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Pictures at an Exhibition
Written By: Nancy Gould Aaron - Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival | Issue: 2021/05 – May
Of course Mussorgsky’s sensational Pictures at an Exhibition will be performed at the opening of the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival’s exhibit of Program Book Art at The Bascom, Sunday, June 27. For reservations, call (828) 526-9060.
The Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival and The Bascom join forces to present a very special Music and Art event to help celebrate the Festival’s milestone 40th anniversary season.
On Sunday, June 27, at 5:30 PM, Modest Mussorgsky’s great masterpiece Pictures at an Exhibition will be performed live at The Bascom in a Transcription for String Quintet by a virtuoso group of musicians from Atlanta.
At the same time, The Bascom will feature an exhibition of over 20 years’ of original artwork commissioned by the Festival for their annual Program Book and posters – almost all by area artists. Featured are pieces by Sallie Taylor, Diane McPhail, Richard Bordeaux, Susan Robert, Rosemary Stiefel, Ann Strub, and more.
Mix and mingle with the musicians – Sissi Zhang and Kenn Wagner, violins; Yinzi Kong, viola; Charae Krueger, cello; and Brittany Conrad, double bass – at a reception with refreshments afterwards. This event is the first of the Festival’s 40th Anniversary Season this summer and seating is limited – so make your reservations now by calling (828) 526-9060 or by email [email protected]. For the Festival’s full schedule, visit h-cmusicfestival.org.\
