Newport Music Festival announces summer 2021 schedule
The season launches July 4 with a slate of 17 performances from GRAMMY-nominated artists in classical music
By Alexa Gagosz Globe Staff,Updated April 15, 2021, 3:26 p.m.
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Gillian Friedman Fox, the new executive director of the Newport Music Festival announced the 17 outdoor concerts for the Festival s 53rd season, and her debut.Nathan Lutz
NEWPORT, R.I. â In her season debut as the iconic Newport Music Festivalâs new executive director, Gillian Friedman Fox announced the festivalâs 53rd schedule of rich, genre-defying shows across 17 outdoor concerts in July.
Opening night, on July 4, will feature GRAMMY-nominated, Boston-based chamber orchestra A Far Cry in a program celebrating a diverse array of voices in classical music, with works from Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George; Jessie Montgomery; Arvo Pärt; and Teresa Carreño.