Gretna Music at Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown College 2008-09
Gretna Music at Elizabethtown College is our prestigious fall and winter series of world class concerts presented in the acoustically exquisite Leffler Performance Center. With music spanning the crazy antics of Bugs Bunny to the aching depths of the Haydn's Seven Last of Words of Christ, the 2008-09 season explores richness of our musical heritage in performances by virtuosic artists of distinction. Check it out: 2008-2009 program

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Dinner at Leffler
Even great music just doesn't sound the same on an empty stomach. But no fear! Gretna Music offers Dinner at Leffler, a delicious buffet meal served before each concert in Leffler Chapel’s McCormick Gallery. The menu includes a choice of 2 entrees, sides, desserts and an assortment of non-alcoholic drinks. Arrive early, enjoy fine food and good company, take in an enlightening pre-concert talk, and then hear great music by world-class musicians, all without ever leaving Leffler Chapel. Reservations required one week in advance. Make yours by calling 717-361-1508 or click here. Bon Appetit!

Upcoming Events

Tapestry

Saturday, November 8, 2008 7:30 pm

The four ladies of this Boston based vocal ensemble bring to life ethereal webs of sound by Hildegard of Bingen, the 11th century mystic, philosopher, composer, poet, and perhaps the most remarkable woman of the Middle Ages.

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Guitarnival

Friday, November 21, 2008, 7:30 pm

David Cullen, Allen Krantz, and Ernesto Tamayo. Three of the world’s leading guitarists in one hall, one night only. We don’t know exactly what to expect, but it’s sure to be strumthin’ special.

David Cullen's Site Ernesto Tamayo's Site More on Allen Krantz

Quartetto Gelato

Saturday, December 13, 2008 7:30 pm

Had it up to here with traditional holiday concerts? Been to one too many Messiah sing-alongs? Then this is the Christmas event for you. Quartetto Gelato, acclaimed in every valley as a remedy for classical ennui, will work its special magic with some not-so-standard seasonal fare.

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Ludmil Angelov, piano, performs Chopin

Saturday, January 24, 2009 7:30 pm

Ludmil Angelov, the “Angel of the Keyboard,” may be from Bulgaria by way of Spain, but to hear him play you’d swear he was from heaven. This nimble-fingered cherub will descend Elizabethtown for an all-Chopin evening. Divine!
Sponsored by East Indies Coffee & Tea Co. and Bert and Holly Althaver

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Music for Cartoons by Fireworks Ensemble

Saturday, February 28, 2009 7:30 pm

Where did you first here the music of Rossini and Wagner? a) At the Metropolitan Opera. b) On Saturday morning, when Elmer sang it to Bugs Bunny (“O! Bwoonhilda, You’re so wovewie!”). If you answered b, then CARTOON is the concert for you, with the eight musicians of the Fireworks Ensemble bringing to life great music from the golden era of animation.

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Haydn's Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross

Saturday, March 28, 7:30 pm

Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross stands as one of the most enduring testaments of faith in music. The internationally acclaimed Colorado String Quartet will bring this Passion season masterpiece to life, with meditations on the meaning of the words by several of the region’s spiritual leaders.

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Mahler's Fourth Symphony and Songs of a Wayfarer

Saturday, April 18, 7:30 pm

Among the nation’s foremost chamber orchestras, the Philadelphia Virtuosi are acclaimed for their passionate performances and innovative repertoire. What better group to tackle Mahler’s 4th symphony in an especially intimate, nonet guise?

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