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1-A is unique in the world.” two wonders come together – truly in concert – for an artistic experience that place where Nature is performing her own magic is a privilege for all us. These us. all for privilege a is magic own her performing is Nature where place Or they can browse the diverse craft and art shops of Moab and enjoy dining in dining enjoy and Moab of shops art and craft diverse the browse can they Or As Michael Barrett has said, “Bringing high quality musical performance to a snow-capped La Sal Mountains, the red-rock cliffs along the Colorado River. diverse restaurants. National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park, the music is not playing, patrons enjoy the scenic wonders of the area – Arches the quality of the performances and intimacy of the experience. And when the when And experience. the of intimacy and performances the of quality the excellent auditorium at the county high school), concerts thrill audiences with centuries of spring floods of the river. Whether held outdoors or indoors (in the local historic concert hall or the acoustics. Patrons are taken by jet boat downriver to this special site carved by carved site special this to downriver boat jet by taken are Patrons acoustics. natural grandeur.” “an event that combines human and and in a red-rock wilderness grotto: a natural stone amphitheater with perfect ancient cottonwood. Benefit concerts are held each year in local private homes private local in year each held are concerts Benefit cottonwood. ancient a tent under towering rock monoliths, in a park sheltered by the shade of an musicians. In June, the Festival offers a four day “Musical Adventure” benefit Adventure” “Musical day four a offers Festival the June, In musicians. outdoors in unique settings – under a pavilion along the Colorado River, in – is a potpourri of musical offerings performed by dynamic, highly accomplished accomplished highly dynamic, by performed offerings musical of potpourri a is – Many concerts take advantage of the remarkable environment and are set coveted award for “Adventurous coveted Programming” award in for the “Adventurous music festival category scenic sites along the Colorado River. raft trip with performances held at work. For patrons, the three weekend fall festival – which in 2003 won ASCAP’s ASCAP’s won 2003 in which – festival fall weekend three the patrons, For work. by the season’s Composer-in-Residence, who will be present to discuss his or her her or his discuss to present be will who Composer-in-Residence, season’s the by ensemble playing with a Latin flair; then an exploration of contemporary music contemporary of exploration an then flair; Latin a with playing ensemble chanteuse; the next a chamber ensemble performing Brahms; then a jazz to Danielpour. One performance may feature a vocalist celebrating a French Composers range from Bach to Bernstein, from Ravel to Rorem, from Dvorák from Rorem, to Ravel from Bernstein, to Bach from range Composers to enjoy this unique combination of sight and sound. to enjoy this unique Founded in 1992 by 1992 in Founded Europe from and States United the of parts all from comes audience expanding in Concert with the Landscape.in Concert with the annually to celebrate vibrant music in an awe-inspiring landscape. An ever- of form, color, and light that creates an unmatched artistic experience… Music experience… artistic unmatched an creates that light and color, form, of vocalists and instrumentalists world-class gathers Festival the York, New in based music, jazz, traditional music – performed by outstanding musicians in a setting a in musicians outstanding by performed – music traditional jazz, music, splendid landscapes on earth. Old and new music – chamber music, vocal Music Festival – a mélange of musical programming set in one of the most There are music festivals and there are music festivals. Then there is the Moab Moab the is there Then festivals. music are there and festivals music are There The Festival www.moabmusicfest.org

Fact Sheet Fact Arts in the category of Arts Organizations category in the Music Festival taking musicians and patrons down the Colorado River. River. Colorado the down patrons and musicians taking route. are held in scenic areas along the Performances o The Utah Arts Council’s 2002 Governor’s in Award the Programming” “Adventurous for o Prize First 2003 ASCAP’s o Artists Award 2007 Governor’s Mansion o In June there is also a special four day benefit river trip volunteers. music education andprograms. communityFestival artists performcultural areaat assemblies enhancement schoolfor Moab childrenas Artists andin Residencereturn inthroughout the schools the and yearcommunity. by a Board of list Trustees. (Trustees at www.moabmusicfest. community 100 over and staff permanent small a is There org). others. Festival, and audiences haveinternationally welcomedacclaimed Composers-in-Residence includinga broad rangeLowell Liebermann,of Richard Danielpour, LukasHarrison, Foss, LouChen Yi, Aaron Jay Kernis, Paul Moravec and at local homes. bios, visit www.moabmusicfest.org) September embracing the Labor Day venues holiday. outdoor Up and to indoor a dozen of variety a in scheduled are concerts in the Moab area. This includes benefit concerts – Colorado River concerts taking patrons by jet boat dinner with down concerts evening to and Moab a of south red-rock miles 30 grotto Barrett and Leslie Tomkins. Barrett and Michael, Lesliea pianist Tomkins. and conductor and General Director and CEO of the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in (For New serves York, as Director. Music Artistic Director as of serves violist, a Leslie, and Festival the • The Festival’s web site is www.moabmusicfest.org • The Festival’s • The Festival’s Mission also encompasses a variety of youth • awards including has won numerous The Festival • The Festival is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization governed • Since 1992, over 150 musicians have performed at the • The Festival’s main season is a three weekend period in early • The Moab Music Festival was founded in 1992 by Michael 1-B The Festival www.moabmusicfest.org the Green River joins the the joins River Green the – A Special Landscape A Special as they listen to outstanding musicians musicians outstanding to listen they as – in the middle of Canyonlands National Park National Canyonlands of middle the in –

