Geneva Music Festival

Geneva Music Festival What began as a weekend-long classical music series has since grown to a variety of attractions lasting two weeks in the Finger Lakes summer.
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Geneva Music Festival’s mission is to entertain, inspire, and nurture a lifelong appreciation of chamber and other musical genres in Finger Lakes communities by presenting world-class artists that engage diverse audiences of all ages. Founded in 2011 by violinist and Geneva native Geoffrey Herd, the Geneva Music Festival has remained committed to bringing a wide array of fine arts performances to

the Finger Lakes Region. The Geneva Music Festival’s mission is to entertain, inspire, and nurture a lifelong appreciation of chamber and other musical genres in Finger Lakes communities by presenting world-class artists that engage diverse audiences of all ages, including populations with little exposure to music of this caliber. Purposeful engagement with young people is an integral part of the Festival’s programming and children 18 years and younger are admitted free to all public concerts. Programs in schools and senior living facilities bring live chamber music to audiences that might not otherwise have the opportunity to experience it.

✨ 2025 Geneva Music Festival ✨Thank you for joining us for our 2024 Season. We can’t wait to prepare our 15th season for...
06/21/2024

✨ 2025 Geneva Music Festival ✨

Thank you for joining us for our 2024 Season. We can’t wait to prepare our 15th season for you! Mark your calendars for our 15 year celebration:
📆 May 15 - June 8, 2025

See you next year! 👋
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❤ Thanks to our amazing sponsors!We also want to again issue a hearty thanks to the following organizations:•Rochester A...
06/15/2024

❤ Thanks to our amazing sponsors!
We also want to again issue a hearty thanks to the following organizations:

•Rochester Area Community Foundation
•Nelson B. Delavan Foundation
•Max and Marian Farash Foundation
•Brenda & Dave Rickey Family Foundation
•Williams Family Foundation
•Wyckoff Family Foundation
•New York State Council on the Arts
•National Endowment for the Arts

We are deeply grateful for their generosity and support this season. A huge thanks as well goes out to Festival Sponsor Lyons National Bank, who are as ever an integral supporter of the community, and to all our other sponsors who helped make this season possible.

🤝 Become a Sponsor for Geneva Music Festival! Visit our website at:
https://genevamusicfestival.com/support/business-and-corporate-sponsorships/
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👏👏 We can’t believe it – the 14th season of the Geneva Music Festival has come and gone already! A huge thank you to eve...
06/14/2024

👏👏 We can’t believe it – the 14th season of the Geneva Music Festival has come and gone already! A huge thank you to everyone who donated, attended concerts, and volunteered. We appreciate each and every one of you.

✏️ If you attended our concerts this year, please take a moment to complete our short survey here: https://forms.gle/oMhDeBtCyWyfgH4x6

📸 To revisit some special moments from this season, visit our Gallery on our website:
https://genevamusicfestival.com/2024-gallery/

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🪕🎶The Brothers Blue - June 9, 2024The 2024 Geneva Music Festival season finale featured The Brothers Blue, a Finger Lake...
06/12/2024

🪕🎶The Brothers Blue - June 9, 2024

The 2024 Geneva Music Festival season finale featured The Brothers Blue, a Finger Lakes born trio! Matthew Sperber, Benny Haravitch, and Charlie Coughlin brought folk and bluegrass tunes to Geneva On The Lake 🌿

We thank all of our artists, audience members, donors, volunteers, and Board members for making this season another successful musical whirlwind! Sign up for our newsletters to keep up with our artists and to be the first one to hear about our 2025 Season ❤️

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Don’t miss tonight’s final classical performance of this season! This concert features a world premiere by Hobart and Wi...
06/07/2024

Don’t miss tonight’s final classical performance of this season! This concert features a world premiere by Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ own Mark Oliveri! ☺️

Mark Olivieri (b. 1972) is a composer whose music is performed throughout the United States and abroad in such venues as The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, The Sibelius Academy, The Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, and more He is currently the Associate Professor of Music at the Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

🌖NIGHT AND DAY

Friday, June 7th
Gearan Center for the Performing Arts
6:30-7:30 PM: Art and Photography Exhibition plus FREE wine
7:30 PM: Concert

What a wonderful event last night! You still have a chance to see our final classical performance of the season! We have...
06/07/2024

What a wonderful event last night! You still have a chance to see our final classical performance of the season!

We have a special art show with free wine from Weimer Vineyard before the performance.

