June Concerts 2025
Classical Guitar
June 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd
Candlewood Farm Arts Foundation is pleased to present concerts featuring performances by Jan Bartlema, Carlos Bedoya, Boyd Meets Girl (Rupert Boyd, guitar, Laura Metcalf, cello), Duo Mantar (Adam Levin, guitar, Jacob Reuven, mandolin), Fred Springer, Jason Vieaux, and Andrew Wilder.
Held in conjunction with Solstice Symposium 2025, this year’s June Concerts are hosted at two venues in Higganum, CT: the historic Captain John Smith Barn at Candlewood Farm and the United Congregational Church of Haddam and Higganum (UCCHH).
Concerts are free and open to the public. There is no ticketing but due to limited seating in the barn, attendees are encouraged to RSVP in advance for the concerts of June 19th, 20th, and 21st using the links below.
All concerts have an intermission.
Thursday, June 19th at 7 P.M.
Fred Springer, Guitar
Jan Bartlema, Guitar
performing music by:
John Dowland, Niccolo Paganini, Ariel Ramírez, Eduardo Sainz de la Maza, Joseph V. Williams II, Celil Refik Kaya, Hans Haug, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Jan Bartlema, Pieter van der Staak, Andrew Zohn
Candlewood Farm
95 Jacoby Road
Higganum, CT 06441
Doors open at 6:30 P.M.
RSVP here in advance for limited seating.
Friday, June 20th at 7 p.m.
Carlos Bedoya, Guitar
Duo Mantar (Adam Levin & Jacob Reuven), Guitar & Mandolin
performing music by:
Isaac Albeniz, Leo Brouwer, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Sergio Assad, Yehezkel Braun, Hamilton de Holanda, Avner Dorman
Candlewood Farm
95 Jacoby Road
Higganum, CT 06441
Doors open at 6:30 P.M.
RSVP here in advance for limited seating.
Saturday, June 21st at 7 p.m.
Andrew Wilder, Guitar
Boyd Meets Girl (Rupert Boyd & Laura Metcalf), Guitar & Cello
performing music by:
Jaime Zenamon, Caroline Shaw, Chrystian Dozza, Lennon/McCartney, Johann Sebastian Bach, Maurice Ravel, Radiohead, Marián Budos, C.P.E. Bach, William Walton, Juan Antonio Sanchez
Candlewood Farm
95 Jacoby Road
Higganum, CT 06441
Doors open at 6:30 P.M.
RSVP here in advance for limited seating.
Sunday, June 22nd at 4 p.m.
Jason Vieaux, Guitar
Prelude performances by Solstice Symposium participants Alicia Suen and Enzo Risi
performing music by:
Manuel Ponce, Isaac Albéniz, Jason Vieaux, Johann Sebastian Bach, José Luis Merlin, and others
United Congregational Church of Haddam and Higganum (UCCHH)
23 Parsonage Road
Higganum, CT 06441
Doors open at 3:30 P.M.
Jason Vieaux. Photo by Asia Margo
The 2025 Solstice Symposium and June Concerts are made possible in part by friends and supporters of Candlewood Farm Arts Foundation.
CFAF is proud to announce a 2025 media partnership with WMNR Fine Arts Radio.