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splendors And And for music Festival lovers, outdoor concert venues offer the chance to see these Breakfast can be outstanding. There is also a local winery and some excellent local brews. local excellent some and winery local a also is There outstanding. be can Breakfast include American, Southwest, Chinese, Mexican, Continental, and some good, hearty steaks. steaks. hearty good, some and Continental, Mexican, Chinese, Southwest, American, include Local accommodations range from campsites to motels to fine riverside resorts. Cuisines Cuisines resorts. riverside fine to motels to campsites from range accommodations Local scenery on earth is accessible by car. car. by accessible is earth on scenery every medium. For those who just want to stop and look, some of the most breathtaking breathtaking most the of some look, and stop to want just who those For medium. every community offers an array of paintings, lithographs, pottery, leathergoods, sculpture of sculpture leathergoods, pottery, lithographs, of paintings, an array offers community climbing, mountaineering. For those who like handicrafts and visual arts, the local artisan artisan local the arts, visual and handicrafts like who those For mountaineering. climbing, For those who like adventure, Moab has it all: biking, river rafting, jeeping, hiking, rock rock hiking, jeeping, rafting, river biking, all: it has Moab adventure, like who those For downriver is Lake Powell and beyond that lies the Grand Canyon. Grand the lies that beyond and Powell Lake is downriver Colorado, creating Cataract Canyon Rapids, the largest rapid in the United States. Further Further States. United the in rapid largest the Rapids, Canyon Cataract creating Colorado,

concert to create a richness of experience that is possible only in the Moab environment. Moab the in only possible is that experience of richness a create to concert Festival events, they will be awed by the country. The music and the landscape work in in work landscape the and music The country. the by awed be will they events, Festival They are coming to a landscape unique in the world. Whether they attend indoor or outdoor outdoor or indoor attend they Whether world. the in unique landscape a to coming are They Festival patrons are not just coming to concerts when they come to Moab Music Festival. Festival. Music Moab to come they when concerts to coming just not are patrons Festival play beautiful music. beautiful play

