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26th Annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

26th Annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

The annual service follows in the tradition of the longstanding ceremony held at King’s College in Cambridge, England, where the Festival was introduced just over one hundred years ago by a former army chaplain as a response to World War I. The ceremony alternates biblical readings chronicling the prophecy and birth of Christ with carols that illuminate a part of the previous reading. The concert is free and open to the... Read More
Carson Peters & Iron Mountain

Carson Peters & Iron Mountain

Join us on Sept 9th! Carson Peters & Iron Mountain – They are the best in bluegrass right now and they’re going to be on the school house stage! You don’t want to miss the young prodigy and his band. Carson has been performing since he was five, on Steve Harvey, Jay Leno and Ricky Scaggs. Performing on the Grand Old Opry as well. Remember limited seats available get yours before they’re gone. Tickets available online at : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carson-peters-and-iron-mountain-tickets-701459683797?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR05DcfCgHsVtEcK53-g3bSAb9maM0GoTdNT5j5_qw7Yrb8Vu6F9PAF6s0U Or visit the Cathey’s Creek Community Center page on facebook and click on the event to follow the link... Read More
Mack Anderson Family Band & Poor Man’s Supper

Mack Anderson Family Band & Poor Man’s Supper

MACK ANDERSON FAMILY BAND will be coming back to our stage at CATHEY’S CREEK COMMUNITY CENTER on JULY 22nd. Mack, Tracy, Ed and Wallace are no stranger to Cathey’s Creek Community Center. They played with the legendary Joe Byers for over twenty years here and we are so fortunate to have them back with us. – Potluck Dinner at 6:00, Music at 7:00 – $5.00 for the Supper. – $5.00 cover at the door for Band plus... Read More
Isaac’s Well – Southern Gospel Group and Hot Dog Dinner

Isaac’s Well – Southern Gospel Group and Hot Dog Dinner

Isaac’s Well is one of the top southern gospel groups in the country! We are so excited to have them with us they are local homegrown kids that has made us proud and helped put us on the map. We are truly blessed to have such fantastic musicians and singers to grace our stage!! If you haven’t heard them you’ve missed a blessing! Join us at Cathey’s Creek Community Center for a hot dog dinner and a night of music & fellowship. – $5.00 cover charge at the door for the band plus TIPs. – $5.00 for the dinner – Meal will start serving at 6:00 pm, music at... Read More
Skyward Blue – Traditional Bluegrass & Gospel Music

Skyward Blue – Traditional Bluegrass & Gospel Music

Saturday night, June 10th, the doors of Cathey’s Creek Community Center will be wide open to welcome Skyward Blue! James McDowell (former member of Carolina Blue) and Briar Briar McDowell have joined us on our jam secessions on Thursday night now they want to show what they’re really about. Come down and enjoy a night of traditional bluegrass and gospel music. You’ll be glad you came. All are welcome. Food will be served at 6:00, music at 7:00. $5.00 cover charge at the door for the band plus TIPs. $5.00 for the... Read More
Brevard Philharmonic presents “Christmastime in Brevard”

Brevard Philharmonic presents “Christmastime in Brevard”

The Brevard Philharmonic will once again deck the halls of the Porter Center at Brevard College. Join us for the joyous musical celebration of the season, “Christmastime in Brevard.”  This concert is the perfect holiday tradition for the entire family. Be a part of it all and get your tickets now! Program will include: Holiday favorites from Anderson, Tchaikovsky, and more with the Transylvania Choral... Read More
Emanuel Ax in Recital

Emanuel Ax in Recital

Last at the Brevard Music Center in 2004, Grammy Award-winning pianist Emanuel Ax comes to Brevard Music Center for a rare recital performance on the Parker Concert Hall stage as part of the 2022/23 season. Ax was born in Lviv, Poland, and in addition to his role at The Juilliard School as piano faculty, performs in recital and with major symphony orchestras around the world. He appears regularly at the BBC Proms, Blossom Festival, Edinburgh Festival, Hollywood Bowl, Mostly Mozart Festival, the Tanglewood Festival, and Ravinia Festival, among many others. Frequent chamber music performance collaborators include Isaac Stern, Yo-Yo Ma, and Young Uck Kim. Emanuel Ax received Grammy Awards in 1985 and 1986 for recordings of Brahms and Beethoven with Yo-Yo Ma, was the winner of the first Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition, the Michaels Award of Young Concert Artists, and the Avery Fisher Prize. This special performance with pianist Emanuel Ax at Parker Concert Hall is not to be... Read More
Italian Night: Mike Guggino and Barrett Smith

Italian Night: Mike Guggino and Barrett Smith

Mike Guggino and Barrett Smith, both members of the Grammy Award-winning band Steep Canyon Rangers, have been performing traditional Italian folk music on the mandolin and guitar for nearly two decades. When Mike and Barrett are touring with the band, they host “Italian Night” performances at local restaurants, music venues, and house concerts. Over the years, these widely popular events have provided them with the perfect setting to develop their own unique musical expression of these exotic, Italian folk... Read More

An Evening with Cole Porter

A glorious tribute to Cole Porter, the gifted composer and lyricist known for songs like “Night and Day” and acclaimed Broadway musicals including Anything Goes and Kiss Me, Kate.

Season Finale: Mahler 3

Scored for large orchestra, women’s and children’s choruses, and mezzo soloist, Mahler’s Third Symphony is a work of magnitude that has been said to transcend nature, man, and God through the pure dramatic force of his music.

Symphonie Fantastique

Symphonie fantastique is an epic for a huge orchestra rumored to have been at least partially written under the influence of opium and recognized by many through its popular use in films. As a part of BMC’s American Voices Festival, Keith Lockhart conducts Chadwick’s “Jubilee” and Randall Goosby performs Florence Price’s rhapsodic Violin Concerto No.... Read More