• West Virginia Renaissance Festival, Patrick O’Flaherty

    Raised in Galway’s Gaeltacht on the rugged west coast of Ireland, Patrick is part of a select group of people whose native language is Gaelic. With a professional music career spanning over three decades, he is acknowledged as one of the truly fine practitioners of Irish mandolin and harmonica. Rising from the mists of Greenbrier […]

  • West Virginia Renaissance Festival, Patrick O’Flaherty

    Raised in Galway’s Gaeltacht on the rugged west coast of Ireland, Patrick is part of a select group of people whose native language is Gaelic. With a professional music career spanning over three decades, he is acknowledged as one of the truly fine practitioners of Irish mandolin and harmonica. Rising from the mists of Greenbrier […]

  • Garth Newel Music Center, Emerging Artists Alumni Concert – Trio Laval 

    Night - Florence Price (1887-1953)/Arr. Merz Trio Notturno in E flat Major, D. 897 - Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Piano Trio No 1: Night Suite (2014) - Prach Boondiskulchok (b.1985) I. Prelude II. Blues III. Lullaby Intermission Verklärte Nacht Op. 4 - Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)/Arr. Eduard Steuermann (1892-1964) Trio LavalJordan Bartel, Violin(Jordan Bartel was a violin fellow in 2022)Sarina Zhang, CelloSean Terada Yang, Piano […]

  • Fairlea Baptist Church, Tuesday At Ten

    Join Ron Kirk from 10:00 to 11:30 AM every Tuesday at the Fairlea Baptist Church for an enjoyable jam session featuring hymns, gospel hits, Contemporary Christian songs, and folk songs from the ’60s. Please use acoustic instruments only. Everyone is welcome, whether as a performer or a listener. This is Tuesday at Ten.

  • Sister’s Coffee House, Robert “Bob” McGraw & Friends

    Bob McGraw has been playing blues and jazz harmonica in this region for almost 40 years. Blues fans may remember him with The Nat Reese Blues Band, The McGraw Brothers’ Band, Blues Unlimited and many others. His attention now focused on jazz, McGraw performs regularly in various duos and trios, weekly with Sister’s Jazz Quartet, […]

  • Lime Kiln Theater, Lesington, VA, The Steeldrivers, opener: Tanasi

    OPENER: Tanasi “To me, TANASI is Appalachian music without guardrails — a sound that’s a culmination of our ever-evolving, unconventional paths, shaped by unpredictable winds, formed by unexpected hands, and forged together with joyful, emergent strength.” TANASI is a worldgrass trio rooted in Appalachian string band tradition while moving freely and respectfully through global musical […]

  • West Virginia Renaissance Festival, Patrick O’Flaherty

    Raised in Galway’s Gaeltacht on the rugged west coast of Ireland, Patrick is part of a select group of people whose native language is Gaelic. With a professional music career spanning over three decades, he is acknowledged as one of the truly fine practitioners of Irish mandolin and harmonica. Rising from the mists of Greenbrier […]

  • Garth Newel Music Center, Michelle Cann

    “The Women of Chicago's Black Renaissance” Negro Dance Op. 25, No. 1 - Nora Holt (1883-1974)  Four Seasonal Sketches - Betty Jackson King (1928-1994), Spring Intermezzo, Summer Interlude, Autumn Dance, Winter Holiday Fantasie nègre No. 2 - Florence Price (1887-1952)Fantasie nègre No. 1 intermission Variations on a Theme by MacDowell - Irene Britton Smith (1907-1999)Spiritual Suite - Margaret Bonds (1913-1972) Founded in 1973, the Garth […]

  • Fairlea Baptist Church, Tuesday At Ten

    Join Ron Kirk from 10:00 to 11:30 AM every Tuesday at the Fairlea Baptist Church for an enjoyable jam session featuring hymns, gospel hits, Contemporary Christian songs, and folk songs from the ’60s. Please use acoustic instruments only. Everyone is welcome, whether as a performer or a listener. This is Tuesday at Ten.

  • Garth Newel Music Center, Garth Newel Piano Quartet

    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Allegro, Andante, Rondo: Allegro moderato The King of the Sun (1988) Tableaux for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano - Stephen Hartke (b. 1952) Intermission Piano Quartet, Op. 23 - Arthur Foote (1953-1937) Allegro comodo, Scherzo: Allegro vivace, Adagio, ma con moto, Allegro non troppo Founded in 1973, the […]

  • Garth Newel Piano Quartet, Garth Newel Piano Quartet & Aisslinn Nosky (violin)

    String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2, Joke - Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)Allegro moderato, Scherzo: Allegro,  Largo, PrestoRush (Winner of the 2026 Garth Newel Composition Competition) - World Premiere - Michele Allegro (b. 1990) Intermission Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47 - Robert Schumann (1810-1856) String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2, Joke - Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)Allegro moderato, Scherzo: Allegro,  Largo, PrestoRush (Winner […]

  • Garth Newel Music Center, vivaldi’s Four Seasons with Aisslinn Nosky, Emerging Artist Fellows, and Francis Yun

    You’ve never heard the Four Seasons performed like this! Charismatic violinist Aisslinn Nosky leads the 2026 Fellows with harpsichordist Francis Yun for what will be a thrilling performance of this iconic work. Garth Newel also hosts the Emerging Artist Fellowship Program each summer (an intensive 4-week workshop for college-age students), an Amateur Chamber Music Retreat […]