Classical music festival, 'Music from Lands End,' kicks off this month
Music from Land's End, a classical music festival, begins on July 28 with the first of four summer concerts.
Artistic Director Ariadne Daskalakis, a Wareham summer resident and concert violinist, brings together established performers and aspiring young musicians from around the world to perform in the Wareham-based concerts.
The opening concert will be held Sunday, July 28, at 5 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd, located at 74 High Street. The show will feature intimate chamber music, including works by Dvorak and Bach.
Family concerts will be held on Thursday, August 1, and Friday, August 2, at 11 a.m. at the Wareham Free Library and Spinney Memorial Library, respectively.
The final concert will be held on Sunday, August 4, at 5 p.m. at the Church of the good Shepherd. The festive program will include works by Mendelssohn and Vivaldi.
Daskalakis will perform with Sebastian Gottschick on violin and viola, Sebastian Hess on cello, Simon Martyn-Ellis on the lute/theorbo, Paige Riggs on cello, and Karina Schmitz on violin and viola.
Young artists include Andria Chang, Mariya Krasnyuk, Mila Krasnyuk, and Sini Simonen, all playing violin.
The concerts are free, but donations are accepted.