Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas

Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas In a series of 13 concerts in July This year, SCMF will present over 15 events at 3 different venues during its five-week season.

Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas beloved chamber music festival that promotes shared experiences of joy, creativity and transcendence through world-class chamber music. Founded in 1970, The Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival - now the Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas - is the premier chamber music festival of The Carolinas. The Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas is unique amongst cla

ssical music festivals for its approach to performance – which values the audience experience, and favors close, intimate interaction between listener and performer. All performance venues, artists, and ensembles that take part in CMSC share this common value. The caliber of musicians and composers who take part in the Festival contribute greatly to the unique and outstanding quality of CMSC: Every summer, a group of world-class musicians travel from all corners of the globe to Asheville in order to perform, collaborate, and practice their craft as part of the Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas summer series. Frequently referred to by residents and visitors as a “mountain oasis”, Swannanoa is situated in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains and is a part the Asheville Metropolitan Area. The Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas is a program of Warren Wilson College, and is proud to call the College its home.

Fantastic concert last night at Fine Arts Center pARTners with the Jasper String Quartet and Anthony Manzo! Two more cha...
07/25/2026

Fantastic concert last night at Fine Arts Center pARTners with the Jasper String Quartet and Anthony Manzo!

Two more chances to hear music of Caroline Shaw, Reinaldo Moya, Edgar Meyer and Antonín Dvořák!
TONIGHT (7/25) 7:30pm at Warren Wilson College Presbyterian Chapel
TOMORROW (7/26) 4pm at First United Methodist Church of Waynesville

07/17/2026

Tickets are still available. But you don't want to miss this - the return of one of Asheville's favorite summer concerts in an unusual venue.

Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026

DOORS OPEN @ 6:00 PM

CONCERT STARTS @ 7:30 PM

LOCATION: THE GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL,

185 CLINGMAN AVE, ASHEVILLE

PRICE: $40.55 PER TICKET

Celebrate the laid-back mountain lifestyle this summer with a chamber music takeover at this iconic River Arts District venue. Bring your friends, grab a drink and bites from the on-site taqueria and enjoy a liberated listening experience with works from Dvořák, Smith, Wiancko and Mendelssohn, among others.

The Jasper and Opal String Quartets collaborate on an exciting and eclectic program at The Grey Eagle, Asheville’s longest-running all-ages venue located in the historic River Arts District. This program is presented in collaboration with the Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas.

Tickets are available on the Grey Eagle website. https://shorturl.at/UpG3x

Tickets for Season 57: The Great Experiment are on sale now.Four programs, four weeks, three communities. Each week's pr...
06/12/2026

Tickets for Season 57: The Great Experiment are on sale now.
Four programs, four weeks, three communities.

Each week's program - Ripples, Parlor to Pub, Voices, and Equality - plays on the same weekend in all three cities: Friday in Greenville, Saturday in Asheville, and Sunday in Waynesville.

Wherever you are in the Carolinas, the same evening of music is close by.
Single tickets and full season passes are both available now.

Tickets: https://cms-carolinas.org/ticketing

Fridays, July 10, 17, 24, 31 at 7:30 pm
Fine Arts Center
Greenville, SC

Saturday, July 11, 18, 24, August 1 at 7:30pm
Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church
Asheville, NC

Sunday, July 12, 19, 26, August 2 at 4pm
First United Methodist Church
Waynesville, NC

Meet the artists of Week 1, July 10-12, 2026This week's lineup brings together six extraordinary musicians for The Great...
06/12/2026

Meet the artists of Week 1, July 10-12, 2026

This week's lineup brings together six extraordinary musicians for The Great Experiment. Violinists Susie Park and J Freivogel: Susie made her solo debut at five, won the Yehudi Menuhin Competition at sixteen, and has since played Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House, and the Vienna Musikverein. J is the founding first violinist of the Jasper String Quartet and serves as our Associate Artistic Director.

