Music at Gretna 2013 events will be announced in Winter 2013. Members of the Gretna Music E-mail Club will be the first to receive
notices about MAG 2013 events during the course of the winter and spring. Printed brochures will be mailed in June 2013.
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Summer 2013
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
Playhouse
Subscription tickets are date flexible. Use them one at a time or all in one night. Available in six and ten-ticket books. The best value in great music in central PA!
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Sarah Chang, violin
and Andrew von Oeyen, pianoWednesday, July 3, 2013
7:30 PM
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
Playhouse
"Her gifts are at a level so removed from the rest of us that all we can do is feel the appropriate awe and then wonder on the mysteries of nature." So says the NY Times of violin goddess Sarah Chang. We just say, "Wow, what a way to open the season!" Program
Brahms, Scherzo in c minor, WoO 2, ‘Sonatensatz’
Brahms, Violin Sonata No. 3 in d minor, Op. 108
Prokofiev, Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a -
Opening Act: Temple Ave
Friday, July 5, 2013
7:30 PM
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
Playhouse
Combining lyricism, virtuosity, and a keen sense of adventure, Terell Stafford has been hailed as "one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player" by piano legend McCoy Tyner.
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Saturday, July 6, 2013
7:30 PM
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
Playhouse
Masters of Dixieland jazz and the true dukes of the Playhouse stage, the New Black Eagle Jazz Band still sound as fresh as when they first played Music at Gretna in 1976. Hum along to their inimitable takes on old favorites like Tiger Rag and Basin Street Blues, listen with delight as they unearthed forgotten jazz age curios, and tap along to their own original compositions.
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with Jazz Reverend John Overman and the Black Eagles
Sunday, July 7, 2013
11:00 AM
free
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
An inspiring service of worship, praise, fun and reflection with the Black Eagles and jazz reverend John Overman. No admission charge. A freewill offering to benefit Gretna Music will be taken.
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Sunday, July 7, 2013
Noon
Mt. Gretna Hall of Philosophy
After Sunday morning's Jazz Worship Service, join us for a homemade New Orleans lunch, cooked with loving care by members of the PA Chautauqua!
Menu: Shrimp, sausage and chicken gumbo over rice, plus coleslaw, cornbread, French bread, beignets, fresh fruit, chicory coffee, and ice tea. -
Sunday, July 7, 2013
7:30 PM
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
Playhouse
Last time he was here, former Baltimore Symphony principal bassoonist Phil Kolker brought us octets by Schubert and Beethoven. This time he outdoes himself by one, thinking big again with Louis Spohr’s Nonet, appropriately nicknamed 'Grand'. Program
Rossini, Wind Sonata No. 4 in B-flat Major
Debussy, Syrinx
Carter, Wind Quintet
Nielsen, Serenata Invano
Spohr, Grand Nonet, Op. 31 -
Sunday, July 14, 2013
7:30 PM
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
Playhouse
Violinist Diana Cohen has played the Gretna stage with Momenta, and with her father Franklin, principal clarinet of the Cleveland Orchestra. Now she takes the lead with her own group, Trio Terzetto, in a concert featuring the music of Schubert. Program
Beethoven, Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1
Shostakovich, Piano Trio No. 1 in c minor, Op. 8
Schubert, Piano Trio in E-flat Major, D. 929
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Saturday, August 3, 2013
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mt. Gretna
Enjoy a fascinating glimpse into the architecture and style of Mt. Gretna's iconic homes. A self-guided walking tour includes homes and gardens of contrasting sizes and styles, some homes almost a century old; others just finished.
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Sunday, August 4, 2013
7:30 PM
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
Playhouse
Robert Schumann’s masterful Piano Quartet hasn’t been heard at the Playhouse this century. What better pianist to round up a group of virtuoso friends and end that absence than Gretna favorite Anna Polonsky? Program
C. Schumann, Piano Trio in g minor, Op. 17
Joachim, Romance in C Major
Joachim, Andantino in a minor
R. Schumann, Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47
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Friday, August 9, 2013
7:30 PM
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
Playhouse
Who needs term limits when we have the Capitol Steps making life hysterically uncomfortable for politicians of all stripes? Musical satire doesn't get any finer!
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Opening Act: Nicole Roberts, vocals, and Colin Mekeel, piano
Saturday, August 10, 2013
7:30 PM
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
Playhouse
Philly-based Brazilian sextet Minas brings to life the seminal jazz-bossa nova sounds of American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto. On everyone's shortlist of "greatest jazz albums ever," 1964's Getz/Gilberto, and Minas' 2013 tribute, feature classics including The Girl from Ipanema and Corcovado.
