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A Tour of Vintage Europe in Skaneateles, NY will take place from August 20 - 23. Departure Point: First Presbyterian Church and Destinations: Paris - Vienna - England - Norway - Germany - Switzerland. To order your tickets click here.

Itinerary:

Wednesday, August 20
2:00 pm - Get a sneak peak of this week’s upcoming performances as Festival musicians join forces to rehearse a chamber music masterpiece.

8:00 pm - Experience an authentic Turn-of-the-Century Organ Recital with David Higgs.

Thursday, August 21
8:00 pm - Mahler and Brahms will lead us through the most glorious concert halls and music salons of Vienna.  Featuring: Melvin Chen, piano; Elinor Freer, piano; Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello; Randall Scarlata, baritone; Ittai Shapira, violin; David Ying, cello; and Phillip Ying, viola.

Friday, August 22
7:00 pm - Professor Amy Wyngaard will delight us with fascinating stories of literary and artistic life in turn-of-the-century Paris.
8:00 pm - We tour Paris in all its musical glory with Debussy, Satie, Vierne, Turina, and Franck. Featuring: Melvin Chen, piano; David Ying and Elinor Freer, cello and piano; Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello; David Higgs, organ; Michael Larco, viola; Tai Murray, violin; Randall Scarlata, baritone; Ittai Shapira, violin; Phillip Ying, viola

August 23, departing from Brook Farm
8:00 pm - Tonight’s tour guides include Vaughan Williams, Grieg, Elgar, and Wagner in an all-inclusive journey of Europe’s musical capitals.

Don’t forget to visit the Skaneateles Festival website to order your tickets!

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The Skaneateles Festival presents this summer’s special event: Villas, Vittles & Fiddles!

Join us at the magnificent lakeside home of Don and Chacea Sundman for gourmet hors d’oeuvres & drink, camaraderie, and of course, a sampling of beautiful music.

Date and Time: Wednesday, August 13th, 7PM - 9PM

For more information visit our website here.

Thanks to our sponsors:

• Hiscock & Barclay
• Don and Chacea Sundman
• Constellation Brands
• Fins and Tails
• Blue Water Grill
• Joelle’s French Bistro
• P&C Foods
• Sherwood Inn

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Contributed by Susan Mark / Skaneateles Festival

Skaneateles Festival: World Class Music By The Lake

SKANEATELES FESTIVAL UNVEILS 2008 SUMMER SEASON
Four weeks of music that will transport you!
Jazzing it up with Grammy–winning Turtle Island Quartet
The grandeur of the Concert Organ with David Higgs
Imani Winds, Tai Murray, Miró Quartet, and more international sensations

Skaneateles NY – There’s nothing quite like the sound of an oboe amidst the crickets, or a piano concerto floating over lake water. Nestled in the heart of the Finger Lakes region, the Skaneateles Festival brings the magnificence of chamber music in all its forms to summer nights. The results, hailed as “world class”, have galvanized over 7,000 eager listeners each season and garnered close attention and bright acclaim from The New York Times, Boston Globe, Bon Appetit, The New Yorker, and The Wall Street Journal. All this, right in Skaneateles’ own beautiful Presbyterian Church, or (Saturday nights) outdoors under the stars, where listeners are welcomed to the elegance of the sloping lakeside lawn at Brook Farm - and are encouraged to celebrate with their own summer evening picnic! (more…)

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