Honest Brook Music Festival

05/25/2026

For 30 years, musicians from around the world have gathered in a historic barn in the Catskills to create something rare. 🎻✨

A 100-year-old Chickering grand piano.
Summer evenings in Meredith, New York.
World-class chamber music in an unforgettable setting.

Honest Brook Music Festival is intimate, inspiring, and deeply rooted in the beauty of this place — where extraordinary artists and audiences come together, just for a few nights each summer.

This season, we’re excited to begin sharing more of the music, the musicians, the rehearsals, and the quiet magic behind the scenes.

Tickets for our summer concerts are available now at honestbrook.org

🎶 Summer concerts begin in July.

05/24/2026

For three decades, musicians from around the world have gathered in a historic barn in Meredith, New York to create something rare: extraordinary music in an unforgettable setting.

Honest Brook Music Festival is intimate, peaceful, deeply human — a place where world-class performance meets the quiet beauty of the Catskills.

A 100-year-old Chickering grand piano. Summer evenings. Chamber music up close. A tradition carried forward for 30 years.

This season, we’re excited to begin sharing more of the artists, stories, rehearsals, and behind-the-scenes life that make Honest Brook so special.

Whether you’ve been attending for years or are discovering us for the first time:
welcome.

Summer concerts starting in July. Link in bio.

02/20/2026

Dear Friends of the Honest Brook Music Festival,

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that our Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Michael Cannon, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 7.

We are heartbroken by this loss. Michael was the soul of the festival — a visionary artist, a generous collaborator, and a guiding force whose passion for music and community shaped everything we do. His influence will be felt for years to come, not only through his own performances and teaching but through the musicians he inspired and mentored, and by all of us who have attended the truly magical performances in the big red barn.

While we mourn deeply, we want to share that the Honest Brook Music Festival will continue. This summer 2026 Season will be a wonderful celebration of music making. We invite you to see our newly designed website which includes performance dates, artist bios, how to purchase tickets and donate to the festival. We look forward to many exciting seasons ahead, celebrating music, community, and the enduring legacy Michael leaves with us.

Michael’s obituary and information on his memorial service will be posted on the website: https://www.hbmf.org/. We invite all to attend as we remember and celebrate his life.

Thank you for being part of this extraordinary journey and for holding Michael, his family, and our festival community in your thoughts during this time. We look forward to seeing you this summer.

04/04/2024

HONEST BROOK MUSIC FESTIVAL
2024 SUMMER SEASON

2 Saturdays in July
2 Sundays in August
ALL CONCERTS BEGIN AT 4 P.M.

Saturday - July 13 at 4pm
ULYSSES QUARTET

Saturday - July 20 at 4pm
JAMES BAIK, cello
ALBERT CANO SMIT, piano

Sunday - August 4 at 4pm
THE CHAMPLAIN TRIO

Sunday - August 11 at 4pm
NATHAN LEE, piano

By Reservation Only
$85 Subscription or $25 per concert
Students K-12 Free

Visit HBMF.org for Reservation Form
or call
607-746-3770

07/17/2020

04/26/2020

2020 Summer Season CANCELED -

01/24/2020

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12/02/2019

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07/06/2019

Preparing for the first summer concert: Saturday, July 13, 8:00 pm, Jasper String Quartet.

06/16/2019

2019 Summer Season - https://mailchi.mp/81c7ccd77aca/2019-summer-season