Our Mission
Candlelight Concerts®’ mission is to enrich the quality of life by presenting world class concerts and educational programs in Howard County as Maryland’s premier performing arts series.
An Urban Cultural Asset In Howard County
Candlelight Concerts® has grown and matured into a cultural institution equal in scope and quality to many musical organizations in large cities. Candlelight Concerts® is widely recognized and respected by artists, managements and classical radio listeners across the country.
The adult series presents artists of national and international reputation – established artists and ensembles such as:
Yo-Yo Ma
Marilyn Horne
Guarneri String Quartet
Arditti String Quartet
Richard Goode
Philharmonia Quartett Berlin
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
The Waverly Consort
Peter Schickele
The Billy Taylor Trio
Red Priest
The Consort of Music with Emma Kirkby
Eroica Trio Ying Quartet
Emerson String Quartet
Beaux Arts Trio
Tokyo Quartet
New York Chamber Soloists
Leipzig Gewandhaus Quartet
Jim Cullum w/ the “Riverwalk Band”
Dawn Upshaw
Richard Stoltzman
Sequentia
Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg
Marian Anderson String Quartet w/ Raymond Jackson, piano
Concertante
In addition, Candlelight Concerts® is proud to be among the first to present rising stars of the classical music world, such as:
Winners of the International Naumburg Competition, the Borciani String Quartet Competition (Italy),
and the Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition (Easton, MD)
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Both the Family Performing Arts Series and the Community and School Outreach events are programs of a kind normally undertaken by major organizations in large urban areas.
