Aspen Music Festival in Aspen, Colorado
May 28, 2008 by
Since the very first Aspen Music Festival and School in 1949, both well known and upcoming musicians have attended to perform, learn and teach! This summer will mark the 59th year of this nine week long celebration of music! The 2008 season will start on June 19 and extend through until
Aspen, CO 81611
United States of America August 17. This years theme will be a mixture of mythology, folklore, legends and fairytales as the Aspen Music Festival presents "Once Upon a Time"!
The Aspen Opera Theater Center will be featuring a production of the ever popular Hansel and Gretel. They will also be performing two different adult versions of the the classic Cinderella fairytale!
Renowned pianist Emanuel Ax will be at the festival again doing two wonderful programs. Ax will also be presenting a special concert with pianists Misha Dichter, Yefim Bronfman and Joseph Kalichstein.
If you're a jazz fan you'll love the talents of Patti Austin. Austin will be joining with the Count Basie Orchestra in a special tribute to Ella Fitzgerald.
This year's Aspen Music Festival will feature over 350 public events. Some of the artists musical artists appearing are Sarah Chang, Emerson String Quartet, Joshua Bell and Julia Fischer.
The goal of the Once Upon a Time theme is to tell stories through music. The expressive power of music will be dominated through works like Wagner's Overture to The Flying Dutchman, Harbison's Great Gatsby Suite and Schoenberg's Love Story!
New additions to the Aspen Music Festival's 2008 lineup will be the Jazz Aspen Snowmass, Aspen Public Radio, Aspen Institute and the Anderson Ranch Arts Center!
Another famous guest appearance will be made by Condoleezza Rice! The U.S. Secretary of State was once a piano student at the Aspen Music School and will be performing on August 2 at 3:00 p.m. in the Benedict Music Tent!
The festival also plays host for the summer to over 750 music students that travel from over 40 states and over 40 countries each year. These students come to study, play, compose and conduct with over 150 faculty teachers.
Aspen Music Festival
Neigborhood: AspenAspen, CO 81611
United States of America
The Aspen Opera Theater Center will be featuring a production of the ever popular Hansel and Gretel. They will also be performing two different adult versions of the the classic Cinderella fairytale!
Renowned pianist Emanuel Ax will be at the festival again doing two wonderful programs. Ax will also be presenting a special concert with pianists Misha Dichter, Yefim Bronfman and Joseph Kalichstein.
If you're a jazz fan you'll love the talents of Patti Austin. Austin will be joining with the Count Basie Orchestra in a special tribute to Ella Fitzgerald.
This year's Aspen Music Festival will feature over 350 public events. Some of the artists musical artists appearing are Sarah Chang, Emerson String Quartet, Joshua Bell and Julia Fischer.
The goal of the Once Upon a Time theme is to tell stories through music. The expressive power of music will be dominated through works like Wagner's Overture to The Flying Dutchman, Harbison's Great Gatsby Suite and Schoenberg's Love Story!
New additions to the Aspen Music Festival's 2008 lineup will be the Jazz Aspen Snowmass, Aspen Public Radio, Aspen Institute and the Anderson Ranch Arts Center!
Another famous guest appearance will be made by Condoleezza Rice! The U.S. Secretary of State was once a piano student at the Aspen Music School and will be performing on August 2 at 3:00 p.m. in the Benedict Music Tent!
The festival also plays host for the summer to over 750 music students that travel from over 40 states and over 40 countries each year. These students come to study, play, compose and conduct with over 150 faculty teachers.
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