1-C south of town of south and cuts a winding red cliff canyon northeast and southwest of Moab. Seventy five miles miles five Seventy Moab. of southwest and northeast canyon cliff red winding a cuts and And a river runs through it. The mighty Colorado comes out of the Rocky Mountains Mountains of Rocky out the comes Colorado it. mighty The through runs a And river and more recently mountain bikers, hikers, river rafters, and music lovers. music and rafters, river hikers, bikers, mountain recently more and to when Mormon settlers came, followed by outlaws, then town folk, then uranium miners, miners, uranium then folk, town then outlaws, by followed came, settlers Mormon when to Americans formed a sophisticated society (evidenced by petroglyphs, baskets, and pottery) pottery) and baskets, petroglyphs, by (evidenced society sophisticated a formed Americans dinosaurs roamed (leaving a treasure trove of bones and footprints) to when Anazazi Native Native Anazazi when to footprints) and bones of trove treasure a (leaving roamed dinosaurs Dead Horse Point State Park. A local museum traces the history of the land – from when when from – land the of history the traces museum local A Park. State Point Horse Dead Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park are located in Moab. So is Utah’s Utah’s is So Moab. in located are Park National Canyonlands and Park National Arches springs gush with a pure, delicious water. water. delicious pure, a with gush springs there. Strange slickrock landscapes are there. Majestic towers of rock reach skyward, and and skyward, reach rock of towers Majestic there. are landscapes slickrock Strange there. Balanced Rock and Delicate Arch are there. The snow-capped La Sal Mountains are La Sal Mountains are there. Arch The snow-capped and Delicate Rock Balanced which has been carved by geologic forces, wind, snow, and rain into fantastical shapes. fantastical into rain and snow, wind, forces, geologic by carved been has which pinion, the sage, and the cactus is a stunning contrast to the fiery colors of the earthscape, earthscape, the of colors fiery the to contrast stunning a is cactus the and sage, the pinion, the arches, the cliffs, the mountains are a rich rust-red hue. The green of the juniper and and juniper the of green The hue. rust-red rich a are mountains the cliffs, the arches, the Perched below the edge of the arid Colorado Plateau, Moab is red-rock country. The mesas, mesas, The country. red-rock is Moab Plateau, Colorado arid the of edge the below Perched in her wildly expressionist paintings. paintings. expressionist wildly her in Till captures it in books, photos, and calendars. And renowned artist Adele Alsop uses it it uses Alsop Adele artist renowned And calendars. and photos, books, in it captures Till Edward Abbey and Terry Tempest Williams write of the land. Local photographer Tom Tom photographer Local land. the of write Williams Tempest Terry and Abbey Edward and Louise went over one. Marlboro Country was nearby and Jeep country is everywhere. everywhere. is country Jeep and nearby was Country Marlboro one. over went Louise and John Huston and John Wayne were there. Tom Cruise hung on a Moab cliff, and Thelma Thelma and cliff, Moab a on hung Cruise Tom there. were Wayne John and Huston John with color and form. form. and color with commercial, on the license plates of Utah cars, in paintings and photos that stun the senses senses the stun that photos and paintings in cars, Utah of plates license the on commercial, Most people have seen Moab’s wonders somewhere – in a motion picture, in a television television a in picture, motion a in – somewhere wonders Moab’s seen have people Most Moab, Utah sits in the midst of one of the most unique, splendid landscapes in the world. world. the in landscapes splendid unique, most the of one of midst the in sits Utah Moab, The Festival www.moabmusicfest.org Education perform works appropriate to the children children the to appropriate works perform – –

2007, Layer continued his work during several visits and flutist 2005, piper Christopher Layer served as Artist-in-Residence. He He Artist-in-Residence. as served Layer Christopher piper 2005, – – –

Marco Granados and Jackeline Rago, Venezuelan cuatrist and Music community and offered a course in musical arrangement of traditional and each of its members. He organized musical events throughout the helped to found the Moab Community Dance Band, coaching the ensemble ensemble the coaching Band, Dance Community Moab the found to helped

1-D Aubrey Davis Aubrey e-mail: [email protected] Andrew Yarosh e-mail: [email protected] Moab Press Contact: phone: (435) 259-7003 Moab Press Educator, also came to Moab to work with both children and adults.

In 2006 music.

In 2004 In than 20 weeks in Moab as Artist-in-Residence. than 20 weeks in Moab as Artist-in-Residence. 2002 – 2003, clarinetist/saxophonist/composer Eric Thomas spent more radio station KZMU and broadcasts some of the concerts to the radio in Foundation, Quinney E. Jessie and S.J. the of generosity the to Thanks member, provides special classical music recording to Moab’s community Moab’s to recording music classical special provides member, audience. Also during the Festival, Utah radio personality Gene Pack, a former board board former a Pack, Gene personality radio Utah Festival, the during Also Festival musicians will perform for patrons. musicians Festival will again be held in a “secret location”, a natural “concert hall” where hike with a concert -- was held. In 2008 the Musical Walk Benefit Concert Benefit Walk Musical the 2008 In held. was -- concert a with hike concert for children and a new sold out Musical Walk Benefit Concert -- a -- Concert Benefit Walk Musical out sold new a and children for concert as well as familiar American tunes. In 2007 there was also a free special afternoon of music that usually includes classical, traditional and jazz music music jazz and traditional classical, includes usually that music of afternoon Mountain Power sponsors a concert to bring young and old together for an an for together old and young bring to concert a sponsors Power Mountain Free concerts are offered to the community each Labor Day. Rocky in the Grand County School District. in the Grand County the Festival’s Music Director Music Festival’s the school) and at a charter school. A group of the visiting musicians – including including – musicians visiting the of group A school. charter a at and school) County School (two elementary schools, one middle school, one high Outreach Program provides a special educational concert for each Grand each for concert educational special a provides Program Outreach During the Moab Music Festival in September, the Festival’s Education provide musical education to children and adults alike. to children and musical education provide visiting professional musicians in ways that enrich the local culture and A critical part of the Music Festival’s Mission is to utilize the talents of

becoming a musician. The Education Outreach Program reaches each child child each reaches Program Outreach Education The musician. a becoming and provide a tutorial about the music, instruments, and the process of The Artists www.moabmusicfest.org

