Week of Events
40th Season for Idaho Festival
To open the 40th season of Sun Valley Music Festival, Timothy Higgins has composed Fanfare, which will receive its world premiere on July 29. Then soprano Meechot Marrero returns to Sun Valley to sing a few of her favorite arias. The concert closes with Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony. https://www.svmusicfestival.org/event/opening-night-with-meechot-marrero/
Figgis-Vizuenta Writes New Opera for Saratoga
Opera Saratoga will present the world premiere of a new opera by Inti Figgis-Vizuenta on June 30-July 5. The opera, not yet named, will be developed during a summer residency by the composer. https://tickets.proctors.org/TheatreManager/95/tmEvent/tmEvent34373.html
Ambient Synth Music Brought to Life in Ottawa
Ottawa-based synth composer Nick Schofield’s latest release, Ambient Ensemble, was inspired by a series of concerts where special guests were invited to improvise. On Aug. 1, Ottawa ChamberFest will present a concert version of the album. Schofield will be joined by Philippe Charbonneau, Mika Posen (Merganzer), and Yolande Laroche (Orchidae) to explore the blissful interaction between […]
Adès Schubert Tribute in Ottawa
The Danish String Quartet returns to Ottawa ChamberFest Aug. 2 for the fourth and final installment of their innovative Doppelgänger project, in which they pair one of Schubert’s string compositions with a newly commissioned work inspired by its Schubert original. This year’s new work is Thomas Adès’ Wreath for Franz Schubert, while the Schubert offering will be the […]
Cello Concerto to Premiere at Sun Valley
The Sun Valley Music Festival commissioned a new cello concerto from Andy Akiho, which will be given its world premiere on Aug. 2. The soloist will be Jeffrey Zeigler, the former cellist of the famed Kronos Quartet, for whom the concerto was written. Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks completes the program, conducted by Alasdair Neale. […]
