New Years = family

Of all the interesting tidbits about Garth Newel, perhaps my favorite is how its a place that people have made this place their tradition. Time after time, someone will tell […]

Emerging Artist Fellowship Alumni Series

Jacob Wunsch (cello 2014) and Haeshin Shin (piano 2014) perform in 2019 Now accepting submissions for the 2026 season Alumni of Garth Newel’s Emerging Artist Summer Fellowship can now apply […]

Moments from Summer 2025

What a summer it’s been! Magnificent guest artists joined Garth Newel Piano Quartet onstage, including newcomers Daniel Hope, Astrid Schween, Roberta Lea and the Jasper Quartet. They were joined by […]

Part 4 (Summer 2025): Keyboard Weekend

My ethos for “piano weekend” has always been, the more the better. Because, one pianist is already often too much. But quadruple that by bringing in three superstar pianists to […]

A conversation with our Founders

What caused Luca and Arlene Di Cecco to start Garth Newel Music Center? What called out to them, and how did the unsullied beauty of the land affect their ethos […]

Part 3 (Summer 2025): The Parker Quartet

I remember the first time I heard the Parker Quartet play Schubert. It was back in 2016, where, having just started, I was suddenly in the position of being able […]

Why do we have a composition competition?

Be honest with me. What’s your first thought when you hear the words “new music? Let’s go through some possible answers. Oh boy. Who knows what this piece of music […]

Part 1 (Summer 2025): Chopin Fragments

July 6th’s piano recital is unabashedly bathed in Chopin. Which is something I never thought I’d do. Not because I don’t love Chopin, but because his pieces were such a […]