🌖NIGHT AND DAY

Friday, June 7th
Gearan Center for the Performing Arts
6:30-7:30 PM: Art and Photography Exhibition plus FREE wine
7:30 PM: Concert

LIVE AT WCNY - ON THE RADIOJune 5, 2024: Geneva Music Festival Finale"As the Geneva Music Festival prepares to wrap up i...
06/07/2024

LIVE AT WCNY - ON THE RADIO
June 5, 2024: Geneva Music Festival Finale

"As the Geneva Music Festival prepares to wrap up it’s 14th season, we had a chance to talk to Artistic Director Geoffrey Herd, cellist Clive Greensmith, and pianist Anna Petrova about the festival so far, and the music in store for the last 3 concerts. We also asked Geoff about what might be in store for the next year’s festival, as well as the tremendous family of musicians that return to the festival year after year."

Listen Here:
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©Joe Chase 2021     As the Geneva Music Festival prepares to wrap up it's 14th season, we had a chance to talk to Artistic Director Geoffrey Herd, cellist Clive Greensmith, and pianist Anna Petrova about the festival so far, and the music in store for the last 3 concerts. We also asked Geoff abou...

🪕🍕 Sunday Special: Pizza and Bluegrass Music on June 9thOur last concert of the 2024 Geneva Music Festival "Light and Da...
06/06/2024

🪕🍕 Sunday Special: Pizza and Bluegrass Music on June 9th

Our last concert of the 2024 Geneva Music Festival "Light and Dark" Season is this Sunday, June 9th.

Back by popular demand, The Brothers Blue will bring bluegrass and folk tunes to
Geneva On The Lake. There will also be pizza for purchase to enjoy! In addition, all ticket holders will receive a 10% discount in their restaurant that evening after the show.

Don't miss out on our Season Finale!
➡ Get your tickets today on our website at: https://genevamusicfestival.com/event/the-brothers-blue/
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🌖🎶 This week's "Night and Day" concerts on June 6th and 7th will feature a piece written by Geneva's own, composer Mark ...
06/05/2024

🌖🎶 This week's "Night and Day" concerts on June 6th and 7th will feature a piece written by Geneva's own, composer Mark Olivieri!

Mark Olivieri (b. 1972) is a composer whose music is performed throughout the United States and abroad in such venues as The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, The Sibelius Academy, The Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, and more He is currently the Associate Professor of Music at the Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

🌖NIGHT AND DAY
Thursday, June 6th + Friday, June 7th
Gearan Center for the Performing Arts - Froelich Hall

6:30-7:30 PM: Art and Photography Exhibition and Sale in Melly Lobby with Wine from Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard
7:30 PM: Concert

🎫 Don’t miss out! More information about our upcoming concerts are on our website at: www.genevamusicfestival.com
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🎸🎶🎤 Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz Ensemble - June 2, 2024Grammy-nominated jazz virtuosos Kate McGarry, Keith Ganz, Clarenc...
06/05/2024

🎸🎶🎤 Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz Ensemble - June 2, 2024

Grammy-nominated jazz virtuosos Kate McGarry, Keith Ganz, Clarence Penn, and Paul Creel brought an unforgettable evening to Geneva this past Sunday!

Geneva Music Festival presents world-class artists and performances and engages with diverse audiences of all ages through the season.
➡️Learn more about our festival on our website. Link in bio.

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We ♥️ NYWe ♥️ Geneva Music Festival!Thank you to all that came to our sunset concert tonight at The music performed was ...
06/05/2024

We ♥️ NY
We ♥️ Geneva Music Festival!

Thank you to all that came to our sunset concert tonight at

The music performed was just a piece of the FINAL classical concerts this Thursday and Friday

🌖NIGHT AND DAY
Thursday, June 6th
Friday, June 7th
Gearan Center for the Performing Arts - Froelich Hall
6:30-7:30 PM: Art and Photography Exhibition plus FREE wine
7:30 PM: Concert

See you there 🥰

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🎻🎶 Brentano String Quartet - May 30th, 2024Internationally-acclaimed Brentano String Quartet performed works by Haydn, S...
06/04/2024

🎻🎶 Brentano String Quartet - May 30th, 2024

Internationally-acclaimed Brentano String Quartet performed works by Haydn, Shostakovich, and Mendelssohn at the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts on May 30th.

🌖We have THREE more concerts remaining in our 2024 Season "Light and Dark"
Don’t miss out! Get tickets on our website at: www.genevamusicfestival.com
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🍷🎶 We are reaching the final concerts of our 2024 Geneva Music Festival.  Join us on June 6th and 7th at our 'Night and ...
06/04/2024

🍷🎶 We are reaching the final concerts of our 2024 Geneva Music Festival.

Join us on June 6th and 7th at our 'Night and Day' concerts which will feature special Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard Wines during the Art and Photography Exhibition and the concert intermission.

