Sunday, July 30 at 3:00 pm; Pre-concert talk at 2:00 pm

We finish the 2023 season with Dvořák’s stirring ninth symphony, subtitled “From the New World” led by guest conductor Andrew Litton of the New York City Ballet. Perfectly paired with the world premiere of Daron Hagen’s Film Noir, an Electric Guitar Concerto (Co-Commissioned by Wintergreen Music) that celebrates the instrument’s role in breezy road movies, smoky torch ballads, cool sixties spy flicks, and soaring romantic film scores.” With a vibrant, strong, and colorful opening piece by Lili Boulanger, this concert brings the season to a celebratory and triumphant conclusion!

Saturday, July 29 at 6:00 pm

We finish the 2023 season with Dvořák’s stirring ninth symphony, subtitled “From the New World” led by guest conductor Andrew Litton of the New York City Ballet. Perfectly paired with the world premiere of Daron Hagen’s Film Noir, an Electric Guitar Concerto (Co-Commissioned by Wintergreen Music) that celebrates the instrument’s role in breezy road movies, smoky torch ballads, cool sixties spy flicks, and soaring romantic film scores.” With a vibrant, strong, and colorful opening piece by Lili Boulanger, this concert brings the season to a celebratory and triumphant conclusion!

Sunday, July 23 at 3:00 pm; Pre-concert talk at 2:00 pm

Playful, feisty, and colorful, this music feels familiar, but will be totally unexpected! Aaron Copland’s Clarinet Concerto with Wintergreen Music’s own Benny Goodman-in-residence, Charlie Messersmith, paired with musician favorite Schubert Symphony No. 5, shines under the baton of innovative conductor and music arranger, Nicholas Hersh. Arranged by our own guest conductor, Scott Joplin’s Solace: A Mexican Serenade highlights ragtime with a tango infusion. There may even be a surprise musical appearance by Duke Ellington!

Saturday, July 22 at 6:00 pm

Playful, feisty, and colorful, this music feels familiar, but will be totally unexpected! Aaron Copland’s Clarinet Concerto with Wintergreen Music’s own Benny Goodman-in-residence, Charlie Messersmith, paired with musician favorite Schubert Symphony No. 5, shines under the baton of innovative conductor and music arranger, Nicholas Hersh. Arranged by our own guest conductor, Scott Joplin’s Solace: A Mexican Serenade highlights ragtime with a tango infusion. There may even be a surprise musical appearance by Duke Ellington!

Sunday, July 16 at 3:00 pm; Pre-concert talk at 2:00 pm

In this unique MountainTop Masterworks, you’ll experience two unexpected trumpet concertos, led by guest conductor Sameer Patel and infused with his “infectious enthusiasm for music.” Enjoy an up-close performance with an instrument that typically sits in the back row! Trumpeters can be lyrical, joyful painters and poets – especially under the skillful mastery of Mary Elizabeth Bowden. Clarice Assad’s Bohemian Queen (Co-Commissioned by Wintergreen Music) paints a musical picture of Chicago artist Gertrude Abercrombie, while Reena Esmail’s world premiere of Rosa de Sal takes you on a dream-like journey of beauty and love. Top it all off with a buoyant symphony by Beethoven and you have the epitome of the “typical yet unique” Wintergreen Music experience. 

Saturday, July 15 at 6:00 pm

In this unique MountainTop Masterworks, you’ll experience two unexpected trumpet concertos, led by guest conductor Sameer Patel and infused with his “infectious enthusiasm for music.” Enjoy an up-close performance with an instrument that typically sits in the back row! Trumpeters can be lyrical, joyful painters and poets – especially under the skillful mastery of Mary Elizabeth Bowden. Clarice Assad’s Bohemian Queen (co-commissioned by Wintergreen Music) paints a musical picture of Chicago artist Gertrude Abercrombie, while the world premiere of Reena Esmail’s Rosa de Sal takes you on a dream-like journey of beauty and love. Top it all off with a buoyant symphony by Beethoven and you have the epitome of the “typical yet unique” Wintergreen Music experience. 

Sunday, July 9 at 3:00 pm; Pre-concert talk at 2:00 pm

Artistic Director Erin Freeman takes the podium leading the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra in the first weekend of MountainTop Masterworks performances with “music to match the view”. From composer Emilie Mayer (known for lush, romantic, Beethoven-style compositions) to Wintergreen’s own concertmaster Elisabeth Adkins, we honor the rich contributions that women have made to the music world. With a special performance of the beautiful Chorale for Strings by the late Ukrainian composer Hanna Havrylets and the sweepingly stunning Barber Violin Concerto, this concert is as rich in historical interest as it is in artistic inspiration. 

Saturday, July 8 at 6:00 pm

Artistic Director Erin Freeman takes the podium leading the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra in the first weekend of MountainTop Masterworks performances with “music to match the view”. From composer Emilie Mayer (known for lush, romantic, Beethoven-style compositions) to Wintergreen’s own concertmaster Elisabeth Adkins, we honor the rich contributions that women have made to the music world. With a special performance of the beautiful Chorale for Strings by the late Ukrainian composer Hanna Havrylets and the sweepingly stunning Barber Violin Concerto, this concert is as rich in historical interest as it is in artistic inspiration. 

