Halcyon Music Festival Announces its Third Season

PORTSMOUTH, NH – The Seacoast’s premier chamber music festival, led by Artistic Director Heng-Jin Park, opens its third season this July.

More than 20 international virtuosos will gather for two weeks to live, rehearse, and perform in a collaborative environment.

The aim of the festival, according to a press statement, is to bring chamber music of the highest quality to Portsmouth and the surrounding communities. Our returning participants, including David Hardy (principal cello, National Symphony Orchestra) and Abel Pereira (principal horn, National Symphony Orchestra), will be joined by Brian Manker (principal cello, Montreal Symphony Orchestra), Wendy Warner (first prize, Rostropovich Cello Competition), and others.

Seven concerts with a rich variety of programming will be presented at these New Hampshire venues: St. John’s Episcopal Church (Portsmouth), Phillips Exeter Academy Library (Exeter), St. George’s Episcopal Church (Durham), and Rye Congregational Church (Rye). Admission to six of the concerts is based on suggested donation, and the event in Exeter is sponsored.

The full festival schedule is below. For more information, please visit halcyonmusicfestival.org.

July 20, 7 PM: Phillips Exeter Academy Library Summer Concert Series. Exeter, NH

July 22, 7:30 PM: St. John’s Episcopal Church. Portsmouth, NH

July 23, 7:30 PM: St. John’s Episcopal Church. Portsmouth, NH

July 27, 7:30 PM: St. George’s Episcopal Church. Durham, NH

July 28. 7:30 PM: Rye Congregational Church. Rye, NH

July 29, 7:30 PM: St. John’s Episcopal Church. Portsmouth, NH

July 30, 7:30 PM: St. John’s Episcopal Church. Portsmouth, NH