Jun 13 Friday
The Lake George Music Festival is a premier classical music artist retreat held annually in the picturesque town of Lake George, New York. Celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2025, the festival is scheduled from June 8 to 19, marking a shift from its traditional August dates to better accommodate visitors and reduce overcrowding.
Each summer, the festival transforms Lake George into a vibrant cultural destination, offering two weeks of world-class musical entertainment. The repertoire includes both traditional masterworks and contemporary compositions performed by a diverse roster of established professionals and emerging artists. Concerts are primarily held at the historic Carriage House at Fort William Henry, a beautifully renovated 19th-century venue that provides an intimate and acoustically rich setting for performances.
Lake George itself offers a stunning backdrop for the festival, with its crystal-clear waters and scenic mountain views. Visitors can enjoy the area's world-class shopping, dining, and recreational activities, making the festival not only a musical retreat but also a comprehensive cultural and vacation experience.
For more information on the 2025 season schedule, tickets, and artist residencies, visit the official Lake George Music Festival website.
Jun 14 Saturday
In its 68th year of bringing exceptional chamber music to New York's Hudson Valley, Clarion Concerts will wrap the 2024-2025 season with its annual fundraising concert on Saturday, 14 June 2025 at 3pm. The concert and post-concert reception will take place in a historic 1799 barn at a private residence in Ancramdale, NY (location to be provided to ticket holders). Tickets: Supporter $100; General admission: $75. The concert will be followed by a wine and hors d'oeuvres reception, where the artists and audience can mingle in a relaxed, beautiful setting.
The concert will feature GRAMMY®-nominated PUBLIQuartet ("... a respectful acknowledgment of the past and confident step into the future" -New York Times), an ensemble that combines improvisation with composed music, traditional Western classical music, and influences of Africa, South America, blues, gospel and other genres.
Jun 15 Sunday
On Sunday, June 15 at 3 PM, Friends of Music of Stamford, NY presents the Fenimore Chamber Orchestra. Led by Artistic Director Maciej Żółtowski, this concert showcases the expressive power of the string orchestra and the rich diversity of 20th-century music. The program includes Granville Bantock’s Scenes from the Scottish Highlands, Suite of Strings by the Northern Irish composer and pianist Joan Trimble, Peter Warlock’s Capriol Suite, and Gustav Holst’s St. Paul's Suite.
This event is generously hosted by the First Presbyterian Church at 96 Main Street, Stamford, NY. Admission is by donation at the door; the suggested donation is $15 per person, $10 for seniors & students. There is no charge for those under age 13. Cash or check only; no reservations or advance sales. Visit https://friendsmusic.org/ for more information about this concert and the rest of the Friends of Music 2025 season.
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Jun 20 Friday
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), in partnership with “one of the nation’s most intriguing opera companies (The New York Times),” Odyssey Opera, presents the New England premiere of Frederick Douglass at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall on Friday, June 20, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. This opera, composed in three acts by prominent 20th-century Black composer Ulysses Kay, features a libretto by Donald Dorr and centers on a fictionalized account of the final year of the renowned Black abolitionist and statesman. Conducted by Gil Rose, this concert version showcases the full BMOP orchestra along with several of today’s leading vocalists, including bassist Kenneth Kellogg (Detroit Opera, Seattle Opera) in the lead role of Douglass.