TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 FESTIVAL CALENDAR 6 FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8 ABOUT BRECKENRIDGE MUSIC 10 INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS 16 APPLAUSE 20 FROM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR 22 GUEST ARTISTS AND CONDUCTORS 33 VIEW FROM 9600’ DESCRIPTION AND SCHEDULE 34 CHAMPAGNE SERIES SCHEDULE 37 CONCERT PROGRAMS AND NOTES 82 FESTIVAL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS 98 MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS 102 PARTNERS AND SPONSORS 01
AUGUST 02–11 OPEN REHEARSAL FREE TALK
JULY 15–AUGUST 12 CHAMBER GASTRONOMY
JUNE 17 POP JAZZ
JULY 14 JAZZ
JULY 17 CHAMBER
JULY 19 ORCHESTRA
JULY 21 ORCHESTRA
JULY 24 CHAMBER
JULY 26 POPS ORCHESTRA
JULY 28 ACTIVITIES FAMILY
JULY 28 CHAMBER FAMILY
JULY 31 CHAMBER
AUGUST 02 ORCHESTRA
AUGUST 03 BLUEGRASS
AUGUST 04 ORCHESTRA
AUGUST 07 FOLK BLUEGRASS
AUGUST 09 FILM CHAMBER
AUGUST 09 SPECIAL JAZZ
AUGUST 10 FILM POPS ORCHESTRA
AUGUST 10 CHAMBER GUIDED MEDITATION
AUGUST 11 ORCHESTRA
AUGUST 09–19 CHAMBER
AUGUST 10–19 CHAMBER YOGA
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2018 BRECKENRIDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL SEASON CALENDAR
40 42 46 48 51 54 56 58 60 63 64 67 68 70 71 73 74 76 77
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VIEW FROM 9600’
CHAMPAGNE SERIES
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RADHE RADHE: RITES OF HOLI VIJAY IYER TRIO
AROUND THE WORLD WITH DISNEY IN THE LIGHT OF AIR
BARBER’S VIOLIN CONCERTO TRAIL MIX
ACOUSTIC FLOW
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FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TAMARA NUZZACI PARK
MORE THAN A FESTIVAL
The umbrella organization managing overall execution of the mission to present diverse and high-quality live music performances and broad-based community music education.
Our organization has always been much more than a summer music festival, despite what our name may have suggested. This summer we are pleased to unveil a new naming system to better communicate the breadth of our work. We dropped the word “festival” to be known simply as Breckenridge Music, or Breck Music for short. We are not losing Breckenridge Music Festival. Our core program, the summer residency of 40 professional musicians, will continue to be known by that name. From the start, music education has been central to our mission, and this new branding allows us to highlight and further develop collaborations that reach about 4,000 Summit, Park and Lake County students each year. The new naming system also more accurately reflects our current year-round programming and provides space for us to grow new initiatives while honoring the brand we’ve established over the last 37 years. In addition to our name change, we are excited to introduce a new Artistic Director and Conductor, Steven Schick, to lead this season and help us develop a unique artistic vision for the future. He isn’t just a conductor, he is a percussionist, author, teacher, and a true collaborator. Steven is also a champion of modern music and brings international talent and innovative programming experience to Breckenridge. I hope our Luminous season inspires, entertains and expands your musical horizons. Thank you for your support of Breck Music and our mission to bring high-quality live music performance and broad-based music education to Summit County. We look forward to sharing a rewarding summer of music with you.
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The core summer festival built upon a resident chamber orchestra led by Artistic Director & Conductor Steven Schick, taking place annually mid-July through mid-August.
Performances across genres ranging from national touring acts to regional up-and-coming talent presented throughout the year.
A broad-based program providing much needed music education in Summit, Lake and Park County schools as well as summer performances, interactive presentations and workshops to expand the community’s access to music.
The special event fundraising committee of Breckenridge Music which hosts a variety of functions and parties. Applause volunteers provide a wonderful vehicle to strengthen the Summit County community while raising significant funding.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brian Hall CHAIR Rich Roedel CHAIR-ELECT Sue Carver SECRETARY Wallace Ducayet TREASURER Martin Inglis TREASURER ELECT Laura Dziedzic Heidi Jarski Jesse Keaveny Sandy Kuschnerus Jill Ludowese Jennifer McAtamney Janet Sutterley William Taylor Carole Weller Hans Wurster MJ Wurster ADVISORY COUNCIL Janis Bunchman Sherrie Calderini Jan Coles Jim Henderson Doris Koneman Randy Nations, MD Charlie Simpson Carol Simpson Charles Tyler Joyce Yob FESTIVAL ARTISTIC TEAM Steven Schick ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR Kate Hatmaker ARTISTIC PARTNER, CHAMBER MUSIC Michael Linville ARTISTIC PARTNER, CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL PRODUCTION TEAM Thomas Joyce ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Lyle Wong MUSIC LIBRARIAN Monica Soderman PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Robyn Zumwalt PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Ron Huneycutt ASST. STAGE MANAGER, SOUND Kathleen Topham ASST. STAGE MANAGER, LIGHTING Zal Colah PRODUCTION INTERN Dustin Masiev PRODUCTION INTERN Yael Silver PRODUCTION INTERN ADMINISTRATION Tamara Nuzzaci Park EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Olivia Hill DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & OPERATIONS Matthew Karukin DIRECTOR & TALENT BUYER, BRECKENRIDGE MUSIC PRESENTS Karlie McLaughlin MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Paige Hall DEVELOPMENT INTERN Kirsten Stultz MEDIA AND MARKETING INTERN Sophia Willer ARTIST SERVICES INTERN
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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS
Breckenridge Music gratefully acknowledges support from its loyal patrons.
CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE $10,000–$19,999 Susan & Martin Inglis Alex Greenbaum CELLO Dr. Sandra F. Mather Emily Melendes HARP Paul Steven & Marte Singerman 125 RIVER PARK LTD Raul Rodriguez TUBA Richard & Peg Roedel Jack Thomas In memory of Pat Thomas Kate Hatmaker VIOLIN
BENEFACTOR $2.5K–$4,999 Adele Anding Derek Scott Beaty Chair James Holland CELLO Marcia & Kirk Blackard Amy Casper Pintea FLUTE Peggy & Doug Brown Hugh Palmer VIOLIN Rebecca & Pat Depole Anna & Mike Dudick Susan & Paul Dugdale Adrian Pintea VIOLIN Thomas & Kathleen Fingleton Alana & Sherman Glass James Henderson Timothy McFadden TRUMPET Steve Haefner TRUMPET Sandy & Hans Kuschnerus Rajesh Prasad PERCUSSION Jill & Jim Ludowese Ian Jones CELLO Beth & Barry McBride Nils & Sue Nelson Steve & Sheila Sarovich Brenda & Steven Schick Carol & Charlie Simpson Kenneth Krause CLARINET Louise & Steve Slater Gene & Richard Sosville Susan Pardue VIOLA Russ & Janey Trowbridge Chandler Teague TIMPANI
CONCERTMASTER’S CIRCLE $5,000–$9,999 Judy & Bernie Bottomley Jemmie Robertson TROMBONE Wallace & Maggie Ducayet Gary & Janet Freese Cathryn & Doug Selman Maxwell Pipinich BASSOON Marilyn & William Taylor Thomas DeWitt BASSOON Chuck & Elly Tyler Michael Linville PIANO
GUARANTOR $1,000–$2,499 Penny & Jim Banks Dick & Kathie Becker Susan Coleman & Beth Scannel Cary & Marsha Cooper Linda & Marc Crawford Terri & Jerry Eaton Linda & John Ebright Matthew Carrington VIOLA Marge & Jerry Gavenda Jeanne & Marty Getz
This list reflects donations received from May 27, 2017 through June 19, 2018. VIRTUOSO $20,000+ Sue & Howard Carver Jessica Petrasek FLUTE Laura & Jerry Dziedzic Nicholas Browne BASS Barbara Strauss & Paul Finkel Brian & Linda Hall Jan-Marie Joyce VIOLA Elizabeth McKenna In memory of Mimi & John McKenna Hans & Mary Jane Wurster Emily Cornelius VIOLIN Meghan Jones VIOLIN Hannah Yim VIOLIN
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Susy & Bill Gillilan Fred & Judy Green William Shaub VIOLIN Linda & Richard Hague Donna & Tom Hillin Jill & David Hughes Christine Hunter Jane King Ted & Jean Lawson Katie Carrington VIOLA Sally & Andy Lewis Nathan Olson VIOLIN Maureen Mccullough Nancy & Wayne McLaren Patricia McLaughlin Gregory & Cheryl Meier Michael Molloy Ronald & Roberta Nelson Pam & Jack O'Neil Ran Kampel CLARINET Chuck & BJ Ordner Tamara & Jin Park Linda Richter & Richard Cheney John & Kathleen Schnobrich Bob & Shirley Sleeker Maya Cohon VIOLIN Pat Spitzmiller Thomas Joyce TROMBONE Susan & Donald Telage Anne-Marie Cherry HORN Patty & Ed Wahtera David Rosen CELLO Jeff & Shari Weeden Valerie Williams & Chuck Lenzmeier Patsy Yeager Hinchey Joyce & Joe Yob SUSTAINER $500–$999 Jan Coles Candace & Jack Derrickson Miguel & Mary Espinosa Francinelee Hand & David Siegal
Ernie & Betty Sue Harris Janet & Mike Hebert Pat Hutson David & Leslie Katz Kenyon & Karen Kugler Win & Susan Lockwood David & Beverley McArthur Jim Mikolitis Dave Newkirk & Susan Lazo Margaret Barradas & Tim O'Neal Richard & Judy Skovlin David & Denise Snipes Alan & Kathy Sonnanstine Karen & Jim Warrick Carole & Paul Weller PATRON $250–$499 Jan & Norton Addy Brownell Bailey Linda & Richard Bateman Tim Casey Roberto & Dana Ceconi Edward & Anne Crane Diana & Don Dettmering Tari & Jerry Eggebrecht Robert Follett Deborah & Ted Gaensbauer Jonathan & Robin Gear Linda Graebner & Charlie Shalvoy Helen Hilley Steven & Annette Huff Anne Jones Bob & Mary Julyan Robert & Jen McIntosh Maura Murphy & Ken Nelson Todd & Emily Nelson John & Violeta Powell Jay & Kathleen Rust Larry Samuelson James & Adrienne Sielaff Jim & Rebecca Spearot Mark & Deb Spiers J.L. Sutterley, Architect Debby & Jeff Underwood John & Carre Warner Ann & Layton Wilson DONOR $100–$249 James & Lorraine Adams, MD Tuck & Liz Aikin Jeffrey & Rita Aron Anthony Bacevice Kim Barrick Carol Barrons & Martin Strull
Jeanene & Dan Bartel Judy & Bill Batton Tom & Mary Bierbrauer Stephen & Ellen Blitz Ali & Robert Breig Sandy & Bill Bruns Sherrie Calderini Sue & Roy Carlson Roy & Susan Carson Ron & Judy Carter James & Evelyn Cavins Julie & Jim Chandler Sharon & Mark Chertok Kenneth Cremer Suzanne & Jim Davis Linda & Kirk Dice Roger & Carol Dutton Elizabeth Klebe & Jim Dziedzic In honor of Laura Dziedzic Mark Dziedzic Debra Edwards Jacque & Ronald Frazzini Dr. Rick & Renee Goble Andy Greenawalt Margaret Johnson Greene Suzanne Greene Neil & Beth Groundwater Debra & John Hatmaker Steven & Ellen Hirsch Bob Horecky Martha & Greg Hughes Michael & Janet Huiatt Tim Hunter Felice Huntley Maureen & Stan Irwin Dr. & Mrs. William LaRue Jones Carol Kelly Judy & Dale Kesler Kathleen Kirkman Doris & Elmer Koneman Donald & Margery Langmuir Kent & Bonnie Lattig Elisabeth Lawrence & Ryne Scholl Helen & Lester Lemay Steve Levy & Jill Jeffery David & Peggy Lindstrom Michael Linville & Cesar Martinez Sharon & Victor Maroni Lana & Dennis McLaughlin Jim & Mary McShane Dan & Sharon Mikolitis Kasey & Bradd Provorse Mary Lou Johns & John Rynes
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Laura & Don Schenkler Helen & Jay Smith Tonia & Sadie Steele Harold & Debbie Tyber Nathan Warshofsky Andrea & Loren Weinstein Eden & Phyllis Wenig Sara & Rich Wrenn Valinda & Steve Yarberry Mickey Zeppelin FRIEND UP TO $100 Jery & Ann Bass John & Marjorie Berman Richard & Mary Bremer Bruce G. Camping Sue Carter Jennifer & Chris Cawley Margaret & James Cox In honor of the Summit County South Branch Librarians Charles Dinarello Brittany Dunn James Dziedzic Jenna Dziedzic Kenny & Dona Evans Jill & Bryan Foreman Linda & Jerry Ginsberg Leigh Girvin Ben & Cynthia Gordon Stephen & Olivia Hill Dale & Patti Howell Joan Hutchinson Mary Lee & Joe Irwin Steven Jonas & Chezna Newman William Keiderling Phil & Karen Kelton Jeffrey Kirkman In honor of Laura Dziedzic Peggy & George Kornreich William & Margery Leuschner Annette & Earl McGrew Peter Moye In honor of Linda Bateman Edward Paterson Mary Ann & Bob Reynolds Wilkins Karla Schapansky Pat & Ken Schutte Sylvia McBane & Nick Stanfield Barbara & Alfred Woelk
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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS (CONTINUED)
BRIDGE FUND CONTRIBUTORS
The Bridge Fund supports important organizational initiatives outlined in Breckenridge Music’s Strategic Plan. Investments are made over a three-year period to advance the organization toward its stated goals and develop a sustainable business model going forward. The individuals listed to the right have contributed a total of $171,583 as of June 25, 2018. IN MEMORY OF ANNE M. STONINGTON
The Anne M. Stonington Fund is a reserve fund held by The Summit Foundation established in memory of Anne M. Stonington in 2017 by the generous donors listed to the right. An annual draw supports in part the annual appearance of the guest pianist at the Breckenridge Music Festival.