Sunday, July 31 at 3:00 pm (pre-concert talk at 2:00 pm)

Under the direction of the illustrious Carl St. Clair, this incredible season finale showcases John Wineglass’s Alone Together, written during the pandemic, and Kenji Bunch’s The Devil’s Box, a genre-bending-fiddling viola concerto featuring Wintergreen Music’s own Steve Larson. Finally, finish off this incredible summer with the majesty, power, heartbreak, and victory of Tchaikovsky’s epic Fifth Symphony with the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra.

Saturday, July 30 at 7:30 pm

Under the direction of the illustrious Carl St. Clair, this incredible season finale showcases John Wineglass’s Alone Together, written during the pandemic, and Kenji Bunch’s The Devil’s Box, a genre-bending-fiddling viola concerto featuring Wintergreen Music’s own Steve Larson. Finally, finish off this incredible summer with the majesty, power, heartbreak, and victory of Tchaikovsky’s epic Fifth Symphony with the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra.

Sunday, July 24 at 3:00 pm (pre-concert talk at 2:00 pm)

Beginning with Jessie Montgomery’s charming and colorful Strum, this concert will echo perfectly throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains. We welcome acclaimed pianist, Sean Chen, to the stage for Dmitri Shostakovich’s humorous, dark, and exciting first piano concerto, under the direction of Maestra Michelle Merrill alongside trumpeter David Vonderheide and the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra. To honor the late Michael White – composer, teacher, consummate Mozart fan, and beloved friend of Wintergreen Music – this concert is specially programmed with Mozart’s “Great G minor Symphony,” rustling underpinnings, brooding melodies, and a fiery finale worthy of Don Giovanni himself.

Saturday, July 23 at 7:30 pm

Beginning with Jessie Montgomery’s charming and colorful Strum, this concert will echo perfectly throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains. We welcome acclaimed pianist, Sean Chen, to the stage for Dmitri Shostakovich’s humorous, dark, and exciting first piano concerto, under the direction of Maestra Michelle Merrill alongside trumpeter David Vonderheide and the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra. To honor the late Michael White – composer, teacher, consummate Mozart fan, and beloved friend of Wintergreen Music – this concert is specially programmed with Mozart’s “Great G minor Symphony,” rustling underpinnings, brooding melodies, and a fiery finale worthy of Don Giovanni himself.

Sunday, July 17 at 3:00 pm (pre-concert talk at 2:00 pm)

Salute our host Wintergreen Resort, a “four season resort” with this “four season concert”: spring, summer, fall and winter in one unique evening. Instead of Vivaldi’s typical Four Seasons, hear the changing of the year combined with different seasonal interpretations by Astor Piazzola, Max Richter, Philip Glass, and of course, Antonio Vivaldi played by four different soloists under the expert direction of Andrew Grams. Then experience Beethoven’s sunny second symphony, which he fittingly composed during the summer of 1801.

Saturday, July 16 at 7:30 pm

Salute our host Wintergreen Resort, a “four season resort” with this “four season concert”: spring, summer, fall and winter in one unique evening. Instead of Vivaldi’s typical Four Seasons, hear the changing of the year combined with different seasonal interpretations by Astor Piazzola, Max Richter, Philip Glass, and of course, Antonio Vivaldi played by four different soloists under the expert direction of Andrew Grams. Then experience Beethoven’s sunny second symphony, which he fittingly composed during the summer of 1801.

New! Transportation from Valley offered for this performance

Sunday, July 10 at 3:00 pm (pre-concert talk at 2:00 pm)

Bring the whole family (especially the kids and grandkids) to the first weekend of the Wintergreen Music Festival! We start the summer with the idyllic sounds of Wagner then shift to Saint-Saëns’ playful, programmatic masterpiece Carnival of the Animals – plus two pianos! Enjoy the cool mountain breeze and welcome back the full Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, led by John Devlin.

Saturday, July 9 at 5:00 pm*

Bring the whole family (especially the kids and grandkids) to the first weekend of the Wintergreen Music Festival! We start the summer with the idyllic sounds of Wagner then shift to Saint-Saëns’ playful, programmatic masterpiece Carnival of the Animals – plus two pianos! Enjoy the cool mountain breeze and welcome back the full Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, led by John Devlin.

Conductor James Ross makes his Wintergreen Music debut leading Wintergreen Festival Artists in a concert that embodies everything we need at this moment – joy, beauty, and triumph. Lionel Semiatin composed his uplifting Tidbit while fighting on the beaches of Normandy; Florence Price infused her Andante with beauty, ease, and confidence; and Maurice Ravel designed his Mother Goose suite to inspire hope in audiences of every age.

Conductor James Ross makes his Wintergreen Music debut leading Wintergreen Festival Artists in a concert that embodies everything we need at this moment – joy, beauty, and triumph. Lionel Semiatin composed his uplifting Tidbit while fighting on the beaches of Normandy; Florence Price infused her Andante with beauty, ease, and confidence; and Maurice Ravel designed his Mother Goose suite to inspire hope in audiences of every age.

