Live Music At The Farm With Katherine Liccardo

Join us Sunday, July 5th, 2026 at 2pm for a special concert under the big checked tent here at the farm!

We are thrilled to invite you to the first of our 2026 live musical performances on July 5, when we welcome back our dear friend & virtuoso extraordinaire, Katherine Liccardo, on solo violin and electronics. Her performance starts at 2 under our red-checked tent. You are welcome to arrive beginning at 1:30 to find a spot on your favorite bench – or bring your own preferred lawn chair – for an unforgettable afternoon of music. The suggested donation is $25: bring whatever you can to support this amazing artist…  but at least bring yourself! 

Katherine has been performing at the farm since 2022, and we immediately realized we were in the presence of a tremendous talent. Katherine burns with a quiet intensity. It is obvious that she has poured her soul into her music, whether it is sublime classical music or joyful folk. Now, it seems, her intensity has been unleashed, and we are excited to witness her new solo offering, to which we all can relate:

What the Body Remembers is a haunting exploration of pain and healing through the medium of solo violin and electronics. Drawing from the work of contemporary composers, the program moves through the spiritual, psychological, and embodied aspects of pain with unsparing authenticity and blessed relief.

Violinist Katherine Liccardo (Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center) transforms the body of the violin into a percussive heart beat and the strings into a rasping breath. She unleashes raw walls of sound, hypnotic recursive loops, and ecstatic melodic lines in a bravura performance that pushes the boundaries of the violin. Based on Liccardo’s own journey of injury and recovery, this deeply personal hour of music opens the doors of private suffering into a shared, communal experience of recognition and catharsis.

Music by: Dai Wei, Jeffrey Fong, Sungji Hong, Kenji Bunch, Che Buford, and Gian Torrano Jacobs

NYC born and trained Katherine Liccardo began playing violin at the age of 3 and has devoted her life to her instrument. Based in Maine since 2020, Liccardo is the associate director of Vigorous Tenderness, an immersive outdoor concert series that amplifies marginalized voices in classical music and democratizes new/experimental music. Katherine also works with Shelter Music Maine, a fledgling organization that brings music to unsheltered communities across the state of Maine, and is a dedicated pedagogue with a full studio of students.