Celebrating
80 YEARS
OF CAPTIVATING MUSIC
THE 2016 SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL
JUNE 3 - AUGUST 7
For ten weeks this summer, gifted young musicians from across the globe will gather in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to prepare and perform great musical works alongside a remarkable and distinguished faculty. They will be joined by some of the most celebrated names in music — from classical superstars to pops legends to acclaimed composers — for more than 80 unforgettable performances under the stars in this, Brevard Music Center’s 80th Anniversary Season.
BREVARD MUSIC CENTER
Brevard’s hallmark is the powerful sense of community that re-
Imagine a place where music fills the air. Where Beethoven,
emerges every June as faculty and students work together to
Mozart, and Verdi are alive and well. Where the most talented
present over 80 concerts, encompassing multiple music genres,
students and extraordinary faculty coexist in practice rooms and
to more than 30,000 enthusiastic fans from across the country.
onstage. Now imagine it all in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains
Over the past 80 years, BMC has been privileged to welcome
of Western North Carolina.
world-class soloists including Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Frederica Von Stade, and other talented virtuosi.
Step out of your dream into the place where classical music spends the summer. Experience Brevard Music Center, at once a place, an institute, and a festival. Situated on a lovely wooded 180-acre campus in western North Carolina, Brevard Music Center has matured into one of this country’s premier summer training programs and festivals. Under the artistic direction of acclaimed conductor Keith Lockhart, Music Director of the Boston Pops and BBC Orchestra in London, more than 400 gifted students — ages 14 through postcollege — come to the Music Center every summer to study with distinguished faculty and renowned guest artists. From June to August, students participate in a rigorous program of instruction and performance including orchestral ensembles, private lessons, chamber music, and opera.
“The education we offer is geared not just toward the next generation of working musicians, but towards the passionate advocacy of their audiences.” -Keith Lockhart, Artistic Director The summer festival also features the popular BMC Presents series, having brought non-classical artists as rich and diverse as Amy Grant, Béla Fleck, Garrison Keillor, Steep Canyon Rangers, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Marvin Hamlisch, Peter, Paul and Mary, PDQ Bach, and Michael Feinstein to the Brevard stage. For decades the Brevard Music Center has inspired devotion
For opera lovers, Brevard Music Center’s Janiec Opera
not only among its students and faculty but also among its
Company presents three fully-staged operas and one opera
listeners and among a vast corps of volunteers. That hundreds
workshop each summer festival season. Past performances
of persons have purchased homes in western North Carolina
have included classic operas such as The Magic Flute, Rigoletto, Così fan tutte, Madama Butterfly, Don Giovanni, and La bohème, as well as more modern works like The Ballad of Baby Doe, Albert Herring, Sweeney Todd, and Falling Angel
expressly to be near the Brevard Music Center gives some measure of the Center’s significance to its community.
(2016 World Premiere).
We invite you to experience the music and magic of Brevard
Almost half of the Summer Festival concerts are free and open
hall, this is the place to witness performances as captivating as
Music Center. On the lawn, under the stars, or in an intimate
to the public. Tickets start at $15. Music-lovers are welcome to bring their own food and beverages for a pre-concert picnic on the lawn or purchase
the view.
Brevard Music Center, 349 Andante Lane, Brevard, NC 28712
delectable treats on campus.
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