IN MEMORY OF PAT THOMAS Laura & Jerry Dziedzic Jack Thomas Mary Jane & Hans Wurster IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS Robin & Jonathan Gear Bob Girvin Sandy & Hans Kuschnerus Kaylon & Jim Phillips Peg & Rich Roedel Blank Rome LLP Paul & Carole Weller Wendy & Jack Wolfe CHAMPAGNE CONCERT HOSTS Marsha & Cary Cooper Linda & John Ebright Jean & Ted Lawson Mary Ann & Dale Louis Gayle & Howard Mayson Wendi Nagy & David Scott Janey & Russ Trowbridge Patricia & Starnes Walker Duck & Vince White Petteruti The Champagne Series concerts are made possible by the generous in-kind contributions of our hosts.
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Sue & Howard Carver Laura & Jerry Dziedzic Barbara Strauss & Paul Finkel Linda & Brian Hall Sue & Martin Inglis Sandy & Hans Kuschnerus Peg & Rich Roedel Marilyn & William Taylor Mary Jane & Hans Wurster
Penny Banks & Jim Pappas Judy & Bernie Bottomley Jan Coles Wallace & Maggie Ducayet Laura & Jerry Dziedzic Debra Edwards Robert Follett Fred & Judy Green Ernie & Betty Sue Harris Kenyon & Karen Kugler Ronald & Roberta Nelson Dave Newkirk & Susan Lazo Jay & Kathleen Rust
The Dona & Dr. Kenneth Evans Chair is a reserve fund held by The Summit Foundation and established by 34 generous contributors in honor of Breckenridge Music's founders, Dona & Dr. Kenneth Evans, in 2016. An annual draw supports in part the residency of the principal oboe at the Breckenridge Music Festival. Breckenridge Music extends a heartfelt thank you to Elizabeth McKenna for her generous multi-year gift to honor the memory of her parents, Mimi and John McKenna and their love of Breckenridge and classical music. For more information about making a gift to honor a loved one or a long-term commitment through a legacy gift, including charitable gift annuities, life insurance or retirement plan beneficiary designations and bequests, contact Tamara Nuzzaci Park at 970-453-9142.
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APPLAUSE 2018 MEMBERSHIP
Comprised entirely of volunteers, Applause is the event fundraising arm of Breckenridge Music, hosting a variety of parties and social functions throughout the year. Applause volunteers provide a wonderful vehicle to strengthen the Summit County community while raising significant funding. $50 annual membership dues include a robust list of benefits like discounted Applause party tickets, invitation to Champagne concerts and exclusive events, as well as the opportunity to make lifelong friends with like-minded art and music enthusiasts. For more information, visit: BreckMusic.org/Applause
APPLAUSE SUMMER SOCIAL EVENTS INSIGHT INTO THE BEATLES WITH STEVEN SCHICK JULY 26 THURS 5:30 PM OLD MASONIC HALL
APPLAUSE COMMITTEE Carole Weller CHAIR Sue Nelson VICE CHAIR Jean Lawson PAST CHAIR Linda Hague TREASURER Jill Hughes SECRETARY Patti McLaughlin MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Laura Dziedzic GALA CHAIR Sherrie Calderini Diana Detterming Terri Eaton Becky Elcan Linda Ebright Alana Glass Linda Hall Chris Hunter Sandy Kuschnerus Sally Lewis BJ Ordner Peg Roedel Kathleen Schnobrich Shirley Sleeker Janey Trowbridge Susan Werner
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PEACE, LOVE & ROCK N’ ROLL FUNDRAISING EVENT JULY 28 SAT 6:00 PM DOUBLETREE RESORT, BRECKENRIDGE
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GUIDED WILDFLOWER HIKE + LUNCH AUG 7 THURS 8:30 AM BLACK POWDER PASS
SOUTH PARK CITY MUSEUM TOUR + BBQ LUNCH AUG 22 WED 10:00 AM FAIRPLAY
COLORADO & SOUTHERN TRAIN RIDE + DINNER SEPT 12 WED 1:00 PM LEADVILLE
James and Lorraine Adams, MD Penny and John Albertine Suzanne Anderson* Sandy and Steve Bainbridge Penny Banks and Jim Pappas Ted and Robbie Beaty Richard and Kathleen Becker Shirley and Jerry Becker Mr. Tom and Mrs. Mary Bierbrauer Marcia and Kirk Blackard Bernie and Judy Bottomley Pamela and James Bradley Ali Breig and Robert Hunter Walter and Mary Jane Briney Tom and Marsha Brown Bill and Sandi Bruns Janis and Rick Bunchman Sherrie Calderini* Linda and John Carr Sue Carter Sue and Howard Carver Mark and Sharon Chertok Janet Coles Cary and Marsha Cooper Judith and Thomas Corley Olga and Nikolaus Correll Shanan and Jim Cox Linda and Marc Crawford Caroline and John Crider Robert and Carolyn Deal Diana and Don Dettmering* Marilyn and Douglas Dobbs Margaret and Wallace Ducayet * Susan and Paul Dugdale Laura and Jerry Dziedzic* Terri and Jerry Eaton* Linda and John Ebright* Becky and Chris Elcan Barbara Strauss and Paul Finkel Greg and Lesley Flaks Renate and Theo Fleisch Pat and Ed Freeburg Gerald and Margaret Gavenda Jonathan and Robin Gear Linda Ginsberg and Jerry Kelly Alana and Sherman Glass*
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A MUSICAL O DYSSEY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN GREECE, SICILY & ITALY ABOARD THE DELUXE LE BOUGAINVILLE
SEPTEMBER 18–27, 2019 WITH PONANT YACHT CRUISES AND EXPEDITIONS
HIGHLIGHTS
Experience some of the loveliest destinations in the Mediterranean with a series of private recitals by four world-class chamber musicians. From Classical Greece to Imperial Rome, discover important sites along the way—sacred Patmos, where John the Evangelist recorded his visions of the apocalypse; the Apollo’s Oracle at Delphi, where men came to learn their fate; Olympia’s Sanctuary of Zeus, home to the Panhellenic Games; the Greek theater in Taormina overlooking Mount Etna; Pompeii, the Roman resort and spa both destroyed and preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
Enjoy a series of exclusively-designed, private concerts aboard ship by our collection of world-class chamber musicians.
To witness these iconic sites is in itself an extraordinary experience. To do so in the company of world-class performing artists is an irresistible proposition. The artists—violinist Kristin Lee, cellist Nicholas Canellakis, pianist Michael Brown, and flutist Jasmine Choi—were personally invited by the artistic director of this special voyage, Michael Parloff, who chose these four not just for their superb talent, but also for their affable personalities.
Explore Athens’ Acropolis during a pre-cruise sightseeing tour. A private concert in the Duomo, Cathedral of Taormina, featuring our accompanying musicians. Optional excursions to iconic sites in the Mediterranean including: The Monastery of St. John on Patmos; The Oracle of Apollo at Delphi; The Greek Temple at Taormina; Olympia; and Pompeii.
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR
STEVEN SCHICK
HOWARD LIPIN SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE VIA ZUMA WIRE
Percussionist, conductor, and author Steven Schick is hailed in The New Yorker as, “one of our supreme living virtuosos, not just of percussion but of any instrument,” and has championed contemporary percussion music by commissioning or premiering more than one hundred-fifty new works. The most important of these have become core repertory for solo percussion. Schick was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 2014. Steven Schick is artistic director of the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus and the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players. As a conductor, he has appeared with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Milwaukee Symphony, Ensemble Modern, the International Contemporary Ensemble, the Asko/Schönberg Ensemble and with the Breckenridge Music Festival in 2016. He is also Distinguished Professor of Music and holds the Reed Family Presidential Chair at the University of California, San Diego. He was music director of the 2015 Ojai Festival, and is co-artistic director, with Claire Chase, of the Summer Music Program at the Banff Centre. Schick’s publications include a book, “The Percussionist’s Art: Same Bed, Different Dreams,” and many articles. He has released numerous recordings including the 2010 “Percussion Works of Iannis Xenakis,” and its companion, “The Complete Early Percussion Works of Karlheinz Stockhausen” in 2014 (both on Mode). He received the “Diapason d’Or” as conductor (Xenakis Ensemble Music with ICE) and the Deutscheschallplattenkritikpreis, as percussionist (Stockhausen), each for the best new music release of 2015.
