Keith Lockhart conducts Brevard’s gifted High School students in Gustav Holst’s celestial orchestral suite. Holst assigns musical characters to each planet as they relate to their astrological descriptions, and uses the richness and diversity of the large orchestra to paint “a series of mood pictures.” Works by Errollyn Wallen and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor open the concert,…

In her 6th decade as an artist—and as prolific as ever, having released her 55th album earlier this year—Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Judy Collins will perform select pieces from her Wildflowers in Full Bloom album with the Brevard Festival Orchestra, along with some of Judy’s most beloved songs from her decades-spanning oeuvre. FEATURING Brevard Festival Orchestra…

Celebrate Independence Day with Patriotic Pops at Brevard Music Center. Hear the Brevard Symphonic Winds joined by members of the Janiec Opera Company, as they perform inspirational American music, traditional Sousa marches, and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture complete with the sounds of live cannons!

Opening Night sparkles as Keith Lockhart conducts Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony, at once lyrical, boisterous, and ultimately optimistic—in the words of the composer, “a symphony on the greatness of the human soul.” Brevard favorite Joyce Yang returns to perform Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Piano Concerto, widely regarded as the most technically challenging in all the repertoire. FEATURING Brevard…

Honored as a Jazz Master by The National Endowment for the Arts, Kenny Barron has an unmatched ability to mesmerize audiences with his elegant playing, sensitive melodies and infectious rhythms. The Los Angeles Times named him “one of the top jazz pianists in the world” and Jazz Weekly calls him “The most lyrical piano player…