Taconic Music’s 10th Summer Festival showcases an eclectic mix of classical, jazz, and pops. Running from June 15–July 13, this year’s festival is includes three Chamber Music Saturdays at the Riley Center for the Arts at Burr and Burton (6/20, 27, and 7/11), two Young Artists Concerts (6/29 and 7/13) and a Pops concert (July 4) featuring Ariel Rudiakov conducting the Taconic Pops Orchestra—with guest singer Maxine Linehan—at SVAC’s Arkell Pavilion, a fitting prelude to the evening’s fireworks around the Northshire.
From Bach to jazz, from piano trio to string octet, from Young Artists chamber concerts to the Taconic Pops Orchestra, there truly is something for everyone.
Taconic’s
Summer Festival brings internationally acclaimed musicians and
Chamber Music Intensive students from across the country together for four weeks of chamber-music performances and masterclasses.
Music in Action brings music to schools, libraries, bookstores, art galleries, veterans homes, senior residences, and other non-traditional venues, while
Strings for Kids offers violin, viola, and cello lessons for ages 5–18. Taconic’s resident ensemble,
Taconic Chamber Players, offers a broad repertoire of Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and contemporary works, including pop, rock and jazz arrangements. They perform across the region at a variety of fun, interesting venues–from bespoke concerts in private homes to performances in local galleries and traditional concert halls.
