Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Â MANCHESTER â Taconic Music is opening its fifth annual summer music festival on Monday, as it welcomes students and instructors who will perform chamber music in free concerts and classes throughout June and July. Artistic Directors Ariel Rudiakov and Joana Genova will present four faculty concerts featuring Taconic faculty and guest artists, two NextGen concerts performed by string and piano students from Taconicâs Chamber Music Intensive, and two master classes. All performances will be held at Burr and Burtonâs Riley Center for the Arts, on Seminary Avenue in Manchester Village. The Chamber Music Intensive musicians include music majors and alumni from conservatories and universities across the country, who will arrive in Manchester next week to begin their rehearsals and coachings. A special benefit concert at Dionondehowa Wildlife Sanctuary and School in Shushan, N.Y., featuring the Chamber Music Intensive students, rounds out the festival.