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The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival returns to Kerrytown Concert House this June with Measured Momentum: Music Propelled by Pulse & Precision—an electrifying evening of rhythmic drive, classical elegance, and vivid contemporary storytelling.

Pianist Gilles Vonsattel opens with Ludwig van Beethoven’s luminous Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78, a work of lyric intimacy and sparkling vitality. The Candide Quartet follows with Béla Bartók’s String Quartet No. 4, a masterwork of driving rhythms, inventive textures, and bold modernism.

After intermission, ZaRiah brings vibrant color to Valerie Coleman’s Suite: Portraits of Josephine, a spirited tribute to Josephine Baker that dances through jazz-age Paris and beyond. The program concludes with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Serenade No. 12 in C minor, K. 388, in a brilliant wind arrangement by Mordechai Rechtman—a work of dramatic intensity and refined interplay.

Join us for an evening where pulse meets precision and momentum carries the music forward with brilliance and bold imagination.

Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Candide Quartet, Shouse ensemble
ZaRiah, Sphinx ensemble

From Mozart’s luminous elegance to Dvořák’s folk-inspired vitality, the 2nd installment of Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival’s residency at Kerrytown Concert House this season traces a rich spectrum of musical expression. Clarinetist David Shifrin joins the Candide Quartet for Mozart’s beloved Clarinet Quintet in A major, a cornerstone of the chamber repertoire whose graceful lyricism and warmth highlight the instrument’s singing voice. Shifrin then takes center stage in Stravinsky’s Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet, a strikingly modern work that explores the clarinet’s color, character, and virtuosity. Closing the evening, Trio Eris performs Dvořák’s exuberant “Dumky” Piano Trio, a sequence of contrasting movements that move freely between introspection and spirited dance.

Together, these works create an intimate and expressive program showcasing lyrical clarinet lines, striking solo moments, and deeply emotional chamber textures in KCH’s salon setting.

David Shifrin, clarinet
Candide Quartet, Shouse ensemble
Trio Eris, Shouse ensemble

Get ready for fun! On Saturday, June 27, Nichols Arboretum transforms into an open-air playground where kids and grown-ups can explore, create, and play at their own pace. Big Play Day is free and drop-in, arrive anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and let curiosity lead the way. With a blend of open-ended nature play and hands-on exploration, Big Play Day celebrates the pure joy of playing outdoors, meeting new friends, and discovering fresh ways to move, build, and imagine. Whether you’re weaving a bird’s nest, pounding a drum, or turning sticks into sculptures, every activity invites playful discovery.

Athena by Gracie Gardner​
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“A deadly serious comedy about ambition, success, and owning your superiority.” --NY Times

Mary Wallace and Athena are brave, and seventeen, and fencers, and training for the Junior Olympics. They practice together, they compete against each other, they spend their lives together. They wish they were friends. Can they overcome their fierce competitiveness? Would they even want to? Directed by Shelby R. Seeley.
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July 17 - August 9, 2026

Tickets: General $30 / 65 & Over $25 / Students $15

Athena by Gracie Gardner​
​

“A deadly serious comedy about ambition, success, and owning your superiority.” --NY Times

Mary Wallace and Athena are brave, and seventeen, and fencers, and training for the Junior Olympics. They practice together, they compete against each other, they spend their lives together. They wish they were friends. Can they overcome their fierce competitiveness? Would they even want to? Directed by Shelby R. Seeley.
​

July 17 - August 9, 2026

Tickets: General $30 / 65 & Over $25 / Students $15

Athena by Gracie Gardner​
​

“A deadly serious comedy about ambition, success, and owning your superiority.” --NY Times

Mary Wallace and Athena are brave, and seventeen, and fencers, and training for the Junior Olympics. They practice together, they compete against each other, they spend their lives together. They wish they were friends. Can they overcome their fierce competitiveness? Would they even want to? Directed by Shelby R. Seeley.
​

July 17 - August 9, 2026

Tickets: General $30 / 65 & Over $25 / Students $15

Athena by Gracie Gardner​
​

“A deadly serious comedy about ambition, success, and owning your superiority.” --NY Times

Mary Wallace and Athena are brave, and seventeen, and fencers, and training for the Junior Olympics. They practice together, they compete against each other, they spend their lives together. They wish they were friends. Can they overcome their fierce competitiveness? Would they even want to? Directed by Shelby R. Seeley.
​

July 17 - August 9, 2026

Tickets: General $30 / 65 & Over $25 / Students $15

Athena by Gracie Gardner​
​

“A deadly serious comedy about ambition, success, and owning your superiority.” --NY Times

Mary Wallace and Athena are brave, and seventeen, and fencers, and training for the Junior Olympics. They practice together, they compete against each other, they spend their lives together. They wish they were friends. Can they overcome their fierce competitiveness? Would they even want to? Directed by Shelby R. Seeley.
​

July 17 - August 9, 2026

Tickets: General $30 / 65 & Over $25 / Students $15

Athena by Gracie Gardner​
​

“A deadly serious comedy about ambition, success, and owning your superiority.” --NY Times

Mary Wallace and Athena are brave, and seventeen, and fencers, and training for the Junior Olympics. They practice together, they compete against each other, they spend their lives together. They wish they were friends. Can they overcome their fierce competitiveness? Would they even want to? Directed by Shelby R. Seeley.
​

July 17 - August 9, 2026

Tickets: General $30 / 65 & Over $25 / Students $15

Athena by Gracie Gardner​
​

“A deadly serious comedy about ambition, success, and owning your superiority.” --NY Times

Mary Wallace and Athena are brave, and seventeen, and fencers, and training for the Junior Olympics. They practice together, they compete against each other, they spend their lives together. They wish they were friends. Can they overcome their fierce competitiveness? Would they even want to? Directed by Shelby R. Seeley.
​

July 17 - August 9, 2026

Tickets: General $30 / 65 & Over $25 / Students $15