FROM STEVEN SCHICK A first-time visitor to Breckenridge can barely take it all in. The enormity of the vista, the snow capped peaks (in summer!), The sense of closeknit community. The thinness of the air! But for this first-time visitor, arriving in August of 2016 to conduct at the Breckenridge Music Festival, the most vivid impression was of the light. The canted beams of early morning sparkling
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off the mirrored surface of the Blue River, the near blinding intensity of the noonday sun at 9600 feet, and suddenly, a dimming as the bilious green of a late afternoon thunderstorm covers the horizon. No longer a first-time visitor, but now in my inaugural year as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Breckenridge Music Festival, I am still
captivated by the light of Breckenridge, but now I also have the privilege of imagining the musical version of that light. I’ve been asking myself how the light and color of Breckenridge might be translated into sound. What is the musical version of the sudden shifts from light to dark as clouds race overhead? What sound might the sudden splashes of brilliant flowers in a hidden mountain meadow make if they could? Is there a concert equivalent to the long dusks of summer or a star-splashed night sky? As we look for light, we’ll start by celebrating the guiding light of David Danzmayr and his three-year long stewardship of the Breckenridge Music Festival in our opening set of concerts. Maestro Danzmayr will combine the lucidity of Mozart with refractions of light from the Eternal City in Respighi’s Pines of Rome. Osvaldo Golijov’s evocative Three Songs is built around the “Mariel theme,” a melody Golijov composed in memory of a close friend who died suddenly. Here the music is not elegiac but celebratory; we are asked to imagine not death, but the luster of life, with a future spread out before us, as bright and welcoming as a seascape at noon. I’ll join the festival in its second week. With a new music director you can expect some new perspectives. This year we start an annual composer-in-residence program with pianist, composer, thinker, and social advocate, Vijay Iyer. We’ll hear Vijay with his trio and will feature him as soloist with members of the Festival Orchestra in his Radhe Radhe, the explosion of sound and color that he created with filmmaker Prashant Bhargava to celebrate the rite of Holi. We’ll also initiate a new audience experience, “The View from 9600’,” in which audience members will be invited to our dress rehearsals and then, afterwards, onto the stage to exchange ideas in informal conversations with me and some of the Festival Orchestra. But even as we try out a few new ideas, audiences can expect the return of the great orchestral, chamber, and Presents programming they have come to love from Breck Music. Highlights of our luminous summer will include the light of a genuine star, pipa virtuoso Wu Man, who will join us in Lou Harrison’s delightful Concerto for Pipa. Prokofiev’s “Classical Symphony” and Haydn’s “Miracle” complete a program of kaleidoscopic color. The miracle in Haydn’s symphony refers to the first TICKETS & INFO BRECKMUSIC.ORG 970-547-3100
performance—in which a chandelier fell to the ground at the end of the performance. However, because the audience had left its seats and rushed toward the stage in wild acclaim, no one was hurt. Let’s hear it for the mosh pit as lifesaver! The theme of light and color continues with John Luther Adams’s The Light Within and Tan Dun’s Concerto for Water Percussion and Orchestra, in which I’ll join the orchestra as percussion soloist, playing percussion instruments by striking and then lowering them into glowing, translucent bowls of water. Beethoven’s Second Symphony celebrated one of the few truly happy phases in Beethoven’s life, the bright, fleeting moment between the time he had achieved fame in Vienna and the onset of his debilitating deafness. We’ll feature a full slate of our usual great program of chamber music, curated by my colleagues Kate Hatmaker and Michael Linville, both onstage at the Riverwalk Center and in more intimate Champagne Concerts. (Don’t miss Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s transcendental In the Light of Air in an intimate on-stage performance!) We’ll have children’s and lighter programming from Carolyn Shaw to the Beatles and another dance collaboration with Vail Dance—a VIP experience to be sure! And we’ll conclude the summer with a concert of sheer brilliance featuring our extraordinary concertmaster, Nathan Olson, as soloist in Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto, framed by a new arrangement of Claude Debussy’s Jeux and Stravinsky’s most lovable work, the suite from Pulcinella. Whew! That’s a lot of music!! And it will be thrilling for me to work with the extraordinary musicians and staff of Breckenridge Music in putting it all together. It will also be my honor to join the Breckenridge community, a place that is truly full of light. I look forward to the radiance of natural beauty and the grandeur of high mountains and to the warmth of a supportive, dedicated, and intrepid community of listeners. And, I look forward to welcoming everyone to “Luminous,” the 2018 season of the Breckenridge Music Festival. I’ll see you there! — STEVEN SCHICK
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Described by The Herald as “extremely good, concise, clear, incisive and expressive,” David Danzmayr is widely regarded as one of the most talented and exciting European conductors of his generation.
Bavarian soprano Kathrin Danzmayr first came to international attention when she sang the role of Pamina in a production of W. A. Mozart’s “Magic Flute” during the Salzburg Festival Summer. During this production she collaborated with Grace Bumbry, who became one of her most important mentors. Further career highlights include the role of Susanna in Dinkelsbühl and Clorinda in Hamburg.
David finished his fourth and final season as Music Director of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra in Chicago in 2016 and is currently holding the position of Chief Conductor of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. Danzmayr is also in his third season as Music Director of the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra in Columbus, and served as Artistic Advisor and Conductor of the Breckenridge Music Festival from 2015–2017. David has won prizes at some of the world’s most prestigious conducting competitions including a 2nd prize at the International Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition and prizes at the International Malko Conducting Competition. He has become a sought after guest conductor around the globe, having worked with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Mozarteum Orchester, Chicago Civic Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic, and Iceland Symphony Orchestra to name a few.
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In 2010 Kathrin became a member of the distinguished Salzburg Concert Society, where she sang more than 70 concerts a season, touring throughout central Europe, including Munich and Stuttgart. In addition she worked as a soloist among others with the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, the Glasgow Sinfonietta, Giovanni Orchestra Salzburg, Greenock Philharmonic, as well as the Breckenridge Festival Orchestra and the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra to name a few. Kathrin performs along side the Festival Chamber Orchestra on July 19 for Danzmayr Conducts Mozart.
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Violinist Kate Hatmaker enjoys a varied career as performer, educator and entrepreneur. She is the Executive and Artistic Director of Art of Élan (www.artofelan.org), a San Diego chamber music organization committed to bringing classical music to diverse audiences, and has been a violinist with the San Diego Symphony since 2006. Ms. Hatmaker has been a featured soloist with a variety of North American orchestras and has performed at the Vail International Dance Festival, La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest and the Strings Music Festival in Steamboat Springs, CO. She teaches privately, is a frequent chamber music recitalist and guest clinician and also serves as Breckenridge Music Festival’s Co-Artistic Partner for Chamber Music.
Michael Linville has established a rich and varied professional life as a pianist, percussionist, harpist, conductor, arranger and educator. As the Dean for Chamber Music and Fellow Development at the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Mr. Linville curates three different concert series as part of the Symphony’s season, programming repertoire and coaching its Fellows. As a concert pianist, Linville has performed with NWS, the San Francisco Symphony, the Breckenridge Festival Chamber Orchestra, and regional orchestras around the U.S. He also serves as Breckenridge Music Festival’s Co-Artistic Partner for Chamber Music. Michael will be conducting Tan Dun’s Water Concerto on the August 4 program, Luminous: Music of Beethoven & Beyond.
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Watch Kate lead the orchestra as acting concertmaster and Violin II Principal July 17–July 29 and hear her perform the solo violin part in Bernstein’s Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium” at Vail Dance Festival on July 29.
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WU MAN
Born in Denver, Robin Sutherland grew up in Greeley, entering the studio of Dr. Rita Hutcherson, head of the piano department of what was then Colorado State College, at the age of four. As a boy, he was befriended by another faculty member, Dr. Kenneth Evans; which led to many musical experiences including the first of many solo engagements with the Breckenridge Music Festival. Sutherland is an alumnus of the Aspen Music School and Festival, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the University of Hawai’i and Juilliard.
Recognized as the world’s premier pipa virtuoso and leading ambassador of Chinese music, Wu Man has carved out a career as a soloist, educator and composer giving the pipa — which has a history of over 2,000 years in China — a new role in both traditional and contemporary music. Wu Man has premiered hundreds of new works for the pipa, while spearheading multimedia projects to both preserve and create awareness of China’s ancient musical traditions. Born in Hangzhou, China, Wu Man studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and was the first recipient of a master’s degree in pipa. She was the first Chinese traditional musician to receive The United States Artist Fellowship in 2008. In 2013, she was named Musical America’s Instrumentalist of the Year, becoming the first player of a non-Western instrument to receive the award. She is the first artist from China to perform at the White House. She frequently collaborates with the Kronos and Shanghai Quartets, the Knights, and the Silk Road Ensemble (SRE), including on SRE’s Grammy Awardwinning album Sing Me Home, which features her original composition Green (Vincent’s Tune). Wu Man currently resides in California. For more information visit wumanpipa.org.
While still an undergraduate at SFCM, he was appointed Principal Pianist of the San Francisco Symphony. His association with Leonard Bernstein’s “Age of Anxiety,” has taken him all over the world. In addition to numerous performances on tour with the San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas requested him for his farewell tour with the London Symphony, and Sutherland was Seiji Ozawa’s soloist of choice when he programmed the piece for his celebrated guest appearance at La Scala in Milan in 1994. Robin returns to the Riverwalk Center stage on July 24 for Czech, Please! Robin's appearance is made possible by a generous contribution to Breckenridge Music's annual fund by Jan Coles. BRECKENRIDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL
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Composer-pianist Vijay Iyer was named Downbeat Magazine’s Jazz Artist of the Year for 2012, 2015, and 2016. He received a 2013 MacArthur Fellowship, a 2012 Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, and a 2011 Grammy nomination.
Aram Demirjian is a 21st century American conductor, sought after for his dynamic performances, innovative programming concepts, and genrecrossing versatility. Possessing a distinctive ability to connect with a broad range of audiences, Demirjian strives to open gateways into the world of symphonic music for persons of all ages, backgrounds and circumstances through communication, education and community engagement.
Iyer’s compositions have been commissioned and premiered by musical groups including Bang on a Can All-Stars, The Silk Road Ensemble, Ethel, Brentano Quartet, Brooklyn Rider, Imani Winds and American Composers Orchestra. Iyer is the Franklin D. and Florence Rosenblatt Professor of the Arts at Harvard University. He is also the Director of The Banff Centre’s International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music, the 2015–16 Artist-inResidence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Musical Director for the 2017 Ojai Festival. He holds a doctorate in music cognition from University of California, Berkeley. Iyer is the inaugural musician for the Composer-in-Residence program and will be performing on August 9 for Radhe Radhe: Rites of Holi and again with his trio later that evening.
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Demirjian enjoys an active conducting schedule including frequent concerts with The Philadelphia Orchestra, for whom he also serves as a regular cover conductor. He has performed with the Detroit, Illinois, Indianapolis, Omaha, San Antonio, St. Louis symphonies, the Minnesota and Sarasota orchestras, Boise and Louisiana philharmonics, had international debuts with the Orquesta Sinfónico de Minería and Lausanne Chamber Orchestra and served as a guest artist at the Tanglewood Music Center. His 2018–19 season features returns to Philadelphia and to the Kansas City Symphony, where he served as associate conductor, as well as concerts with Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal and the Wichita and Portland symphonies. See him conduct the Festival Chamber Orchestra for Around the World with Disney on August 10.
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VIEW FROM 9600’ Join musicians on the Riverwalk Center stage for a closer look at how music is made. Artistic Director & Conductor Steven Schick leads a discussion with guest artists and audiences, comparing modern day composition to great works of the past in these free post-rehearsal talks. AUGUST 02
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Igor Stravinksy and Samuel Barber
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JULY 29 TROWBRIDGE HOME 11:00 AM VARIOUS Three Renaissance Madrigals
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JULY 15 MAYSON HOME 7:00 PM
DALMAU Amparito Roca
JULY 29 WALKER HOME 7:00 PM BARBER Summer Music MOZART Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B-flat Major, K.292
BRAHMS Clarinet Sonata in E-flat Major, op. 120, no. 2
HAYDN Flute Quartet in C Major, Hob.II:11, “Man and Wife” COPLAND Threnodies for Flute and String Trio
— Threnody II: In Memoriam Beatrice Cunningham FRANK Leyendas, an Andean Walkabout
PAREDES Canção Verdes Anos (Song of the Green Years)
BARTÓK Duos for Two Violins
SCHUBERT Quartettsatz, D.703 BARBER String Quartet, op. 11
AUG 12 NAGY-SCOTT HOME 7:00 PM
VIVALDI Sonata in A minor, RV 44
DEBUSSY Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp GIDDENS At the Purchaser’s Option with variations
AUG 12 EBRIGHT HOME 11:00 AM
HONEGGER Sonatine
JULY 22 LOUIS HOME 11:00 AM
SHAW Entr’acte
SCOTT Homage to Duke
— Threnody I: In Memoriam Igor Stravinsky
RAVEL Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major
HARRISON Varied Trio
JULY 15 COOPER HOME 7:00 PM
BRAHMS String Quartet in C minor, op.51, no. 1
HOFFMAN Blues for Harp, Oboe and Cello
SCHUBERT String Quintet in C Major, D. 956
SMITH Requiem for Jake
BERNSTEIN West Side Story Suite
AUG 05 LAWSON HOME 7:00 PM
DEBUSSY Première Rhapsodie
KOETSIER Quintet
LUNA Danza del Fuego
SCHEIDT Centone no. 5
PIAZZOLLA Oblivion
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ROTA Quartet for Strings
SUK Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale, ’St. Wenceslas’, op. 35
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DVOŘÁK Terzetto in C Major, op. 74
BRAHMS Horn Trio, op. 40”
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Cuban American jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer, Arturo Sandoval has evolved into one of the world’s most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn. This Latin jazz pioneer and 10-time Grammy award winner delivers dynamic and vivacious live performances, captivating audiences with his lyrical improvisation and virtuoso capabilities. This performance is made possible by a generous contribution to Breckenridge Music’s annual fund from Linda and Brian Hall.