🌖NIGHT AND DAY
Thursday, June 6th
Friday, June 7th
Gearan Center for the Performing Arts - Froelich Hall
6:30-7:30 PM: Art and Photography Exhibition and Sale in Melly Lobby
7:30 PM: Concert

🎫 Don’t miss out! More information about our upcoming concerts are on our website:
www.genevamusicfestival.com
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06/04/2024

GENEVA — The Geneva Music Festival is into its second week, and this season’s theme of “Light and Dark” — a study of contrasts of all kinds — had yielded

🌖☀️Night and DayThursday, June 6, 7:30PMFriday, June 7, 7:30PMGearan Center for the Performing Arts, Hobart and William ...
06/02/2024

🌖☀️Night and Day
Thursday, June 6, 7:30PM
Friday, June 7, 7:30PM
Gearan Center for the Performing Arts, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Moving from dawn’s first light to glimmering moonlight, this program captures the cycle of day and night and reminds us of the magic of this quotidian transformation. Composers—from Haydn to Olivieri—capture these contrasts, moving us from morning to night.

Clara Lyon - violin
Geoffrey Herd - violin
Jimmy Thompson - viola
Josh Newburger - viola
Clive Greensmith - cello
Hannah Collins - cello
Anna Petrova - piano

PROGRAM:
Haydn Sunrise Quartet
Mark Olivieri, Commission
Alexander Scriabin Sonata-Fantasy No. 2
Kaija Saariaho, Light and Matter
Schönberg: "Verklärte Nacht"

🎫 Don’t miss out! Get tickets on our website at:
https://genevamusicfestival.com/
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📌 Save the Date for a FREE Geneva Music Festival Community Event!FREE Sunset Concert featuring selections from "Night an...
06/01/2024

📌 Save the Date for a FREE Geneva Music Festival Community Event!

FREE Sunset Concert featuring selections from "Night and Day" ☀️🌙
Finger Lakes Welcome Center
35 Lake Front Dr, Geneva, NY 14456
Tuesday, June 4 - 8:15PM

"The Geneva Music Festival’s mission is to entertain, inspire, and nurture a lifelong appreciation of chamber and other musical genres in Finger Lakes communities by presenting world-class artists that engage diverse audiences of all ages, including populations with little exposure to music of this caliber."

🎫 Don’t miss out! More information about our upcoming concerts are on our website:
https://genevamusicfestival.com/
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War and Peace has one more performance tonight! This is  first time in Geneva so be sure to give him a warm welcome! ☺️D...
06/01/2024

War and Peace has one more performance tonight! This is first time in Geneva so be sure to give him a warm welcome! ☺️

Don’t forget about our upcoming concerts -
Tomorrow the Kate McGarry + Ganz Ensemble are performing at at 7:30pm

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🌿 We are in our second week of celebrating music and community at the 2024 Geneva Music Festival. With performances acro...
06/01/2024

🌿 We are in our second week of celebrating music and community at the 2024 Geneva Music Festival. With performances across various venues in Geneva, community members of all ages were able to enjoy world-class performances.

Don't miss out! Join us for our upcoming five concerts and experience an unforgettable evening.

🎫 Don’t miss out! Get tickets on our website at:
https://genevamusicfestival.com/2024-concerts/
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🎶 Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz EnsembleSunday, June 2nd at 7:30PMThe Cracker Factory Join us on Sunday for an unforgettab...
05/30/2024

🎶 Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz Ensemble
Sunday, June 2nd at 7:30PM
The Cracker Factory

Join us on Sunday for an unforgettable evening of enchanting melodies and captivating rhythms as Grammy-nominated jazz virtuosos, Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz showcase their incredible talent and chemistry.

🎤 Kate McGarry – vocals
🎸 Keith Ganz – guitar
🥁 Clarence Penn – drums
🎸 Paul Creel – bass

🎫 Get Your Tickets Today:
https://genevamusicfestival.com/event/kate-mcgarry-and-keith-ganz-ensemble/
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Yesterday we had a special evening at  for board members and donors of GMF. We would not be here without them! 🫶Join the...
05/29/2024

Yesterday we had a special evening at for board members and donors of GMF. We would not be here without them! 🫶

Join the Board of Directors, volunteer for concerts, or donate today: https://genevamusicfestival.com/support/donate/

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Stills from our last concert: Love and Loathing ♥️Our next concert with GMF resident artists is War and Peace 🕊️ Fri. Ma...
05/28/2024

