2018 Season
Preseason event
Friday, April 27, DVHS auditorium on Rt. 6 & 209 at 7 pm. Free admission.
Got That Swing! The Art of the Solo
Joseph Boga, trumpet with The Joseph Boga Nonet
Revered jazz musician came back to the area with his colleagues for a student workshop and an open concert. The swing era and alternative jazz genres through the prism of a soloist. The concert will include an appearance by DVHS Jazz Combo. website video clip
2018 Season
All events at the historic Milford Theatre,
114 East Catharine Street in Milford, PA, at 7:30 pm unless noted otherwise.
Saturday, May 26
When Art Meets Music: 20th-Century Progress and Destruction
Mikhail Kopelman, violin, Elizaveta Kopelman, piano, and Yosif Feigelson, cello.
A former leader of the legendary Borodin and Tokyo string quartets was joined by his pianist-daughter and KSAP's artistic director. Music by Rachmaninov, Kodaly and Shostakovich, accompanied by projected paintings by Picasso, Matisse, Kandinsky, Chagall, others. concert video
Sat. June 16, Grey Towers N.H.S. in Milford, PA at 5:30 pm
Sun. June 17, Hawley Silk Mill in Hawley, PA at 4 pm
Spectacular Precision: Duo Noire
Comprised of award-winning American classical guitarists Thomas Flippin and Christopher Mallett, the acclaimed duo played classical and contemporary compositions. website concert video
Saturday, July 14
Soul of the Balkans: The Noga Group led by Avram Pengas
One of the most popular ethnic ensembles in NYC delighted the audience with colorful music, song and dance from Serbia, Greece, Macedonia, Turkey, and other countries of the region. website concert video
Special Event at the Hotel Fauchere in Milford, PA
Thursday, August 2, Delmonico Room at 7 pm
A Voice in the Forest: Linda Lane Smith, soprano
An opera diva connected Music and Forest, Art and Science in the unique program. Music of Schubert, Verdi, Rossini, Rogers and Hammerstein, complemented by a slide show. With Robert Wilson, piano. website concert clip
Saturday, August 18, Grey Towers N.H.S. in Milford, PA at 5:30 pm
Sunday, August 19, Hawley Silk Mill in Hawley, PA at 4 pm
An Appalachian Ballade: Simple Gifts Duo
From Appalachian ballads and hymns, to music of some cultures that influenced American music as Polish, French, African and Klezmer performed on original instruments including hammer dulcimer, bowed psaltery, lumberjack and spoons! website video
Saturday, September 8 In cooperation with Milford Presents
Saints and Sinners: Young Dubliners, Irish Rock Band
One of the hardest working groups of its kind crowned Milford's Septemberfest with the fiery of sounds and engaging rhythms. website video
Saturday, October 6
Red Violin Caprices: Caroline Goulding, violin
Recognized early as a child prodigy, the skillful young virtuoso is poised for a major career. Music by Paganini, Vieuxtemps, Kreisler, Corigliano. website video
Saturday, November 3
Bees, please! Englewinds Ensemble
This program related to the disappearance of bees has been emblematic of this award winning eco-ensemble. Their selection included works by Chopin, Rimsky-Korsakov, MacDowell, and others. website video
Saturday, December 15 at 5:30 pm
Joyeux Noël: Avalon Jazz Band
Created in New York in 2012, the band is a prominent ambassador of Parisian hot jazz in the United States and internationally. Music and song from the 1930s, plus seasonal favorites. website video