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Chamber music rocks at Garth Newel Music Center in Virginia’s Allegheny Highlands

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer

Published June 26, 2017 at 3:30 AM PDT

The performance hall at Garth Newel Music Center is a converted horse arena

Shawn Puller, Executive Director at Garth Newel Music Center talks about the resident Piano Quartet and the vibrancy of chamber music in America. Garth Newel showcases more than 50 live musical performances annually, and ongoing educational programs.

Located in Bath County, Virginia, Garth Newel offers overnight accommodations in the circa-1920s manor house.

Nine guest suites are available for overnight stays in Garth Newel Music Center's manor house

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Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.

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