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Cello Sonata, Book 3, in D minor, no. 2 I. Adagio II. Allegro III. Aria: [Largo] IV. Giga
Alex Greenbaum CELLO Nicholas Browne BASS
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Sonata da chiesa in F Major, op. 3, no. 1
Ian Jones CELLO
I. Grave II. Allegro III. Vivace IV. Allegro
Jessica Petrasek FLUTE Alex Greenbaum CELLO
VIVALDI
Violin Concerto in E minor, RV 273
Elizabeth Furuta VIOLIN Michael Linville HARPSICHORD
I. Allegro non molto II. Largo III. Allegro Emily Cornelius VIOLIN
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Concerto a cinque for solo oboe and strings, op. 9, no. 2 (version for solo trombone, strings and continuo) I. Allegro e non presto II. Adagio III. Allegro
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Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Ripieno strings*
I. Vivace II. Largo, ma non tanto III. Allegro Maya Cohon VIOLIN Ripieno strings*
Meghan Jones VIOLIN
* Violin 1: William Shaub, Hugh Palmer; Violin 2: Jenny Topilow, Elizabeth Furuta; Viola: Susan Pardue, Jan-Marie Joyce; Cello: Alex Greenbaum (1st half), Ian Jones (2nd half); Bass: Nicholas Browne; Harpsichord: Michael Linville
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The essence of the Baroque was expressed by 18th-century composer and theorist, Johann Joseph Fux: “A composition meets the demands of good taste if it is well constructed, avoids trivialities as well as willful eccentricities, aims at the sublime, but moves in a natural ordered way, combining brilliant ideas with perfect workmanship.” Baroque music flourished widely across Europe four hundred years ago. The word baroque derives from the Italian barocco, meaning bizarre, although probably exuberant might more accurately reflect its meaning. The term, first used in the 1860s, initially described the highly decorated style of 17th-and 18th-century religious and public buildings in Italy, Germany and Austria. Not until the mid-1900’s was baroque applied to the music that reached its apex between 1700–1750. The sonata and concerto took shape in Rome. Much of what is unique in baroque music, from form to melody, can be traced to the composer Arcangelo Corelli, who had boundless influence on his Italian contemporaries and on the succeeding generation of composers, even Handel, who spent 1704–1710 in Rome. Corelli’s compositions provided a model, both through their wide dissemination and performance. Corelli’s impact spread throughout Europe; he is remembered both as the founder of modern violin technique and the creator of the concerto grosso. From Rome, the “Italian” Baroque spread north, while stricter German forms moved south, fertilizing each other, and resulting in what we call baroque music. Vivaldi, Corelli, Scarlatti, and Handel met one another or at least were introduced to each other’s music; even Bach TICKETS & INFO BRECKMUSIC.ORG 970-547-3100
owned and copied the music of his contemporaries, including Vivaldi’s, often re-writing works for different instruments. Vivaldi, one of the most prolific composers of concerti, epitomizes the Italian Baroque. His home, Venice, was one of the epicenters of the baroque. Employed for most of his working life by the Ospedale della Pietà, which began as a charitable foundation, a home for noblemen’s female illegitimate children, Vivaldi was required to produce two concerti a month, which functioned as exercises for his talented students. The Ospedale was well endowed by the “anonymous” fathers; over time, it became known for its musical excellence and became a de facto conservatory. Another Venetian, Albinoni was particularly fond of the oboe, and was the first Italian to compose concertos for it, then a relatively new instrument in Italy. Until Vivaldi’s time, concerti were associated only with string instruments. Bach’s music was influenced in his early years by the courts at which he was employed; Germany was then a complex of small princely states, each with its own court and, consequently court musicians. Later, Bach spent most of his life in Leipzig where his position as Cantor of St. Thomas Church dictated what he composed, music in which the forms and styles of the baroque came together and were brought to perfection, expressing the order of the universe. © SUSAN HALPERN 2018
This performance is made possible by a generous contribution to Breckenridge Music’s annual fund from Carol and Charlie Simpson.
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MOZART
Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527
GOLIJOV
Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra
I. Night of the Flying Horses II. Lúa Descolorida III. How Slow the Wind Kathrin Danzmayr SOPRANO INTERMISSION
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Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in E-flat Major, K.365 I. Allegro
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“Muertes del ángel” from Last Round
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Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385, “Haffner”
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I. Allegro con spirit II. Andante III. Menuetto IV. Presto
This performance is made possible by a generous contribution to Breckenridge Music’s annual fund from Chuck and Elly Tyler.
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DAVID DANZMAYR, CONDUCTOR
JULY 19
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This concert contains sharp contrasts and compelling similarities: Mozart and Golijov, musical polyglots, one a 21st-century multicultural composer, one an 18th-century exponent of Viennese Classicism, both composing in many genres, from song to opera, from chamber music to orchestral. New York’s Lincoln Center Mostly Mozart Festival’s first composer-in-residence, Golijov was asked about his relationship to Mozart. “Let’s not even go there!” he said. “It’s like asking a playwright to talk about Shakespeare.” Mozart’s Overture to Don Giovanni begins the concert with ominous chords that introduce the opera’s dark, tragic, dramatic elements and strongly contrast with the energetic, jocular Allegro with which Mozart introduced the lead character, the philandering Don Giovanni. Golijov grew up with Jewish, Classical, and South American music in his native Argentina, then studied music in Israel and the United States, where he now lives. In his Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra, Jewish and Spanish folk music influences combine with emotional poetry. Lullaby, in Yiddish, begins a cappella with a melody resembling a folk song with a lilting rhythm, followed by a Gypsy-inflected improvisatory doina, a song with complex ornamentation, featuring the viola’s lowest string. Last comes fast gallop music with a theme Golijov said he stole from “my friends of the wild gypsy band Taraf de Haidouks.” Lúa descolorida, a lament about the “colorless moon,” sets a Galician poem by Rosalia de Castro (1837–1885). Golijov was inspired by Dawn Upshaw’s “rainbow TICKETS & INFO BRECKMUSIC.ORG 970-547-3100
of a voice,” for which he wanted to create “quietly radiant” music. In How Slow the Wind, written after the death of a friend, Golijov uses Emily Dickinson poems as text. He writes, “I had in mind one of those seconds in life that is frozen in the memory, forever—a sudden death, a single instant in which life turns upside down, different from the experience of death after a long agony.” “Muertes del angel” (Death of an Angel,) the 2nd movement of Last Round, was composed as a threnody, after hearing that tango composer Astor Piazzolla had a stroke. Last Round, the name of a short story about boxing by Julio Cortázar, metaphorically indicates an imaginary chance for Piazzolla, known to be pugilistic, to fight to live; “Muertes del ángel” was one of Piazzolla’s 1960’s series of ‘angel’ pieces, a tango. Golijov sees it as “a final, seemingly endless opening sigh (actually a fantasy over the refrain of the song ‘My Beloved Buenos Aires,’ composed by the legendary Carlos Gardel in the 1930s.” In this dirge-like slow tango, “two quartets confront each other, separated by the focal bass, with violins and violas standing up as in the traditional tango orchestras.” Mozart’s famous Haffner Symphony, named for a wealthy merchant, Mozart’s friend, is a reworking of music written for a celebratory festivity; by turns, formal, elegant and graceful, its finale is an exercise in speed and precision: Mozart instructed it be performed as fast as the orchestra can manage. © SUSAN HALPERN 2018
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Something for the Dark
MOZART
Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat Major, K.364
I. Allegro maestoso II. Andante III. Presto Katherine Kobylarz VIOLIN
Caleb Cox VIOLA
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RESPIGHI
Pines of Rome, P. 141 I. II. III. IV.
I pini di Villa Borghese (The Pines of Villa Borghese) Pini presso una catacomba (Pines near a catacomb) I pini del Gianicolo (The Pines of the Janiculum) I pini della via Appia (The Pines of the Appian Way)
American composer Sarah Kirkland Snider is a bright light among America’s new generation of composers. Something for the Dark was commissioned by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as a prize for winning the 2013 Elaine Lebenbom Memorial Award for women composers. The work takes its title from a poem by Detroit poet Philip Levine. Snider writes, “The piece opens with a statement of hope, and sets out on an uncertain journey to find it again, but instead encounters strange new echoes of the motif in different, unfamiliar settings. It chases digressions, trying to resolve related but new musical arguments. Eventually it finds its way to solid ground, though this place is quite a bit darker than where we began. But to my mind this arrival feels more trustworthy, more complete, more worthy of celebration, because it feels more real.”
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In 1778, Leopold Mozart directed his son to set out from Salzburg to look for a better job. This meant bowing and scraping for various princes and electors in any court where it was rumored an opening might be soon available. Wolfgang was to take his long-suffering mother, with whom he had not traveled since a very young age—and who, sadly, would not survive the journey. After unsuccessful stints in Munich and Mannheim, they arrived in Paris, where audiences clamored for a particular genre of music: the symphonie concertante. Their appetite for these works is responsible for the bulk of the existing examples, most written between 1770 and 1830. Mozart probably composed his E-flat Sinfonia Concertante to introduce the form to Salzburg, and would have played either of the solo parts himself. The orchestra consists only of strings and pairs of oboes and horns,
but Mozart thickens the texture from time to time by dividing the string sections even further. The conventions of classical concerto form are followed, with the orchestra laying out main themes before leaving room for the soloists to take the spotlight. But unlike a typical concerto, here we find themes in far greater abundance. The sheer scale of the first movement, at fourteen minutes, is remarkable for this period. In the ensuing Andante, Mozart allows the soloists to jump in after only a brief and lonesome introduction. This is some of the most introspective and darkly glamorous music Mozart had produced, especially in the context of solo string repertoire; the dual cadenza itself is an emotional powerhouse. A joyful, dancing finale brings the works to a close. Like all Italian composers of his generation, Ottorino Respighi dreamed of success in opera, but though he wrote many, his most enduring and frequently performed works today are a handful of works for orchestra, particularly Pines. This is the central work in a large triptych of orchestral suites celebrating Rome: Fountains of Rome (1917), Pines of Rome (1924), and Roman Festivals (1929). The composer gives the following descriptions of each of the movements: The Pines of the Villa Borghese (Allegretto vivace) — Children are at play in the pine groves, dancing the Italian equivalent of “Ring around the Rosy.” They mimic marching soldiers and TICKETS & INFO BRECKMUSIC.ORG 970-547-3100
battles. They twitter and shriek like swallows at evening, coming and going in swarms. Suddenly the scene changes. The Pines Near a Catacomb (Lento) — We see the shadows of the pines, which overhang the entrance of a tomb. From the depths rise a chant, which echoes solemnly, like a hymn, and is then mysteriously silenced. The Pines of the Janiculum (Lento) — There is a thrill in the air. The full moon reveals the profile of the pines of Gianicolo’s Hill. A nightingale sings. The Pines of the Appian Way (Tempo di Marcia) — Misty dawn. The tragic country is guarded by solitary pines. Indistinctly, incessantly, the rhythm of unending steps. The poet has a fantastic vision of past glories. Trumpets blare, and the army of the Consul bursts forth in the grandeur of a newly risen sun toward the Sacred Way, mounting in triumph the Capitoline Hill. © JAMEY LAMAR 2018
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ROBIN SUTHERLAND, PIANO MICHAEL LINVILLE, PIANO
From the Bohemian Forest, op. 68, no. 5, “Silent Woods”
RIVERWALK CENTER TUESDAY 7:30 PM
DVOŘÁK
JULY 24
CHAMBER
C ZECH, PLEASE!
Legend in C-sharp minor, op. 59, no. 6 Slavonic Dance in A Major, op. 46, no. 5
Robin Sutherland PIANO
SUK
Piano Quartet in A minor, op.1, no. 1
Michael Linville PIANO
I. Allegro appassionato II. Adagio III. Allegro con fuoco William Shaub VIOLIN Alex Greenbaum CELLO
Jan-Marie Joyce VIOLA Robin Sutherland PIANO
INTERMISSION
DVOŘÁK
Piano Quintet in A Major, op. 81, no. 2 I. II. III. IV.
