Get ready for 2025! Start off your New Year’s eve with a classy afternoon to get you in the mood for celebration and a glass of bubbly!

Nordic Celebration

War Memorial Building

Experience ACMF's popular Duo Delights concert as our Winter Residency returns to Shepherdstown Train Station for this mid-morning musical treat! Our stellar string musicians will perform in a round robin of pairings, offering musical "treats and morsels" in this intimate venue. Enjoy a cup of coffee and tasty sweet treat with your ticket.

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Duo Delights: Festive Treats

Station At Shepherdstown

Bring your loved ones and come celebrate the festive season with us!  We’re delighted to open the 2024 Winter Residency in the beautiful setting of Camp Hill-Wesley United Methodist Church in Harpers Ferry.

Holiday Highlights

Camp Hill-Wesley United Methodist Church

Spread out your picnic blankets, grab your lawn chairs, and get ready for an afternoon filled with uplifting music! The program is a joyful culmination of the ACMF season, featuring a diverse mix of tunes that will have everyone tapping their toes and swaying along.

Festival Finale: Voices of Celebration

Friends of Happy Retreat

A continuation of this year’s theme, “Voices Intimate, Voices Powerful” will provide a wonderful sample of beautiful and powerful chamber music works. Held at Camp Hill Methodist Church in Harpers Ferry, this program promises a vibrant selection of chamber music featuring the virtuosity of nearly all of our ACMF artists.


The concert opens with a powerful vocal work. Samuel Barber's "Dover Beach" sets the scene with its dramatic exploration of faith and doubt, featuring the voice of Thomas Coltman accompanied by string quartet.

Voice Intimate, Voice Powerful

Get ready for a fresh take on Vivaldi's beloved Four Seasons! The Appalachian Chamber Music Festival presents the Four Seasons reimagined at the historic St. John the Baptist Church in Frederick, Maryland. This innovative program features Vivaldi's iconic masterpiece interwoven with the passionate tango-infused compositions of Astor Piazzolla, also known for his own Four Seasons. Poetry readings will be interwoven throughout the performance, adding another layer of depth to the exploration of the seasonal cycle.

Seasonal Voices

St John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church

Experience the captivating power of the human voice at the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival's first full-length vocal concert. Held at the historic Zion Episcopal Church in Charles Town, this program promises a captivating exploration of vocal expression in all its richness.


Featuring baritone Thomas Coltman and pianist Lana Bode, the evening unfolds with a diverse selection of works by renowned composers. From the introspective beauty of Strauss's "Morgen" to the evocative longing of Vaughan-Williams' "Songs of Travel," each piece unveils a unique voice and perspective that highlight the range and scope of vocal chamber music.

The Human Voice: A Celebration of Song

Zion Episcopal Church

Join us at the beautifully restored Shepherdstown Opera House for an event featuring music and art. Don't miss this revolutionary experience as music and visual art intertwine to celebrate the powerful tapestry of "Our Different Voices." This is chamber music redefined, a canvas painted with sound and light. Immerse yourself in the revolution of artistic expression.

Revolutionary Voices

Shepherdstown Opera House

Imagine a summer afternoon filled with the vibrant sounds of jazz and the powerful echoes of history. The Appalachian Chamber Music Festival and the National Park Service invite you to a free concert unlike any other, celebrating the legacy of the Niagara Movement.


This concert celebrates the groundbreaking organization that paved the way for the NAACP. The Niagara Movement held its meetings at the historic Storer College in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, where this performance takes place.

Voices of the Niagara Movement

Stephen T. Mather Training Center

Visiting artist and violist Sam Kelder is the guest performer in this solo viola concert featuring work by Berklee College of Music faculty. Kelder is a proponent of contemporary classical playing, chamber music, large-form projects, and music education. Kelder’s multifaceted career spans the music of the Baroque era to contemporary composer-performer collaborations.

Sam Kelder

Events

Upcoming events

Sep 14, 2026

21st Century Viola · Berklee College of Music

Past events

Dec 31, 2024

Nordic Celebration · Appalachian Chamber Music Festival

Dec 30, 2024

Duo Delights: Festive Treats · Appalachian Chamber Music Festival

Future and recently performed repertoire

Viola in String Quartet No. 1 by Ives

Appalachian Chamber Music Festival

Viola in String Quartet No. 1 by Grieg

Appalachian Chamber Music Festival

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