Welcome to Sevenars Music Festival! "One of the best small music festivals in the USA" (Time Magazine) Please visit us in Summer 2011! Sundays, 4:00 PM World Renowned Artists -- Prizewinning Newcomers Sevenars Concerts, established in 1968, was selected one of the six best small music festivals in the USA by Time Magazine. It has presented more than 300 guest artists since 1976, including world-renowned performers and prizewinning newcomers. Enrichment programs for schoolchildren and arts and crafts exhibits have also been presented. Concerts are held in the landmark Academy established in 1895 by Russell Conwell, founder of Temple University and author of the famous "Acres of Diamonds" lecture. Sevenars Concerts, a cultural "Acres of Diamonds" is located in the idyllic Berkshire town of Worthington, Massachusetts.

Sevenars in the evening -- please visit in 2011 to see Sevenars in the sunshine!   Schedule: Sundays, 4PM ♦ July 10 The Schrade/James Family musicians ♦ July 17 Manchester Music Festival (MMF) chamber ensemble    ♦ July 24 Rorianne Schrade, pianist, Liszt bicentennial recital   ♦ July 31 The James Family musicians, Robelyn, David, Christopher, and Lynelle    ♦ August 7 Robert Schrade, pianist   ♦ August 14 Jerry Noble/Bob Sparkman Jazz duo   ♦ August 21 –free concert New England Winds of the USAF Band of Liberty

The Schrade-James Family, the nucleus of Sevenars Music Festival, is considered unique among musical families. Six of the family members are known to the public through a combination of their performances in recitals, and on radio and television (including NBC's Today Show and a PM Magazine film feature), and as soloists with orchestras and chamber ensembles. The performing family members are Robert Schrade, Rolande Schrade, David James, Robelyn Schrade-James, Randolph Schrade, Rorianne Schrade, Lynelle James, and Christopher James. They have gained prominence in national and international competitions and through their affiliations as teachers and students with conservatories, universities and independent schools in New York. They share the added distinction of being the first family of musicians to be listed on the Steinway Piano Company's global artists' roster.

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Concerts (July -August, 2011) are held at the Academy, South Ireland Street and Rte. 112, South Worthington, MA 01098 Admission: $20 General (refreshments included). For further information, click the Information option of the menu to the left of this page or call: 413-238-5854 (late May through October) or 212-288-4261 (November through early May)