Allegro ma non tanto Dumka. Andante con moto Scherzo–Furiant. Molto vivace – Poco tranquillo Finale. Allegro
Rachel Sandman VIOLIN Katie Carrington VIOLA Robin Sutherland PIANO
Although Bohemia and Moravia belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the end of World War 1, in the mid-19th century they became Czech, taking on a distinctive cultural and artistic identity. Among those who expressed the nation’s patriotic feelings were two composers who gained international fame: Bedřich Smetana and Antonín Dvořák. Dvořák (1841–1904) transformed traditional European forms with his intensely nationalistic spirit. Early on, Dvořák was a church organist and violist in the Provisional Theater, under Smetana’s direction. Dvořák’s music, usually
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described as synthesizing Classical and Romantic ideals, created a new national idiom, absorbing the simplicity and authenticity of folk influences, using them creatively and effectively to construct national identity through sound. He recognized music’s ability to express the emotional element needed in this age of the disintegration of empires and the creation of nations. In 1875 Brahms “discovered” Dvořák, helping him establish his career by recommending him to his Berlin publisher, who printed some of Dvořák’s Moravian songs; they were so successful, he was asked to write some dances like
Brahms’s Hungarian Dances. Dvořák composed the Slavonic Dances, in 1878, showcasing his commitment to Bohemian source material, later arranging them for different instrumental combinations. Their popularity throughout Europe helped established his reputation. In 1887, Dvorák wrote his mature, masterful Piano Quintet, one of his most characteristic works. Its music flows with joyous inspiration. He based the 1st movement on two Czech-inspired themes set in contrast but so related musically that elements from them are gracefully intermingled as the music develops. The 2nd movement, a dumka, characterized by its episodic nature and abrupt mood changes, he modeled after a Slavonic folksong. Dvorák titled the third movement Scherzo, Furiant, after a Czech folk dance. When Dvořák lived in the US between 1892–5 as director of the National Conservatory in New York, he contributed to American classical music’s development through his most famous work, Symphony No.9, “From The New World,” in which he successfully embedded indigenous American music into the symphony, believing art music needed to express its roots in the music of the people. While he was in New York, he urged his students to study the music of black Americans and of American “Indians,” in order to make their music express American ideas. TICKETS & INFO BRECKMUSIC.ORG 970-547-3100
Back home, he composed operas focused on peasant life, set patriotic and folk songs, and created instrumental music with themes based on folk songs and dances. Dvořák also taught the next generation of composers, including his son-in-law Josef Suk. When Suk came to maturity, Czech music had absorbed recent musical developments: impressionism and symbolism. First influenced by Late Romanticism, Suk had multi-faceted sources of inspiration. In 1898, he married Dvorák’s daughter Otillie; during the years that followed, Suk produced many elegant lyrical works reflecting his happiness. In later pieces, his personal, complex style included chromatic polyphony. In 1969, Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony journeyed on the Apollo 11 Moon mission; a recording of it was left on the moon, documenting the culture of human civilization. © SUSAN HALPERN 2018
This performance is made possible by a generous contribution to Breckenridge Music's annual fund from Sue and Howard Carver. Robin Sutherland's appearance is made possible by the Anne M. Stonington Fund which supports the invitation of a guest pianist each Festival season.
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JULY 26 RIVERWALK CENTER THURSDAY 7:30 PM
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KidFest will get you moving and grooving together as a family with free participatory activities, culminating in the family concert at the Riverwalk Center.
COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES BRECKENRIDGE THEATER COURTYARD 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM ALL AGES
Enjoy performances by Summit County partners, local music students, and Festival Orchestra musicians at the free community stage. Performances will take place on the half hour. Sponsored by Alpine Bank.
COLLABORATIVE COLLAGE FUQUA LIVERY STABLE 9:00 AM–12:30 PM ALL AGES
Find your inner artist and contribute to a large-scale collaborative art piece. The art is sketched by local artist, Andrew Dengate in the style of children’s author and artist, Eric Carle.
MUSIC & MOVEMENT RANDALL BARN 9:00 AM–9:45 AM AGES 2MO–5YRS
Young children and their parents will learn songs, play instruments and dance to new tunes. Led by Jane Thatcher of BlueSky Music.
STEM: TOUCH IT, HEAR IT! OLD MASONIC HALL 10:00 AM–10:45 AM AGES 10–18 (UNDER 10 WITH PARENT CHAPERONE)
This workshop teaches participants the basics of music technology and composition. Led by Conrad Kehn, Music Technology Faculty at the Lamont School of Music.
MUSICAL STORY HOUR: DRUM DREAM GIRL
SOUNDPAINTING RANDALL BARN 11:30 AM–12:10 PM AGES 8–18 (UNDER 8 WITH PARENT CHAPERONE)
RIVERWALK CENTER / ARTS DISTRICT CAMPUS SATURDAY 9:30 AM–3:30 PM FREE
JULY 28
ACTIVITIES FAMILY
BRECK MUSIC KIDFEST
Learn about and participate in soundpainting, the live composing sign language created for musicians, dancers, actors and poets with Conrad Kehn, Music Technology Faculty at the Lamont School of Music, and Festival Orchestra musicians.
MUSIC & MOVEMENT RIVERWALK CENTER LAWN 2:30 PM–3:15 PM ALL AGES
Learn new songs, play instruments and dance to fun tunes in preparation for free family concert, The Mountain that Loved a Bird with BlueSky Music’s Jane Thatcher.
INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO, COLLABORATIVE COLLAGE, ANIMATION STATION RIVERWALK CENTER LOBBY 3:00 PM–4:00 PM ALL AGES
Participate in an instrument petting zoo, view the large-scale collaborative collage, and make your own animation flip-book with artist Paige Scheuermann.
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QUANDARY ANTIQUES CABIN 11:00 AM–11:45 AM AGES 2MO–5YRS
This story hour features Drum Dream Girl, a poem inspired by the childhood of a Chinese-African-Cuban girl. Participants will make and color their own drums. Led by Melissa Schultz and co-presented with the South Branch Library.
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RIVERWALK CENTER SATURDAY 4:00 PM FREE
JULY 28
CHAMBER FAMILY
THE MOUNTAIN THAT LOVED A BIRD STEVEN SCHICK, CONDUCTOR AND PERCUSSION GEORGE PRESTON, NARRATOR DAN SCULLY, VIDEO DESIGN
FRIAR
Short Winds III. Lick Machine
Jessica Petrasek FLUTE Ran Kampel BASS CLARINET Ann-Marie Cherry HORN
Sandy Stimson OBOE Thomas DeWitt BASSOON
LIANG
Trans
Steven Schick PERCUSSION
SHAW
The Mountain that Loved a Bird
TEXT BY ALICE MCLERRAN
ILLUSTRATIONS BY ERIC CARLE
Jessica Petrasek FLUTE Ran Kampel CLARINET Ann-Marie Cherry HORN John Allen TROMBONE Rajesh Prasad PERCUSSION Hugh Palmer VIOLIN David Rosen CELLO
NEEDHAM
Brass Quintet No. 1, “Circus”
COLORADO PREMIERE
THE MOUNTAIN THAT LOVED A BIRD BY ALICE MCLERRAN ILLUSTRATED BY ERIC CARLE. COPYRIGHT © 1985. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
NARRATED BY GEORGE PRESTON
Sandy Stimson OBOE Thomas DeWitt BASSOON Tim McFadden TRUMPET Raul Rodriguez TUBA Hannah Yim VIOLIN Matthew Carrington VIOLA Alison Gaines BASS
V. Finale Tim McFadden TRUMPET Anne-Marie Cherry HORN Raul Rodriguez TUBA
Steve Haefner TRUMPET John Allen TROMBONE
Make music alongside the Festival Orchestra musicians and listen to sounds and stories of nature and friendship. In Lei Liang’s Trans, the audience will work together with soloist, Steven Shick to create music with pebbles that evoke rain showers, thunder and other natural phenomena. Composer and Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw’s musical adaptation of The Mountain that Loved a Bird by Alice McLerran is performed by members of the Festival Chamber Orchestra and set to Eric Carle’s colorful collage illustrations in this classic story of friendship and renewal. SUPPORT IN PART BY
This performance is made possible by a generous contribution to Breckenridge Music’s annual fund from Anna and Mike Dudick.
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This performance is approximately 60 minutes. TICKETS & INFO BRECKMUSIC.ORG 970-547-3100
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Quintet in G minor, op. 39 I. Moderato II. Andante energico III. Allegro sostenuto, ma con brio IV. Adagio pesante V. Allegro precipitato, ma non troppo presto VI. Andantino
Johanna Cox Pennington OBOE Ran Kampel CLARINET Hannah Yim VIOLIN Katie Carrington VIOLA Nicholas Browne BASS
HOVHANESS
Garden of Adonis
This performance is made possible by a generous contribution to Breckenridge Music’s annual fund from Kathleen and Thomas Fingleton.
Music can transport us to other places and other times, both real and imagined. Folksongs help transmit tradition and preserve culture, while fantasy may take us to a place without a fixed location, event, or people to reference the real world. Fantasy fuels the imagination without relying on history or nature in order for it to make sense. Prokofiev’s Quintet for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and bass, composed in 1924, had its origin as music for a ballet about circus life called Trapeze, commissioned and performed by the Boris Romanov Touring Dance Company. When, later Soviet critics attacked it, Prokofiev defended it, saying it reflected “Parisian atmosphere, where complex patterns and dissonances were the accepted thing, and [it] fostered my predilection for complex thinking.” Hearing this work as programmatic, as painting a picture of circus life, in itself is an act of fantasy; this music is abstract, an objective composition with unusual instrumentation designed to produce an unblended sound. Written in an unusual form with complex rhythmic patterns, this radical work has frequent astringent harmonies and some polytonal movements, meaning some instruments play in one key while others play in another. The quintet is, however, generally accessible and a pleasure to hear, regardless of the acerbic sound of much of it. As one critic said, it may be “hard to love but [it is] easy to chuckle over.” When in 1880 Dvorák’s sextet was performed in London, it was described as a splendid “travel
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I. Largo II. Allegro III. Adagio, Like a Solemn Dance IV. Allegro V. Grave VI. Allegretto VII. Andante molto espressivo Jessica Petrasek FLUTE
