Where music meets history.
Experience an unforgettable season of chamber music in the intimate and historic setting of Fair Lane Estate. From rich string harmonies to the debut of our newly restored Steinway piano, every Wednesday evening concert brings music that inspires, delights, and connects us across time.
Welcome to the
2026-2027 Fair Lane Music Guild Season
An Evening with Pauline Martin
Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at 7:00 PM
Join us for a special fundraiser concert celebrating the debut of our newly restored Steinway piano. Pianist Pauline Martin performs in the intimate Music Room at Fair Lane Estate for a limited audience.
Bayberry String Quartet
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 7:00 PM
Experience an extraordinary evening of chamber music with the Bayberry String Quartet in the historic Pool Room at Fair Lane Estate.
Performers:
Gabe Bolkosky – Viola
Steffani Kitayama – Violin
Nurit Pacht – Violin
Laura Usiskin – Cello
Cecilia Benner Tribute Concert & Reception featuring Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin & Pauline Martin, piano
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at 7:00 PM
Be among the first to step back in time when the magnificently restored home of Clara and Henry Ford opens its doors for a special event on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. - months ahead of the Estate’s public touring access in June 2027.
Chamber Soloists of Detroit joins the Fair Lane Music Guild in honoring long-time benefactor Cecilia Benner with an exclusive performance, reuniting acclaimed violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti with pianist Pauline Martin, whose solo recital in September reawakened the immaculately restored, one-of-a-kind Steinway grand piano gifted to Clara by Henry a century ago.
Bask in the exquisite sights, sounds, and champagne-accompanied epicurean delights of Clara’s beloved Music Room, with an intimate concert of chamber music curated by friends, for friends, as it was meant to be performed.
LIMITED SEATING.
Program: Sonatina for Violin and Piano, Op. 100 by Antonin Dvořák, Romance for Violin and Piano by Amy Beach, Louisiana Blues Strut (Solo Violin) by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Oblivion for Violin and Piano (arr. Joshua Parman) by Astor Piazzolla, Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano by César Franck.
Skye Chen: Harp Journey to the West
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, at 7:00 PM
Be captivated by an intimate and moving harp performance by Skye Chen in the historic Pool Room at Fair Lane Estate.
Silver Strings Dulcimer Society
Wednesday, March 17, 2027, at 7:00 PM
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with an enchanting evening of dulcimer music performed by the Silver Strings Dulcimer Society in the historic Pool Room at Fair Lane Estate.
Mustard’s Retreat
Wednesday, May 19, 2027, at 7:00 PM
Close out the 55th season of the Fair Lane Music Guild with a wonderful performance by Mustard's Retreat in the historic Pool Room at Fair Lane Estate.