Jennifer Parker-HarleyBeloved National Music Festival Flute Mentor Jennifer Parker-Harley returns to Chestertown with an exciting program of global music for flute at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 15 at St. Paul’s, Kent, 7579 Sandy Bottom Rd, Chestertown, MD 21620. Tickets are $25 for adults and $5 for students with ID and children under 14.
Parker-Harley, who has been a mentor at the National Music Festival since its inception, is Professor of Flute at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. She brings to the Resonance Series a multicultural program of music by composers from Telemann to Reena Esmail, Fang Man, Alarizi Mashayekhi, and more. The program is a “tribute to the idea of international friendship through music,” says Parker-Harley. “The Folk Tale of the Four Dragons,” by Fang Man, will be narrated by Sue Matthews, who is not only well-known as a jazz artist, but wowed NMF audiences in Kurt Weill’s “Seven Deadly Sins” with the Festival Symphony Orchestra several years ago.
Although two Resonance concerts for the season have already passed, three thrilling performances remain. Resonance Passes and Combo Passes are currently on sale; the Resonance Pass is discounted to $65, which is a $10 savings compared to the single ticket price for all three remaining concerts.
The 2025-2026 National Music Festival Combo Pass – on sale now for $325 – includes all three remaining Resonance concerts as well as admission to the many ticketed performances during the 2026 Festival, May 31-June 13.
The Resonance series will continue with the following performers:
April 12, 2026: Manuel Barrueco, guitar
May 3, 2026: Matchstick Percussion (rescheduled from February 22 due to weather)
All Resonance performances are on Sundays at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s, Kent, 7579 Sandy Bottom Rd, Chestertown, MD 21620. The National Music Festival is grateful to St. Paul’s for providing a beautiful venue for Resonance concerts. In the colder months, a fire in the fireplace makes for a cozy atmosphere to enjoy great music.
Tickets and Passes can be purchased online at nationalmusic.us, or you may mail a check to:
National Music Festival
P.O. Box 284
Chestertown, MD 21620
(Please include your email address with your check, as tickets will be sent via email. If you do not have an email address, please call 443-480-0221 to purchase.)
Tickets will also be available at the door for each concert.
During their time in Kent County, Resonance artists visit local schools to perform for and speak with students, thanks to support from the Kent Cultural Alliance and the Hedgelawn Foundation.
The National Music Festival is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council (msac.org), Kent Cultural Alliance (kentculture.org), Mid-Shore Community Foundation (mscf.org), The Peoples Bank (pbkc.com), and by tax-deductible contributions from music lovers. For more information about the Festival, visit nationalmusic.us or contact info@nationalmusic.us or (443)480-0221.
