Students of all ages are welcome to audition for the Aspen Chamber Music program upon arrival at Aspen. This “Aspen Idea” was the driving force behind the creation of the Aspen Institute and Aspen Music Festival & School, and still fuels the internal energy of our mighty mountain town to this day. By entering your details, you are agreeing to Classical Music terms and conditions. Note that half session students will not be placed into ensembles via the audition process. Music. It’s an extraordinary collection of buildings, housing dozens of state-of-the-art practice rooms (each containing a brand new Steinway/Boston grand piano), orchestral studios and a top-class refectory. The Aspen Music Festival and School is a classical music festival founded in 1949 in Aspen, CO. We offer 400+ classical music events during our summer season. The chamber music department will assist with assigning a coach as well as a performance opportunity, as long as there aren’t unreasonable obstacles in doing so. Already have an account with us?
How about some rock? Music Maniac. You can unsubscribe at any time. 2 in D minor | Janusz Biskowski, LIVE FROM VIENNA – WITH ALEXANDER SITKOVETSKY, CONDUCTOR YUTAKA SADO, AND THE TONKUSTLER-ORCHESTER, We’re coming to you from Vienna, for a socially-distanced performance with violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky, conductor Yutaka Sado, and the Tonkustler-Orchester | The program includes Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. Enjoy a morning walk around Aspen’s West End neighborhood, ultimately landing at the Benedict Music Tent where you can listen to Aspen Music Festival & School’s rehearsals. Note: Late chamber music auditions are not offered. When you're ready, take the Gondola down. For the audiences that descend on Aspen for the summer, there are more than 300 events to savour, from masterclasses and talks to orchestral concerts and recitals. Check out our itinerary below. 225 Music School Road Aspen, CO 81611, USA 970 925 3254 info@aspenmusic.org LIVE FROM SEATTLE – WITH VC ARTIST SIMONE PORTER AND THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY, We’re coming to you from Seattle, for a live-streamed performance with violinist, VC Artist Simone Porter, conductor Shiyeon Sung, and the Seattle Symphony | The program includes Barber’s Violin Concerto, Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings, and Korngold’s “Dance in the Old Style” | James Holt, LIVE FROM NEW YORK CITY – WITH CHARLOTTE WHITE’S SALON DE VIRTUOSI, We’re coming to you from Merkin Concert Hall, in New York City, this evening for Charlotte White's Salon De Virtuosi 2020 Virtual Gala celebration | Tonight’s LIVE concert, features performances by violinists VC Rising Stars Hina and Fiona Khuong-Huu, flutist Sooah Jeon, pianists Albert Cano Smit and Rémi Geniet, violinists VC Young Artist Nathan Meltzer and Mone Hattori, cellist Alexander Hersh and shakuhachi player Zac Zinger, LIVE FROM LONDON – WITH THE ROYAL BALLET AND THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE ORCHESTRA, We’re coming to you from London this week for a virtual gala performance with the Royal Ballet and Royal Opera House Orchestra | After seven months of being off the stage, due to the pandemic, the company returning to perform a selection of standard works from the repertoire, Live from Lausanne, Switzerland – with Joshua Weilerstein and the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, LAUSANNE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Lausanne, Switzerland, with conductor Joshua Weilerstein, soprano Olesya Golovneva, mezzo-soprano Stella Grigorian, tenor Stephan Rugamer, baritone Daniel Schmutzhard, the Swiss Youth Choir, and the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne | The program features Beethoven’s 9th Symphony | The work, which includes text from Friedrich Schiller’s “Ode to Joy”, is widely recognized for celebrating the commonality and shared joy of all of mankind, Live from Elgin in the United States – with conductor Andrew Grams violinist Philippe Quint and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, ELGIN, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 | This week, we’re coming to you from Elgin, Illinois in the United States, with violinist Philippe Quint, conductor Andrew Grams, and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra • Program includes: Sarasate’s “Ziguenerweisen”, Massenet’s “Meditation” from Thais, Haydn’s Symphony No. Enjoy a morning walk around Aspen’s West End neighborhood, ultimately landing at the Benedict Music Tent where you can listen to Aspen Music Festival & School’s rehearsals. From classical music to jazz, alternative and everything in between, Aspen has a community of support and venues devoted to each style and genre of music. Fans and musicians of all kinds love coming to Aspen for that very reason. Earn your dinner tonight by taking a short and steep hike with an altitude gain of 1,000 feet up the Ute Trail. The Aspen Music Festival & School (AMFS) was founded in 1949, as part of Aspen's cultural renaissance following WWII. 225 Music School Road Aspen, CO 81611, USA 970 925 3254 info@aspenmusic.org Arts & Culture. Live music is also available at the Aspen Saturday Market, and many restaurants and hotels around town. Free performances are held at 1pm on Saturdays in the concert meadow at the top of Aspen Mountain performed by students of the Aspen Music Festival & School. A masterclass in the Wheeler Opera House, just off Aspen’s main shopping/easting drag, saw dozens of students have their performances of Mozart opera scenes taken apart by Edward Berkeley, another Juilliard teacher. Aspen, CO 81611, Local Phone: 970.925.1940Toll-Free Phone: 877.702.7736Email: [email protected].