stumpf, Cello
Andreas Ioannides, Piano
Nashville United Methodist Church
36 S Jefferson St, Nashville, IN 47448
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Saturday, August 20
7pm
Strings
Chamber Music Gala
Dvořák: String Quartet in F, op. 96 "American"
Brahms: Sting Sextet in G, op. 36
Lincoln String Quartet
Mark Holloway, Viola
Brandon Vamos, Cello
Brown County Playhouse
70 S Van Buren St, Nashville, IN 47448
2021
Tuesday, August 17
7pm
Piano Trio
Musical Royalty: Beethoven's "Archduke" trio
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat, op. 97
Brahms: Piano Trio in B, op. 8
Andreas Ioannides, Piano
Madalyn Parnas Möller, Violin
Gabriel Martins, Cello
Nashville United Methodist Church
36 S Jefferson St, Nashville, IN 47448
Wednesday, August 18
7pm
Volante Winds & Futaba Niekawa
Beethoven in Paris
Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat, op. 16
Sancan: Sonatine for Flute and Piano
Saint-Saëns: Tarantelle op. 6 for Flute, Clarinet and Piano
Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Winds
Futaba Niekawa, Piano
Volante Winds:
Suyeon Ko, Flute
Rebecca McGuire, Oboe
Wai Ki Wun, Clarinet
Olivier Huebscher, Horn
Sara Fruehe, Bassoon
Nashville United Methodist Church
36 S Jefferson St, Nashville, IN 47448
Thursday, August 19
7pm
Cinematic Performance
Rising Tide: The Crossroads Project
Fry Street Quartet
A meditation on nature and the environment with sound, words and images.
Film Preview
*This is a free, non-ticketed event
Brown County High School Auditorium
235 Schoolhouse Ln Nashville, IN 47448
Friday, August 20
7pm
Fry Street Quartet
Andreas Ioannides, Piano
Dvorak's Piano Quintet
Beethoven: String Quartet in A, op. 18 no. 5
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A, op. 81
Nashville United Methodist Church
36 S Jefferson St, Nashville, IN 47448
5-7pm Pre-Performance "Open House" at the Hoosier Artist Gallery
Saturday, August 21
4pm
Lecture & Discussion
Dr. Roman Ivanovitch
"Caring for Beethoven"
An exploration of Beethoven’s legacy and relevance in the 21st century.
*This is a free, non-ticketed event
Brown County History Center –Grand Hall (Upper Level)
90 Gould St, Nashville, IN 47448
Saturday, August 21
7pm
Pacifica Quartet
A Journey Across Cultures
Price: String Quartet no. 1 in G
Prokofiev: String Quartet no. 2 op. 92
Beethoven: String Quartet no. 9 in C, op. 59 no. 3 “Razumovsky”
Brown County Playhouse
70 S Van Buren St, Nashville, IN 47448
Post-Performance Reception hosted
at the Brown County Art Guild
48 South Van Buren Street
Nashville, IN 47448
Sunday, August 22
3pm
Voice and Piano
Songs from Europe and the New World
Songs by Beethoven, Rossini, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Villa-Lobos, and many more!
Bruno Sandes, Baritone
Aleksey Artemyev, Piano
Nashville United Methodist Church
36 S Jefferson St, Nashville, IN 47448