Great Waters Music Festival
The Great Waters Music Festival (also called GWMF) is an annual summer music festival held in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, USA, two hours north of Boston. The festival was founded in 1995 to promote live musical performances of both outstanding amateur and professional musicians, and consists of a wide range of musical performances including choral, symphonic, folk, pops, jazz, Broadway, and dance. Since the first festival in 1995, which attracted 325 attendees, it has grown to an audience of over 7,000 over its eight-week concert schedule. While originally concerts were held in a large white tent, the venue moved in 2011 to the newly built Kingswood Arts Center, an air-conditioned facility which seats nearly 1,000.
Celebrity performers
The GWMF attracts numerous artists from around the world. The following is a partial list of artists who have performed at the festival.
- Lucie Arnaz
- Canadian Brass
- Dave Brubeck
- Betty Buckley
- Judy Collins
- Sandy Duncan
- Arlo Guthrie
- Richie Havens
- Natalie MacMaster
- Nanci Griffith
- Gretchen Peters
- Chuck Mangione
- Wynton Marsalis
- Glenn Miller Orchestra
- Peter Nero
- Ronan Tynan
- Rockapella
- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy