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Festivals and Show Stoppers
Written By: Nancy Gould Aaron - Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival | Issue: 2016/09 - September
The Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music’s 35th Anniversary Festival has come to an end and what a celebration season it was!
Dr. William Ransom, in his usual undeniable style, presented us with music and talent that was breathtaking and brought audiences to their feet time and time again.
We kicked off our season with a very special spring concert at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, followed by Champagne and Chopin at the Highlands Performing Arts Center with two pianos on stage. Our first regular concert of the season was a tribute to Dr. Lucas Drew, founder of the Festival.
There were no highlights to the season as every weekend was a highlight – from Gary Motley’s jazz filling the hall, the debuts of the Cecilia Quartet, the world-famous Emerson Quartet and Phillippe Quintet to the return of Richard Stoltzman after many years, Festival favorites The Eroica Trio and the Vega Quartet, and CelloMania II. The final Gala concert and dinner was a show-stopper.
We filled the schedule with a number of outreach programs and free concerts for the public to enjoy – an interlude concert, a family concert and ice cream social (both sponsored by the Cullasaja Women’s Outreach), Bach at Bucks in Highlands and Cashiers, a picnic concert, plus Center for Life Enrichment programs, The Eroica at Western Carolina University and concerts at Camp Merriewoode in Cashiers. We were proud to bring such a Season to the plateau.
Stay tuned – 2017 is just around the corner!
