June 22-August 5, 2012
Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, the Brevard Music Center (BMC) has been providing young musicians with the opportunity to develop their talents for sixty-eight years and renowned guest artists for their fantastic summer music series (usually June through August). Brevard is a 45-minute drive from downtown Asheville. (See Brevard.)
Each summer more than 400 students, ages 14 through post-college, join professional musicians to eat, breathe and sleep music for seven weeks. In addition to a rigorous schedule of instruction, students collaborate with faculty and guest artists in more than eighty public performances.
The combination of studying with distinguished professional musicians and an intense performance schedule sets the Brevard Music Center apart from other summer music institutions and gives students the opportunity to understand the world of a professional musician.
Brevard Music Center is one of the few organizations of its kind that owns and operates its own physical facilities. The BMC campus encompasses more than 145 buildings spread over 140 beautiful mountainside acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
From Asheville, NC: Take I-26 E to the Asheville Airport exit, #40. Turn right off the exit onto Highway 280 and drive 16 miles into Brevard. As you approach downtown Brevard, you will see directional signs to the Music Center. Travel time: 45 minutes from downtown Asheville.
2012 Brevard Music Center Summer Festival
The 2012 season will include 18 different orchestra programs. Conductors appearing in 2012 include:
•Keith Lockhart, Artistic Director
•JoAnn Falletta, Principal Guest Conductor •Ken Lam, Resident Conductor •Matthias Bamert •Julian Kuerti
Works to be performed include:
•MAHLER Symphony No. 6 •BARTOK Concerto for Orchestra •BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
•SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 •STRAVINSKY Petrouchka •TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
•MOZART Haffner Symphony
Opera titles for 2012 will include:
•Puccini: La bohème •Gilbert and Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore •Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
•Poulenc: Dialogues des carmélites
Keith Lockhart
PRE-PERFORMANCE LECTURES
Ticket holders are entitled to attend pre-performance lectures, given one hour before each orchestra concert and each opera performance during the season.
TICKETS
Tickets are available beginning May 2 by phone, mail, walk-up, and online at www.brevardmusic.org. The box office is located in the foyer of Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium on the Brevard Music Center campus. The box office phone number is (828) 862-2105 or toll-free (888) 384-8682. You can request a brochure by calling (828) 862-2100 or view a performance schedule online at brevardmusic.org. This offer is not valid for Variations concerts or the Season Finale. Details can be found on the web or by calling (828) 862-2105.
Patrons who purchase their tickets online will be able to choose to print their tickets at home. During check out, select "Print at Home" as your delivery method. You will receive a confirmation email that will contain your printable tickets. You can print now or later, and always know where your tickets are located. Tickets can also be mailed or held at the box office. The online ticketing system also allows patrons to choose their own seats from the available locations. Parking is free to all events at the Brevard Music Center.
Have a picnic before a concert by the lake!