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w/ Anne Sullivan, harp
Sunday, August 11, 2013
7:30 PM
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
Playhouse
A mid-summer Mt. Gretna evening is the perfect time for lush, lyrical favorites for strings and harp. Our good friends, the Wister Quartet are joined by harpist Anne Sullivan for what’s sure to be a delightful occasion. Program
Debussy, Sacred and Profane Dances
Salzedo, Chanson dans la Nuit
Saint-Saens, Fantasie for violin and harp
Massenet, Meditation from Thais
Borodin, String Quartet No. 2 in D Major
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Beauty in Motion: Members of the Martha Graham Company
Friday, August 30, 2013
7:30 PM
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
Playhouse
Physical grace meets contemporary thinking in choreography by Peter Sparling and Blakeley White-McGuire, set to the music of Missy Mazzoli, Jean-Phillipe Rameau, Zoe Keating and more, and featuring star performers from the world-renowned Martha Graham Dance Company.
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Duquesne University Tamburitzans
Saturday, August 31, 2013
7:30 PM
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
Playhouse
Americas’ longest running multicultural dance company, the Duquesne University Tamburitzans return to Gretna. The dancers may change as students graduate, but the enthusiasm and joy of youth, and the beauty of the dance, go on.
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w/ Charles Abramovic, piano, and Allen Krantz, guitar
Sunday, September 1, 2013
7:30 PM
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
Playhouse
Back in 2011, our world premiere presentation of Allen Krantz’s Piano Quartet was pretty much washed out by Hurricane Irene. Pianist Charles Abramovic and Momenta reunite to give Mother Nature (and you, if you were sane and didn’t brave the elements) another shot to hear this enchanting work. Program
Boccherini, Guitar Quintet in E Major, G. 446
Krantz, Piano Quartet
Elgar, Piano Quintet in a minor, Op. 84
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Music by Enescu and Beethoven
Sunday, September 8, 2013
7:30 PM
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
Playhouse
Octets are about as big as chamber music gets – and we’ve got the biggest. George Enescu’s post-romantic giant even makes that other octet (you know the one) look as bantam as a midsummer night’s dream. Works of Carter and Beethoven round out a truly epic evening. Program
Carter, Figment for solo cello
Beethoven, String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74, ‘Harp’
Enescu, Octet in C Major, Op. 7
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July 29
Sunday, July 29, 2012
6:00 PM
Trattoria Fratelli, Lebanon
Trattoria Fratelli, LebanonMusic at Gretna's 2012 kickoff dinner at Trattoria Fratelli, voted the #1 Italian Restaurant in Central PA 12 years straight. It's fabulous food, good company, and great fun to whet the appetite for this year's festival!
Dinner includes antipasti, cold soup, your choice of 3 fabulous entrees, dessert, wine and beer. Trat Frat website -
Saturday, March 17, 2012
5:00 - 7:00 PM
President's Home, Elizabethtown College
The Gretna Music Spring Gala is one of our major annual fundraisers. Enjoy a gourmet buffet dinner then take in the Pablo Ziegler concert at Leffler Chapel with other Gretna Music supporters. Hosted by Elizabethtown College president Carl Strikwerda and his wife, Dr. Gail Bossenga, at their home near the Elizabethtown College campus.
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
7:30 PM
Leffler Performance Ctr, Elizabethtown College
Featured Monster: Piano Sonata in Bb Major by Schubert
Shai Wosner has attracted international recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity, and creative insight. His virtuosity and perceptiveness have made him a favorite among audiences and critics, who have praised him for his “keen musical mind and deep musical soul” (NPR’s All Things Considered) and for exemplifying a “remarkable blend of the intellectual, physical and even devilish sides of performance.” (Chicago Sun Times). Shai's website -
Saturday, March 16, 2013
7:30 PM
Leffler Performance Ctr, Elizabethtown College
Featured Monster: Piano Sonata #2: Concord 1840-1850 by Ives
Winner of a 2008 Avery Fisher Career Grant, and the 2002 Naumburg International Piano Competition, Gilles Vonsattel has appeared as soloist with the Boston Symphony and San Francisco Symphony. He is also an artist member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. The Boston Musical Intelligencer said Mr. Vonstattel’s Boston Symphony debut “was a pure triumph, piercing the veil and grabbing the audience by the lapels.” Mr. Vonsattel received a B.A. in political science and economics from Columbia University and a M.M. from The Juilliard School. Gilles' website