The first Fredericksburg Music Festival and School, presented by Texas Cellos, continues through Saturday, June 21 with public performances and student master classes at five historic venues in and around Fredericksburg.
The first Fredericksburg Music Festival and School, presented by Texas Cellos, continues through Saturday, June 21 with public performances and student master classes at five historic venues in and around Fredericksburg.
The event, in its first year, is organized by Joseph Kuipers, the Creative Director of Texas Cellos.
“I want to say this is not the end, but the beginning,” Kuipers said. “Because what we’re doing here is building a festival, a cultural center and a destination.”
The festival and school will conclude on Saturday at 5 p.m. in the Historic Nimitz Ballroom with a mass cello choir concert featuring Giovanni Sollima’s ‘Note Sconte’ and concluding with ‘Ode to Joy’ from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. The program also includes selections from Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings and the Wizard of Oz.
The two-week event included a dozen performances by 25 world-class musicians held across Fredericksburg, alongside masterclasses for 15 top international cello students.
For more information visit texascellos.org.
Performance schedule Wednesday, June 18
7 p.m. – ‘Finding Bach’s Sara-Bande’ with Cellist Steuart Pincombe at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 304 W. San Antonio St., Fredericksburg.
Thursday, June 19
7 p.m. – Bach and Bordeaux: Six Voices, The Cello Suites of J.S. Bach, Part II at Lavender House at Becker Vineyards, 464 Becker Farms Road, Fredericksburg.
Friday, June 20
7 p.m. – Cello Recital ‘Hinges’ with Joseph Kuipers cello/ Elena Fainshtein, accordion, at Becker Vineyards, 464 Becker Farms Road, Fredericksburg.
Saturday, June 21
5 p.m. – Fredericksburg Music Festival Gala. Twentyfive cellos play ‘Lord Of The Rings’ and Beethoven’s ‘Ode To Joy’ at Admiral Nimitz Gallery, 340 E. Main St., Fredericksburg.