Stills from our last concert: Love and Loathing ♥️

Our next concert with GMF resident artists is War and Peace 🕊️ Fri. May 31st and Sat. Jun 1st
Gearan Center for the Performing Arts
7:30pm

Don’t forget! Brentano String Quartet is coming
Thurs. May 30th to Gearan Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm

Tickets - link in bio 🎻🌗

🕊 War and PeaceFriday, May 31, 7:30PMSaturday, June 1, 7:30PMGearan Center for the Performing Arts Violinist Blake Pouli...
05/28/2024

🕊 War and Peace
Friday, May 31, 7:30PM
Saturday, June 1, 7:30PM
Gearan Center for the Performing Arts

Violinist Blake Pouliot makes his Geneva Music Festival debut this week! Join Blake and Geneva Music Festival Resident Artists this weekend to explore the music of three composers with Geneva Music Festival Resident Artists, each of a different era and nationality, whose lives and works were indelibly marked by the suffering of war. The program is testament to the strength of the human spirit to find beauty even in the harshest of times.

Geoffrey Herd - violin
Blake Pouliot - violin
Eric Wong - viola
Clive Greensmith - cello
Max Geissler - cello
Esther Park - piano

🎵 PROGRAM:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, “Harp”
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67
Georges Antoine (1892-1918) Piano Quartet in D Minor, Op. 6

🎫 May 31st: https://genevamusicfestival.com/event/war-and-peace-531/
🎫 June 1st: https://genevamusicfestival.com/event/war-and-peace-601/
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💙 Week one of  2024 Geneva Music Festival was full of  dancing, a sold out concert, and intense emotions with a breathta...
05/27/2024

💙 Week one of 2024 Geneva Music Festival was full of dancing, a sold out concert, and intense emotions with a breathtaking range of colors.

Read what our audience members had to say about the events ✨

🎫 Don’t miss out on the incredible lineup of GMF concerts! Visit our website at www.GenevaMusicFestival.com/2024-concerts/
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05/26/2024

Don't forget to join us at the library on Wednesday, May 29, at 5:30 pm for a special 45-minute concert by musicians from the 2024 Geneva Music Festival! Enjoy powerful excerpts from GMF's "War and Peace" program, featuring Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Georges Antoine. Free and open to the public—experience the beauty of music that transcends sorrow and strife!

05/25/2024

Arts Geneva welcomes its annual music festival WSKG | By Bill Snyder, Brent Fox Published May 17, 2024 at 11:01 AM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 7:09 Photo credit: Geneva Music Festival The city of Geneva, New York is filled with melodies and harmonies as the 2024 Geneva Music Fest...

Geneva Music Festival at The Linden Social Club 🍷🎶
05/24/2024

Geneva Music Festival at The Linden Social Club 🍷🎶

🎶 Biribá Union - May 19th @ Ravines Wine Cellars Here are some wonderful shots by photographer Jan Regan that takes us b...
05/22/2024

🎶 Biribá Union - May 19th @ Ravines Wine Cellars

Here are some wonderful shots by photographer Jan Regan that takes us back to the first concert of the season with Biribá Union 📸🎶

Mike Block, Christylez Bacon, and Edward Perez brought vibrant rhythms and an infectious energy to Geneva and had everyone dancing and enjoying an unforgettable night. Thank you to all who attended and made it special!

Our next concert features GMF’s resident artists on May 24th and 25th, performing works by Schumann, Esmail, Suk, and Franck. Titled “Love and Loathing,” the music will take us through intense emotions and the highs and lows of ardent feelings ❤️🖤

🎫 Don’t miss out on the incredible lineup of GMF concerts! Visit our website at www.GenevaMusicFestival.com/2024-concerts/
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✏️ GMF in the Community:Biribá Union’s Mike Block and Edward Perez performed for the students at Geneva’s North Street S...
05/22/2024

✏️ GMF in the Community:
Biribá Union’s Mike Block and Edward Perez performed for the students at Geneva’s North Street School on May 20th.

It is our Festival’s mission to have purposeful engagement with diverse audiences of all ages. Children 18 years and younger are admitted free to all public concerts! Programs in schools and senior living facilities bring live chamber music to audiences that might not otherwise have the opportunity to experience it.

Follow us for more updates on how Geneva Music Festival brings world-class musicians and performances to venues near you 🎶
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🎉 Thank you all for joining us on Sunday for our season opening concert featuring Biribá Union!🎶🎫 We have an incredible ...
05/21/2024

🎉 Thank you all for joining us on Sunday for our season opening concert featuring Biribá Union!

🎶🎫 We have an incredible lineup of artists and concerts until June 9th, so get your tickets today at GenevaMusicFestival.com/2024-concerts/

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