Mt. Gretna tour of Homes and Gardens

Things To Know• All concerts take place at the Mt. Gretna Playhouse unless otherwise noted (July 20, September 14)• Free Classical Conversations or First Listen (young artist) performances take place 45 minutes (6:45) before each classical subscription concert. Call or see website for details.

• All programs are subject to change

TiCKETing inFoDay of Prices are higher than prices listed on this brochure – so buy your tickets now!See Order Form for Flex Ticket Info – Best Value! We want no barriers for those who wish to listen to excellent music in this special setting. • Youth Tickets: $1 for ages 18 and under* • $10 for ages 19-26* • Families: Any adult who brings a young person to a concert pays $5* • General admission for all concerts (except Canadian Brass and Capitol Steps) is Pay-What-You-Will based on availability, at the door only* *Special pricing valid for all concerts except July 1 Canadian Brass, July 20 Claire Huangci, August 8 Capitol Steps, August 10 brunch, and September 14 dinner concert.

Mt. Gretna is located off PA Turnpike exit 266 between Lancaster and Lebanon.

Tickets: 717.361.1508online: www.gretnamusic.orgFlexible subscriptions. Use your tickets for ANY Music at Gretna subscription series concert.*Best price deal for the season! Premium General10 ticket booklet $220 $180 6 ticket booklet $144 $108*Premium: open seating in first 10 rows. General: open seating in rest of playhouse. For designated seating events (Canadian Brass, New Black Eagle Jazz Band), exchange your flex tickets for assigned seats at the box office. Flex tickets not valid for Aug. 8 Capitol Steps, Aug. 10 Classical Brunch or Sept. 14 Mimi Stillman & Allen Krantz. Limited flex ticket use for Canadian Brass. Call for details.

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30th AnnuAl tour of homes sPonsoreD BY BroWnstone reAl estAte ComPAnY to BenefIt GretnA musIC saturday, August 2, 10 am - 5 pm$20 in advance/$25 day of tourMt. Gretna residents open their doors for a self-guided tour that provides a glimpse inside the cottages, homes, historic buildings, and gardens of this unique community.Advanced tickets at 361-1508, online, or at: Brownstone Real Estate Co. (Hershey and Lebanon/Quentin offices); All locations of Stauffers of Kissel Hill; Allen Theatre, Annville; Gretna Emporium, Mt. Gretna; Leitzel’s Jewelry, Myerstown

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CLAiRE hUAngCi

CAnADiAn BRAss

tuesday, July 1, 7:30pmThe most popular brass quintet in the history of pretty much everything makes its Mt. Gretna Playhouse debut. Beyond their unbelievable technical skills and musicality, each player possesses the creativity, good humor and genuine love of performing that has become the hallmark of Canadian Brass. So put on your white sneakers and get your seats today! $18, $25, $35, $40

This concert is made possible by the support of those who seek to promote and preserve the arts throughout Mt. Gretna

sPeCIAl event sunday, August 10, 10:30am, 12 noonCLAssiCAL BRUnCh wiTh mUsiCAL FRiEnDs (10:30 Am) AnD ConCERT (12 noon)

Before members of our Russia Chamber Orchestra leave town, join us for a brunch in Mt. Gretna, followed by an intimate concert on the Mt. Gretna Playhouse stage. Delightful music and delicious food guaranteed. $55 for brunch and concert RSVP required. $15 concert only.

momEnTA sunday, August 31, 7:30pm Stravinsky, Three Pieces for String Quartet Gubaidulina, String Quartet No. 2 Haydn, Quartet in b minor, Hob. III:37, ‘Russian No. 1’ Beethoven, Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3, ‘Razumovsky No. 3’ A different spin on our salute to Mother Russia: a Beethoven favorite with a Russian commissioner, Count Razumovsky; and some sparkling Haydn with a Russian dedicatee, Grand Duke Paul, soon to become Czar Paul I.  Fortunately these highborn Slavs walked in some equally heady musical company. $19, $23This concert is generously sponsored by Carl Ellenberger & Emi Snavely

CLAssiCAL BRUnCh

saturday, August 9, 7:30pm David Barg, conductor; Joel Fan, piano Stravinsky, Concerto in D, ‘Basel’ Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 1 in c minor, Op. 35 Tchaikovsky, Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48 Stravinsky’s neo-classical Basel Concerto and Shostakovich’s youthfully exuberant first piano concerto are rarely-heard knockouts. And if they don’t pack enough of a Russian punch for you, the heavyweight main event is Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for strings, among the most beloved and impassioned of all classical masterpieces. $19, $23

This concert is generously sponsored by Susan & Drew Hostetter

LysAnDER PiAno TRiosunday, July 6, 7:30pm

Liza Stepanova, piano; Michael Katz, cello; Emily Daggett Smith, guest violin Prokofiev, Adagio for cello & piano, Op. 97bis Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition Tchaikovsky, Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50 Tchaikovsky’s Trio in memory of his teacher Rubenstein, and Mussorgsky’s Pictures in memory of the artist Hartmann, two magnificnt memorials, played by the 2012 Concert Artist Guild Competition winning Lysander Trio – Pictures in its original solo version by Lysander pianist, Liza Stepanova. $19, $23

