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Bridget Kibbey at the harp
Friday, July 24, 2026 7:15 p.m. Pre-Concert Chat | 7:30 p.m. Concert
Notre Dame Retreat House 5151 Foster Road, Canandaigua, NY 14424

Bridget Kibbey & Friends

Bridget Kibbey, harp Amy Barston, cello Katie Lansdale, violin

Called “the Yo-Yo Ma of the harp” by Vogue Magazine, genre-defying harpist and festival favorite Bridget Kibbey returns to Canandaigua, NY, bringing her singular virtuosity and verve to ChamberFest Canandaigua. Bridget expands the harp's expressive range through dazzling technique, extraordinary flair, fascinating transcriptions, and charismatic collaborations with esteemed festival artists.

From transcendent Bach to rip-roaring folk dances, you'll discover why The New York Times praised her ability to make it seem "as though her instrument had been waiting all its life to explode with the gorgeous colors and energetic figures she was getting from it."

Don't miss this extraordinary evening of live chamber music in the Finger Lakes featuring one of today's most celebrated harpists.

Program
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Fantaisie, Op. 124 with Katie Lansdale, violin Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
Une Châtelaine en sa tour Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Sonata in G minor with Katie Lansdale, violin Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)
Bards and Griots Bridget Kibbey (b. 1979)
Six Canciones with Katie Lansdale, violin Manuel de Falla (1876–1946)
Romanian Folk Dances with Amy Barston, cello Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
Katie Lansdale playing violin with eyes closed in the chapel Katie Lansdale playing violin beside a tablet on a music stand Audience seated in the chapel pews facing the musicians at the front Amy Barston playing cello in close-up with eyes lowered Guests walking in the entrance past a welcome sign A speaker in a black vest addressing the audience in the chapel Three people at the front of the chapel listening as another speaks A violinist holding the bow beside three speakers addressing the audience Bridget Kibbey at the harp with the audience in the foreground Bridget Kibbey at the harp Katie Lansdale playing violin A cellist speaking into a microphone as the harpist listens

Bridget Kibbey & Friends

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