Nothing is more restorative than the music of Johann Sebastian Bach – except for Bach . . . on a Mountain . . . with your favorite Wintergreen Artists! Peter Marshall leads this inspiring evening, featuring solo turns by Lance Suzuki, Bill Parrish, and Andrea Schultz. Plus, we’ll unveil a stunning “virtual Sing with Us! project”, including a world premiere for live musicians and pre-recorded chorus.

Nothing is more restorative than the music of Johann Sebastian Bach – except for Bach . . . on a Mountain . . . with your favorite Wintergreen Artists! Peter Marshall leads this inspiring evening, featuring solo turns by Lance Suzuki, Bill Parrish, and Andrea Schultz. Plus, we’ll unveil a stunning “virtual Sing with Us! project”, including a world premiere for live musicians and pre-recorded chorus.

Wintergreen Music’s concertmaster Elisabeth Adkins and Artistic Director Erin Freeman lead Festival Artists in four snapshots that put you right in the middle of the action: Immerse yourself in the bustle of a Bohemian Cafe, walk the Las Vegas Strip for Elvis’s final hurrah, breathe in the balmy air of Northern Spain, and be refreshed by Felix Mendelssohn’s epic Octet – written when he was only 16 years old!

Wintergreen Music’s concertmaster Elisabeth Adkins and Artistic Director Erin Freeman lead Festival Artists in four snapshots that put you right in the middle of the action: Immerse yourself in the bustle of a Bohemian Cafe, walk the Las Vegas Strip for Elvis’s final hurrah, breathe in the balmy air of Northern Spain, and be refreshed by Felix Mendelssohn’s epic Octet – written when he was only 16 years old!

Travel the world through the drama, magic, and grandeur of opera. Metropolitan Opera star Heather Johnson, pianist and vocal coach Joy Schreier, and our very own Arianna Zukerman transport you to Paris, Vienna, and New York for an inspiring evening of song.

In this not to be missed season finale, we bring our theme of transformation full circle with musical representations of art, life, and literature. Stella Sung’s piece features “musical Americana” inspired by Norman Rockwell’s portrait of JFK. Tan Dun’s Contrabass Concerto is a musical ode to Jiang Rong’s Wolf Totem, an epic novel about the extinction of the Mongolian culture and it’s sacred animal, the wolf. With Joseph Conyers’ expert playing, John Morris Russell’s engaging conducting, and Mussorgsky’s grand tribute to visual art, your transformative summer journey ends with this spectacular concert.

In this not to be missed season finale, we bring our theme of transformation full circle with musical representations of art, life, and literature. Stella Sung’s piece features “musical Americana” inspired by Norman Rockwell’s portrait of JFK. Tan Dun’s Contrabass Concerto is a musical ode to Jiang Rong’s Wolf Totem, an epic novel about the extinction of the Mongolian culture and it’s sacred animal, the wolf. With Joseph Conyers’ expert playing, John Morris Russell’s engaging conducting, and Mussorgsky’s grand tribute to visual art, your transformative summer journey ends with this spectacular concert.

Erin Freeman leads the 2019 Sing with Us! Chorus in the majestic Cantata No. 71 by J.S. Bach. Imagine: celebratory trumpets, festive strings, and uplifting vocals, all filling the Dunlop with grandeur. Follow that with Louise Farrenc’s third symphony, a Bizet-meets-Beethoven masterpiece that is bold, energetic, and downright glorious (and that was ignored for long because it wasn’t proper for a woman to compose such ambitious music). This summer we are bringing back her music and legacy, thanks in part to a grant by the Women’s Philharmonic.  

Erin Freeman leads the 2019 Sing with Us! Chorus in the majestic Cantata No. 71 by J.S. Bach. Imagine: celebratory trumpets, festive strings, and uplifting vocals, all filling the Dunlop with grandeur. Follow that with Louise Farrenc’s third symphony, a Bizet-meets-Beethoven masterpiece that is bold, energetic, and downright glorious (and that was ignored for long because it wasn’t proper for a woman to compose such ambitious music). This summer we are bringing back her music and legacy, thanks in part to a grant by the Women’s Philharmonic.  

Tuneful, expansive, and romantic, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ fifth symphony is the perfect piece for the idyllic Wintergreen setting. With Beethoven’s fiercely personal and triumphant fourth piano concerto performed by international superstar Orion Weiss, this concert is sure to be a highlight of the summer. Reserve both days on your schedule – you might just want to hear this one twice!

Tuneful, expansive, and romantic, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ fifth symphony is the perfect piece for the idyllic Wintergreen setting. With Beethoven’s fiercely personal and triumphant fourth piano concerto performed by international superstar Orion Weiss, this concert is sure to be a highlight of the summer. Reserve both days on your schedule – you might just want to hear this one twice!

Inspired by art, poetry, ballet, and commedia dell’arte, this program is vibrant, colorful, and uplifting. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear your Wintergreen Festival Artists, who come from some of the best musical organizations around the country, shine in this virtuosic program. You will come away transformed by the sheer talent in the tent.