Upcoming Concerts & Events with Apple Hill

2024-2025 Season

Saturday, January 18, 2025 7 pm
Collaboration with MoCo Arts “Time to Dance”
The Redfern Arts Center at Keene State College

Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet Op. 59 No. 3 in C Major

Saturday, January 25, 7 pm doors open/8 pm concert
Nova Arts, Keene, NH

Once again, the Apple Hill String Quartet brings an eclectic line-up of music to Nova Arts. Inspired by their tour to the West Coast this winter, the Quartet highlights two composers from that region of the US. Iranian-American composer, Kian Ravaei, draws on childhood memories from Tehran and the suburbs of LA in his moving Family Photos; California native Dana Lyn bases The Ceremony That Never Was on fantastical paintings of animals by Wiyot artist, Rick Bartow. The Quartet rounds out the program with two works from the past. Germaine Tailleferre transports listeners to 1920s Paris with her String Quartet, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 stuns as a perennial favorite since 1808. The Quartet can’t wait to bring this music to life in Keene this January!

Germaine Tailleferre String Quartet
Kian Ravaei Family Photos
Dana Lyn The Ceremony That Never Was
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3

Tuesday, January 28 + Wednesday, January 29
Chamber Music Residency at Lakeside School, Seattle, WA

Saturday, February 1, 7:30 pm
Concert at Tricia Bell and Clive McCarthy’s Art Studio/Home
The Mission District, San Francisco, CA

Program:
Germaine Tailleferre String Quartet
Kian Ravaei Family Photos
Dana Lyn The Ceremony That Never Was
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3

Sunday, February 2, 2-4 pm
String Quartet Class
PACO (Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra)

Tuesday, February 4
Concert in Palo Alto, CA

More details coming soon!

Sunday, March 30, 2:30 pm
St. Bart’s Church
325 Park Ave, New York City

With guest flutist, Gretchen Pusch

Saturday, April 5
Classes and Concert through Upper Valley Music Center
Lebanon, NH

More details coming soon!

Sunday, April 13, 4 pm
Colonial Theatre in Keene, NH
Co-presented by The Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock, NH

Music inspired by the natural world, including composers F. J. Haydn, Meredith Monk, and a world premiere by Miriam Sharrock, commissioned by Apple Hill

Sunday, April 27, 5 pm
Sundays at Five
Church of the Assumption, Ansonia, CT

Previous Events with Apple Hill

This fall, the Apple Hill String Quartet returns with another fantastic + multifaceted program (and new cellist, Jacob MacKay!), including music by a 12th-century woman, a Czech composer active in the early 20th century, and two living composers, one from India and another currently teaching at Berklee College of Music in Boston. A few musical surprises may also be sprinkled in — stay tuned!

Hildegard von Bingen, Three Antiphons, arranged for String Quartet by Marianne Pfau
Lavell Blackwell, On the Impulse to Move, co-commissioned by Apple Hill
Aruna Narayan, Mishra Pilu
Leoš Janáček, String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters”

Sunday, October 20, 4 pm
The Orchard Concert Series
Orchard Chapel
143 Exeter Rd, Hampton Falls, NH

Friday, October 25, 7 pm
Westmoreland United Church
Westmoreland, NH

Sunday, October 27, 4 pm
The Mariposa Museum
Peterborough, NH

Saturday, November 2, 6 pm
Barbès, Brooklyn, NY

Performing music of composer Dana Lyn

Sunday, November 10, 4 pm
Aloha Yoga of Keene, a concert and light stretching (!)
Keene, NH

Friday, November 15, 7 pm
Antechapel section of The Chapel of St. Peter & St. Paul
St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH

Free admission!

Sunday, November 17, 3 pm
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum
Warner, NH

This program will also feature works by Kamran Aziz (Al Yemeni) and Indigenous composer Arika Morningstar (Silent Rain).

There are limited VIP tickets, which allow you to arrive at 2pm for a pre-concert talk and other perks–click here for more information.

Wednesday, November 20, 7 pm
Rockport Music, Rockport, MA

Tuesday Summer Concert Series

The Tuesday Summer Concert Series features the Apple Hill String Quartet and Summer Chamber Music Workshop faculty artists performing in the Louise Shonk Kelly Concert Barn on the Apple Hill campus in Nelson, NH. All concerts start at 7:30pm and are preceded by a buffet dinner at 6pm on the lawn (advance reservations are required by 5pm the day before, or bring your own picnic) and listenUP!, a free pre-concert talk at 6:45pm. Outdoor concert seating is always FREE!

Concerts at Apple Hill are wheelchair accessible. Should you have special needs, please contact us at 603-847-3371 or music@applehill.org prior to your visit and we will do our best to address your needs.

We want to make sure everyone who wishes to attend ANY of our events is able to, regardless of your ability to pay. If it would help you, please email gail@applehill.org to request a free community ticket (subject to availability). If you are able to help others, you can donate a community ticket for someone in need by making a donation here.

To underwrite a concert, please contact Sam Bergman at sam@applehill.org.

Day of concert, please call Gail at 603.847.3371 to ensure the availability of seats before making reservations.

To access our 2024 digital Program Book, click on the image below.

Cover photo: Jeffrey Newcomer, www.partridgebrookreflections.com