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Pianist Solomon Eichner will appear in concert at Cherry Hill on Sunday, May 29^th. The performance will begin at 3:00 PM and be followed by a reception in the 1858 plantation house in Inez. Admissions will be taken at the door, with adults at $10, students at $5, and children 12 and under admitted at no charge.

Eichner, a native of Baltimore, graduated from the Manhattan School of Music, Peabody Conservatory, and the University of South Carolina. He debuted at Carnegie Hall in 2016 and has performed across the United States and Europe. In 2021 he debuted with the North Carolina Symphony, performing Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals. He returned to the NC Symphony in January of this year when he played the Beethoven Triple Concerto. 

At Cherry Hill, Mr. Eichner will play works by Chopin, Debussey, Gershwn, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Schuman, and Nokolai Kapustin. He has been described as “A sensitive pianist, Solomon’s playing is poetic, beautiful and moving with deep feeling…” “A young Arthur Rubinstein”. Now a resident of Chapel Hill, Eichner maintains a faculty position for the North Carolina Chamber Music Institute.

Hailed for “intensity, imagination, skill, and finesse”, Ensemble Aubade will perform at Cherry Hill on Sunday, February 20^th at 3:00 PM. The board of directors of the Cherry Hill Foundation is pleased to welcome Peter Bloom, flute;Francis Grimes, viola; and Steven Sussman, piano as they make their first visit to the antebellum home of the Cherry Hill Concert Series. 

            The Ensemble Aubade’s program will include wide-ranging music for the unusual combination of flute, viola and piano. Works will include compositions of Jean-Philippe Rameau, Louise Farrenc, Karl Henning, and Maurice Durufle’. Concluding the performance will be a suite by Robert Russell Bennett, the famous Broadway arranger who pays tribute to Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers, and other familiar composers with whom he worked.

            Based in Boston, Ensemble Aubade has presented concerts across the United States, captivating audiences with their electrifying performances. 

            Following the program, a reception will be held in the 1858 plantation house of the George Washington Alston family. Admissions will be at the door, with adults at $10, students at $5, and children 12 and under admitted at no charge. For driving directions and other information, visit www.cherryhillconcerts.com or call 252-257-5259.

The Cherry Hill Board of Directors will present tenor Tyrone Chambers and pianist Jonathan Levin in a program of American music on Sunday, August 29^th. The performance will begin at 3:00 PM and admissions will be taken at the door. Adult admission is $10, students at $5, and children 12 and younger admitted at no charge.

            Tyrone Chambers, a New Orleans native, began singing as a youngster with his church choir. He attended Morehouse College where he earned a degree in music and developed a passion for opera. While at Morehouse he received a thorough background in European classical music and later received a Masters in Music from the University of Oklahoma. He returned to New Orleans and performed in many local productions before moving to New York City for greater access to auditions. He has performed in numerous locations throughout Europe and the United States. His musical repertoire is extensive, being equally at home with jazz, musical theater, opera, and oratorio. 

            Jonathan Levin has established himself as a compelling pianist, composer, concert producer, and music entrepreneur. He is the Artistic Director and Founder of the Clayton Piano Festival, now in its 10^th season. Performing across the United States and Europe, Mr. Levin has been the recipient of a number of prestigious awards and has performed several times at Cherry Hill.

            The two musicians collaborated to create the show “American Portraits” which they performed at Levin’s Clayton Piano Festival.  Much of that program will be performed at Cherry Hill and will include spirituals, show tunes, folk songs, and original works with an overarching theme of peace and unity.

            Due to the continuing presence of Covid 19, safety protocols will be followed. Any unvaccinated persons will be asked to wear masks, and all others will be encouraged to do the same. Seating in the 1858 plantation house will be in numerous locations for safe distancing.

            For additional information and driving directions, please  call telephone 252-257-5259.

The Cherry Hill concert series will resume its annual outstanding student concert on Sunday, June 6^th at 3:00 PM.  Dr. Margaret Evans of Meredith College will present several of her most promising students in a program that features Chopin, Khachaturian, Liszt, Haydn, Bach, Von Weber, Handel, Scott Joplin, and other favorite composers. 

Students must be recommended by their teachers and/or professors before being invited to play at the Inez concert venue. This year the three pianists attend area high schools and have all been awarded highest honors in various festivals and competitions for the piano. 

Andrew Wood, 15, is a tenth grader at Enloe Magnet High School in Raleigh. He also plays violin, guitar, and sings in choirs. Yeram Hahn is also a sophomore at Enloe. In addition to piano, she plays the violin in the Enloe orchestra. Trisha Samavedam, 11^th grade, has been playing piano for the past ten years. Her repertoire ranges from Bach to Boulanger.  Dr. Evans is also presenting a young soprano, Rae Fredette.  Miss Fredette is a rising sophomore at New England Conservatory where she studies vocal performance. She will be accompanied by Susan Hoskins, a member of the faculty at Meredith College. Ms. Hoskins holds performance degrees from Meredith and UNC Greensboro and currently studies with Dr. Evans.

