ChamberFest Brown County August 18 – 24, 2024
ChamberFest Brown County August 18 – 24, 2024
Overheard in Nashville,“ Let’ s get some folks together and jam. We’ ll cover some tunes everyone knows, then just explore.” Looking back across the centuries, you could say that’ s how chamber music got its start.
Chamber music has something else in common with the jam session. It’ s known as“ the music of friends,” or“ people conversing.” Every instrument has a distinct voice. Each gets special lines, parts of the melody or harmony, and its individual airtime. And each contributes to the overall weave of sound. Like voices in a conversation, each expresses its own point of view, its own character and nuance. In Nashville’ s ChamberFest venues, you join groups of friends in musical conversations.
Our familiar church venues with their pleasing aesthetics offer the best acoustics. ChamberFest performers are extraordinary musicians and say our venues, unlike large concert halls, are the perfect
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50 Our Brown County • July / August 2024 setting for chamber music, and provide a richer performance experience. Performers come, too, for our Brown County hospitality, the beauty of our hills and woods, and the charm of Nashville. Many come back year after year. Among those returning this year are the Lincoln String Quartet; Elisabeth Wright, harpsichord; Kevin Lin, violin; and ChamberFest artistic director and pianist Andreas Ioannides.
Whether a seasoned enthusiast or new to this genre, you’ ll find the music accessible and immersive. This music expresses the love and loss, confusion, hope, and exuberance that make up human experience. It celebrates where we have been, what we have felt and learned about ourselves.
You don’ t need a background in classical music to enjoy ChamberFest. Just listen with an open mind and let the music do the rest. You’ ll find variety to suit every preference: voice, strings, wind instruments, early music, music from the Romantic era, modern music. Leonard Bernstein and Richard Rodgers of Broadway fame. Dance. Tango! Duets. Larger ensembles.
You can attend almost every concert at no cost, though suggested donations of $ 20 are welcome. The one exception is“ A Night of Tango” at the Brown County Playhouse. If you’ d like to ensure a seat up front you can reserve one online at < www. chamberfestbrowncounty. com >. •
~ submitted by Jan Holloway