European American Music's
Brief Guide to Summer 2006 Music Festivals

What: Tanglewood
Where: Lenox, Massachusetts
When: June 29–September 3
Featured Performances:

July 8 Frank Martin: Rhapsodie
July 27 and 28 Paul Hindemith: Hin und Züruck
July 29 Pierre Boulez: Messagesquisse
July 30 Johannes Maria Staud: Vielleicht zunächst wirklich nur and Black Moon
July 31 Mark-Anthony Turnage: Blood on the Floor

What: Aspen Music Festival and School
Where: Aspen Colorado
When: June 21–August 20
Featured Performances:

July 3 and 18 Karol Szymanowski: Slopiewnie
July 9 Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1
July 16 Paul Hindemith: Music for Left-Hand Piano and Orchestra
July 20 Paul Hindemith: Concert Music for piano brass and harp
July 21 Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
July 24 Arvo Pärt: Mozart-Adagio
July 30 Christopher Rouse: Gorgon
August 12 Arvo Pärt: L'abbe Agathon (U.S. Premiere)

What: Ravinia Festival
Where: Highland Park, Illinois
When: June 1–September 16
Featured Performances:

July 1 Kurt Weill: What Good Would the Moon Be?
July 20 All Erwin Schulhoff Program
July 21 Erwin Schulhoff: Piano Concerto
July 21 Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4
July 23 Arthur Honegger: King David
July 29 Erwin Schulhoff: Symphony No. 1

What: Yellow Barn Music School and Festival
Where: Putney, Vermont and Amherst, Massachusetts
When: July 7–August 5
Featured Performances:

July 8 György Ligeti: Poeme Symphonique
July 20 Leos Janácek: String Quartet No. 2
August 1 Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano
August 2 Luciano Berio: Korót
August 3 György Ligeti: String Quartet No. 2
August 4 Mauricio Kagel: Phantasiestück

What: Glimmerglass Opera
Where: Cooperstown, New York
When: July 7–August 29
Featured Performances:

Late July–Late August Leos Janácek: Jenûfa

What: Grand Teton Music Festival
Where: Wilson, Wyoming
When: July 4–August 26
Featured Performances:

July 4 George Gershwin: Strike Up the Band Overture
July 21 Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3