Skaneateles Festival - Keep Calm and Carry On

Friday, Aug 22, 2025 at 7:30pm

First Presbyterian Church United
620 West Genesee Street
315-685-7418

A dynamic 4-week music festival providing intimate access to the world’s best music in the heart of the Finger Lakes Region.

For more than 40 years we have brought some of the world’s most talented musicians to perform on our stage, with the hope of building community and enduring friendships through music. Our goal is to provide an experience that is inspiring, joyful, and engaging.

Tenor Nicholas Phan (“one of the world’s most remarkable singers,” Boston Globe) and the Jasper String Quartet explore the unique sound world of English music. Separated from the mainland by water, England developed its own folk, classical, and popular traditions; a sampling of each will be heard on this stirring program, including British music by Elgar, Vaughan-Williams, Britten, and Canadian composer Vivian Fung. 

Program: 

VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS On Wenlock Edge

ELGAR Salut d’Amour for Violin and Piano

BRITTEN Three Divertimenti for String Quartet & Selected Songs

REBECCA CLARKE Three Irish Country Songs

VIVIAN FUNG “O” from Lamenting Earth

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