Colorado College Summer Music Festival Susan Grace, Music Director Fall Newsletter ~ November 2012 Dear Friends and Supporters, The 2012 Summer Music Festival was fabulous! Thank you for your support and participation. The festival is very lucky to have such an enthusiastic group of friends. We hope you enjoyed the concerts as much as the festival students and faculty did this past season. TESTIMONIALS FROM OUR 2012 FESTIVAL STUDENTS Festival percussionists perform for the Patriot Youth Program at Ft. Carson. "The professional level experience and unbelievable faculty push me to new heights of music making and inspire me to put everything I can into my art." Derek P. violin "Through the festival, I feel that I have learned countless skills and lessons, all of which will help bring me closer to attaining my goal of being a professional musician." Sarah G., cello "I cannot express to you how much I have learned from orchestra rehearsals and concerts, master classes, supplemental music lectures and the wonderful proximity to esteemed faculty members who have been so accessible and supportive." Arleigh S., bassoon
Festival students perform for the Patriot Youth Program at Ft. Carson. Planning is underway for a wonderful 2013 season. Save the dates NOW - June 3-23, 2013. Check our web site for concert dates, repertoire and special events: www.artsfestival.coloradocollege.edu/musicfestival. We have expanded our winter/spring season - now called Intermezzo - to three concerts. More information follows below. 2013 INTERMEZZO SEASON Winter Warm-up An Evening of Dances and other Delectable Delights Tuesday, February 26, 7:30 pm, Packard Hall ~ open seating Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin Bil Jackson, clarinet Susan Grace, piano ******* Intersection Trio "Soulful expression, instrumental virtuosity, playful banter" Wednesday, April 3, 7:30 pm, Packard Hall ~ open seating
Laura Frautschi, violin Kristina Reiko Cooper, cello John Novacek, piano Tickets for Winter Warm-up and Intersection Trio: $25 general public, $20 festival donors,$15 Colorado College faculty and staff,$5 non- CC students with ID, Colorado College students FREE (tickets required) Available mid-january at the Colorado College Worner Center, TicketsWest or call 719-389-6552 ******* Benefit Concert An Evening of Elegant Chamber Music Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms Thursday, April 25, 6:00 PM, Packard Hall ~ open seating Scott Yoo, violin Toby Appel, viola Michael Thornton, horn Susan Grace, piano Concert Tickets: $35, Colorado College students with ID FREE (tickets required) Immediately following Benefit Concert: Festival Gala Dinner ~ Stewart House (1228 Wood Ave., Colorado Springs) Toby Appel, chef extraordinaire and former private chef to Georgia O'Keefe Dinner Tickets: $100 ~ Tickets available through the Festival Office ~ Reserve early!
2013 FESTIVAL FACULTY UPDATES Erin Keefe Joins Festival Faculty Erin Keefe, violin, joins the Summer Music Festival faculty for the 2013 summer season. Ms. Keefe has established a reputation as a compelling artist who combines exhilarating temperament and fierce integrity. She is Concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra, and has collaborated with many leading artists of today. Ms. Keefe earned a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School and a Bachelor of Music degree from The Curtis Institute of Music. Stewart Rose Returns in 2013 Stewart Rose, horn, returns in June to the Summer Music Festival faculty after a two year residency with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Rose is Principal Horn with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the New York City Opera Orchestra.
Susan Grace performs with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts Wagner & Beethoven January 26, 2013 at 8:00 pm January 27, 2013 at 2:30 pm Susan performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 Also on this program: WEBER Overture from Oberon MOZART Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297/300a, "Paris" WAGNER Overture and Bacchanale from Tannhäuser WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries Tickets available at 719-520-SHOW and at TicketsWest outlets. The newest addition to the SMF faculty family: John and Airi Novacek welcomed Juliet Ambrielle to their family. Juliet was born July 22, 2012. Congratulations!
* * * * * * Grace Chin and Robert Walters will welcome a brother or sister for Saya any day now! BECOME A DONOR ~ SUPPORT THE SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL! Donors receive advance notice and early ticket buying priority, special discounts on tickets and more! Click here: http://www.coloradocollege.edu/offices/summerprograms/summer-festival-ofthe-arts/music-festival/support-us.dot MUSICAL NEWS IN THE COMMUNITY Bending Towards the Light, a Jazz Nativity returns to Colorado Springs for a second year, kicking off the Christmas season with an exhilarating evening of great theatre combined with the soaring notes of jazz. Featuring an all- professional, all-colorado Springs cast, the show interprets the beautiful, traditional Christmas story in a new, unique way. DATES: December 1,2,3 2012 PLACE: Broadmoor Community Church, 315 Lake Avenue, Colorado Springs, 80906. TIME: 7:30 pm. Doors open at 6:45 pm. TICKETS: Now available at the Fine Arts Center Box Office, 30 West Dale Street, 634-5583. Online www.csfineartscenter.org. Limited number of tickets available to KRCC members, 912 North Weber, 473-4801. VIP Section $40, General Admission $20 ~ $45 and $25 at the door WEBSITE: www.towardsthelight.us. PRODUCERS: Katherine Loo and Judith Sellers QUESTIONS: Call 719-471-1834 or judysell@aol.com. "Amen and Halleluiah-you made a joyful noise happen for each one of us."
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!