Violists Andrew Gonzalez and John T. Posadas: Andrew, praised by Strad for his "warm-hearted" tone, is a Jasper String Quartet member and one of the few musicians in the world who plays the violoncello da spalla. John brings an uncommonly wide résumé — Kennedy Center, Tanglewood, Santa Fe Opera, and the Utah Symphony — plus a founding role in the Baumer String Quartet.

Cellists Rachel Henderson Freivogel and Raman Ramakrishnan: Rachel co-founded the Jasper String Quartet and now serves as Co-Artistic Director of CMS Carolinas alongside her husband, J. Raman traded a physics degree at Harvard for Juilliard and has performed everywhere from Marlboro to Egypt with Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble.

Swipe through to get to know each of them, then come hear them live at CMS Carolinas.

Tickets: https://cms-carolinas.org/ticketing

Week 1: Ripples
Antonín Dvořák: Quartet in F major, Op. 96 “American” (26’)
Karen Sunabacka: Ripples (7’)
Johannes Brahms: Sextet No. 1 in G major, Op. 18 (42’)

Friday, July 10 7:30pm
Fine Arts Center
Greenville, SC

Saturday, July 11 7:30pm
Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church
Asheville, NC

Sunday, July 12 4pm
First United Methodist Church
Waynesville, NC

The Jasper String Quartet is in residence this week at the Fine Arts Center pARTners in Greenville, SC! Join them for a ...
02/11/2026

The Jasper String Quartet is in residence this week at the Fine Arts Center pARTners in Greenville, SC!
Join them for a special concert on Thursday, February 12 at 7 PM featuring a dynamic program spanning centuries:

PROGRAM:
Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen: Quartet No. 5
Reinaldo Moya: Yara for String Quartet (2025 Jasper String Quartet commission)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127

This program celebrates the power and evolution of the string quartet. Don’t miss it!

🎉 Huge thanks to everyone who made our 2025 Summer Season such a success! We shared unforgettable music and made so many...
08/13/2025

🎉 Huge thanks to everyone who made our 2025 Summer Season such a success! We shared unforgettable music and made so many new friends along the way. 💫 We can’t wait for next year!

📸 Pictured: Mimi Solomon, Nicholas DiEugenio, Rachel Henderson Freivogel, Kara Poorbaugh, and J Freivogel at our Season Finale.

Stay tuned—our 2026 Season announcement drops this fall! 🎶✨

CMS Carolinas is a program of Warren Wilson College

08/03/2025

The popular Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas will continue its annual summer residency Aug. 3 at First United Methodist Church in Waynesville. Featuring the Jasper String Quartet and other talented special guests, performances are creative, joyful, up-close and intimate. “It’s music that t...

🎶✨ Our Summer Season Finale is here!Join us for “Leipzig and Beyond” — a stunning program featuring music by Ethel Smyth...
07/30/2025

🎶✨ Our Summer Season Finale is here!
Join us for “Leipzig and Beyond” — a stunning program featuring music by Ethel Smyth, Clara & Robert Schumann, and Tonia Ko.

📍 August 1 – 7:30pm | Greenville, SC
📍 August 2 – 7:30pm | Warren Wilson College
📍 August 3 – 4:00pm | Waynesville, NC

Don’t miss this beautiful send-off to summer! 🌿🎻

07/27/2025

It has been a true pleasure to experience the artistry of this weekend.

Enjoy this brief moment from their exquisite performance in Greenville.
There’s one final opportunity to hear this remarkable ensemble — today at 4 PM in Waynesville, NC. Don’t miss it!

Les Délices Shelby Yamin Debra Nagy Rebecca Landell

Les Délices captivated Greenville tonight with their Bohemian Rhapsody program! Two more chances to hear this unforgetta...
07/26/2025

Les Délices captivated Greenville tonight with their Bohemian Rhapsody program!

Two more chances to hear this unforgettable music live:
🎼 Saturday • 7:30 PM • Warren Wilson College
🎼 Sunday • 4:00 PM • First United Methodist Church, Waynesville, NC

Come be swept away by virtuosic playing, rich textures, and unexpected delights.

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Warren Wilson College, PO Box 6376
Swannanoa, NC
28815

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