Over the past month, Geneva Music Festival (GMF) presented a robust, online program of discussions and performances with GMF artists and composers. Those events are now available to view anytime […]
Geneva Music Festival’s Virtual Season Presents Final Event Over the course of the past three weeks, the Geneva Music Festival has presented a robust, online program to provide audiences with […]
On Wednesday, June 24, at 7 p.m., pianist Michelle Cann and violinist Geoffrey Herd discuss Florence Price’s amalgamation of German romanticism and African American traditional music and dance in creating […]
Cellist Clive Greensmith takes part in the Geneva Music Festival’s Virtual Season on Saturday, June 20, with an evening of solo cello music, including works by Bach and Cassadó. The […]
June 5 – June 26, 2020 GMF is excited to announce a series of musical events, our gift during a time of crisis, presented in virtual format with a line-up […]
The inception of the Geneva Music Festival (GMF), in 2011, was only one weekend long, and featured gifted musicians that included three Geneva natives: violinist and Festival founder Geoffrey Herd, […]
These are unprecedented times and we look forward to better days when we can again share our passion for world-class music with you in person. In the meantime, our thoughts […]
The Geneva Music Festival may not be presenting live, local concerts in the next couple of months, but the Festival will be represented on the airwaves next week. As part […]
Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you all safe and well! This has been a sad and frightening time for all of us, with such uncertainty about the future. While I’m […]
Geneva Music Festival organizers have continued to monitor the rapidly changing health crisis with a priority on ensuring the health and well-being of our artists and audiences. As a result […]
Music is an international language. The Geneva Music Festival is deeply appreciative of the opportunities we’ve had over the course of 10 years to share our local stages with artists […]
2020 Season Features New and Returning Musicians Representing Variety of Genres This year, the Geneva Music Festival (GMF) celebrates its tenth season of bringing world-class music to Finger Lakes communities. […]
The Geneva Music Festival is making a name for itself, and going national again, on “Performance Today,” which airs on American Public Radio stations nationally. The following GMF selection will […]
There’s still time to make a 2019, tax-deductible gift to the Geneva Music Festival, a 501(c)(3) organization. The contributions we receive each year help us bring world-renowned and award-winning artists […]
Geneva Music Festival director Geoffrey Herd (violin) and artists Hannah Collins (cello) and Esther Park (piano) will be performing a trio concert on Tuesday, November 5 at University of Kansas. […]
The Geneva Music Festival (GMF) will celebrate its tenth season in 2020, with concerts taking place from May 22 through June 14 in Geneva, Skaneateles, and other venues in the […]
Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard will host the 8th Annual Musical Salon, featuring The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, on Saturday, July 20, 2019. The program features soprano soloist Rosa Lamoreaux and […]
Celebrate Dad with Rebecca Colleen and the Chore Lads, the GMF’s season-ending bluegrass concert at Geneva On The Lake. The concert starts at 1 p.m. on Father’s Day, June 16. […]
In this third and final week of the Geneva Music Festival’s 2019 Season, Ray Nagem returns to showcase the organs of the region’s churches with a program of 20th and […]
This year, as part of the “Women Composers Across the Ages” concert, Geneva Music Festival artists will present Jennifer Higdon’s Piano Trio, “Color Through.” GMF Director and violinist Geoff […]
This week, GMF features female composers spanning nearly 10 centuries with a concert, “Women Composers Across the Ages,” on Thursday, June 6. Artists include: Geoff Herd and Eliot Heaton (violins), […]
Last week saw several exciting events, including free concerts for local schools and the pre-season concert by ATLYS. This week, the 2019 GMF Season officially kicks off Thursday, May 30, […]
Six-concert and season passes are a great way to enjoy as many concerts as you’d like! Please note, these only are available until the first concert, in Geneva on Thursday, […]
The Geneva Music Festival (GMF) recently was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation through the arts and culture gift program. The grant will support […]
The 2019 Season of the Geneva Music Festival (GMF), to be held May 24 through June 16, will celebrate “Women in Music: Key Players.” Much of the Festival’s programming will […]
The Geneva Music Festival is made possible by a board of directors and many wonderful volunteers. We are currently looking for volunteers to help before, during and after the concert […]
There’s so much to see and do in the Finger Lakes – and so much to taste, hear and enjoy. For the second year, Geneva On The Lake is offering […]
Help us win A Community Thrives, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, and get $25,000 We’re super excited to be part of an amazing campaign called A Community Thrives, part […]
The Geneva Music Festival will host its annual benefit on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at 6 p.m., at the Gearan Center for Performing Arts of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. […]
Tickets to 12 dynamic performances featuring women’s contributions to music are available on our website. The 2019 Season of the Geneva Music Festival (GMF), to be held May 24 through […]
Kirsten Docter, associate professor of viola at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, spent much of her career (23 years) with the award-winning Cavani Quartet. She left the quartet about two and […]
The Geneva Music Festival will host its annual benefit on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at the Gearan Center for Performing Arts of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Beginning at 6 […]
Since its inception, the Geneva Music Festival (GMF) has held within its mission the goal of inspiring and nurturing a lifelong appreciation for classical music, with special effort directed at […]
