JACKSON, Wyo. — This week, Grand Teton Music Festival will feature Broadway performances, string quartets, film music and more!
Gateway Series: Give Our Regards to Broadway
Leading ladies of Broadway take center stage in an unforgettable evening of songs from the world of musicals featuring shining vocalists Kate Loprest (First Date, Hairspray), Cassondra James (The Queen of Versailles) and Andrea Ross (Whistle Down The Wind) with artistic director and pianist Andy Einhorn. From Julie to Carol to Barbra to Audra and more, experience a tour through the ages as we celebrate the iconic divas of the Broadway stage!
The performance will take place on Monday, August 3, at 7 p.m. at the Center for the Arts Theater. View full details here.
Teton House Concert: Flute in Focus
Mercedes Smith, Principal Flutist of the Utah Symphony, performs in a rare, up-close recital. This program showcases her supple tone and the agile technique, which has been the foundation of a career both in the opera and orchestral worlds. Join us in this one of a kind chance to experience her musical genius firsthand.
The performance will take place on Wednesday, August 5, at 5 p.m. at a private home. View full details here.
This event is sold out. To join the waitlist, please call the Box Office at (307) 733 1128.
Benoliel Chamber Music Series: From the Heart
Contrasting string quartets by Kevin Lau and Beethoven highlight the emotional range of every Grand Teton Music Festival chamber music setting. Festival Orchestra brass players share the stage with their string section colleagues in a concert that features an intoxicating mix of the familiar and the new.
The performance will take place on Thursday, August 6, at 7 p.m. at Jackson Hole High School Auditorium. View full details here.
Alive@Five: An American Celebration at Teton Village Commons
An American Celebration: Ring in the 250th birthday of our nation with music of all styles by American composers. Fun for the whole family, this program for string quartet and percussion will get the audience singing, dancing, and drumming along. Join us for the fourth year of our partnership with the Teton Village Association’s Alive@5 series! Before and after, enjoy the Jackson Farmer’s Market in Teton Village!
The event will take place on Thursday, August 6 at 5 p.m. at Teton Village Commons. View full details here.
Weekend concerts
Open Rehearsal: Beethoven & Korngold
Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look as Sir Donald Runnicles and the orchestra rehearse for the weekend Festival Orchestra concerts with violinist Madeline Adkins.
The rehearsal will take place on Friday, August 7, at 10 a.m. at Jackson Hole High School Auditorium. View full details here.
Festival Orchestra: Beethoven & Korngold
What do a certain Austrian composer and his English counterpart have in common?Hollywood, of course! Both John Barry and Erich Wolfgang Korngold found their way to the big screens of America and their music blurred the lines between the concert hall and the movie theater. GTMF Concertmaster Madeline Adkins performs Korngold’s lush, film inspired Violin Concerto before the Festival Orchestra concludes the program with Beethoven’s eternal and appropriately cinematic ode to nature, the “Pastoral” Symphony No. 6.
The performance will take place on Friday, August 7, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, August 8, at 6 p.m. at Jackson Hole High School Auditorium.
On the Road: An American Celebration at Pierre’s Theatre
Festival musicians bring live classical music to audiences in Pierre’s Theatre in Victor, Idaho in this free On the Road concert.
The performance will take place on Saturday, August 8, at 1 p.m. at Pierre’s Theatre. View full details here.
