Let us introduce the 2026 GNMC Emerging Artist Fellows!
We’re excited to announce the incredible artists selected for this year’s Emerging Artist Fellowship Program at Garth Newel Music Center! On July 6th, 2026, eleven string and piano artists from […]
Finding Renewal at Archduke Weekend
Fitz Gary, Garth Newel violist, offers a behind-the-scenes look at Archduke Weekend and why this beloved Garth Newel tradition over Memorial Day Weekend is not to be missed. On the Garth […]
Bach, Brats, Beer…and a Blog
Winter may have settled over the Alleghany Highlands, but inside Herter Hall at Garth Newel it’s the music that warms the heart and buoys the soul. Our Pub Series returns […]
A Seat at Our Table: Thanksgiving with the Garth Newel Family
“When I think of Thanksgiving, I think of visiting family and friends at home, where we share a ridiculously large meal…” Read on to learn more from Teresa Ling, Artistic […]
Fall Foliage Chamber Music Festival 2025
“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, Summer an oil painting, and Autumn a mosaic of them all.” – Stanley Horowitz Fall hasn’t always been my favorite season of the […]
Part 6 (Summer 2025): Our Finale Weekend with Jasper Quartet, violinist Joel Fuller and the Garth Newel Piano Quartet
We are celebrating the final week of our summer festival with new and old friends: The Jasper String Quartet will make its Garth Newel debut in two collaborative concerts with the Garth […]
Part 5 (Summer 2025): Performing with Daniel Hope
What follows is a personal account from Isaac Melamed, Garth Newel Piano Quartet cellist. I met Daniel Hope when he became the Music Director and Concertmaster of my beloved New […]
Amateur Retreat 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kytX8ea3huE video reel by Jeannette Fang Garth Newel hosted its largest ever group of participants during its 2025 Amateur Retreat. Forty-nine amateur musicians from five states and Washington, DC assembled […]
Winter Chill recap
While the weather outside was unusually frightful this February, we still managed to fill every week of this month with something exciting. Winter doldrums? No such thing! New staff photo […]
A Weekend with the Parker String Quartet
As a member of the Garth Newel Piano Quartet, I am often on stage in Herter Hall. Last weekend, I had the pleasure of being an audience member for a […]