A new chamber music festival near the headwaters of the Neversink River, high in the Catskill Mountains
Thank you for an amazing debut weekend!
Passionate performances, beautiful music, a warm, enthusiastic audience, a community coming together, seen below through the lens of the award-winning photographer Les Stone.
“How happy I am to be able to wander among bushes and herbs, under trees and over rocks… Woods, trees, and rocks send back the echoes that man desires.” ‍ ‍
– Ludwig van Beethoven
Our inaugural season:
“Hunting & Fishing”
Join us for a two-day festival at the historic Claryville Reformed Church (Google Maps)
Saturday, September 5, 7pm
Schubert: Piano Quintet, “The Trout”
Bach: Piano Concerto in d minor, BWV 1052
SOLD OUT: A small number of standing room tickets will be available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis.
Sunday, September 6, 3pm
Mozart: String Quartet No. 17, “The Hunt”
Dvorak: String Quartet No. 12, “American”
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2026 Festival Artists
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Schwarz & Bournaki Duo
CELLO AND PIANO
The husband and wife duo of cellist Julian Schwarz and pianist Marika Bournaki met as students at the Aspen Music Festival in 2006. They perform internationally and teach at Shenandoah University in Virginia. -
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Giora Schmidt
VIOLIN
A student of Itzhak Perlman and the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, Giora Schmidt performs with orchestras around the world and teaches at New York University. -
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Anna Brathwaite-McGregor
VIOLIN
Anna Brathwaite-McGregor is a violinist and music educator based in Brooklyn. She is a graduate of Boston University and the Yale School of Music. -
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Morton Cahn
DOUBLE BASS
A graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Morton Cahn is a Brooklyn-based double bass player active in numerous orchestras and chamber ensembles around New York City.
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Eli Spindel
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND VIOLA
Primarily a conductor, Eli Spindel is the founder of the String Orchestra of Brooklyn and the Headwaters Chamber Music Festival in Claryville, NY, where he is a part-time resident.
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