Porter Center

Acclaimed for her passionate, powerful performances, beautiful sound, and compelling command of her instrument, violinist Bella Hristova is a young musician with a growing international career. The Strad has praised, “Every sound she draws is superb,” and The Washington Post noted that she is “a player of impressive power and control.” She will join Brevard […]

Sunday April 8 at 3pm, two spirited performers will take the stage at the Porter Center at Brevard College for the final concert of Brevard Philharmonic’s Artistic Director Search Season. The guest soloist will be two time Grammy nominee and Avery Fisher career grant recipient, violinist Jennifer Frautschi, playing Concerto No. 1 in G Minor […]

Sunday March 4th at 3pm at the Porter Center at Brevard College the audience will be treated to a regal afternoon of music, featuring such noble pieces as William Walton’s, Crown Imperial Coronation March, and the uplifting Emperor Waltzes by Johann Strauss Jr. The internationally celebrated guest soloist, David Gross, whom the Chicago Tribune called, […]

Brevard Philharmonic will deck the halls of the Porter Center at Brevard College on Sunday, December 3rd, at 3:00 p.m. Get ready for a joyous, hometown holiday musical celebration. This year’s Classic Christmas concert offers all the favorites we can’t do without such as 'Joy to the World," "Greensleeves," and the crowd-pleasing "Sleigh Ride." Brevard […]

Two artists praised for their emotional connection with an audience take the Porter Center Stage at Brevard College, Sunday, November 12th at 3pm with a dynamically varied program of John Williams, Shostakovich, Rossini and Schumann. The second concert in Brevard Philharmonic’s Artistic Director Search Season will showcase candidate and guest conductor, Nick Palmer. Widely recognized […]

Two spectacular internationally celebrated musicians will open the 41st season for the Brevard Philharmonic on Sunday, October 15th at 3pm at Brevard College’s Porter Center. The program? Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky. Cornelia Laemmli Orth is the only woman and the first guest conductor in this, the orchestra’s Artistic Director Search Season. From La Scala in […]

Considered by many to be "the most perfect opera ever written," Mozart's delightful and witty comic opera explores the clash between classes. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Janiec Opera Company of the Brevard Music Center Dean Anthony, stage director Tyson Deaton, conductor Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto: Lorenzo Da Ponte Ticket holders may attend […]

Intimate ensemble performances by esteemed BMC faculty – this is chamber music at its very best.

Donizetti’s opera buffa is transported to the Wild West in this critically acclaimed production by former BMC Opera Director David Gately. Hang onto your hat for this uproarious and lively interpretation of the beloved opera, sung in Italian with English translations.

Exquisite ensemble pieces from the world’s beloved operas.