WEEK 5 EVENTS SLATED FOR ROUND TOP MUSIC FESTIVAL

  

The Round Top Festival Institute has announced the Music Festival’s fifth week of events.

The week begins with Young Artists Chamber Music Groups, today (Monday) from 1:30 to 3 p.m.  Stephen Balderston will host a cell master class tomorrow (Tuesday), with Joan Kwoun’s violin master class on Wednesday and Bernadene Blaha’s piano master class on Thursday.  All master classes will be held at the Edythe Bates Old Chapel, and are free to the public.

Saturday has a trio of events listed, with Piano Galore! beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the Old Chapel.  The Chamber Music Concert will follow at 3:30 p.m. in the Festival Concert Hall, performing work from John Musto, Emmanuel Chabrier, Jean Francaix, and Felix Mendelssohn.

The evening concludes with the Texas Festival Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. in the Festival Concert Hall.  Conducted by Ransom Wilson, the orchestra will perform work from Claude Debussy and Ernest Chausson.  Violinist Joan Kwuon will join the orchestra in the performance.

All concerts and master classes are held on the Festival Hill Campus at 248 Jaster Road, in Round Top.  Tickets are available online at festivalhill.org.