About Waterville Valley Music Center

COMMUNITY

The Waterville Valley Music Center is based in Waterville Valley and works closely with the residential and business communities. Several Waterville Valley residents serve on our board.

Waterville Valley is a unique community in the uniquely beautiful, natural setting, featuring golf, hiking, skating, skiing, swimming and tennis. By sharing our love of music, we seek to enhance the enjoyment of the Valley for residents and visitors, and to encourage others -- students, parents, performers, music lovers -- to discover and partake in the attractions offered by Waterville Valley.

The Music Center is a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization which attracts financial support from within and outside Waterville Valley.

CONCERTS

The Waterville Valley Music Center presents an annual series of chamber music selected from beloved classics, livened with occasional innovative jazz and folk performances. All feature internationally acclaimed artists from organizations such as the New York Philharmonic and Metropolitan Opera, and from as far away as Moscow and Vienna.

Past concerts, featuring Hanna Lachert of the New York Philharmonic and her many friends from around the world, have included music by Bach, Mozart, and Vivaldi among many others, along with the American premier of a string quartet by New Hampshire composer Romeo Melloni. Others have featured the music of American composer George Gershwin, Jazz from Bill Charlap's Trio, and folk songs from the Russian Duo, Tamara Volskaya and Anatoly Trofimov. And these are but a sample.

The concert series is held in Waterville Valley surounded by New Hampshire's White Mountains in an intimate setting simply not available in a concert hall or theatre.

SUMMER MUSIC CAMP

Under the direction of Hanna Lachert and Yuval Waldman, the Waterville Valley Music Center offers immersion in violin, viola, cello, and chamber music ensembles for various ages and levels of experience. Students have joined us from various parts of the US, France, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.

The music classes, given by prominent resident faculty, are tailored to the needs of participants, and include intensive masterclasses directed by world famous performers. Our unique instructional concept provides the flexibility to combine a broad array of recreational activities with an intense chamber music experience. At the conclusion of each session, students are offered the opportunity to perform in public.

In addition to Ms. Lachert and Mr. Waldman, past instructors have included Eun Hwan Bay (violin/viola), Dorothy Lawson (cello), Roman Markowicz (piano), and Joachium Woitun (cello).

Board of Directors

David Segal, President
Hanna Lachert
Yuval Waldman
Sally Fillmore