20th Anniversary Festival Season
Welcome to ChamberFest Canandaigua’s Summer 2024 festival. This exciting new season is full of world-class musicians performing masterworks and tributes that you’ll remember for years to come.
To order Season Tickets:
Purchase the series of four performances at Fort Hill Performing Arts Center and receive $5 off per ticket. To take advantage of this offer, visit the Fort Hill Performing Arts Center website, and use the "Continue Shopping" button on the top right-hand corner of the Check Out screen to add tickets for all four performances. After adding tickets for all shows enter ChamberSeries24 in the Coupon Code data field. If you experience problems, please call the FHPAC Box Office at 585.412.6043 for assistance.
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Time for Three
Friday, July 12, 2024 (7:15pm)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
The vocal, instrumental, and Grammy-winning magic of Time For Three lies at the busy intersection of classical music, Americana, and modern pop. The two violinists and one double-bassist (who also sing) in Time for Three will share their unique expression of the eras, styles, and traditions of Western music.
Pianist Andrew Armstrong
Sunday, July 14, 2024 (2:00pm)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
Praised by critics for his passionate expression and dazzling technique, seasoned recital-pianist Andrew Armstrong brings a vibrant performance to ChamberFest’s 20th Anniversary Season featuring music by Amy Beach, Maurice Ravel, Beethoven, and Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue.
The Lake House
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 (6:00pm)
The Lake House on Canandaigua
Back by popular demand! This concert sold out immediately last year. We are so excited to once again host you for an unforgettable 5-course food, wine, and music pairing. This ChamberFest event will offer incredible courses gracefully prepared by The Lake House executive chefs. Each bite will be accompanied by Finger Lakes wine and harmonious live music.
Classical Blue Jeans Concert
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 (6:00pm)
Casa Larga Vineyard
Don’t miss our signature event - sells out every year! Join all the esteemed festival musicians for wonderful food and fiery music from around the world. As always, our artistic directors Kevin and Amy will play blazing fiddle music and favorite Appalachian tunes.
Children’s Concert
Thursday, July 18, 2024 (11:00am)
Wood Library
A free, lively 30-minute musical show for the whole family, with delightful performances by musical artists of the ChamberFest Canandaigua, spear-headed by charismatic co-artist director cellist Amy Barston. Recommended especially for ages 5-11, but all are welcome.
Poets at the Piano
Friday, July 19, 2024 (7:15pm)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
Tonight’s program is filled with mystery, longing, and virtuosity. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor opens with a tense and melancholic prelude that gives way to a masterful fugue in five voices (one of only two fugues of this character in the entire Well-Tempered Klavier). Mozart’s Fantasie, left unfinished at the time of the composer’s death, is a temperamental and moody work in seven distinct sections. From the opening notes of the immediately recognizable Ballade No. 1, one understands why Chopin called it his “dearest work.” This daring work takes the Sturm und Drang movement to epic, dreamlike heights. Gershwin’s delightful “It Ain’t Necessarily So” gives way to Schumann’s rich and colorful Piano Quartet.
Expanding the Score
Sunday, July 21, 2024 (2:00pm)
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center
Celebrating the finale of ChamberFest Canandaigua’s 20th Anniversary Season, we’re joined by conductor Evan Maccarello, a full orchestra, and a slate of incredible soloists for an exuberant evening of music. A young Mozart, eager to break the norms of Salzburg, blends the styles he had recently encountered on a Parisian tour in this completely innovative concerto for a modest orchestra and two soloists: violin and viola. Decades later, Beethoven similarly sought to elevate the piano trio as a soloist; a daring endeavor in balancing three extremely unique voices in an altogether virtuosic and vibrant work.