Tribute concert set

PUTNEY- Yellow Barn continues into the second week of its 49th anniversary season with concerts on Thursday and Friday nights in the Big Barn, followed by an all-day tribute to violinist Robert Mann that includes a film at Next Stage and dinner at the Gleanery, plus a morning masterclass and evening concert at the Big Barn. Audience members are invited to attend any one of these events, or group them together for a full celebration.
On Saturday, July 14, Yellow Barn honors Mann, the founding first violinist of the Juilliard String Quartet, who died in January at the age of 97. He worked tirelessly in his career to help music be experienced simply as music, undivided by excessive layers of definition.
Violinist Don Weilerstein, also a former student of  Mann, begins Saturday’s celebration with a violin masterclass at 10:30 am in the Big Barn, an annual event that has become a mainstay of the festival, demonstrating the festival’s unique approach to the work and inspiration that comes from chamber music study.
At 5 pm on Saturday, Next Stage joins Yellow Barn in presenting the documentary “Speak the Music: Robert Mann and the Mysteries of Chamber Music,” directed by Oscar-winning director Allan Miller. Yellow Barn faculty member Nicholas Mann will lead a discussion of his father’s life and legacy after the screening. A 6:30 pre-concert dinner at the Gleanery invites patrons to gather in between the film and the tribute concert at the Big Barn.
Saturday’s performance features Bach’s Contrapunctus 11 from The Art of the Fugue BWV 1080, a work that was performed and recorded by the Juilliard String Quartet. The concert also includes Schumann’s “Mondnacht” from Liederkreis, Op.39  arranged by Colin Matthews for oboe quartet (Mark Hill, oboe), Dvorak’s Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 26 (Peter Frankl, piano), Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major, D.956 (Donald Weilerstein, violin; Roger Tapping, viola), and Robert Mann’s own “Little Red Hen” variations for narrator and string quartet (Lucy Shelton, narrator; Nicholas Mann, viola).
All concerts and masterclasses take place in the Big Barn. Concerts are at 8 pm unless otherwise noted.
 For more information or to purchase tickets call (802) 387-6637, email info@yellowbarn.org, or visit www.yellowbarn.org.
Advance reservations are strongly encouraged for guaranteed admission. Senior and student discounts available.