Shenandoah Valley Music Festival
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Shenandoah Valley Music Festival is a series of live-concert performances that take place over July, August and September in Orkney Springs, Virginia
. Dating back to 1963, the Festival has a long history of bringing quality music to the Shenandoah Valley
. The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival began when a group of volunteers began sponsoring public symphony and chamber music concerts each summer. More recently, the Festival has expanded to include more eclectic acts from a variety of genres including bluegrass, soul, country, folk, rock, world and big band.
The Festival is run by a Board of Directors and a small, full-time staff. Dennis Lynch currently serves as the Festival's Executive Director. Hundreds of local volunteers from the Shenandoah Valley help to put on the concerts every year and the Festival has an active partnership with the Title I program of the Shenandoah County Public School System. This partnership helps to make select family performances free for children and adults. General operating support funding is received from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
. A rustic, open-air pavilion on the grounds of a historic mineral springs spa and resort hotel, is home to all of the Festival's summer concerts. Known formerly as the Orkney Springs Hotel, it is now owned by the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
now called the Shrine Mont Camp and Conference Center. The Hotel, which has undergone recent renovations, continues to attract a variety of visitors and Festival audiences.
"Treasure Chest Tour" July 22
July 23
July 29
July 30
August 12
August 13
September 3
"The Original Lineup"
September 4
Orkney Springs, Virginia
Orkney Springs is an unincorporated community in western Shenandoah County, Virginia. The use of the name 'Orkney' is unknown, but believed to be tied to either the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland or the Earl of Orkney. The 'Springs' comes from the numerous underground mineral springs in...
. Dating back to 1963, the Festival has a long history of bringing quality music to the Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley
The Shenandoah Valley is both a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians , to the north by the Potomac River...
. The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival began when a group of volunteers began sponsoring public symphony and chamber music concerts each summer. More recently, the Festival has expanded to include more eclectic acts from a variety of genres including bluegrass, soul, country, folk, rock, world and big band.
The Festival is run by a Board of Directors and a small, full-time staff. Dennis Lynch currently serves as the Festival's Executive Director. Hundreds of local volunteers from the Shenandoah Valley help to put on the concerts every year and the Festival has an active partnership with the Title I program of the Shenandoah County Public School System. This partnership helps to make select family performances free for children and adults. General operating support funding is received from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
The Venue
The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival, is held in the secluded village of Orkney Springs, VirginiaOrkney Springs, Virginia
Orkney Springs is an unincorporated community in western Shenandoah County, Virginia. The use of the name 'Orkney' is unknown, but believed to be tied to either the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland or the Earl of Orkney. The 'Springs' comes from the numerous underground mineral springs in...
. A rustic, open-air pavilion on the grounds of a historic mineral springs spa and resort hotel, is home to all of the Festival's summer concerts. Known formerly as the Orkney Springs Hotel, it is now owned by the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
The Diocese of Virginia is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America encompassing 38 counties in the northern and central parts of the state of Virginia. The diocese was organized in 1785 and is one of the Episcopal Church's nine original dioceses. However, the diocese has...
now called the Shrine Mont Camp and Conference Center. The Hotel, which has undergone recent renovations, continues to attract a variety of visitors and Festival audiences.
2011 Summer Lineup
- Ricky SkaggsRicky SkaggsRickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...
& Kentucky Thunder
"Treasure Chest Tour" July 22
- "1964...The Tribute"
July 23
- Broadway Pops International presents "Oh What a Night!TM" with the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
July 29
- Fairfax Symphony OrchestraFairfax Symphony OrchestraThe Fairfax Symphony Orchestra has emerged over the years as one of the finest metropolitan orchestras in the U.S. Hailed as "the pride of Fairfax County," the orchestra has showcased the greatest works in the orchestral repertoire during its annual concert seasons and through many...
with violinist Karina Canellakis
July 30
- Daily & Vincent
August 12
- Terrance SimienTerrance SimienTerrance Simien is an American zydeco musician, vocalist and song writer. He and his band won the Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album for 2007....
and the Zydeco Experience
August 13
- Folk "mini-festival" Featuring John McCutcheonJohn McCutcheonJohn McCutcheon is an American folk music singer and multi-instrumentalist who has produced 34 albums since the 1970s. He is regarded as a master of the hammered dulcimer, and is also proficient on many other instruments including guitar, banjo, autoharp, mountain dulcimer, fiddle, and...
, Catie CurtisCatie CurtisCatie Curtis is an American singer-songwriter. Her music has been categorized in several genres, including pop, rock, alternative country, indie and folk. She has recorded 11 CDs. The most recent, Stretch Limousine On Fire, will be released in August 2011 on Compass Records.-Early life:Catie...
and Chatham Street
September 3
- Béla FleckBéla FleckBéla Anton Leoš Fleck is an American banjo player. Widely acknowledged as one of the world's most innovative and technically proficient banjo players, he is best known for his work with the bands New Grass Revival and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.-Early life and career details:Fleck was born in...
& The Flecktones
"The Original Lineup"
September 4
External links
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