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Summer Music Festival schedule announced; Thursday reception postponed
The Greencastle Summer Music Festival has announced its 2014 schedule, featuring informal events every Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. at Starbucks, and full concerts every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church.
All events are free and open to the public, beginning Tuesday, May 27 in Starbucks and Wednesday, May 28 in Gobin, continuing through Wednesday, Aug. 20.
"This is our 10th summer of bringing the community together with friends making music for friends," DePauw music professor and festival founder/director Eric Edberg said. "We have an amazing lineup of local, national, and international performers, all made possible by donations from individuals and businesses in the community.
"We also want to make sure everyone knows the originally scheduled reception on Thursday, May 15 has been postponed, because so many people who wanted to attend had conflicts that night. We'll kick things off with a great party in Gobin after our opening concert with Grammy award winning pianist Fernando Otero on Wednesday, May 28."
The full summer schedule of concerts at Gobin is below, and more information can be found at www.greencastlesummermusic.org.
May 28: Latin Grammy Winner Pianist Fernando Otero. A hit at the opening concert of DePauw's Green Guest Artist Series, Otero will play his original tango/classical solo piano music and be joined by festival founder/artistic director Edberg for several pieces in the opening Kissinger Family Concert.
June 4: Violinist Areta Zhulla and pianist Eugenio Urrutia. Named the 2011 Artist of the Year by the National Critics Association of Music and Drama in Greece, Areta has established an international career and performs with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. She joins festival favorite Urrutia in for an evening of violin and piano music.
June 11: DePauw Faculty members Claude Cymerman, piano, and Eric Edberg, cello. Cymerman has been a musical treasure in Greencastle for more than 30 years. He joins Edberg in a program of music by Richard Strauss, including the cello sonata and original transcriptions of songs.
June 18: Pianist Taka Kigawa hailed as an "extraordinary pianist" by the New York Times, last summer Taka drew the largest audience the festival has ever had.
June 25: Violinist Zoie Hightower and cellist Braden McConnell. Zoie and Braden are teenage prodigies who study at the Indiana University String Academy.
July 2: A Tribute to Pete Seeger. Prepare for the Fourth of July as Linda Hicks, Sharon McKnight, Bobbie Lancaster and Tad Robinson perform music by the legend of American folk music. Sing-alongs are planned.
July 9: Chicago's Fifth House Ensemble. The groundbreaking musicians have become part of the Putnam County community this year as they've prepared "Harvest," a special DePauw event celebrating the area. Two of them return to Greencastle to join Edberg in an event co-sponsored by the DePauw School of Music.
July 16: Pianist John Kamfonas. Classical/rock/improvising pianist was one of the most popular performers in his 2012 and 2011 appearances. He has been traveling the world and will talk about his adventures.
July 23: To be announced.
July 30: DePauw Faculty Nicole Brockmann, viola, and Darcy McCoy, piano.
Aug. 6: Vocalists Steven Linville and Amy Elaine Hayes. One of the biggest hits of the 2013 season, Amy and Steven of the Indianapolis-based Intimate Opera return by popular demand to present another varied and entertaining program.
Aug. 13: Electric/Jazz Violinist Cathy Morris One of the most popular performers in the region, Morris is a classical and jazz violinist with a huge following.
Aug. 20: Stars of the DePauw School of Music. The top returning students of the School of Music will perform a varied program to celebrate the end of summer and the start of the school year.
The Greencastle Summer Music Festival brings the community together with friends making music for friends. Free concerts, supported by donations, are staged every Wednesday from May 29 through Aug. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church.