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Appalachian Chamber Music Festival

2023 Appalachian Chamber Music Festival Notes Places That Inspire

July, 2023 Tagged With: Appalachia, Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, Barns of Rose Hill, Contemporary American Theater Festival, In Print Aug 2023, music, Shepherdstown Opera House

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This year’s Appalachian Chamber Music Festival will feature sixteen musicians in twelve performances taking place between August 17 and 27.  Read the Full Story >>

Appalachian Chamber Music Festival Presents Winter Concerts

December, 2022 Tagged With: Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, chamber music, In Print Dec 2022, music

chamber musicians playing

Ring in the new year with a series of three concerts organized by the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival (ACMF) on December 29, 30, and 31. Read the Full Story >>

Music on the Mountain & in the Valley

August, 2022 Tagged With: Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, chamber music, classical music, folk music, In Print Aug 2022, Katie Tertell

Katie Tertell seated and playing a cello intently.

This year’s Appalachian Chamber Music Festival will explore the connections between folk and classical music, particularly with the Scot-Irish and Appalachian traditions. Read the Full Story >>

Appalachian Chamber Music Returns In August For a Second Season

July, 2022 Tagged With: Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, In Print July 2022, Katie Tertell, performance

Last summer, a new music festival landed in Harpers Ferry, bringing a relevant and approachable experience of classical music. The Appalachian Chamber Music Festival is now back for its second season with a two-week schedule of performances celebrating the history, nature, and culture of Jefferson County and the surrounding region. Read the Full Story >>

Postponed: Chamber Music Festival Winter Residency

December, 2021 Tagged With: Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, COVID-19

n December 22, 2021, the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival announced that its 2021 Winter Residency will be postponed until 2022 due to the recent increase in Covid-19 cases. Read the Full Story >>

What Drives A Community

August, 2021 Tagged With: Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, County Road Car Club, editor's note, Jefferson County Schools, Lions Club of Charles town

classic trucks lined up at the County Roads Cruise car show in Ranson.

What is community? The members of the Country Road Car Club certainly have enjoyed getting together weekly since 1998. While they gather for friendship and a shared hobby, they also collect their energy – and donations – for charities, including weekly food donations to the Jefferson County Community Ministries food pantry in Charles Town Read the Full Story >>

Appalachian Chamber Music Festival Launches New Event

July, 2021 Tagged With: Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, Katie Tertell

Katie Tertell plays a cello outside on the steps of a cabin in Harpers Ferry.

You can play almost anywhere with four people,” remarked Katie Tertell, artistic director and organizer of the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival. “You can be in an intimate space and the audience can be there with you. When I play informal house concerts, people say it’s such a different experience to be this close. Read the Full Story >>

Appalachian Chamber Music Festival – May 2

April, 2021 Tagged With: Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, The Barn of Harpers Ferry

Enjoy an online interactive preview concert of the upcoming ACMF summer festival, broadcast live on YouTube on May 2 starting at 2 pm.  Read the Full Story >>

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