Music and Museum Chamber Concert Program at the Bechtler

Music and Museum is an innovative classical music concert/lecture program that fuses image, music and conversation to provide a deeper understanding of selected artistic works.

The concerts are performed by chamber musicians and other small ensembles and include presentations about artworks from the Bechtler collection and/or current exhibitions. Commentary by museum staff connects the aesthetics and artistic principles that drove both the music and the visual art.

Download the brochure for the 2014-2015 Music and Museum season here.

Experience the Music and Museum program in this video clip:

2014-2015 Season

September 21

Living Room concert (at the farm of Frank Bragg)
Xiang Angelo Yu, violin
Featuring works by Tomaso Vitali, Franck, Sicong Ma and Massenet

October 7

East Meets West
Wu Man, pipa
Featuring a work by Zhao Jiping

October 19

Baroque to Modern: Music from the British Isles
Bechtler Ensemble
Featuring works by Purcell, Handel, Britten and Elgar

November 2

Living Room concert (Home of Catherine and Wilton Connor)
A Chopin Salon
Bruce Murray, piano; Rosemary Furniss, violin
Featuring works by Chopin

November 4

A Chopin Salon
Bruce Murray, piano; Rosemary Furniss, violin
Featuring works by Chopin

November 23

Tribute to the Firebird
Bechtler Ensemble
Featuring works by Prokofiev, Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla and Glass

December 2

Apotheosis of the Archguitar
Peter Blanchette, archguitar
Featuring works by Pierre Attaignant, Gaspar Sanz and JS Bach

January 6

The Classical Style: 200th Anniversary of the Handel and Haydn Society
Handel and Haydn Society's Copley String Quartet
Featuring works by Haydn and Mozart

January 25

New Modern: Music Inspired by the Bechtler Collection
Bechtler Ensemble
Featuring works by Bove, Allemeier, Parks and Lewis

February 3

String Fever
Calin Lupanu and Company
Featuring works by Dvořák, Enescu, Martinů and Bartók

February 8

Living Room concert (Home of Dr. William and Judy Verross)
String Fever
Calin Lupanu and Company
Featuring works by Dvořák, Enescu, Martinů and Bartók

February 15

Chamber of Love VI – Serenades and Ballades
Bechtler Ensemble
Featuring works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff, Puccini and Debussy

March 3

Rondo alla Zingerese
UNC School of the Arts Chamber Players
Featuring works by Handel and Brahms

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March 22

Living Room concert (Home of Scott and Gail Syfert)
Rondo alla Zingerese
UNC School of the Arts Chamber Players
Featuring works by Handel and Brahms

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April 7

Progress, Politics, and Pastimes in the American Parlor
Maria Jette, soprano; Ethan Uslan, piano
Featuring American popular songs from 1865 to 1915

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April 19

Composing in the Age of Modernism
Bechtler Ensemble
Featuring works by Bartók

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Concert Times and Ticket Prices

Concerts in the Museum Gallery

Tickets are $12 for non-members and $8 for museum members.
Tuesday concerts are peformed at noon and 6 p.m.
Sunday concerts are performed at 6 p.m.
Evening concerts include a cash bar

Living Room Concerts

Tickets are $80 per person for non-members and $65 per person for museum members.
Concerts are performed at 4 p.m.
Pre-concert cocktail receptions and post-concert hors d'oeuvres and desserts are included in the ticket price.

Parking

Music and Museum concertgoers receive discounted parking at the Levine Center for the Arts garage. Show parking tickets at the admission desk to receive discount coupon.