The 2019 Season of the Geneva Music Festival (GMF), to be held May 24 through June 16, will celebrate “Women in Music.” At least half the festival’s programming will represent […]
The Geneva Music Festival is happy to announce that, as in years past, children ages 18 and under are welcome to attend any — and all — concerts free of […]
As we prepare for our next season of the Geneva Music Festival, to take place May 24 through June 16, we are excited to be able to offer a CD […]
It’s hard to believe we’re already nearing the end of another season of the Geneva Music Festival. Time flies when you’re enjoying diverse, dynamic performances across many genres. The 2018 […]
The Geneva Music Festival’s (GMF) 2018 Season continues through June 17, with more exciting, moving and inspirational concerts taking place in Auburn and Skaneateles in the last week. First, on […]
People are talking about – and to – the Geneva Music Festival! We hope you had a chance to hear T.S. Monk on Jazz 90.1 in Rochester this morning discussing […]
This weekend, international jazz sensation T.S. Monk will present the culminating concert of the Geneva Music Festival’s (GMF) “Music, Poetry, and Perspectives: A Celebration of African American Culture.” On June […]
Six-concert and season passes are a great way to enjoy as many concerts as you’d like! Please note, these only are available until the first concert, in Geneva on May […]
The start of the 2018 Season of the Geneva Music Festival (GMF) is just a little more than a week away, on May 31. This year’s festival will be exciting, […]
Named after 1976 Miss World, Cindy Breakspeare of Jamaica, Syndee Winters seemed to be destined for stardom. She started singing along to the radio when she was young, then discovered […]
Ettore Causa, considered to be one of the most brilliant violist performers of our time, will make his Geneva Music Festival debut this summer with “Ettore Causa and Friends,” the […]
The 2018 Spring Benefit Gala is just around the corner, on Saturday, March 24. Seating is limited, but tickets are still available. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear a performance […]
On Saturday, March 24, the Geneva Music Festival (GMF) will present its 2018 Spring Benefit Gala, including a performance of Mendelssohn’s romantic Piano Trio in D minor by Geoffrey Herd […]
The contributions we receive each year help us bring world-renowned and award-winning artists to the Finger Lakes for performances spanning three weeks. They also help us continue to present a […]
The Geneva Music Festival (GMF) is excited to announce “Music, Poetry and Perspectives: A Celebration of African American Culture,” which will take place during the second week of the 2018 […]
The Geneva Music Festival’s 2018 Season will take place from May 31 through June 17, and promises to be exciting, moving and inspirational. While planning and scheduling are still taking […]
GENEVA, NY—The Geneva Music Festival (GMF) has been awarded an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Art Works is the NEA’s largest category and “focuses […]
Last week’s kickoff concerts were spectacular! This week, don’t miss: “Music from the Heart” in Auburn on June 8, and Geneva on June 10. We’ll celebrate Jazz with La Voz […]
The Geneva Music Festival returns June 1, bringing world-class artists to Auburn and Skaneateles to present classical and contemporary chamber pieces as ensembles and solo performances. Among these are critically-acclaimed […]
When the Geneva Music Festival (GMF) returns in two weeks, acclaimed artists will present their interpretations of a wide range of musical genres, including chamber, classical, organ masterpieces, bluegrass, and a […]
The Geneva Music Festival is still looking for volunteers to help before, during and after the concert series, from June 1 through 18. Before the festival begins, volunteers help with mailings […]
Mother’s Day is May 14, just a little more than a week away! Instead of (or in addition to) the traditional flowers, treat the special women in your life to […]
This season marks the third time acclaimed violinist Ani Kavafian will participate in the Geneva Music Festival (GMF). A concert artist and professor of violin at Yale University, Kavafian has […]
In the season’s chamber music finale on Friday, June 16 and Saturday, June 17, cellist Clive Greensmith and violinist Ani Kavafian, both world-renowned artists, return to perform some of the […]
On Saturday, March 11, the Geneva Music Festival (GMF) held its 2017 Spring Benefit Gala in Froelich Hall of the Gearan Center for Performing Arts. The event included a performance […]
There’s still time to buy tickets for the Geneva Music Festival’s 2017 Spring Benefit Gala. Join us on Saturday, March 11, for a performance by GMF artists-in-residence Geoffrey Herd (violin), […]
The Thomas Bergeron Quartet wraps-up the Geneva Music Festival’s two-concert celebration of jazz. Multi-instrumentalist Paul McCandless guests.
World jazz trio La Voz De Tres introduces the Geneva Music Festival celebration of Jazz, on June 9. Learn more about the artists.
On Saturday, March 11, the Geneva Music Festival (GMF) will present its 2017 Spring Benefit Gala, including a performance by GMF artists-in-residence Geoffrey Herd (violin), Eric Wong (viola), Max Geissler […]
The Geneva Music Festival will feature a two-concert celebration of jazz this summer. La Voz De Tres, Paul McCandless and the Thomas Bergeron Quartet join GMF artists-in-residence.
There’s just a short time left to make a 2016 tax-deductible gift to the Geneva Music Festival. Your donations enable us to bring more than a dozen concerts to the […]
Just in time for the holidays–tickets to the 2017 Geneva Music Festival are available online. Purchase tickets to a single concert, a set of six or the whole Series. Tickets […]
On June 4, 2017, critically-acclaimed violinist Jinjoo Cho will join other GMF artists-in-residence to present, “Jinjoo Cho and Friends” as part of the Geneva Music Festival. This concert represents a […]
The Geneva Music Festival looks forward to 2017 with new artists alongside returning favorites.
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