Coffee Talk: Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony with Erin Freeman

Coffee Talk: Electric Guitar, in an Orchestra?! with D.J. Sparr & Daron Hagen

Coffee Talk: The Bold & the Beautiful – A Survey of the Neoclassic & Romantic Movements with Elizabeth Cruickshanks of the VMFA

Coffee Talk: Near Perfection – Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings with Erin Freeman

Coffee Talk: Two Hidden Gems – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor & Lili Boulanger with Matthew Abernathy

Coffee Talk: Ola Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass with Erin Freeman

Coffee Talk: Once Upon a Time – Storytelling in Art with Margaret Hancock of the VMFA

Coffee Talk: What’s a Double Reed, Anyway? with Paul Lueders & Tom Schneider

Coffee Talk: All About Reena Esmail with Andrea Schultz & Sarah Kapps

Coffee Talk: Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer with Matthew Abernathy & Heather Johnson

Coffee Talk: “Marsha, Marsha, Marsha”: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 with Erin Freeman

Coffee Talk: Life as a Concert Pianist with Eddie Newman

Coffee Talk: The Trumpet as Storyteller with Mary Elizabeth Bowden

Coffee Talk: Hidden Melodies – Songs About Country, Love & Fish with Erin Freeman

Coffee Talk: Rain, Thunder, Sunshine & Fresh Air in Music with Erin Freeman

Coffee Talk: Training the Next Generation of Musical Artists with Corinne Horvath

Coffee Talk: Big Band Stylings with Taylor Barnett

Coffee Talk: Season Preview with Erin Freeman

Kick off the first Coffee Talk of the summer with Artistic Director Erin Freeman as she leads you through a tour of the 2023 Wintergreen Music Festival.

Coffee Talk: A Guided Tour of Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony

Led by Erin Freeman

A story of triumph and victory, Tchaikovsky’s fifth symphony is still one of the most repeated works in classical music – for good reason! Join Artistic Director Erin Freeman for the full musical map, from the famous horn solo to feisty folk influences.

Coffee Talk: What to Listen for in Brahms Symphony No. 2

Led by Erin Freeman

Prepare for tonight’s Great Big Concert, as Artistic Director Erin Freeman takes you through Brahms’ magnificent second symphony. You’ll surely get the most out of your evening concert experience!

Coffee Talk: "Banished to the Back Row" with Wintergreen Brass

Although the “back row of the orchestra” (trumpets, horns, trombones, and tubas) generally have a reputation of causing a bit of trouble, our brass players are complete angels. Don’t believe us? Come to this morning’s coffee talk as they get down to brass tacks. You’ll quickly understand why they know all the best stories and tell all the best jokes.

Coffee Talk: Operatic Shenanigans with Kathy Kelly & Heather Johnson

Shenanigans of operatic proportions! When Kathy Kelly & Heather Johnson are together, topical tangents, quick wit, and hilarity ensue. Start your day off with good coffee, good stories from the operatic stage, and good laughs.

Coffee Talk: From a Barhall Piano to a Viennese Salon – The Many Sides of Johannes Brahms

Led by Erin Freeman

Did you know that Brahms worked in a barhall? He also loved long walks in the Viennese countryside (who wouldn’t!). Discover yet another side of one of our most featured composers of the summer with Artistic Director Erin Freeman.

Coffee Talk: The Magic Behind Movie Night with Erin Freeman

Want to go behind-the-scenes of our annual Movie Night? Artistic Director Erin Freeman shows you the mechanics behind the magic, from score reading to always having a backup plan for a smooth show.

Coffee Talk: "The View from the Bench" with Peter Marshall & Eddie Newman

Two pianists walk into the Mountain Inn. . . can you tell this is about to get interesting? Grab your cup and listen to Peter Marshall and Eddie Newman tell tales of their heroic rescue of concerts saved from catastrophe, their dealings with inept page turners, and, of course, how they’ve delighted audiences from Atlanta to Texas.

Coffee Talk: The Legend of Apollo & Daphne

Led by David Bjella

Eros shoots two arrows: gold and lead – love and disgust. Daphne runs, and the impassioned god Apollo gives chase. David Bjella presents a cellist's retelling of the ancient Greek myth, Apollo and Daphne, and how one instrument can give voice to two very distinct characters.

CANCELED DUE TO POWER OUTAGE: Coffee Talk: The Best of Scandinavian Music

Led by Heather Johnson

What is it that makes Scandinavian music, well, Scandinavian? Keep warm with a cup of joe as mezzo-soprano Heather Johnson takes you from glistening fjord to pastoral hills with the music of Edvard Grieg in this delightful morning chat.

Coffee Talk: Kenji Bunch – Casual on the Outside, Complex Underneath

Led by Erin Freeman & Ellen Riccio

Appearing twice on performances during the Festival, Kenji Bunch is a living composer whose music is on the rise. Overhear Artistic Director Erin Freeman and violinist Ellen Riccio talk about his intriguing ability to combine genres and his ability to teach audiences and others to “Fear No Music”.

Coffee Talk: Beethoven's Dramatic Decision with Erin Freeman

Beethoven wrote a private and shocking letter meant for his brother, but never sent it. What did it say and how did it result in one of the most important decisions in music history? Unlock the mystery of Ludwig’s letter with Artistic Director Erin Freeman.

Coffee Talk: All Those Instruments in Carmina Burana with Justin Alexander

Wintergreen Festival Artist, Justin Alexander explains the epic (and we mean EPIC) percussion section that you’ll hear in Orff’s Carmina Burana. From tuning timpanis to striking a glockenspiel and so, so much more, be sure to make time for coffee with this very rhythmic member of the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra.