No tickets. No registration. The recital is open to everyone — just come.
A Recital by Candlelight
A flute recital with Ashley Mendeke, performed by candlelight. A reception follows.
Saturday · October the Third · 7:30 in the evening
Beacon, New Yorkseating is first come, first served
No retreat participants perform — this is a concert, not a class.
What the night is like
The candles
The room is softly lit entirely by candles — no stage lights, with a program designed to match the visual aesthetic.
The program
Ashley has put together a program for this one evening — music for flute, played once, by candlelight, and not repeated.
The reception
After the last note the candles stay lit: a reception with something to drink, and time to talk — with Ashley, and with everyone else who came.
No students perform. Just candles, an audience, and one program, played once.
Come early, stay late
Beacon is an easy place to spend an evening. Main Street is a short walk from the river — dinner, cafés, galleries, vintage shops — and the waterfront at dusk is the same view as our homepage.
If you’d like dinner first, book ahead — October Saturdays fill up on Main Street.
This evening closes the first night of the Hudson Valley Flute Retreat — come just for the recital, or stay for the whole weekend.
About the weekend