Upcoming Concerts & Events with Apple Hill

2024-2025 Season

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

Works by Haydn, Meredith Monk, and Carolyn Mallonee.

Sunday, June 8, 12:30-4pm
Garden Tea Hat Party
Colby Hill Inn & The Grazing Room
33 The Oaks, Henniker, NH 03242

Think elegant, spring and social. Stand-out hats are a must for your attire (guys & gals)! We’ll kick-off with cocktails/mocktails in the barn, where we will style up our annual Spring Fling theme and showcase a vintage clothing and antique pop-up shop. For the garden party, champagne, passed appetizers, high-tea food stations, table service and, of course, tea and punch.

This event features the Apple Hill String Quartet and supports Apple Hill.

Tickets: $92.50

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

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

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

Complimentary wine & dessert reception to follow

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

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

The Apple Hill String Quartet performs works by Tribeca artist Meredith Monk and Kian Ravaei. Flutist Gretchen Pusch joins for a quintet by Amy Beach, native of Henniker, NH and longtime St. Bartholomew’s parishioner in the early 20th century.

Saturday, April 5
AHSQ Chamber Music Workshop, 11am – 3pm
Upper Valley Music Center, Lebanon, NH
AHSQ Concert, 4 pm
First Congregational Church of Lebanon
Lebanon, NH

Music of Germaine Tailleferre, F.J. Haydn, Claude Debussy, and Meredith Monk

Monday, April 7, 5:30pm
Pop-up Dinner
Apple Hill Center, Nelson

Back by popular demand, come join us for a relaxing evening of food, wine, community and other delights at Apple Hill! Indulge in a unique dining experience surrounded by a picturesque setting and uplifting music. This unforgettable night will feature a delicious three-course dinner from Chef Samantha Holmes-Rule (Fiddleheads Cafe), a fireside music course featuring the Apple Hill String Quartet, and great company in our cozy Winter Room. Don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity to experience a magical evening at Apple Hill!

Tickets are $100. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Apple Hill’s nonprofit mission during a time of growing need for connection and humanity throughout the world. Our friends, supporters, partners, staff, artists, summer workshop participants, board and alumni deeply appreciate your support! Please note that you will receive a tax-deductible acknowledgement of $40 per ticket purchase.

Sunday, April 13, 2 pm
Colonial Theatre in Keene, NH
Co-presented by The Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock, NH

Join the Apple Hill String Quartet for an afternoon of chamber music inspired by the natural world. Works by composers Franz Joseph Haydn, Caroline Mallonee, and Antonin Dvorak feature winged melodies of lark, butterfly, and scarlet tanager, while Meredith Monk’s Cliff Light, Tendrils, and Obsidian Chorale highlight unique textures in nature. As a special bonus, the Quartet is thrilled to showcase an Apple Hill-commissioned world premiere by composer, Miriam Sharrock, a local treasure in the Monadnock community. Sponsored in part by the Harris Center for Conservation Education, this event celebrates a beautiful duo of music and nature.

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