Festival Finale – ACMF Summer Festival - August 16, 2026

We close our 2026 season with a kaleidoscopic celebration at the historic and beloved Zion Episcopal Church in Charles Town. This 75-minute finale brings together our entire string artist roster for a program that spans centuries and styles—from the grace of Mozart to the modern brilliance of Bacewicz and the premiere of Alex Weiser’s Airs of Awe and Wonder, featuring Sam Suggs, bass. Join us as we reflect on two weeks of change, connection, and exhilarating music, ending on a high note with selections from our ACMF festival tradition: Selections from the Danish String Quartet’s “Woodworks” and “Last Leaf” albums.

Program includes
Kenji Bunch – The Still Small Voice for String Octet (9’)
Bacewicz – Quartet for 4 violins (12’)
George Gershwin- Selections from our National Park Service Concert
Max Richter – On the Nature of Daylight (6’)
Alex Weiser – Airs of Awe and Wonder (18’) World Premiere
Coleridge Taylor Perkinson – Sinfonia No. 2 Generations (3rd mvt only) (4’)
Selections from “Woodworks” and “Last Leaf”, Danish String Quartet

Musicians featured
Violins: Rachelle Hunt, Audrey Gray, Suliman Tekalli, Siwoo Kim
Violas: Danielle Wiebe-Burke, Sam Kelder
Cellos: Katie Tertell, Schuyler Slack
Bass: Sam Suggs

This concert is part of ACMF’s 2026 Summer Festival. Visit www.appalachianchamber.org to view the full schedule and purchase festival passes.