A special event designed to showcase the town’s many natural and cultural offerings.
The Emerging Artist Showcase features the musical stars of tomorrow...the Norfolk Fellows...in a program live-streamed from the Bettell Music Shed. Thirty lucky people will be able to enjoy the performance on the big screen at the Norfolk Hub, 2 Station Place. Sign up here. Individuals who show up unregistered will be accommodated (on a first-come, […]
The Fellows of the Yale Summer School of Music will be playing works of Kernis, Yi and Dvorak in Inspirations, a program live-streamed from the Battell Music Shed. Thirty lucky people will be able to enjoy the performance on the big screen at the Norfolk Hub, 2 Station Place. Sign up here. Individuals who show […]
Music for Peace features music of Silvestrov, Schoenberg and Messiaen. A program written in war and yearning for peace. Messiaen wrote his Quartet for the End of Time while in a POW camp during WWII, while Schoenberg’s Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte is a biting commentary on not only Napoleon but also Hitler, inspired by a […]
One of a series of stellar concerts by the extraordinary Norfolk Fellows. Each week they bring their talent and enthusiasm to the Music Shed. Whether you are a chamber music aficionado or novice, or whether you prefer new works or the standards, there is something for everyone. Quite simply, the Norfolk Fellows will knock your […]
Members of the St. Lawrence String Quartet, pianist Natalie Zhu and Norfolk Fellows perform Mozart's Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 493, and Dvorak's String Sextet in A Major, Op. 48. Please note, all patrons must: Be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 including any booster dose(s) when eligible. Show their vaccination card and photo ID at […]
Come hear the Amo Brass, one of the Yale Summer School of Music's stellar groups, as they perform a mix of contemporary and classical selections. The five musicians are: Joshua Bialkin, trumpet; Connor Holland, trumpet; Olivia Martinez, horn; David Seder, trombone, and Vivian Kung, tuba.
Early-bird special! An evening of live music at the Manor House Inn. Michael Cobb and Trina Hamlin will perform a mix of country, folk, blues and rock originals on guitar and piano with harmonica accompaniment, starting at 7:00 p.m. Norbrook Brewery will be there serving its noted beers. Get advance tickets ($15) from Eventbrite or […]
Listen any time starting Feb. 25 to this concert from the 2022 Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, performed by Festival Fellows in the Music Shed on August 28. You can also enjoy a presentation on the big screen at the Norfolk Hub, 2 Station Place, while you're in town for Weekend in Norfolk. Times are 3:00 […]
Listen any time starting Feb. 25 to this concert from the 2022 Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, performed by Festival Fellows in the Music Shed on August 28. You can also enjoy a presentation on the big screen at the Norfolk Hub, 2 Station Place, while you're in town for Weekend in Norfolk. Times are 3:00 […]
The famed Emerson String Quartet play Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Snider. They are retiring at the end of this season. Buy tickets. Note that the "Road Closed" sign on Route 272 South (Litchfield Road) applies to through traffic only. All events can be reached before encountering the block at Estey Road (about 4.5 miles south of […]
Norfolk faculty and fellows play Mendelssohn, Strauss and Enescu. Buy tickets. Note that the "Road Closed" sign on Route 272 South (Litchfield Road) applies to through traffic only. All events can be reached before encountering the block at Estey Road (about 4.5 miles south of town).
Catch a rising star as the Emerging Artist Series features performances by the next generation of professional chamber artists. Held weekly on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. Note that the "Road Closed" sign on Route 272 South (Litchfield Road) applies to through traffic only. All events can be reached before encountering the block at Estey […]
Catch a rising star as the Emerging Artist Series features performances by the next generation of professional chamber artists. Held weekly on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. Note that the "Road Closed" sign on Route 272 South (Litchfield Road) applies to through traffic only. All events can be reached before encountering the block at Estey […]
Come hear Jasmine Road, the musical creation of Christina and Patrick Pate. They'll be performing folk/pop songs, both covers and originals.
