Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025 at 12:00pm
Each August Staunton Music Festival welcomes over 80 acclaimed professionals from around the world to perform in 30 events. Multiple concerts daily make for an exhilarating immersion in chamber, vocal, and symphonic music. The days are given over to one-hour, free admission programs, while the evenings come alive with longer, ticketed concerts preceded by special dinners and short lectures. And for those who enjoy music after dark, look for the Nightcap concerts that take place at 10:00 pm in interesting spaces downtown.
Schedule of Events:
12:00pm - Schola Cantorum
Tallis - Motet: O sacrum convivium
Shatin - Kassia, for clarinet, harp, and string quintet
Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus, for voices and strings
Hailstork - The Lamb for chorus (after Blake)
Blank - I am Rose, for high voices
Bach - Chorus: “Wachet auf,” from Cantata 140
Location: First Presbyterian Church 100 East Frederick St, Staunton
7:30pm - Early Keyboard Extravaganza
Handel - Organ Concerto in G Minor, Op. 3/4
French melange, for three harpsichords
Mozart - Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K493
Haney - Mareas, for cello and harpsichord
Schumann - Two Songs for voice and fortepiano
Schumann - Piano Concerto in A Minor (first mvmt), for fortepiano and orchestra
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church 214 W Beverley St, Staunton
10:00pm - Nightcap 2: Improv Night
For this Nightcap, Festival musicians gather for some spirited improvisation. Program also features Zachary Wadsworth's very funny and very short musical drama The Doctor. Admission includes one complimentary glass of wine or beer.
Location: Silver Line Theatre Exchange 211 N Lewis St, Staunton
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