Every June, families in the Chestertown/Kent County area open their homes to National Music Festival musicians. While some hosts are Festival volunteers or board members, many are local residents who love music and musicians, or simply want to help. Hosting musicians is a wonderful and rewarding experience!
Hosts are recruited throughout the year, and are matched with guests in May. Musicians are responsible for their own transportation and meals during their stay (some hosts like to invite their guests to join them for meals when possible, but this is not required). Hosts provide a place to sleep and practice. If you are able to help with transportation, that is wonderful and much appreciated, but it is not required.
If you are interested in hosting and would like more information please fill out the interest form below. More information is also available in a downloadable PDF by clicking here.
If you are ready to commit to hosting, please fill out our online host questionnaire, which will allow us to match you appropriately with your guest(s). Click here to access the questionnaire.
Thank you!
The National Music Festival would like to thank the following hosts for the 2019 season:
Marjorie and Walter Adams
Page Barroll
Carol & Warren Beaven
James Bogden & Charles Taylor
Barbara & Catherine Brereton
MG & Jack Brosius
Marcy Brown & Bob Atwater
Joan Buffone & Dorsey Hammond
Rob Busler
Nancy & Zane Carter
Peggy & John Christie
Genevieve Coyle
Ran Crawford & Dave Turner
Virginia & Steve Croker
Pat & Ray Diedrichs
Carol Dobson
Brenda Fazekas
Lynn Geisert
Donna & Tony Gibbons-Neff
Liz Gross
Priscilla Hall
Connie & Bruce Hartwig
Peggy & Dal Holmes
Nina Houghton
Anna Hurd
Bob Ingersoll
Sandra & Neal Jackson
Suzzanne Kastendike
Beryl Kemp
Julie Lawrence & Joseph Harding
Betty & Dennis Martin
Edward Maxcy
Ralph Morgan
Carol & Bentley Orrick
Silvia & Enrique Pallares
Caitlin Patton & Richard Rosenberg
Mary Pritchard & Margo Long
Kathleen Ruckman
Anita Rudnick
Sandra Ryon
Earl Runde & Sandy Borghardt
Liz & Stan Salett
Harry Sears
Michelle & Vic Sensenig
Mary Anne Shea & Blyth Reynolds
Beryl & Douglas Smith
Peg & Charlie Sommers
Shelby M. Strudwick
Shelby T. Strudwick
Nancy & Richard Swanson
Paddy & Richard Tobey
Linda Verbeck
Laura & Kirk Wade
Amy & Robert Warner
Washington College
Cliff West
Pam White
Zsuzsa & Andrew Wierda
Lynda & Robert Willard
This list is up to date as of June 13, 2019.
