Concerts and Tickets

June 13, 2010 - 4:00 pm

Robert Ray and Company

The Johnny Mercer Show

Robert Ray is no stranger to Rabun County Music Festival audiences. He appears again this year with Marsha Dupree and Shawn Megordon plus a five-piece orchestra. Their program includes the music of Harold Arlen, Hoagy Carmichael and Henry Mancini with lyrics by Georgia's own Johnny Mercer. Mercer wrote the lyrics to more than 1,700 songs, and the Georgia native stands among the greatest American songwriters like the Gershwins and Irving Berlin, as well as Cole Porter. From the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s, many of the songs Mercer wrote were among the most popular hits of the time including “Skylark,” “Moon River,” “Jeepers Creepers,” and “I Wanna Be Around.” You will not want to miss the costumes, choreography and three of the country's top Cabaret Artists as they celebrate Mercer's 18 Academy Award nominated songs along with many of his other favorites.

Sponsors: Clifford & Jackie Bell and Gap Graphics & Printing

June 27, 2010 - 4:00 pm

Benjamin Beilman

Cool Classics, Jazz-Inspired

Twenty-year-old violin virtuoso Ben Beilman has already garnered numerous competition prizes and was named a 2007 Presidential Scholar in the Arts. He has performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington and with the Philadelphia Orchestra and other orchestras and musical groups, and as a soloist all over the United States and Europe. “Cool Classics” will reflect his fresh, youthful approach with jazz-inspired selections from twentieth century masters like George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein and Maurice Ravel. Ben will be accompanied by pianist Andrew Tyson, who at the age of 23 is already the recipient of many awards and prizes and has performed at a number of prestigious venues.

Sponsors: Tiger Mountain Vineyards and The Clayton Tribune 

July 18, 2010 - 4:00 pm

Linda Gentille

The American Piano Show

Linda Gentille, entertainer and pianist extraordinaire, travels the world with her amazing blend of beauty, comedy and musical talent. Her latest concert, “The American Piano Show,” is an exciting tribute to the great American composers like Irving Berlin, Stephen Foster, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Scott Joplin and John Philip Sousa. Her “Rhapsody in Blue” finale never fails to thrill audiences. www.lindagentille.com

Sponsor: Anonymous

August 08, 2010 - 4:00 pm

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Special Performance

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is widely recognized as a group of world-class musicians and one of America’s great orchestras. Their “Special Performance” at this festival is the highlight of any music lover’s season. The ASO’s Music Director is Robert Spano, formerly Music Director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, and also well-known as a conductor of operas. The orchestra is the winner of 26 Grammy Awards, and has toured extensively in the United States and Europe. They have played well-received concerts on many occasions at Carnegie Hall since 1970, and their European concerts have also brought rave reviews. www.atlantasymphony.org

Official Host Sponsor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Performance is United Community Banks

August 29, 2010 - 4:00 pm

Maddy and Masterpiece

As You Like It

Maddy Winer, a dynamic jazz vocalist, has been performing beautiful music at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville since 1979. She has sung with big name entertainers such as Peter Nero, Lou Rawls, and Dave Brubeck. Masterpiece has been the house band in Grove Park Inn’s Great Hall for the past six years. Together, Maddy and Masterpiece make up a jazz-pop quartet that has been voted the Best Dance Band in Western North Carolina. Maddy is also the Entertainment Director at Grove Park Inn.

Sponsor: Mountain Lakes Medical Center

All Season

Season Tickets

All five concerts, one low price.

Each Season Series ticket is $75. That's only $12.50 per concert plus $25 for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.