Leslie Tomkins Leslie Tomkins Co-founder /Artistic Director Co-founder

Juliette Kang – 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, Benny Kim – 1998 Jesse Mills – 2004, 2008 2004, 2005, 2007 Ninojima – 2007, 2008 Ayano – 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000 Peña Adela Barbara Scowcroft – 2003, 2004 Stewart – 1999 Lynnette Lucy Stoltzman – 2000, 2001 Axel Strauss – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008 – 1993, 1994 Waterman Ruth Li – 2001 Weigang – 1999 through 2008 Woodiel Paul Yiwen Jiang – 2001 Karen Gomyo – 2006, 2007, 2008 Eva Gruesser – 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 Stefan Hersh –1994, 1997 Nick Kendall – 2005 Mio Alt – 2005 2008 Maria Bachmann – 2001, 2006, 2007, David Balakrishnan – 2007 Emily Bruskin – 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 James Cooke – 1993, 1994 Lisa Crockett – 1993, 1994 Cenovia Cummins – 1997, 1999, 2000 Arture Delmoni – 2005 Gerald Elias – 1998, 1999 Eschkenazy – 1998 Vesko Gregory Ewer – 2007 – 2002 through 2008 Fain Timothy 1998 through – 1993 Lisa Fako – 1995, 1996 Krista Bennion Feeney – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, Jennifer Frautschi – 2004 Laura Frautschi – 1997 Frier Roberta 2007, 2008 Laura Goldberg – 1995 Marija Stroke – 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000 Marija Stroke – 1995, 2000, 2005, 2006 Sutherland – 1999, Pete 2005, 2006 Butch Thompson – – 2000 Charles Webb 2002 – 1999, Emily Wong 2006 – 2002, 2003, 2004, Alon Yavnai – 2001 Denny Zeitlin (jazz) 2004, 2007, 2008 Eric Zivian – 2003, Violin Evan Price – 2007 Evan Price Residence Over the Years the Over Residence Artists and Composers-in-and Artists

Michael Barrett Michael

Co-founder /Music Director /Music Director Co-founder

Lou Harrison – 1994, 1996 Bruce Adolphe – 2001 Bruce Adolphe Samora Pinderhughes – 2007 Samora Pinderhughes Susie Petrov – 2007 Susie Petrov Ilya Poletaev – 2007 Ilya Poletaev

2-A David Shimoni – 2008

Ken Noda – 2000 Steven Mayer – 1997, 1998 John Musto – 1994, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, Donna Kwong – 2002, 2003, 2004 Grant Johannesen – 1998 Jon Klibenoff – 2007 Paul Hersh – 1993 through 2008 Paul Michael Boriskin – 2001 through 2005 1998, 1999, 2001 Steven Blier – 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, Aglika Angelova – 1998, 1999 Michael Barrett – 1993 through 2008 Piano Eric Zivian – 2003 Emily Wong – 1999, 2002 Emily Wong Denny Zeitlin – 2001 John Musto – 2003, 2004, 2008 Tom Kraines – 2003 Tom Paquito D’Rivera – 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008 Paquito Gerald Elias – 1999, 2002 Philip Kent Bimstein – 1999 Derek Bermel – 2008 Composers William Bolcom – 2008 William Derek Bermel – 2008 Paquito D’Rivera – 2003 Paquito Moravec – 2006 Paul Carla Kihlstedt – 2007 Lowell Liebermann – 2002 Aaron Jay Kernis – 2005 Zhou Long – 2001 Richard Danielpour – 2004 Chen Yi – 2001 Bruce Adolphe – 2000 Bruce Adolphe Peter Lieberson – 1999 Peter Lukas Foss – 1999 Lukas Foss James Sellars – 1997 John Musto – 1994, 1998 John Musto – 1994, Jon Deak – 1995 Composers-in-Residence The Artists www.moabmusicfest.org