Emily Melendes HARP
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DVOŘÁK
String Sextet in A Major, op. 48
I. II. III. IV.
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PROKOFIEV
JULY 31
CHAMBER
FOLKSONGS & FANTASY
Allegro moderato Dumka. Poco allegretto Furiant. Presto Finale. Tema con variazioni. Allegretto grazioso, quasi andantino
Hugh Palmer VIOLIN Jan-Marie Joyce VIOLA James Holland CELLO
Maya Cohon VIOLIN Matthew Carrington VIOLA David Rosen CELLO
poster” for Bohemia. Smetana’s work influenced many of its themes. The middle two movements’ headings assure that their folksong origins not be overlooked: Dvorák’s elegiac dumka, a kind of Slavic folk song or lament, generally slow and melancholy, often has sudden changes of mood and tempo. Dumka originates in the Czech dumat, to ponder or reflect. The rhythmic energetic Bohemian peasant dance, a furiant, has many changes of tempo and dynamics; the long contrasting Trio section resembles Dvorák’s Slavonic Dance No. 1. Hovhaness, a 20th-century American composer, created his own unique, accessible, and fantastical mix of Western and Asian styles. Living in India and Japan, Hovhaness absorbed and assimilated diverse musical styles. Additionally, he aimed for his music to evoke feelings of religious ecstasy and the love of God. Parts of The Garden of Adonis, written in 1971, reflect Asian music’s inspiration, yet Western European Renaissance music also was a strong influence. The title, The Garden of Adonis, comes from the Renaissance English literary masterpiece The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser. In it, the garden is the garden of rebirth where souls appeared as flowers. The first movement is based on the number five, while the third is an Asian dance. In the 6th movement, a flute obbligato resembles a kind of medieval dance, while the harp solo seems to have Asian origins. © SUSAN HALPERN 2018
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STEVEN SCHICK, CONDUCTOR
HARRISON
WU MAN, PIPA
RIVERWALK CENTER TUESDAY 7:30 PM
PROKOFIEV
AUG 02
ORCHESTRA
HAYDN & HARRISON
Symphony No. 1 in D Major, op. 25, “Classical” I. Allegro II. Larghetto III. Gavotta: Non troppo allegro IV. Finale: Molto vivace
Concerto for Pipa
I. Allegro II. Bits and Pieces: Troika, Three Sharing, Wind and Plum, Neapolitan III. Threnody for Richard Locke IV. Estampie
Wu Man PIPA INTERMISSION
IVES
The Unanswered Question, S. 50
Tim McFadden TRUMPET
HAYDN
Symphony No. 96 in D Major, “Miracle”
I. Adagio - Allegro II. Andante III. Menuet: Allegretto IV. Vivace
Uniqueness, experimentation and invention are qualities that define the works in this concert. In Prokofiev’s words, his Classical Symphony is “as Haydn might have written it, had he lived in our day.” Prokofiev did not want to imitate old styles but to update them; his symphony plays with forms, melodies, phrase structures and rhythms typical of classicism, twisting them around humorously. Harrison absorbed the West Coast’s many multicultural presences in creating his eclectic, highly original music. He became a Chinese opera aficionado before traveling, in the early
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1960’s, to Asia, where he embraced Korean, Indonesian and Chinese music. Throughout his career, he remained enthralled with Asian music, integrating its colors into his compositions while adhering to some Western traditions. He chose the Chinese lute, the pipa, with its rich 2000-year history, to pair with a traditional Western orchestra, creating a modern, untraditional, highly original concerto as his final large-scale work. In the Pipa Concerto, Harrison experimented with how the pipa might blend with Western instruments and with Western conventions.
Composed for Wu Man in 1997, the concert begins quite traditionally, but originality takes over. The 2nd movement, “Bits and Pieces,” features the pipa in several different settings, most with distinct national character: as a Russian balalaika in the “Troika”; as percussion in “Three Sharing” with cello and double bass, emphasizing rhythmic elements; as itself, an evocative Chinese pipa in “Wind and Plum”; and finally, as an Italian mandolin in “Neapolitan.” The 3rd movement, a lament, a ’Threnody for Richard Locke’, an elegy, is characterized by beautiful melodic lines, which the composer described as “the audience’s take-home pay.” The final movement features the pipa in a demanding virtuoso tour-de-force showpiece; for it, Harrison chose the estampie, a medieval dance popular in 13th and 14th century France and Italy. Ives’ music is unique: he exercised his powers of invention for his own purposes, never falling prey to the conventional. The Unanswered Question is a quiet, thoughtful mystical work for performers, who participate in separate meditations and musical discourse over great distances of time and space. When he served the Esterházy family, Haydn attested: “I could experiment, observe... take risks. There was no one nearby to serve as model, to challenge me or to make me doubt TICKETS & INFO BRECKMUSIC.ORG 970-547-3100
myself, so I had to be original.” When Esterházy died, Salomon, a successful London impresario, persuaded Haydn to write symphonies for a London concert series. Haydn’s London Symphonies are huge in concept and novel in detail, separating them completely from what other composers of the time were writing. Although called the Miracle Symphony, this extraordinarily inventive symphony’s name comes from an event that occurred when Symphony 102, not No. 96, was performed. The lore states that when Haydn appeared on stage, the audience, eager to view him up close, rushed forward, as a chandelier crashed down. People, escaping serious injury, supposedly shouted, “A miracle! A miracle!” Regardless, Symphony No. 96 was, and continues to be, admired for its originality and advanced compositional technique. © SUSAN HALPERN 2018
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RIVERWALK CENTER FRIDAY 8:00 PM
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RIVERWALK CENTER SATURDAY 7:30 PM
AUG 04
ORCHESTRA APPLAUSE APPRECIATION NIGHT
LUMINOUS: MUSIC OF BEETHOVEN & BEYOND STEVEN SCHICK, CONDUCTOR AND PERCUSSION MICHAEL LINVILLE, CONDUCTOR
J.L. ADAMS
The Light Within
COLORADO PREMIERE
TAN DUN
Water Concerto
Steven Schick PERCUSSION
Michael Linville CONDUCTOR
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BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 2 in D Major op. 36 I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio II. Larghetto III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio IV. Allegro molto
In this concert, musical expressions of changing light and color complement the radiance of the landscape. With its complex and hypnotic momentum, the entrancing musical setting of The Light Within, with its depiction of quickly changing light, reflects the Alaskan landscape in which the composer lived. Adams explains its introspective nature, “Quakers seek to ’greet the light within.’ In his work, the artist James Turrell (a Quaker himself) says that he aspires to address ’the light that we see in dreams.’… Sitting inside Meeting — Turrell’s skyspace at PS1 in Queens, New York — I experienced my own epiphany of light. From mid-afternoon through sunset into
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night, I was transfixed by the magical interplay of light and colour, above and within. “Over the hours the sky descended through every nameless shade of blue, to heaviest black. The light within the space rose from softest white, through ineffable yellow to deepest orange. Just after sunset there came a moment when outside and inside met in perfect equipoise. The midnight blue of the sky and the burnished peach of the room came together, fusing into one vibrant yet intangible plane... light becoming colour, becoming substance. Out of this experience came The Light Within.” Tan Dun composed Concerto for Water Percussion and Orchestra in memory of the 20th
century Japanese composer, Toru Takemitsu. The New York Philharmonic commissioned it in 1999, for percussionist Christopher Lamb, who said the work requires ’ten trunks of equipment,’ all plastics and acrylics. It begins in a darkened hall, as Lamb described it, “with a waterphone creating an eerie sound, like whales or dolphins when they are singing underwater. Slowly the lights come up, and there are 70 gallons of water onstage in clear acrylic water basins standing on pedestals, with a halogen light shining up through the water. Everything I play is in or under the water. All that disturbance makes light refractions on the ceiling.” TICKETS & INFO BRECKMUSIC.ORG 970-547-3100
Dun explained his inspiration to use water: “It’s one of the first sounds we hear as babies in our mothers’ wombs,” adding, “you will hear the water sometimes as tears, sometimes as blood, sometimes as a lullaby.” Light and water are juxtaposed throughout. Symphony No. 2 seems to be a most radiant, joyous, and serene work, yet Beethoven composed it during the darkest time of his life, when he was confronting the realization that he was becoming deaf. Bombarded with suicidal thoughts, Beethoven admitted that because of his physical and consequently psychological torments, “I would have ended my life. Only my art held me back. It seemed to me impossible to leave the world until I had produced all that I felt was within me.” Composed with vitality and a fortitude that can only indicate the persistent light within him, this work, one of Beethoven’s most energetic, lighthearted and humorous, betrays none of the despair he felt. The expansive music includes one of Beethoven’s first scherzo movements, playful and energetic, with ingenuity but enough weight to suggest drama. © SUSAN HALPERN 2018
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VIJAY IYER, PIANO COREY SMYTH, PIANO
PART I. ADORATION
My dear friend and collaborator Prashant Bhargava passed away suddenly in 2015. Here are our updated joint notes about this project, which was his last major work. Tonight’s performance is dedicated to him.
1. Dawn 2. Promise 3. Summoning 4. Spring Fever 5. Procession 6. Colors PART II. TRANSCENDENCE
7. Thirst 8. Intoxication 9. Exaltation 10. Spirits 11. Rituals 12. Purging Rites Nathan Olson VIOLIN Hugh Palmer VIOLIN Kate Hatmaker VIOLIN Adrian Pintea VIOLIN Katie Carrington VIOLA Susan Pardue VIOLA James Holland CELLO Ian Jones CELLO Nicholas Browne BASS Amy Casper Pintea FLUTE Ran Kampel CLARINET Thomas DeWitt BASSOON Tim McFadden TRUMPET Rajesh Prasad PERCUSSION Michael Linville KEYBOARD
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BRECKENRIDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL
RIVERWALK CENTER THU 6:00 PM FREE
STEVEN SCHICK, CONDUCTOR MARCUS GILMORE, PERCUSSION
AUG 09
FILM CHAMBER
RADHE RADHE: RITES OF HOLI — VIJAY IYER
Holi is known around the world as a joyful, chaotic and colorful celebration of springtime in India. When we were invited to respond to Stravinsky’s own famously chaotic work about springtime, we were intrigued by the possible connection with Holi. This festival provides an occasion to reconsider the aspects of ritual and transformation represented in Le Sacré du Printemps. In early conversations, we realized that we were interested less in an artistic fantasy of pagan sacrifice than in the lived and felt reality of individuals on the brink of change: the significance of myth in earthly life as a living heritage. Our attention turned to the Braj region of Uttar Pradesh, India, the mythical home of Krishna, the Hindu deity whose youthful flirtations with his beloved Radha and her friends form one of the narratives for the holiday. According to one story, the young, dark-skinned god, annoyed that Radha was so fair, sneaks up on her and her friends, surprising the girls with showers of colored powder, perhaps evening the score. Whether a playful strategy for overcoming racial difference, or a moment of interplay of gender and power, or simply the enactment of a youthful fantasy, this particular impulsive act is now the central, cathartic ritual of Holi. On that day everyone becomes Krishna and Radha (or fondly Radhe); all participants throw color and get color thrown at them. A pulsing desire to unite with the goddess sends a city into a feverish state of spinning and yearning. Everyone enters a state of uninhibited, ecstatic freedom that remains hidden for the rest of the year.
In March 2011, Prashant and his film crew traveled to Mathura and the surrounding region, where Holi celebrations last not one day and night, but eight. The cameras captured members of a community in the heightened throes of transformation, turning the seasons of their own lives. Temples fill with devotees, dancing without inhibition, pushing and shoving to receive blessings. Gangs of teenagers loiter on corners with buckets of colorful liquid and powder waiting to douse those who pass by. Men, high on intoxicating spirits, make a pilgrimage to Radha’s village dressed in vibrant garb from the region of Krishna’s playground and equipped with ceremonial shields; as the men boisterously taunt with sexually provocative chants, women await armed with long sticks ready to beat them. Purging fires, expressions of devoutness, and feats of austerity offer a nighttime counterpoint to the baudy daytime revels. Radhe Radhe: Rites of Holi is a journey of devotion for the goddess Radha. In this project, we
answer back to the Sacré score and ballet with a new work for chamber ensemble and film. International Contemporary Ensemble performs a suite for winds, strings, percussion, pianos, and electronics, in live counterpoint with cinematic episodes compiled from the Holi footage and from a staged depiction of Radha’s encounter with Krishna. The temporalities that structure the score come not only from the rhythms of the rituals and dances that you see onscreen, but also from the experiences of longing, catharsis, and transcendence that this celebration brings. The result is also a ballet of sorts: a performative encounter between live music and film, between lived experience and myth, the self and the transformed self, winter and spring.
Music by VIJAY IYER Film directed, edited and designed by
Colorist BLASE
PRASHANT BHARGAVA Executive Producer STEPHEN COHEN
for Music + Art
Additional Cinematography (India) PRASHANT Creative Producer (India) ANJALI PANJABI Art Direction & Assistant Director (India)
BHARGAVA
SUJATA SHARMA VIRK
Creative Producer (Radha Shoot) NIKHIL MELNECHUK Director of Photography (Radha Shoot) JAY SILVER Production Design (Radha Shoot) MIMI BAI Art Director (Radha Shoot) RAOUL ANCHANDO Costume and Styling (Radha Shoot) SHEENA SOOD Make-up (Radha Shoot) REBECCA CASCIANO
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— VIJAY IYER & PRASHANT BHARGAVA
This performance is made possible by a generous contribution to Breckenridge Music’s annual fund from Barbara Strauss and Paul Finkel.