This concert is generously sponsored Benjamin B. & Suzanne M. Shankroff

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sunday, August 3, 7:30pm Paisiello, Flute Quartet, Op. 23 Rachmaninoff, String Quartet No. 1 in g minor Glazunov, Novelettes, Op. 15 Nos. 2, 3, & 4 Arensky, Piano Quintet in D Major, Op. 51

With the help of Gretna Music founder, Carl Ellenberger, and keyboard czar Charles Abramovic, our favorite Philly strings go all-Russian – even with Paisiello, who was court composer in St. Petersburg back in the day! $19, $23

This concert is generously sponsored by Estelle Hartranft and Pat Hartranft

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sunday, september 7, 7:30pm Proving not every grand finale need be loud, our Russian retrospective comes to a close with a candlelight performance of Rachmaninoff’s transcendent All-night Vigil (Vespers), Op. 37. Praised as the crowning glory of Russian Orthodox music, Rachmaninoff’s masterpiece is a profoundly meditative, and profoundly beautiful statement of faith. $19, $23

This concert is generously sponsored by Glenn & Mary Bucher, Daniel & Patricia Hottenstein, and Susan & David Wood

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saturday, July 5, 7:30pm Worship service sunday, July 6, 11am This seven-piece band continues to delight Gretna audiences with their huge and eclectic repertoire of jazz from the 1920’s and 30’s. The group has a mastery of this great American music from Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton to early Duke Ellington to Cole Porter; from blues to rags to popular songs of the era. Get ready to tap your toes on Saturday night and then return for the New Orleans style jazz worship service on Sunday morning, Reverend John Overman officiating.Concert: $18, $25, $30, Worship service: Free will offering.

This concert is in loving memory of Daniel L. Backenstose, Jr.

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saturday, August 30, 7:30pmAll About Jazz calls After Blue, Tierney Sutton’s reimagining of Joni Mitchell’s music, “beautiful vocal alchemy”. The New York Times calls her voice “as pure and sparkling as mountain spring water.” We call ourselves lucky to have her for the night, and can’t wait to hear her take on Mitchell classics like Woodstock, Big Yellow Taxi, and of course Blue. $18, $25, $32

This concert is generously sponsored by Neal & Sharon Bozentka

CAPiToL sTEPs

sPeCIAl eventfriday, August 8, 7:30pmNobody makes us laugh at the big shots we vote for (and at ourselves for voting for them) more than the Capitol Steps. It’s political parody and hilarity of the highest order. Musical satire doesn’t get any finer! $28, $38, $45, $48

LEE smiTh gRoUP & hEnDRiK mEURKEns sAmBA JAZZ QUARTET

sunday, August 10, 7:30pm34th Annual Central PA Jazz festival Produced by Central PA friends of Jazz & music at GretnaIt’s a full-night doubleheader of jazz with Philly jazz legend, bassist Lee Smith, and the Lee Smith Group, plus an opening set by the versatile Hendrik Meurkens (harmonica, vibes) and his Samba Jazz Quartet. $14, $18, $22

This concert is generously sponsored by Paul & Irena Merluzzi

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ALLEn KRAnTZ sPeCIAl event sunday, september 14, 6PmMimi Stillman has been hailed by The Washington Post as “a magically gifted flutist, a breath of fresh air.” At age 12, she was the youngest wind player ever admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music. She’ll join Gretna favorite Allen Krantz, guitar, for an evening of fine food, drink and fabulous music, including the world premiere of the Russian Suite, music of Prokofiev, Cui and Rimsky-Korsakov, arranged by Krantz. Limited Seating. Trattoria Fratelli, $85. RSVP required.This concert is generously sponsored by Paul & Irena Merluzzi

717.361.1508 or www.gretnamusic.org Музыка в Гретна рада приветствовать вас на фестивале русской музыки!

(Welcome to Music at Gretna’s Russian Music Festival!)

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wiTh CARL ELLEnBERgER, FLUTE; & ChARLEs

ABRAmoViC, PiAno

in conjunction with the Lancaster international Piano Festivalsunday, July 20, 7:30pm Ware Center, Millersville University, 42 N. prince St., Lancaster Tchaikovsky, Concert Suite from Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 Prokofiev, Ten Piano Pieces from Romeo and Juliette, Op. 75Mikhail Pletnev’s stunning reimagining of Sleeping Beauty, and Prokofiev’s masterful arrangement of his own Romeo & Juliette – two Russian ballet classics, played by one of the brightest stars on the keyboard horizon, 2009 International Chopin Competition winner and recent Curtis grad Claire Huangci. $16

This concert is generously sponsored by Susan & David Wood

friday, August 29, 7:30pm Lao Tizer has taken his multi-faceted fusion vision around the globe, performing with artists like Al Jareau, Spyro Gyra, and Jethro Tull.  Lao and his crew come to Gretna with special guest, self-styled “violin soul-o-ist” Karen Briggs for an evening of explosive jazz. $18, $25, $32

This concert is generously sponsored by James & Colette Hipolit

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