Staunton Music Festival marking 11th season
Item by Chris Graham
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The Staunton Music Festival is kicking off its 11th season with a busy Aug. 15-17 weekend.
The season runs through Sept. 14 with eight individual programs at venues in the Queen City, including four chamber-music concerts, a gala dinner and concert, a baroque evening and a fully-staged opera.
The season gets going Friday, Aug. 15, with an opening concert, “Vienna,” at Trinity Episcopal Church, 213 W. Beverley St., Downtown Staunton, featuring ensemble music by Johann Strauss and Alban Berg, songs by Gustav Mahler and Franz Schubert’s “Trout Quintet.”
The Festival Gala Dinner and Concert is set for Saturday, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m., at the President’s House at Mary Baldwin College. Sunday, Aug. 17, at 4 p.m. features another concert at Trinity with musical offerings from Bach, Olivier Messiaen and David Schrader.
For more information, call 540.569.0267 or go online at www.stauntonmusicfestival.com.
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