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The 2024-2025 Rappahannock Concert Association Season

Our 2024-2025 concert season opens with a free concert by At Water’s Edge on June 15. More information is below.

The 2024-2025 concert season offers world class classical and jazz music, and international cultural music and dance. Except for the concert on Sunday, October 13, the concerts are on Saturday nights and begin at 7:30 PM.

On September 21, the regular season opens with the Crown Mountain Trio. The QuinTango – Latin Jazz take the stage on Sunday, October 13 at 3:00 PM, followed by the Garth Newel Piano Quartet on November 23. The Spring 2025 season includes tenor Ciarán Sheehan performing “Broadway and Beyond” on March 22 and pianist Francesca Hurst on April 26. A Toast to the Rat Pack and Marilyn closes the concert season on May 17.

June 15, 2024 at 9:30am
Free concert by At Water’s Edge at the Tavern in Heathsville

At Water's Edge

RCA kicks off the 2024-2025 concert season with a free outdoor concert on June 15, 2024, a Farmers’ Market Day at Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern (73 Monument Place) in Heathsville. The Performance begins at 9:30 AM and ends at 11:30 AM. Bring a hat and chair.

At Water’s Edge is a six-piece instrumental group made up of musicians most of whom live in Northumberland or Lancaster County. The group’s repertoire encompasses songs from several styles, such as Dixieland, R & B, country, blues, jazz, and pop standards. Come ready to clap your hands and tap your foot.

You can buy lunch at the Farmer’s Market or the Tavern.

RCA supports music education in the Northern Neck

RCA continues to support and fund music education for the region’s youth.

  • Our Strings Crewe program for elementary violin, viola and cello continues to grow. In September 2021, ten Strings Crewe students graduated to the String Orchestra for Northern Neck Youth (SONNY).
  • We award grants to teachers so they can enhance the school music programs.
  • We sponsor live student concerts in the schools.
  • We collect used wind, brass, and string instruments (no pianos or keyboards) for our local schools.
  • Students may attend our concerts for free!

RCA appreciates the support of our generous donors, the Northern Neck businesses and our partners. Their contributions enable RCA to support music education in the Northern Neck.

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By becoming a Donor of Note you will help us bring quality live performances to the Northern Neck and promote our music-education outreach programs.

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Greatest Hits

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