JACKSON, Wyo. — The Grand Teton Music Festival has a full lineup of summer events to enjoy this week!
While Walk Festival Hall is under renovation, GTMF is presenting a full 2026 summer season at venues throughout Jackson Hole, including the Jackson Hole High School (JHHS) Auditorium, the Center for the Arts, Teton Village Commons, and other community locations. GTMF is grateful for its partnership with the Teton County School District No. 1 and Jackson Hole High School, which extends into the full school year, with weekly visits from Festival Musicians through GTMF’s Tune Up program and weeklong musician residencies in the spring and fall.
GTMF will host Festival Orchestra and chamber music concerts at JHHS this season and is commissioning lighting upgrades and custom acoustic towers to be installed in the auditorium to enhance sound quality this summer. The lighting and towers are customized to the high school and will be left behind as a gift for future JHHS students. The 2026 GTMF season will feature Festival Orchestra concerts, chamber music, guest artists, free community events, and family programming as GTMF “camps out” across the region during this milestone anniversary year.
The full 2026 season calendar is available at gtmf.org/season65.
Allegro Happy Hour
Enjoy great live music for free this summer with GTMF! Geared towards patrons under 40, on Thursday, July 9, start the night off at Roadhouse Brewery & Taproom with $4 pints and small bites from a taco truck before walking over to Jackson Hole High School Auditorium for Opening Night of the Benoliel Chamber Music Series.
Registration for this event is free, but space is limited. Registration includes discounted $4 pints at Roadhouse Brewery & Taproom and one ticket to the 7 p.m. Benoliel Chamber Music Series concert: Light & Shadow. Dinner will be available for purchase from the Street Tacos food truck on site.
Benoliel Chamber Music Series: Light & Shadow
This pan-European collection of masterworks evokes the rich sonic chiaroscuro of a bygone chamber music salon. Darkness, brightness and the moonlit space in between make this program a treat for every fan of close-enough-to-touch musical experiences. The Benoliel Chamber Music Series, showcasing the virtuosity of Festival musicians, is hosted and curated by Adelle Eslinger Runnicles.
The opening night of the Benoliel Chamber Music Series takes place on Thursday, July 9 at 7 p.m. at the Jackson High School auditorium. Purchase tickets here.
Open Rehearsal: Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look as Sir Donald Runnicles and the orchestra rehearse for the weekend Festival Orchestra concerts. This week, Montana native and 2021 Donald Runnicles Musical Arts Scholarship Competition winner Tanner Jorden returns to the Grand Teton Music Festival to perform Rachmaninoff’s timeless and melodically rich second piano concerto. Rounding out the program is Tchaikovsky’s dramatic symphonic reckoning with the immensities of fate.
The event will take place on Friday, July 10, at 10 a.m. at Jackson Hole High School auditorium. Purchase tickets here.
Festival Orchestra: Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
Opening night of the Festival Orchestra Series features not one but two popular monuments of the orchestral canon. Montana native and 2021 Donald Runnicles Musical Arts Scholarship Competition winner Tanner Jorden returns to the Grand Teton Music Festival to perform Rachmaninoff’s timeless and melodically rich Second Piano Concerto. Rounding out the program is Tchaikovsky’s dramatic symphonic reckoning with the immensities of fate. The Friday and Saturday concerts have limited tickets, make sure to purchase ahead of time!
The performance will take place on Friday, July 10, at 7 p.m. at Jackson Hole High School auditorium. Purchase tickets here.
The second performance will take place on Saturday, July 11, at 6 p.m. at Jackson Hole High School auditorium. Purchase tickets here.
GTMF’s mission to provide exhilarating musical experiences goes beyond the concert hall. From the popular On the Road concert series at beautiful locations throughout Jackson Hole to Musical Adventures, weekly early childhood music sessions led by Stoner Family Education Curator Meaghan Heinrich, GTMF’s free community programs reach music lovers of all ages. Check out the full schedule at gtmf.org/ontheroad.
