Belmont Abbey College presents concerts at the beautiful Abbey Basilica, 100 Belmont-Mt. Holly Rd. Belmont. Each of these concerts is free for all, but donations are accepted. The college is off exit 26 from I-85, and very close to Charlotte in nearby Gaston County.
All concerts are at 8 p.m. and FREE to enjoy.
The concerts will be held live in the Basilica. If you have any questions, please call 704-461-6012 or email abbeyarts@bac.edu.
Arts at the Abbey’s 2025/2026 schedule.
2025/2026 season
September 29, 2025: The Bechtler Trio
Explore the beauty of the dance genre.
This unique concert bridges the Central European folk traditions from Dvořák and
Brahms with the broader European and Latin American dance rhythms such as the sultry
Nuevo Tango from Piazzolla, the Spanish dances by Granados to the cosmopolitan
rhythms of Paul Juon. Each composer interprets the dance rhythms and styles through
their national lens.
October 6, 2025: Carolina Pro Musica: German Ingenuity
Experience the 18th century through the music of J.S. Bach and Handel. Hear Bach’s wedding
cantata 202, violin sonata BWV 1021, Handel trio HVW 390 and Bach’s Sinfo-
nia to BWV 196 . Sung Lee appears as oboe soloist.
November 17, 2025: Kevin Lawrence, violin with Polina Khatsko, piano
N.C. University of the Arts faculty in a recital of sonatas by Beethoven and Grieg, plus a
work by Virginia composer Judith Shatin inspired by Psalm 139.
December 8, 2025: Holiday Concert
Join the Abbey Schola and other music students in a performance to end the semester and bring in the Christmas season.
February 16, 2026: Danae Doerken, German-Greek pianist
Presents music she loves inspired by her heritage. “To her, virtuosity is natural, and her playing is about
the music itself and what it can achieve.”
March 23, 2026: Music from the time of American Revolution—Carolina
Pro Musica.
Join in the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary with music that was performed in Boston, Philadelphia, and Williamsburg in colonial America.
April 28, 2026, Spring Concert
Abbey Schola, and instrumental students celebrate the academic year.
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