2023 

PRESEASON EVENTS

Thursday, February 24, 7:30 pm   

Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Milford, PA

FROM CELTIC TO KLEZMER Simple Gifts Duo

Based in the hills of central Pennsylvania, Linda Littleton and Karen Hirshon switch with ease among fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, guitjo, recorders, bowed psaltery, hammered dulcimer, baritone fiddle, guitar, and percussion. Next morning, the duo also delighted kids of Dingman-Delaware Primary and Elementary schools.

Thursday, March 16, 7 pm                                      

Dingman-Delaware Middle School auditorium in Dingmans Ferry, PA 

Classical and rock violin virtuoso ALEXANDER MARKOV 

One of the world's most hailed musicians performed the program titled From Baroque to Rock. Music of Tartini, Gluck, Schubert, Paganini, Markov. He was accompanied by pianists Heike Doerr and Ares Economides, and joined by DDMS' own Ryan Curchoe on bass guitar and Lilian Seibert on drums for a grand finale.  video

Mr. Markov also offered presentations and workshops for DVHS and DDMS on Friday, March 17th.  

2023 season

Tickets $25 sold on Eventbrite.com 

Four outstanding concerts under an open-air canopy of a Pool Pavilion at historic Grey Towers in Milford, PA. 

Saturdays at 5:30 pm 

June 17  

FORTUNA ANTIQUA ET ULTRA   Concordian Dawn

Noted New York-based early music ensemble, led by singer/harpist Chistopher Preston Thompson, performs the 12-15^th century French Songs of Fate, Fortune and Fin’amor. Includes works of Adam de la Halle, Phillippe de Vitry, Guillaume de Machaut, and Guillaume DuFay. 

July 15  

SERENADE  Balourdet String Quartet 

Winners of numerous awards, these talented young musicians of are coming here from Boston to play masterpieces by Ludwig van Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn, and Hugo Wolf’s famed Italian Serenade.

August 19 

UKRAINIAN ROMANTICS  Oleh Krysa

A Lviv-born, preeminent classical violinist will be joined by one his best students at prestigious Eastman School and by KSAP’s own cellist Yosif Feigelson in an array of classical works including a String Trio by the 19^th century major Ukrainian composer, Mykola Lysenko.

September 9  

STORIES IN JAZZ Roni Ben-Hur Quartet 

Hailed among NYC’s finest, the quartet - led by guitarist and educator  Roni Ben-Hur and featuring also singer/composer Tamuz Nissim - offers an impressive variety of American classics, international light jazz, and their own music.

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Saturday, October 7, 7 pm     Venue TBA                                            

OPERATIC EXTRAVAGANZA Soloists of Academy of Vocal Arts

Soprano Emily Margevich, tenor Matthew Goodheart and pianist José Melendez will perform highlights from beloved  operas by Mozart, Verdi, Cilea, Dvorak, Smetana, and art songs by other composers.  They will also visit DVSD schools on Friday, October 6th.

Friday, November 3, 7 pm Venue TBA

MOSTLY PERCUSSIVE Coriolis Duo and Midtown Percussion Trio

The duo of percussionist Oliver Xu and flutist Catherine Boyack along with percussionists Stella Perlic and Colleen Bernstein offer an intriguing program playing the world's oldest instruments. Musicians will also perform and conduct a workshop at DVHS earlier that day. 

Sunday, December 3, 3 pm   

Milford Theater, 114 E. Catharine St., Milford, PA

HOLIDAY MATINÉE  Highline Vocal Jazz

An award-winning a capella quintet continues the tradition established by such legendary groups as The Manhattan Transfer, New York Voices, The Real Group and Take 6. They will  bring along an instrumental trio to perform traditional and popular favorites.

DATES, ARTISTS, VENUES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.