Concerts by Candlelight 2025 Season
Music in the Afternoon at Laurel Hill Mansion
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Sunday, July 13, 2025 2:00 P.M.
Mimi Stillman & Gabriel Globus-Hoenick
Flutist & Percussionist
Mimi Stillman is an internationally acclaimed flute soloist and founding Artistic Director of the Dolce Suono Ensemble. Gabriel Globus-Hoenich blends a multitude of musical influences together in his work as a performer, composer and educator.
Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 2:00 P.M.
The Wister Quartet
The Wister Quartet has earned high praise from critics and audience alike for its superb musicianship and memorable performances.
Sunday, August 10, 2025 at 2:00 P.M.
Principally Harps! - Mindy Cutcher and Janet Witman
Harp Duo
Mindy Cutcher and Janel Whitman offer audience a unique opportunity to see and hear concert grand harps on center stage, as opposed to “hidden” among the instruments in an orchestra.
Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 2:00 P.M.
Allen Krantz
Classical Guitar
A graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory and Stanford University, Allen’s concerts feature a diverse selection of pieces often featuring original compositions.
Through the years it has been our good fortune to have had so many accomplished artists accept
our invitation to play and this year is no exception.
We do hope that you will be able join us to hear these exceptional musicians
in concert at Laurel Hill Mansion. Of course we shall end each concert
with our lovely reception on the porch overlooking the river, where you
may enjoy refreshments and have the opportunity to meet and greet the artists.
To help defray the cost of these
wonderful performances, we accept tax deductible contributions of any amount.
If you would like to become a Sponsor (one season ticket is included)
for a donation of $250.00 or
Patron (two season tickets are included) for a donation of $500.00, please use the form above. To
donate other amounts please use the donate button below. We will gladly
add your name to our printed program.
We do hope you will join us.
Sincerely,
Barbara Frankl, Music Chairperson
Parking as always is free and tickets will be held at the door.
For more information please e-mail
concerts@laurelhillmansion.org.
Past Concerts
The 2024 concert season
Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 2:00 P.M.
Principally Harps
Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 2.00 P.M.
The Wister Quartet
Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 2:00 P.M.
Allen Krantz
The 2023 Concerts Season
July 30, 2023 at 2:00 P.M.
The Wister Quartet
Nancy Bean and Meichen Liao-Barnes on violin, Meng Wang, viola and Lloyd
Smith, cello
Sunday August 6, 2023
Daniel Adam Maltz
Pianoforte
Daniel Maltz is a Viennese based forte piano musician who studied at the
Royal Academy of Music in London and specializes in the First Viennese School-Haydn,
Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert.
Sunday, August 20, 2023
Allen Krantz
Classical Guitar
September 17, 2022
An Outdoor concert
The The Florion Trio - Nancy Bean (violin), Lloyd Smith (cello), and Allen
Krantz (guitar) played
Patrons were invited to arrive early to picnic and enjoy the lovely grounds of Laurel Hill Mansion and the view of the river.
September 11, 2021 at 2:00 PM
An Outdoor concert
The The Florion Trio - Nancy Bean (violin), Lloyd Smith (cello), and Allen
Krantz (guitar) played
It was with regret that in order to mitigate the community spread of
COVID-19 the 2020 season of Concerts by Candlelight was canceled.
The 2020 season of Concerts by Candlelight as it should have been
Principally Harps- June 28, 2020
Philadelphia Flute Quartet - July 12, 2020
Wister Quartet –July 26, 2020
Allen Krantz – August 9, 2020
2019 Concerts
| June 30, 2019 | La Flocco |
| July 7, 2019 | The Dolce Suono Ensemble |
| July 14, 2019 | Lance Wiseman, Piano - Michael Shingo Crawford, Violin |
| July 28, 2019 | The Wister Quartet |
| August 18, 2019 | Allen Krantz, Classical Guitar |
2018 Concerts
June 24th Philadelphia Flute Quartet
Program Flyer
July 8th
Kathleen Scheide and Cheryl Cunningham
Program Flyer
July 29th
Wister Quartet
Program Flyer
August 5th
Allen Krantz
Program Flyer
August 19th
Franklin String Quartet
2017 Concerts
Concerts by Candlelight
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June 25, 2017 The Dolce Suono Ensemble
Mimi Stillman, flute
William Polk, violin
Kerri Ryan, viola
Arlen Hlusko, cello
Gideon Whitehead, guitar
perform music by Handel, Corelli, Mozart, Haydn, Pleyel, and Frances Hopkinson
“Music In The Second Capital”
An exploration of the musical tastes of the Founding Fathers and music culture
of Philadelphia in the late colonial and early republic period. Where: Laurel
Hill Mansion-East Fairmount Park
When: Sunday, June 25, 2007 6:30-8:30 PM
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Print Poster July 9, 2017 Principally Harps
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Principally Harps, Mindy Cutcher and Janet Witman, perform works by Bach,
Chopin, Handel, Tournier, Massenet, Saint-Saens, Debussy, and Lecuona at
Laurel Hill Mansion.
Press Release
July 23, 2017 The Wister Quartet
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of the Wister Quartet performing
The Wister Quartet (Nancy Bean and Davyd Booth, violins; Pamela Fay, viola;
and Lloyd Smith, cello) will present a program featuring Joseph Haydn’s
eloquently serious “Quinten” String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2; a
rhythmically and harmonically intriguing work by Romanian composer Marcel
Farago, his Duo for violin and cello, Op. 52; and Johannes Brahms’ lyrically
heartfelt String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2.
August 6, 2017 Allen Krantz
The concert will begin promptly at 6:30 P.M.
August 20, 2017 Franklin Quartet
The concert will begin promptly at 6:30 P.M.
Concerts are held at
Laurel Hill Mansion
East Edgley Drive
East Fairmount Park
Philadelphia PA 19121
Past Concerts
Magdaliz and Her Latin Ensemble Crisol
April 23rd 2016
Summer 2015 concert season
Sunday, June 28th
Principally Harps
featuring Mindy Cutcher and Janet Witman
Sunday, July 12th
Dolce Suono Ensemble
Mimi Stillman, flute, Misoon Ghim, mezzo-soprano, Gideon
Whitehead, guitar
Sunday, July 26th
Wister String Quartet
Nancy Bean, violin, Davyd Booth, violin, Pamela Fay,
viola, Lloyd Smith, cello
Sunday, August 9th
La Fiocco
Lewis R Baratz, harpsichord, Elissa Wagman, baroque violin,
Lynn Fergusson, , Rebecca Stuhr, Baroque flute
Sunday, August 23rd
Alan Krantz, guitar