2024 Season
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2024 Festival Highlights and Featured Artists
2024 Festival at A Glance.
| Date | Time | Venue | Concert (Click for program or to reserve and donate) | Featured Piece | Featured Artists | Admission** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thursday
August 1
|
3.00
pm
|
Longview Public Library |
Stories for all ages, with world-class music. |
Franzi Brech, author/reader/flute; Clark Potter, violin/viola |
Free |
|
|
Friday
August 2
|
10.30
am
|
Longview Public Library |
Children Stories with
Music.
|
Id. |
Free |
|
|
Friday, August 2 |
7.30 pm |
RCA* |
Vivaldi’s
The Four Seasons, .RV Op 8.
All four violin concertos, first time in
Longview.
Vivaldi’s Piccolo Concerto, P78. |
Maria Sampen,
Violin
Franziska Brech,
Piccolo |
Some free, some reserved. |
|
|
Saturday, August 3
|
7:30 pm
|
SSEC* |
Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de
Florence, String Sextet. |
|
Some free, some reserved. |
|
|
Sunday, August 4
|
3: 00 pm |
SSEC* |
Brahms ́s, Piano Quartet in C minor,
Op. 60. |
|
Some free, some reserved. |
|
|
Friday, August 9
|
7.30 pm
|
RCA* |
W.A. Mozart’s, Piano concerto Nr
21, K.467. Featured in the movie
“Elvira Madigan”. |
Barbaralee Stuart,
Soprano
Grant Mack, Piano |
Some free, some reserved. |
|
|
Saturday, August 10
|
7:30 pm
|
SSEC* |
W.G. Still’s Suite for Violin and
Piano. Dean of African-American
composers. |
|
Some free, some reserved. |
|
|
Sunday, August 11
|
3: 00 pm
|
SSEC* |
Poulenc’s Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano.
Oboe, Karen Strand
Bassoon, Piano, Grant Mack
|
Karen Strand, David Taylor |
Some free, some reserved. |
*RCA Rose Center for the Arts, LCC.
SSEC*: St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.
** Most seats are free. After June 15 you can reserve by donating $15, $25 or $40 per seat. (Wheelchair accessible).
Venues
This season, two of the six concerts are crowd pleasers. Therefore, we will be moving to a larger venue, The Rose Center for the Arts at Lower Columbia College in Longview, WA. We will still offer some free tickets, but we also need to offer reserved seats coupled with the option for donations.
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
At: 1428 22nd Ave, Longview WA 98632
Parking: Free street parking on Louisiana St.
and on 22nd Ave.
Rose Center for the Arts
At: 1528 Maple St. Longview, WA 98632
Parking: Street, free.
Featured Artists
Franziska Brech teaches German, flute, chamber music, music appreciation, and...
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Join Us This Summer at the Festival!
This August enjoy the natural beauty of the Columbia River region with its rich history and vibrant musical scene.
