Fifteenth Season, July 7 – August 21, 2013

SUNDAY, JULY 7 OPENING NIGHT! BIRDS OF PARADISE: Music for winds and piano
Otesaga Resort Hotel, 7:30 pm, Pre-concert chat at 7 pm

JULY 9–11 PRO-AM PERFORMANCES 7:30 pm FREE

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1  FLUTE FEST
Otesaga Resort Hotel, 7:30 pm FREE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 REBEL BAROQUE
Otesaga Resort Hotel, 3:00 pm

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 VIENNA 1: THE IMPERIAL CITY
The Farmers’ Museum, 7:30 pm
Amphion String Quartet; Linda Chesis, flute; and Mingzhe Wang, clarinet

SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 JAZZ: HILARY KOLE
Otesaga Resort Hotel, 7:30 pm

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 VIENNA 2: A TRADITION OF INNOVATION
The Farmers’ Museum, 7:30 pm
Walden Chamber Players and Linda Chesis, flute

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 EAST COAST CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
The Farmers’ Museum, 7:30 pm

The Festival in Pictures, photos by Kevin Q Gray

Raman Ramakrishnan gets ready to join in a rehearsal for the Pro Am performance in Cherry Valley

Tierney Sutton Band's sold-out concert at the Otesaga, 8/12/12

Opening Night at The Farmers' Museum, 7/8/12

Horszowki Trio concert 8/5/12

Artistic Director Linda Chesis talks with the audience

Intermission at the Farmers’ Museum

The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival’s 14th season featured a mix of top classical and jazz artists performing in Cooperstown, NY from July 8 – August 24, 2012.

July 8, 7:30 pm Opening Night at The Farmers’ Museum, with guitarist Jason Vieaux, flutist Linda Chesis, Nadir Khashimov, violin; Daniel Lee, viola and Eric Han, cello.

July 29, 7:30 pm The Jupiter String Quartet performs works by Haydn, Bartók and Mendelssohn at The Farmers’ Museum.

August 2, 7:30 pm Flute Fest at the Otesaga Resort Hotel.

August 5, 7:30 pm The Horszowski Trio performs works by Schubert and Nino Rota at the Otesaga Resort Hotel. The Trio will be in residence at the Festival, leading the Pro Am Seminar, which features free performances with highly accomplished amateur musicians.

August 6, 7:00 pm Free Pro Am Performance at Pathfinder Village in Edmeston.

August 7, 7:30 pm Free Pro Am Performance at Grace Church in Cherry Valley.

August 8, 7:30 pm Free Pro Am Performance at Christ Church in Cooperstown.

August 12, 7:30 pm The Tierney Sutton Band performs at the Otesaga Resort Hotel.

August 19, 3 pm The Grand Tour: Vienna, Madrid and Paris at the Otesaga Resort Hotel.

August 24, 7:30 pm Festival Finale with Juilliard String Quartet at The Farmers’ Museum.