How can we process what humanity has been through since early 2020? We are all scarred by loss, fear, grief, and division, even as we all turn our eyes to see a brighter future.

We invite you to an understanding beyond words in an extraordinary new season of themed programs conveying Hope, Remembrance, Endurance, Faith and more. Join us for Mount Vernon Music’s remarkable 16th season of Ways Forward.

Please go to our Season Brochure page to view the brochure of the 2021-2022 season, or click on the image on the right.

At this time, in keeping with industry standards for the safety of our performers and you, our audience members, we respectfully request and require that you wear a mask/face covering in Mount Vernon Music Hall, including during performances, regardless of vaccination status. Masks/face coverings must be worn over both the mouth and nose. Mount Vernon Music will provide disposable masks for attendees if needed.

Please note that acceptable masks exclude the following:

Masks with slits, exhalation valves, or punctures

Face shields 

Bandanas, scarves, ski masks, or balaclavas

Shirt or sweater collars (e.g., turtleneck collars) pulled up over the mouth and nose

Masks made from a single layer or thin fabric that do not block light

Upcoming concerts in October

Reflection: What Makes Us Strong

American music for clarinets, strings and piano

Chick Corea –  Addendum for violin, cello and piano

Benedikt Brydern – Appalachian Trail for two violins

Mason Bates – Ford’s Farm for violin and piano

Kenji Bunch – Dies Irie for violin, cello and piano

Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 4

            Intermission

Till Meyn – Canzoni di Fiori for two clarinets and string quartet WORLD PREMIERE

George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue for piano and string quartet

Victoria Luperi and Ivan Petruzziello, clarinets; Mark Miller and Elizabeth Beck, violins; Ute Miller, viola; Laura Ospina, cello; Evan Mitchell, piano

Upcoming concerts in November

Remembrance

Quinn Mason – In Memory for solo viola

Richard Strauss – Morgen for soprano, violin and piano

Max Richter – Mercy for violin and piano

Charles Ives – Memories A&B for soprano and piano

David Cleary – Slowly, like a funeral march; faster from The Deeper Magic for violin and viola

Ralph Vaughan Williams – Silent Noon from The House of Life for mezzo soprano and piano

Krzysztof Penderecki – Ciaccona in Memoria Giovanni Paolo II for violin and viola

    Intermission

Aaron Copland – Sonata for violin and piano

Frank Bridge – Three Songs for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano

Corrie Donovan, soprano; Mark Miller, violin; Ute Miller, viola; Evan Mitchell, piano