THEODORE, CONTACT DI
Featuring ANNA GEORGE as RADHA Appearances by NAWAZUDDIN SIDDIQUI
&
BEATRICE ORDEIX
Director of Photography CRAIG
MARSDEN
(ALL COMPOSITIONS ©2013-2014 SCHOT T MUSIC CORPORATION, NEW YORK)
Created For And Commissioned By Carolina Performing Arts At The University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill. Additional commissioning funds for revision and completion of the work were provided by The Brooklyn Academy of Music/Next Wave Festival, CAP UCLA and The Strathmore.
RADHE RADHE: RITES OF HOLI
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RIVERWALK CENTER THURSDAY 8:00 PM
RIVERWALK CENTER FRIDAY 6:00 PM
AUG 10
AUG 09 SPECIAL JAZZ
FILM POPS ORCHESTRA
VIJAY IYER TRIO
AROUND THE WORLD WITH DISNEY
Composer-pianist Vijay Iyer (pronounced “VID-jay EYE-yer”) was described by Pitchfork as “one of the most interesting and vital young pianists in jazz today,” by the Los Angeles Weekly as “a boundless and deeply important young star,” and by Minnesota Public Radio as “an American treasure.” A Grammy nominee, Vijay Iyer has been voted DownBeat Magazine’s Artist of the Year four times — in 2018, 2016, 2015 and 2012. The Vijay Iyer Sextet was DownBeat’s Group of the Year in 2018, with Iyer also named DownBeat’s 2014 Pianist of the Year, a 2013 MacArthur Fellow, and a 2012 Doris Duke Performing Artist. This performance is made possible by a generous contribution to Breckenridge Music’s annual fund from Barbara Strauss and Paul Finkel.
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ARAM DEMIRJIAN, CONDUCTOR
Disney Classics Overture Little Mermaid Orch. Suite Pocahontas Suite Mary Poppins Fantasy Beauty and the Beast Suite Intermission Music from Frozen Aladdin Orchestral Suite Mulan Suite
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Disney’s classic music comes to life in a family-friendly performance enhanced by animated clips of beloved films such as Frozen, The Lion King, Aladdin, Mary Poppins and more!
This performance is made possible by a generous contribution to Breckenridge Music’s annual fund from Peg and Rich Roedel.
Pirates of the Caribbean
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Lion King Song Suite
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CHAMBER GUIDED MEDITATION
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COLORADO PREMIERE
I. Luminance II. Serenity III. Existence IV. Remembrance Katie Carrington VIOLA Michael Linville KEYBOARD Emily Melendes HARP
James Holland CELLO Rajesh Prasad PERCUSSION
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NATHAN OLSON, VIOLIN
DEBUSSY
Jeux [ARR. CLIFF COLNOT]
BARBER
Concerto for Violin, op. 14
I. Allegro II. Andante III. Presto in moto Nathan Olson VIOLIN INTERMISSION
BARBER
Adagio for Strings
STRAVINSKY
Pulcinella Suite
I. Overture: Sinfonia II. Serenata III. Scherzino — Allegro — Andantino IV. Tarantella V. Toccata VI. Gavotta with Two Variations VII. Vivo VIII. Minuetto — Finale
Barber was already composing when he was seven; at fourteen, he entered Curtis Institute of Music, and at twenty-one, joined its faculty. Although Barber’s music was always firmly rooted in the traditional vocabulary and technique he learned at Curtis, his works have great expressivity, rich textures, and lovely lyricism. Some critics understood his neo-romantic tendencies as a lack of distinctive style: “I write what I feel. I’m not a self-conscious composer. …It is said that I have no style at all, but that doesn’t matter. I just go on doing, as they say, my thing. I believe this takes a certain courage.”
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BRECKENRIDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL
RIVERWALK CENTER SATURDAY 7:30 PM
STEVEN SCHICK, CONDUCTOR
AUG 11
ORCHESTRA
BARBER’S VIOLIN CONCERTO
The beautiful Adagio for Strings, one of the most frequently performed works ever written by an American, originated as the slow movement of String Quartet, Op. 11. A literary image inspired it: a passage in Virgil’s Georgics describes how a rivulet gradually becomes a large river. This programmatic idea does not limit the Adagio’s emotional meaning, but rather influences its composite shape. Beginning quietly with a long spiraling theme, it gradually intensifies to a climax, and then returns to calm. Barber uses this single theme, both archaic and romantic, slowly and richly developing it. The direct
music has a romantic spirit although Barber, in his unique way, includes a Phrygian medieval church mode. The combination of the 15th-century modality, the 19th-century romanticism, and 20th-century spirit give the work its uniqueness. The Violin Concerto originated in a commission from Samuel Fels, a wealthy businessman, for a young violinist, Iso Briselli, who demanded that the final movement be a showpiece highlighting his technical skills. When Barber completed it, the violinist complained that the finale was too difficult, the whole was not enough of a showpiece, and/or that the work was not what he anticipated artistically. Fels asked for his money back. Barber claimed he had already spent the money, and to demonstrate that the finale was playable, asked a Curtis student, Herbert Baumel, to learn it in one morning and perform it that afternoon. This demonstration proved Briselli’s lack of competence, but finally, Barber returned half his fee anyhow. This concerto, full of tender lyricism as well as a dazzling pyrotechnical display, impelled many distinguished violinists to understand that its compelling beauty made conquering its difficulties, which are not of the obvious, showy kind that its original sponsors sought, worthwhile. Classical in form and romantic in expression, its lyrical first movement is based on two themes similar in character but separately defined, the first played by the violin at the very beginning, and the second soon following in the clarinet. The melancholy second movement has three parts: a long oboe melody, a freely rhapsodic treatment of it by the violin, and then the soloist’s recapitulation of it. The TICKETS & INFO BRECKMUSIC.ORG 970-547-3100
third movement, a whirlwind very different in character from the rest of the concerto, was perhaps written in an attempt to please its original sponsors; nevertheless, it makes a brilliant and effective closing. © SUSAN HALPERN 2018
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM STEVEN SCHICK
Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring may have been only the second most important ballet premiered by the “Ballets Russes” in Paris in May of 1913. Claude Debussy’s Jeux (Games) was overshadowed by the scandal of The Rite, but as art it was just as daring. Jeux is evanescent—melodies emerge and fade after a few seconds. Scored for large orchestra, this eighteen-minute piece contains more than 60 changes of tempo and mood! The Rite had its bombast, but Jeux is like lace. Nijinsky’s original choreography was equally mysterious. In a garden at dusk, two women and a man play tennis. Perhaps because that is one person too many (or too few) for tennis, the trio quickly moves to hide-and-seek and erotic flirtation. Tonight you will hear the first performance of Jeux in a version for 15 musicians, created at the invitation of Steven Schick for the Festival by Cliff Colnot. CONCERT SPONSOR
This performance is made possible by a generous contribution to Breckenridge Music’s annual fund by Sheila and Steven Sarovich.
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CHAMBER YOGA
TRAIL MIX Trail Mix combines art, music, hiking and biking along the trails of Breckenridge through free outdoor concerts and environmental installations, featuring pop-up performances throughout BIFA with artworks by Nicole Banowetz, Thomas Dambo and Edina Tokodi.
AUGUST 09 10:00 AM 2:00 PM 4:00 PM
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FRIDAY
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10:00 AM
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10:00 AM
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AUGUST 11
AUGUST 14
10:00 AM
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AUGUST 10
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ACOUSTIC FLOW
RIVERWALK CENTER LAWN 8:00 AM FREE
AUG 10–19
VARIOUS LOCATIONS FREE
AUG 09–19 CHAMBER
Acoustic Flow combines music, nature and wellness along the relaxing shores of the Blue River with free outdoor classes in yoga, meditation and healing arts, featuring sessions with live music throughout BIFA. ACOUSTIC FLOW 01
Friday, August 10
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Saturday, August 11
ACOUSTIC FLOW 03
Sunday, August 12
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Monday, August 13
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Thursday, August 16
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Friday, August 17
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Saturday, August 18
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Sunday, August 19
SUNDAY
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VIOLIN I NATHAN OLSON DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Concertmaster, August 2–11 FIRST CONCERT
My parents took me to a Gamelan concert when I was very young. Tons of loud gongs & drums onstage…which I somehow slept through. FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
I definitely enjoy the outdoors! I’ve done ten 14ers so far and hope to keep going. FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
I have a soft spot for Above the Blue (Reddz). Amazing late night food!
EMILY CORNELIUS
CANTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, BLUEWATER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA FAVORITE PIECE OF MUSIC TO PL AY
I never get tired of playing Beethoven symphonies, or anything by Bach. FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
Play music, hike, and meet new dogs (and their owners!) L AST GO OD BO OK READ
The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron.
BRECKENRIDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL C HAMBER ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS The Festival Chamber Orchestra is an established ensemble of professional musicians drawn from symphony orchestras across the nation, in-residence for the summer season. Many also hold faculty positions at universities in their home regions.
HUGH PALMER UTAH SYMPHONY L AST GO OD BO OK READ
The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
Hike, relax FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
Daylight Donuts
RACHEL SANDMAN NEW WORLD SYMPHONY FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
Catch up with friends from the festival and hike. MUSIC CURRENTLY LISTENING TO
Recently I’ve been listening to Kendrick Lamar’s soundtrack from Black Panther and Metropole by Anomalie. FAVORITE PIECE OF MUSIC TO PL AY
I’ll probably never tire of the Brahms G Major violin sonata.
WILLIAM SHAUB KNOXVILLE SYMPHONY FAVORITE PIECE OF MUSIC TO PL AY
I thoroughly enjoy performing Schubert’s C Major String Quintet, which I’m performing this summer and during my Concertmaster series in Knoxville next year. CELEBRIT Y TO INVITE TO DINNER
I would invite Liam Neeson to dinner, to ask him questions about all the fabulous movies he has been in! (especially Star Wars...) L AST GO OD BO OK READ
The last good book I read was Flaubert’s Madame Bovary. Like all great books, the movie wasn’t nearly as good!
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HANNAH YIM LOUISIANA PHILHARMONIC FAVORITE PIECE OF MUSIC TO PL AY
Any Shostakovitch. If it had to be one piece, it would be his Piano Trio. FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
Busk! Either that or go to a good happy hour after rehearsal. HIDDEN TALENTS
MEGHAN JONES SARASOTA ORCHESTRA
FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
Mountain Bike & Trail run FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
Amazing Grace
Salsa dancing. Making a good old fashioned.
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VIOLIN II
ADRIAN PINTEA RICHMOND SYMPHONY
KATE HATMAKER SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY
GREATEST INFLUENCE AS A MUSICIAN/PERFORMER
Acting Concertmaster July 19–July 29 Principal Violin II Artistic Partner of Chamber Music MUSIC CURRENTLY LISTENING TO
Andrew Bird (he’s an amazing multi-instrumentalist and folk singer-classically trained!), Marin Marais (I love all Baroque music), “I’m With Her” (Aoife O’Donovan is a good friend), and whatever I happen to be learning for violin at the time. CELEBRIT Y TO INVITE TO DINNER
Steven Schick FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
Either Modis or Le Petit Paris (I’m a total Francophile!)
The Divergent Series
Assistant Principal
Carlos Kleiber, without a doubt. He is the standard of musicianship to which I will aspire endlessly and sadly fall short of. FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
I would have to say Twist, since that is where my wife and I went on our first date. She also happens to be the second flutist in BMF. FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
Listen to the rain, my second favorite soundscape after music.
JENNY TOPILOW
CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
MUSIC CURRENTLY LISTENING TO
MAYA COHON SAN FRANCISCO OPERA
I am listening to Tune Yards, The Staves, Room Full of Teeth. I must admit, though, I don’t listen to music as much as I listen to comedy podcasts.
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Recently I read Dance Dance Dance, by Haruki Murakami, and it was strange, but I loved reading it. I am a big fan of Murakami! FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
I am new to Breckenridge, so I have not had the chance to try many restaurants yet, but some friends recommended Amazing Grace to me last year, and I love it. FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
I love discovering all the different hikes and trails around Breckenridge, and I’m excited to do some hiking this summer!
