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2011 Summer Festival Roundup

Jun. 02, 2011

Summer is fast approaching and music will soon fill the air at festivals all over the country. We are proud once again to see a summer full of Schott/EAM performances at festivals including The Aspen Music Festival, Colorado Music Festival, Ravinia Festival, Tanglewood and many others. Get out and enjoy the beat of life under the sun at a summer music festival near you featuring works by composers from the Schott/EAM!

 

What: Aspen Music Festival and School
Where: Aspen Music Festival Grounds, Aspen, CO
When: June 29-August 21

7/3 Mahler: Song of a Wayfarer
7/8 Pintscher: songs from Solomon’s garden
7/9 Anderson: Alhambra Fantasy      
7/12 Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D major
7/13 Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35
7/13 Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major
7/21 Hartmann: Concerto funebre
7/22 Schnittke: Concerto Grosso No. 1
7/22 Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919)
7/26 Ligeti: Études, Book I
7/26 Ligeti: Études, Book II
7/27 Martinu: The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, H. 352 
7/29 Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major
7/30 Eötvös: Snatches of a Conversation
7/31 Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor
8/1 Birtwistle: For O, for O, the Hobby-Horse is Forgot
8/6 Henze: Selections from Royal Winter Music
8/10 Schulhoff/Harry White: Hot-Sonate
8/11 Janácek: Violin Sonata
8/12 Norman: Sonnets (World Premiere)
8/13 Dutilleux: Sur le même accord
8/13 David Matthews: Terrible Beauty, op. 104
8/13 Bartók: String Quartet No. 3, BB 93
8/13 Hartmann: Symphony No. 6
8/21 Pärt: Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
8/21 Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Resurrection”

For further information please visit www.aspenmusicfestival.com

What: Tanglewood
Where: Lenox, MA
When: June 25 – September 4

7/17 Kodály: Háry János Suite
7/29 Mahler: Symphony No. 5
7/30 Mahler: Symphony No. 1
7/31 Mahler: Symphony No. 1
8/4 Picker: Sextet No. 2
8/5 Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
8/7 Rands: Tre Espressioni
8/7 Picker: Four Etudes for Ursula
8/7 Norman: drip blip sparkle spin glint glide glow float flop chop pop splatter splash
8/12 Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
8/26 Gershwin: Porgy and Bess

For further information please visit www.tanglewood.org

What: Ravinia Music Festival
Where: Highland Park, IL
When: June 9 – September 11

7/2 Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite(1919)
7/23 Gershwin: Cuban Overture
7/23 Gershwin: An American in Paris
7/23 Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
8/14 Wainwright: Five Shakespeare Sonnets
8/18 Shore: Lord of the Rings – Fellowship of the Ring
8/19 Shore: Lord of the Rings – Fellowship of the Ring
8/20 Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel

For further information, please visit www.ravinia.org

What: Grant Park Music Festival
Where: Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Grant Park, Chicago, IL
When: June 15 – August 20

7/8 Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
7/15 and 7/16 Penderecki: Concerto Grosso No. 1 for Three Cellos and Orchestra
7/27 Shchedrin: Concerto for Orchestra No. 3 (Old Russian Circus Music)

For further information, please visit www.grantparkmusicfestival.com

What: Colorado Music Festival
Where: Boulder, CO
When: June 26 – August 5

6/30 Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
7/1 Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
7/7 and 7/8: Korngold: Much Ado About Nothing
7/24 Pärt: Fratres for strings & percussion

For further information, please visit www.coloradomusicfest.org

What: Caramoor International Music Festival
Where: Katonah, NY
When: June 25 – August 10

7/3 Gershwin: For Lily Pons
7/3 Gershwin: Short Story
7/7 Janácek: Violin Sonata
7/17 Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1
7/29 Britten: Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80
8/4 Norman: A String Quartet Library for the 21st Century (World Premiere – Commissioned by Caramoor International Music Festival)

For further information, please visit www.caramoor.org

What: Brevard Music Festival
Where: Brevard, NC
When: June 24 – August 7

7/6 Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1
7/9 Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1945)
7/14, 15, 16: Weill: The Threepenny Opera
7/23 Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

For further information, please visit www.brevardmusic.org

What: Blossom Festival, The Cleveland Orchestra
Where: Cuyahoga Falls, OH
When: July 2 – September 10

7/30 Stravinsky: Scherzo à la russe
7/31 Gershwin: I Got Rhythm

For further information, please visit www.clevelandorchestra.com

What: Ojai Music Festival
Where: Ojai, CA
When: June 9 – 12

6/11 Janácek:Violin Sonata
6/11 Sculthorpe: Irkanda I
6/11 Schnittke: Trio Sonata (arranged for string orchestra by Yuri Bashmet)

For further information, please visit www.ojaifestival.org

What: Spoleto Festival
Where: Charleston, SC
When: May 26 – June 12

6/10 Stravinsky Concerto in E-flat “Dumbarton Oaks”

For further information, please visit www.spoletousa.org

What: Breckenridge Music Festival
Where: Breckenridge, CO
When: July 8 – August 20

7/23 Gershwin: American in Paris
8/6 Korngold: Die tote Stadt
8/7 Takemitsu And then I knew ‘twas Wind
8/7 Bartók: Hungarian Peasant Songs;  Embraceable You; I’ve Got a Crush on You; Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off; ‘S Wonderful; They Can’t Take That Away from Me; Someone to Watch Over Me; I’ve Got Rhythm; But Not For Me; Fascinating Rhythm; Nice Work If You Can Get It; Slap That Bass; Strike Up the Band; Love is here to Stay; The Man I Love

For further information, please visit www.breckenridgemusicfestival.com

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