northern neck chamberfest celebrates
chamber music with two concerts in june
Music by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Chopin
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 303 S. Main St. in Kilmarnock
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor by Felix Mendelssohn
Flute Quartet in D major and Flute Quartet in A major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor by Frederic Chopin.
Music from the Americas, Scandinavia and Turkey
Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Rd. in Kilmarnock
Voodoo Dolls for String Quartet by Jessie Montgomery
Wood Works by the Danish String Quartet
Black Earth for Solo Piano by Fazil Say
Danzas Latinoamericanas for Flute, Piano, and String Quartet by José Elizondo.
Both concerts will be performed by:
Moises Cunha, violin
Elizabeth Crute, violin
Catherine Matushek, viola
Jake Fowler, cello
Chelsea Kaye Anderson, flute
Dasha Bukhartseva, piano.
Tickets for each concert are $35.00 and may be purchased online or at the door. Students free
with online reservation.
"The Chamberfest again will bring outstanding chamber
music to the area, offering entertaining concerts by internationally recognized artists from around the country."
Moises Cunha, Chamberfest Artistic Director
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 303 S. Main St. in Kilmarnock
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor by Felix Mendelssohn
Flute Quartet in D major and Flute Quartet in A major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor by Frederic Chopin.
Music from the Americas, Scandinavia and Turkey
Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Rd. in Kilmarnock
Voodoo Dolls for String Quartet by Jessie Montgomery
Wood Works by the Danish String Quartet
Black Earth for Solo Piano by Fazil Say
Danzas Latinoamericanas for Flute, Piano, and String Quartet by José Elizondo.
Both concerts will be performed by:
Moises Cunha, violin
Elizabeth Crute, violin
Catherine Matushek, viola
Jake Fowler, cello
Chelsea Kaye Anderson, flute
Dasha Bukhartseva, piano.
Tickets for each concert are $35.00 and may be purchased online or at the door. Students free
with online reservation.
"The Chamberfest again will bring outstanding chamber
music to the area, offering entertaining concerts by internationally recognized artists from around the country."
Moises Cunha, Chamberfest Artistic Director
MUSICIANS
Chelsea Kaye Anderson, a piccolo soloist and flutist residing in Northern Virginia, is Principal Flute of the Northern Neck Orchestra and performs piccolo with orchestras in Virginia, Maryland and Ohio. She earned her master’s degree in Piccolo Performance at the Peabody Conservatory and bachelor’s degrees in Flute Performance and Music Education from the Ithaca College School of Music. Anderson is the director of the Northern Virginia Woodwind Academy.
Dasha Bukhartseva has won top prizes in over 30 international piano competitions and performs to wide acclaim as a soloist and chamber musician across North America and Europe. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and many other venues, including concerts of the Northern Neck Orchestra Chamber Music Series. Her performances have been featured on American, Ukrainian and Belgian radio.
Elizabeth Almond Crute Cunha, a member of the Northern Neck Orchestra, has performed with numerous orchestras and ensembles, including the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra, Brevard Philharmonic, Augusta Symphony, North Georgia Chamber Orchestra, and Hendersonville Symphony Chamber Orchestra. She is the co-Director of the Crescent City String Academy and the founder and artistic director of the Crescent City String Camp & Festival.
Moises Cunha, the Concertmaster, Principal Violinist and Artist-in-Residence of the Northern Neck Orchestra, is the Artistic Director of Chamberfest and the Northern Neck Orchestra Chamber Music Series. The Brazilian-born violinist, music educator and recording artist performs regularly with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in New Orleans. He has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician with the Bahia Symphony Orchestra and Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra.
Jake Fowler is the Founding Director of the Surf and Sounds Chamber Music Series on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. He frequently performs with the Houston and San Antonio Symphonies and is a Festival Artist at the Crescent City Chamber Music Festival in New Orleans. He was a faculty member and performer at last year’s Chamberfest. Fowler also has performed with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Norfolk Chamber Consort and Hampton Roads Chamber Players.
Catherine Matushek is a member of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Orleans-based Radio Bird Quartet, a non-traditional string quartet that performs original arrangements of pop and rock tunes. She was a member of the Erie Philharmonic, Firelands Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Pops Orchestra and CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra. Matushek received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Dasha Bukhartseva has won top prizes in over 30 international piano competitions and performs to wide acclaim as a soloist and chamber musician across North America and Europe. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and many other venues, including concerts of the Northern Neck Orchestra Chamber Music Series. Her performances have been featured on American, Ukrainian and Belgian radio.
Elizabeth Almond Crute Cunha, a member of the Northern Neck Orchestra, has performed with numerous orchestras and ensembles, including the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra, Brevard Philharmonic, Augusta Symphony, North Georgia Chamber Orchestra, and Hendersonville Symphony Chamber Orchestra. She is the co-Director of the Crescent City String Academy and the founder and artistic director of the Crescent City String Camp & Festival.
Moises Cunha, the Concertmaster, Principal Violinist and Artist-in-Residence of the Northern Neck Orchestra, is the Artistic Director of Chamberfest and the Northern Neck Orchestra Chamber Music Series. The Brazilian-born violinist, music educator and recording artist performs regularly with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in New Orleans. He has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician with the Bahia Symphony Orchestra and Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra.
Jake Fowler is the Founding Director of the Surf and Sounds Chamber Music Series on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. He frequently performs with the Houston and San Antonio Symphonies and is a Festival Artist at the Crescent City Chamber Music Festival in New Orleans. He was a faculty member and performer at last year’s Chamberfest. Fowler also has performed with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Norfolk Chamber Consort and Hampton Roads Chamber Players.
Catherine Matushek is a member of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Orleans-based Radio Bird Quartet, a non-traditional string quartet that performs original arrangements of pop and rock tunes. She was a member of the Erie Philharmonic, Firelands Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Pops Orchestra and CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra. Matushek received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Tickets for each concert are $35.00
and may be purchased at the door or online.
and may be purchased at the door or online.