ELIZABETH FURUTA OMAHA SYMPHONY
I think if I could invite a celebrity from any era, it would have to be Mozart, mostly because I think he would be hilarious, plus it would be amazing to interact with such a genius. If I wasn’t allowed the luxury of a time machine, I’d love to have dinner with Stephen Colbert. L AST GO OD BO OK READ
They weren’t the last books I’ve read, but I’m obsessed with Game of Thrones. Come on George R.R. Martin, just finish the series before it’s too late.
VIOLA
FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
Hike GREATEST INFLUENCE AS A MUSICIAN/PERFORMER
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KATIE CARRINGTON MERCURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
In a way, Sesame Street - when I was 3 I saw the Tokyo String Quartet perform on the show, decided I needed to play violin, and begged my parents for one until they got me lessons.
Principal Viola
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The Ancillary Justice series by Ann Leckie
I’m a fiend for anything written by Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams. I’ve read their entire library! I also love Josephine Tey!
BRECKENRIDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL
FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
I love Modis! It’s a post-concert favorite!
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MATTHEW CARRINGTON MERCURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
IAN JONES
MUSIC CURRENTLY LISTENING TO
TUSCON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Danish string quartet has a great album of Norwegian folk tunes that they have arranged.
CELEBRIT Y TO INVITE TO DINNER
FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
Richie McCaw or Sonny Bill Williams of the NZ All Blacks; or Roger Federer
In winter, skiing! In the summer, going to Carter park with our toddler.
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JAN-MARIE JOYCE CHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
Hike to Mohawk Lakes FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
Kenosha Steakhouse GREATEST INFLUENCE AS A MUSICIAN/PERFORMER
My teacher at Cleveland Institute of Music
SUSAN PARDUE JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA GREATEST INFLUENCE AS A MUSICIAN/PERFORMER
My parents are the musicians who have had the most influence on me as a musician/performer. They were my first teachers and my mother is still my favorite pianist.
Currently finishing Sapiens by Yurad Noah Harari; also loved Shame by Salman Rushdie and Ghosts of Cannae by Robert O’Connell. FAVORITE PIECE OF MUSIC TO PL AY
Beethoven’s 4th Symphony, and any Haydn’s String Quartet!
DAVID ROSEN
LOUISIANA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
FAVORITE PIECE OF MUSIC TO PL AY
Any of the standard classical and romantic symphonic works. They never get old! GREATEST INFLUENCE AS A MUSICIAN/PERFORMER
Gretchen Geber and Stephen Geber, my teachers in high school and the Cleveland Institute of Music FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
Relish
FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
Modis and Twist FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
Play chamber music with good friends. My second favorite thing to do there is ride my mountain bike.
BASS NICHOLAS BROWNE SAN ANTONIO SYMPHONY
CELLO JAMES HOLLAND SANTA FE PRO MUSICA Principal Cello FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
Hard to pick just one! My family and I usually go to Downstairs at Eric’s, Breckenridge Brewery, and Mountain Flying Fish at least once every summer. FAVORITE PIECE OF MUSIC TO PL AY
The rich sonorities and great cello parts of Brahms’s chamber music make it among my favorite music to play. GREATEST INFLUENCE AS A MUSICIAN/PERFORMER
Leonard Rose was the first great cellist I listened to when I first started playing, and I’m still in awe of his sound and impeccable musicianship many years later.
ALEX GREENBAUM THE HAUSMANN QUARTET
Principal Bass FAVORITE PIECE OF MUSIC TO PL AY
Mahler’s fifth symphony FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
Flipside GREATEST INFLUENCE AS A MUSICIAN/PERFORMER
My teachers Jeffrey Turner and Timothy Pitts
ALISON GAINES ELMHURST SYMPHONY
FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
Ride my bike with my dog running alongside me. He loves it! CELEBRIT Y TO INVITE TO DINNER
I would ask a celebrity chef - hopefully they would do the cooking! FAVORITE PIECE OF MUSIC TO PL AY
’Kol Nidre’ by Bruch. I was fortunate enough to play it as a soloist in Breckenridge and with other orchestras and it moves me every time I get to play or get to hear someone else play it. Such a beautiful piece!
MUSIC CURRENTLY LISTENING TO
Haydn quartets, early English consort pieces, some bands: Ranky Tanky, 5 Royales, Piolet Violet CELEBRIT Y TO INVITE TO DINNER
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar L AST GO OD BO OK READ
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
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FLUTE
CLARINET
JESSICA PETRASEK
KEN KRAUSE
Principal Flute
Principal Clarinet
HIDDEN TALENTS
MUSIC CURRENTLY LISTENING TO
Horseback riding is my biggest hobby and greatest passion outside of music.
Opera and Jazz
FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
Downstairs at Eric’s
Hike McCullough Gulch
CELEBRIT Y TO INVITE TO DINNER
FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
Tom Hanks
KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY
DALLAS OPERA ORCHESTRA, LEWISVILLE LAKE SYMPHONY, WICHITA FALLS SYMPHONY
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Daylight Donuts
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The new Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu has me revisiting the works of Margaret Atwood. FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
Hiking! I try to get outside as often as I can while I’m here.
RAN KAMPEL JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY GREATEST INFLUENCE AS A MUSICIAN/PERFORMER
It is my colleagues that continue to inspire me. CELEBRIT Y TO INVITE TO DINNER
I would love to have dinner with Elon Musk to hear his thoughts on the future of the human race. L AST GO OD BO OK READ
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari.
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I have lots of favorites, but I will always have a soft spot for Twist... it’s where my now husband and I had our first date!
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Principal Oboe Dona & Kenny Evans Chair CELEBRIT Y TO INVITE TO DINNER
The Dalai Lama GREATEST INFLUENCE AS A MUSICIAN/PERFORMER
My oboe teacher, Richard Killmer
Principal Bassoon
Toss-up between Ember and Relish FIRST CONCERT
My Suzuki violin teacher’s backyard. My parents videoed it and I look bored out of my mind. Violin was not my instrument! GREATEST INFLUENCE AS A MUSICIAN/PERFORMER
My two teachers: Kristin Wolfe Jensen and Ben Kamins
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The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova
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LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC, PROFESSOR
I love empire burger for its laid back atmosphere and great food!
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Vaughan Williams’ Oboe Concerto FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
Hiking, making reeds, yoga FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
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I took bowling very seriously in college and at one point had an average over 290. MUSIC CURRENTLY LISTENING TO
I listen to a lot of opera in my spare time. There’s so much we can learn from great singers!
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HORN ANN-MARIE CHERRY SPOKANE SYMPHONY Principal Horn FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
Since there is no such thing as “too much coffee” in my world, The Crown is frequently a part of my days in Breckenridge as I enjoy a treat with my first (or third?) cup of coffee. L AST GO OD BO OK READ
I recently reread The Once and Future King by T.H. White; it is stunningly imaginative and delightful. As for nonfiction, I’d have to say Blood Memory, the autobiography of acclaimed dancer and choreographer Martha Graham. HIDDEN TALENTS
Cow whisperer. When I’m off-duty from the horn, I’m most likely at my family’s ranch in rural Texas living my alter-ego as a cow-feeding, fence building, tractor driving, ranch hand.
TRUMPET TIM MCFADDEN TULSA SYMPHONY Principal Trumpet FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
Stare at the mountains FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
Tie between Eric’s and Fatty’s MUSIC CURRENTLY LISTENING TO
JEMMIE ROBERTSON
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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
The Hearthstone GREATEST INFLUENCE AS A MUSICIAN/PERFORMER
Michael Mulcahy of the Chicago Symphony
TOM JOYCE CHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
One of my favorite parts of being in Breckenridge each summer is that my family are pedestrians for a full month, a nice change from going everywhere in a car back home… FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
One of our Breck family traditions is to go to Downstairs at Eric’s after each hike and get some great, garlic-wheat crust pizza and eat it with a lot of honey! FAVORITE PIECE OF MUSIC TO PL AY
As a trombonist, of course playing the big German late-Romantic repertory (Strauss, Mahler, Bruckner etc) is lots of fun, but I also get great satisfaction playing the more classically-scored early Romantics like Schumann and Schubert.
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de Falla Three Cornered Hat
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Walk around Main Street Village
The Chicago Symphony Low Brass section of the early 80s These days I listen to Progressive Rock, Metal and Classic Rock. L AST GO OD BO OK READ
Paul Coelho’s The Alchemist
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Tom Selleck MUSIC CURRENTLY LISTENING TO
70s classic rock
TROMBONE JOHN ALLEN OKLAHOMA CITY PHILHARMONIC Principal Trombone
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I would have to say my hidden talent is painting. I won awards in high school for my oil portraits and almost went into art instead of music! CELEBRIT Y TO INVITE TO DINNER
The Pacific Mambo Orchestra…fabulous stuff!
Hands down, I would invite George Lucas because Star Wars was my favorite thing as a kid. I’d want to ask him all about his original plan for episodes VII-IX.
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TIMPANI CHANDLER TEAGUE SHREVEPORT SYMPHONY FAVORITE THING TO D O IN BRECKENRID GE
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My Father, William C. Teague (world-renowned concert organist, church musician, and teacher), Richard Holmes (the late, great Principal Timpanist of the St. Louis Symphony), John Kasica (recently retired Distinguished Percussion Chair of the St. Louis Symphony), Jeff Hamilton and Joe Morello (jazz drummers) FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN BRECKENRID GE
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Podcasts: Pod Save America, Lovett or Leave It, How Did This Get Made FAVORITE PIECE OF MUSIC TO PL AY
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IT by Stephen King
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I’m listening to my old faves — Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Seals and Crofts — and new faves like Zero 7, Sufjan Stevens and Snarky Puppy. FIRST CONCERT
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Pynchon’s Against the Day.
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MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS Music in the Schools supports arts education as a critical component of educational excellence for students, pre-K: 12, with multi-genre musical experiences. The program focuses on three areas: assembly performances in the elementary schools, interactive workshops for middle and high school music students, and residencies with a teaching artist. By partnering with organizations such as Think 360 Arts, Inside the Orchestra, Colorado Children’s Chorale, as well as with Festival Chamber Orchestra musicians, Breck Music provides an opportunity for wellrounded artistic development.
SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING Summer performances, interactive presentations and workshops support this educational effect carrying it into the academic off-season and expanding the community’s access to music. These opportunities include a partnership with Summit County Library’s Reading Rocks summer literacy program, the free family concert for all ages with the Festival Chamber Orchestra at the Riverwalk Center, and a full-day Breck Music KidFest where children ages 2 months through 18 years can participate in engaging and fun musical workshops and listen to performances by their peers.
Education is a cornerstone of Breckenridge Music. Our broad-based program provides much needed music education in Summit, Lake and Park County Schools, reaching upwards of 4,000 students annually. Community engagement through collaborations with area organizations helps to bridge connections, inspire opportunity and nurture a creative community through the joy of music. Breck Music proudly contributes to building a future generation of musicians and music enthusiasts.
Summer enrichment programming is supported in part by BGV Gives, Breckenridge Grand Vacations and Alpine Bank. Breckenridge Music’s Education and Community Engagement programs are made possible by a generous grant from The Summit Foundation.
Leadville programs are made possible by a generous grant from Climax Molybdenum.
“The Summit Foundation is proud to partner with Breck Music on their Music in the Schools program. The program is interactive and engages the students in fun, memorable musical experiences that many of them wouldn’t otherwise be able to experience. We are grateful to Breck Music for providing this opportunity for our community.” — THE SUMMIT FOUNDATION BOARD PRESIDENT, MARK SPIERS.
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SUSTAINABLE FUTURE In addition to the arts, Breckenridge Music cares about preserving the beauty of Summit County. This year’s program was printed using vegetable-based inks on FSC-certified 100% post-consumer recycled cover stock and FSC-certified 30% post-consumer recycled interior stock, preserving the following resources: Calculations based on research by Environmental Defense Fund and other members of the Paper Task Force.
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Here are some ways that you too can help with our sustainable future when attending Breckenridge Music performances →
Use the new water bottle filling station available in the back of the Riverwalk Center. Take the Breck Free Ride when coming to Breck Music performances — download the app, My Free Ride. Buy and use a Breckenridge Music Festival reusable bag at the back of the Riverwalk Center.
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