Tens of thousands of music lovers once flooded this coastal city for a trio of summer festivals, all of which will rebound this year. The Newport Music Festival (July 4 to 20; $50-$115) will present 17 concerts — less than half its usual number — outside Gilded Age mansions and at the Norman Bird Sanctuary. The new executive director, Gillian Friedman Fox, is stitching together a rich tapestry of works, featuring the contemporary composer Jessie Montgomery and the premiere of a commissioned piece — by a female or Indigenous artist or a person of color — to be announced later, as well as music by marquee names like Beethoven, Bach and Brahms.
Julie Besonen, The New York Times
Share This Post
