Welcome to the 58th Summer Season of Sevenars!
We can’t wait to share music with you!
Come Sundays, July 12-August 16 at 4pm
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Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 4pm: Opening Concert
Family and Friends mark the 250th anniversary of the USA
Please join us for a "Family and Friends" opener that will honor the 250th anniversary of the birth of the USA! The program will feature a fantastic array of American music, including Gershwin, Copland, Joplin, Blake, Braggiotti, Waller, Schoenfield, Bolcom, Brubeck, and songs of late Sevenars co-founder Rolande Young Schrade. Rorianne Schrade, Lynelle James, and Christopher James will be at the pianos, and violinist Alexis Walls, pianist/composer Clifton J. ("Jerry") Noble, Jr., and bass-baritone John Henry Thomas will add their tremendous gifts! For individual biographies, please visit their websites:alexiswallsmusic.com, cliftonjnoblejr.com, lynellejames.com, rorianne.com
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Sunday July 19, 2026 at 4pm: The Mada and Hugh Piano Duo
America at 250
Sevenars is proud to present the Mada & Hugh Piano Duo - the combined talents of Romanian-born pianist Mădălina-Claudia Dănilă and Korean-American pianist Hugh Sung. Their dynamic and innovative 4-hand performances have captivated audiences worldwide, earning them prestigious accolades, including first prize at the 2024 London International Competition and the 2023 Charleston International Competition, as well as second prize at the 2024 American International Competition. Their exciting Sevenars program will honor America's 250th with works of Barber, Bernstein, Carollo, Copland, Gershwin, Higdon, Persichetti, Price, Lawnhurst & Pollack, and more - including their own arrangements! For more info, please visit madahugh.com
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Sunday July 26th, 2026 at 4pm: The Champlain Trio
"In Her Voice" - Piano Trios by women composers
The Champlain Trio combines the extraordinary gifts of pianist Hiromi Fukuda, violinist Letitia Quante, and cellist Emily Taubl. All three earned degrees from The Juilliard School (among others) and hold positions in the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Amherst College, the University of Vermont, and Middlebury College. Among their many distinctions, they were awarded a Vermont Arts Council Grant to record the Croatian composer Dora Pejačević’s Piano Trio, Op. 29, and that album is now out! Their Sevenars concert will include this stunning work, along with trios by Amy Beach and Charlotte Sohy. For more on them, see champlaintrio.com!
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2026 at 4pm: Paul-André Bempéchat
Beethoven Sonatas
Renowned for interpretations of The First Viennese School, Brahms, Schumann, and Chopin, Franco-Canadian Pianist Paul-André Bempechat is a self-styled product of the Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard School. Decorated as Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture, and as Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academic Chapel at Uppsala University, he has toured in widely throughout Europe, including major appearances at the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Barbican Centre London, the Philharmonics in Meiningen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Rotterdam, and Belgrade. Currently recording the complete Beethoven Sonatas, he'll bring his special insight to Sevenars! See: bempechat.com
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Sunday, August 9th, 2026 at 4pm: Pianist Junwen Liang
All American Composers
Sevenars is delighted to welcome back prizewinning virtuoso Junwen Liang in a beautiful American program! Since his 2024 Sevenars performance Junwen has appeared in dozens of engagements and residencies, including debuts in France, Canada, and China. He currently prepares his debut album with the Italian label, the Sheva Collection (in collaboration with Naxos), while teaching at the University of Pennsylvania. He'll bring Sevenars a stunning program, including music of Beach, Price, Tan Dun, Massachusetts's own Stephen Dankner, and the rare and masterful Sonata by Paul Aurandt (sometimes described as a musical successor to Rachmaninoff) - along with other fun surprises! See: junwenliangpianist.com
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Sunday, August 16th, 2026 at 4pm: The Sparky Quartet
Sevenars Jazz Finale
Now in its fourth season at Sevenars, the inimitable Sparky Quartet, formed in tribute to late master clarinetist Bob Sparkman, has long roots at Sevenars starting from Bob's collaborations with treasured pianist and composer Clifton J. "Jerry" Noble, Jr ("Bob and Jerry"), later joined by the wonderfully versatile Kara Noble for bass and vocals. In 2023, after Bob left this world, they brought on board the inimitable Chris Devine on violin and flute and the extraordinary Jon Van Eps on percussion and became officially the Sparky Quartet. The playing, banter, and camaraderie are amazing - so come enjoy the magic!
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