VOM Music Fest blasts from the past

Vocalists Nikki Einfeld and Kyle Stegall will provide the vocal workouts at this summer's Valley of the Moon Music Festival in concerts of Schubert and Schumann, Mozart, Rossini and more.

Now in its second year, the Valley of the Moon Music Festival is devoted entirely to Classical- and Romantic-era music on period instruments. This year's theme, “The Voice in Chamber Music,” explores the influence of song on 19th-century chamber music including Beethoven's Septet, Schubert's Death and the Maiden Quartet, and lieder for tenor and soprano. The festival takes place at Hanna Boys Center, July 16 to 31.

Festival cofounder Eric Zivian describes Einfeld and Stegall as “gifted.”

“This year's program showcases a love of opera and lieder in pieces both instrumental and vocal,” says Zivian.

Einfeld and Stegall will perform six concerts in all. On Sunday, July 17 at 4 p.m., Stegall sings songs by Mozart in a program titled “Inspired by the Magic Flute.” Then on July 23 at 4 p.m., Stegall sings Schubert lieder in a program titled “Death and the Maiden.” On July 24 at 4 p.m., he performs Schumann's Liederkreis in a program which also features Beethoven's Horn Sonata and a Haydn Piano Trio.

Einfeld's concerts include arias and quintets. Her July 29 concert at 7:30 p.m. features songs by Spohr, Meyerbeer and Mozart; “Star Power in the 19th Century,” on July 30 at 4 p.m., features songs of Schubert and Rossini; and “The Young Mendelssohn,” featuring Schubert's “The Shepherd on the Rock,” paired with Mendelssohn's famous Octet, rounds out the festival July 31 at 4 p.m.

Tickets may be purchased at valleyofthemoonmusicfestival.org.