A reception will follow the performance, and the 1858 historic home will be open for touring. There will be no admission charged for this first concert since Covid restrictions were eased. Any persons who have not been vaccinated are urged to wear masks. 

For further information and driving directions, please call 252-257-5259.

NC-58 and Rabbit Bottom Rd

Inez, North Carolina

Jonathan Levin to Perform at Cherry Hill

            The Cherry Hill Historical Foundation will hold its first full concert in more than a year on Sunday, May 9^th. The Mothers’ Day event will begin at 3:00 PM and will feature pianist Jonathan Levin performing Beethoven’s Sonata Op. 27, No. 2 “Moonlight”; Moldobasonov’s “Mother’s Field” ballet; and Edvard Grieg’s Sonata in E Minor, op. 7.

            Jonathan Levin has established himself as a compelling pianist, composer, concert producer, and music entrepreneur. He is Artistic Director and Founder of the Clayton Piano Festival, now in its 10^th season of concerts. He presented a special performance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, and has made solo appearances in major venues across the United States, including Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center. He has been a laureate of many competitions and prizes including the National Stillman-Kelley Award, 2^nd Prize at the 2012 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, and recipient of the Alan Walker Award from the American Liszt Society.

            Mr. Levin has performed several times at Cherry Hill, and the directors are pleased to feature him as the guest artist for the  Emily Meymandi Concert, established by Dr. Assad Meymandi in honor of his late wife.

            Due to the continuing threat of Covid 19, safety precautions will be in effect for the concert and the reception to follow. Social distancing will be followed and those attending will be asked to wear masks. Several seating areas will be available, including the front and back porches, and outer doors will remain open.

            Admissions will be taken at the door, with adults at $10, students at $5, and all children 12 and under at no charge. For other information, please visit www.cherryhillconcerts.com or call 252-257-5259.

Our First Virtual Concert will appear here on Sunday Feburary 28, 2021 at 3:00PM.

A pdf of the program is available below:

Please join us on November 1st for our second concert since the Coronavirus hit.

We are proud to present the return of Brenda Bruce and Mark Fontaine as they do a musical history with Chopin’s Poland. All concerts begin at 3:00pm.

Please note this will be an Indoor / outdoor concert. The doors will be open so people can sit inside and outside. The chairs will be spaced at least 6 feet apart. We ask that all visitors please wear a mask while attending the venue.

We are sorry to say that we have add to cancel all of the Concerts through July due to the Coronavirus and possibly longer. We hope to have concerts again once the State opens up. Please stay safe during this time. Thank you,

Cherry Hill Foundation.

The Oakwood Waits, an a cappella group from Raleigh, will perform at Cherry Hill Plantation in Inez on December 15th.The event will begin at 3:00 pm and will feature the group, dressed in antebellum costume, for their 12th visit to Cherry Hill. The performance of traditional carols and songs has been given from the Executive Mansion to the White House and has become a holiday tradition at the 1858 Inez home of the George W. Alston family. Guests are invited to enjoy refreshments and visit with the singers at a reception following the performance.  The board of directors of the Cherry Hill Foundation presents the singers as a Christmas gift to the community and cordially invites everyone for an afternoon of entertainment and refreshment. All donations are gratefully accepted.

For further information call 252-257-5259.

Organist/pianist Dr. Daniel Steinert will present three outstanding sopranos and a gifted flutist in “A Season of Gratitude” at Cherry Hill on November 24^th. The 3:00 PM performance will feature 11-year-old boy soprano Ryan Best, who works with Dr. Steinert as part of the music ministry at Christ United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill. Ryan, a middle schooler from Durham, was selected to perform the National Anthem at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park last summer. Among Ryan’s numbers at Cherry Hill will be a duet with his mother, flutist Debi Best.

 

            Also singing will be Farren Hilliard, making a return visit to the concert series. Ms. Farren recently performed the role of Yum-Yum in “The Mikado” in Durham. She teaches voice and piano at the Cary School of Music and sings with the Christ United Methodist Church choir in Chapel Hill.

            Kayla Richardson-Piche is the third soprano in the group. A senior Vocal Performance major at UNC-Chapel Hill, Ms. Richardson-Piche will be singing the role of Costanza in Mozart’s “Il Sogno di Scipione” , produced by the UNC Opera. She plays guitar, mandolin, and banjo.

            Dr. Steinert is celebrating his 45^th year leading the music of the church. He began at age 15 in Wisconsin, where he sang in the choir and played the organ and piano in worship at a local church. Among his many positions during his career was that of organist and choirmaster at Warrenton’s own Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. During that time, he also taught at Louisburg College and was the Founding Director of the Northeast Piedmont College. He is  pleased to present a concert of gratitude during this Thanksgiving season. The program will conclude with a hymn sing by the audience and featured performers.

            Admissions will be taken at the door, with adults at $10, students at $5, and children 12 and under admitted at no charge.  A reception will follow the program, and the entire 1850’s house will be open for touring.

            For further information call 252-257-5259.