Musically inclined children will love this special short concert, put on by music fellows just for them. This event is part of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival's summer open house, which also includes tours of Whitehouse starting at 1:00, plus an ice cream social at 2:00 and "Broadway Tails," presented by Tony Award-winning animal trainer […]
Throughout Winter Weekend in Norfolk, you are invited to listen to Rendezvous with Benny Goodman, a Norfolk Chamber Music Festival concert recorded last summer with clarinetist David Shifrin and the Miró Quartet highlighting the versatility of the clarinet. Link will be available at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. "With a background in klezmer, classical and jazz idioms, […]
Julia Autumn Ford has been playing professionally since she was a teenager. She has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and, as a member of Belle of the Fall, an indie folk duo comprised of JAF and Tracy Walton, she has released 3 critically acclaimed albums: Earthbound, Rise Up and The Bending of Light. This is […]
Throughout Winter Weekend in Norfolk, you are invited to listen to Rendezvous with Benny Goodman, a Norfolk Chamber Music Festival concert recorded last summer with clarinetist David Shifrin and the Miró Quartet highlighting the versatility of the clarinet. Link will be available at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. "With a background in klezmer, classical and jazz idioms, […]
Based in Norfolk and in Brooklyn, N.Y., Michael writes; sings; plays guitar, bass, harmonica, banjo and ukulele, and produces concerts. He describes his sound as eclectic Americana. His last Weekend in Norfolk gig was in February, when he played at the Manor House with Trina Hamlin.
Catch a rising star as the Emerging Artist Series features performances by the next generation of professional chamber artists. Presented weekly by the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. Click here for a full list of musical events during Weekend in Norfolk.
A Norfolk Chamber Music Festival program featuring works by siblings Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn performed by the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet and the stellar Norfolk Fellows. There will be a free pre-concert conversation starting at 7:00 p.m. in Battell House, 20 Litchfield Road. Buy tickets. Click here for a full list of musical events during […]
Established 2022 in New York City, the Yacht Lobsters sail the waves of the butteriest soft rock of the 70's and early 80's. Their big sound recreates—and at times reimagines—the studio mastery of retro-rock icons like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, Hall & Oates, Toto and others. Buy tickets. Click here for a full list […]
The Blue Yodels—Felicia Michael (vocals) and Bob Brophy (guitar, vocals)—will be on Robertson Plaza to brighten up Saturday morning and get it started off with their own special mix of rock, country, folk and pop. Come enjoy! The Blue Yodels are sponsored by the Norfolk Farmers Market. Music on Robertson Plaza is sponsored by the […]
Catch a rising star as the Emerging Artist Series features performances by the next generation of professional chamber artists. Presented weekly by the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. Click here for a full list of musical events during Weekend in Norfolk.
A special treat—the music of two trumpets, a horn, a trombone and a tuba—is coming to Robertson Plaza thanks to the kindness of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival and the Yale Summer School of Music. Expect to hear a variety of pieces for brass quintet, ranging from classical to completely contemporary. The group features Eric […]
Come let your feet tap and your spirit soar to the sound of bluegrass and folk music by Elias Neuman-Donihue. Robertson Plaza is the perfect place to dance! Music on Robertson Plaza is sponsored by the National Iron Bank. Click here for a full list of musical events during Weekend in Norfolk.
The Parker Quartet plays Mozart, Iyer, Beethoven and Dvorak in this Norfolk Chamber Music Festival concert. Pianist Max Levinson joins the quartet for Dvorak’s Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81. There will be a free pre-concert conversation starting at 7:00 p.m. in Battell House, 20 Litchfield Road. Buy tickets. Click here for a full […]
Veteran blues singer Ruthie Foster lets loose a tidal wave of musical generosity. She's been pushing her boundaries as a singer and songwriter more than ever before, creating a great atmosphere with the help of her band, who are refreshingly loose and lived-in. Buy tickets. Click here for a full list of musical events during […]
Musically inclined children will love this special short concert, put on by Yale Summer School of Music fellows just for them. This event is part of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival's summer open house, which also includes tours of Whitehouse from 12:30 to 2:30 and an ice cream social from 2:00 to 3:30 at the […]
Annual concert for the noted Litchfield County Choral Union. The program will include will include Mozart’s “Mass of the Sparrows" (Spatzenmesse), a selection of pieces composed by the contemporary Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo and the LCCU’s historic anthem, Robbins Battell’s “Sweet Is the Work.” Buy tickets. Click here for a full list of musical events […]