Christopher Layer – 2007 Amy Putnam – 1994 Rieppi – 1997, 2000 Pablo James Baker – 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, Brough – 2005 Ron Glen Fittin – 2003 2002, 2003 Leonardo Granados – 2005, 2007 Ben Herman – 2001, 2007 Amy Knoles – 1996 Dan McMillan – 2006 Morales – 2003 Rolando Bret Jackson – 1997 Trombone Horn Neal Deland – 1997, 2000 Michael Thornton – 2007 – 2006, 2007 Eric Ruske Percussion David Krakauer – 2006 1998, Eric Thomas – 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Bassoon Crawford Best – 2000 Larisa Gelman – 2006 Melanie Sanguinetti – 1995 John Steinmetz – 1997 Trumpet Oboe 2000 - 1997, 1999, Marilyn Coyne Epple - 1995 Pamela - 2006 James Roe Clarinet 2006 Dan Block – 2005, Derek Bermel – 2008 - 1996, 1999 Christopher Cullen 2003, 2004, 2006, D’Rivera – 2002, Paquito 2008 Alan Kay – 2006 John Rojak – 2007 John Rojak Stephen Burns – 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, Stephen Burns – 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 Residence Over the Years the Over Residence Artists and Composers-in-and Artists

Leslie Tomkins – 1993 through 2008 – 1993 through Leslie Tomkins Mads Tolling – 2007 Mads Tolling Alexis Pia Gerlach – 2006, 2007, 2008 Alexis Pia 2-B

Eugenia Zukerman – 1997 Nestor Torres – 2003 Nestor Torres Elena Pinderhughes – 2007 Elena Pinderhughes Gretchen Pusch – 1993 Elizabeth Mann – 2000, 2005 Christopher Layer (flutes/bagpipes) – 2001 through 2008 Sally Foreman Humphreys – 1997 Sally Foreman Marco Granados – 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Flute Roy Wiseman – 2001 Wiseman Roy John Feeney – 1995, 1996 John Feeney Richard Hartshorne – 2000 John Deak – 1995 Doublebass Felix Wurman – 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 – 1993, 1994, Wurman Felix Jeremy Turner – 2004, 2005, 2007 Jeremy Turner Nicholas Tzaravas – 2001 Tanya Tomkins – 1994 through 2008 Tomkins Tanya Mark Summer – 2002, 2003, 2007 Gregory Sauer – 1993, 1994 2001 1999, Dorothy Lawson – 1995, 1997, 1998, Julian Hersh – 1998 2007 Thomas Kraines – 2000 through 2005, Natalie Haas – 2003, 2007 John Eckstein – 1999, 2004 Julia Bruskin – 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Cello Edward Arron – 2007, 2008

Nancy Uscher – 1995, 1996 Nancy Uscher – 1995, Scott Lewis –1994, 1999 L. P. How – 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008 How L. P. Kelly Shanafelt – 1995 Paul Hersh – 1993, through 2008 Hersh – 1993, through Paul Barbara Primus Hamilton – 2001 Hamilton Barbara Primus Honggang Li – 2001 Zvi Carmeli – 1998 Zvi Carmeli Viola

2001, 2003 Timothy Day – 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, Timothy

1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 Robert Black – 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, Black – 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, Robert The Artists www.moabmusicfest.org

Paul Appleby – 2008 Paul Additional Artists Julia Barrett, narrator – 2002 Humphrey Burton, author and narrator Colvig, instrument builder – 1994 William David Lee, poet and author – 2000 – 1993 2002, 2003, 2005 narrator – 2001, Gene Pack, Ed Schloth, narrator – 1997 Michelle Spencer, dancer and choreographer Jamie Bernstein Thomas, narrator – 1993, – 1995 author – 2000, 2002 Williams, Tempest Terry 1997, 2002, 2006, 2007 2008 – 2002, 2003, 2004, D’Rivera Trio Paquito 2006, 2008 Shanghai String Quartet – 2001, 2005 – 1998 Trio SoLaRe Island Quartet – 2007 Turtle 1999, University of Utah Jazz Band – 1998, Solisti – 2006, 2007 Trio Duo – 2004, 2008 Zivian-Tomkins 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Scott Hendricks – 2000 James Martin – 2004, 2007 Mason – 1995, 2008 Patrick Ollmann – 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, Kurt Sharp – 1995, 2003, 2004 William 1999, 2003 Ensembles – 2007 Yard 2 Foot Abramyan String Quartet – 1999 – 2002, 2003, 2004 The Claremont Trio of Song – 1993, 1994, Festival New York 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, Darius de Haas – 2004, 2005 Darius de Haas – 2004, 1995 Steven Goldstein – 2001 Theodore Green – 2002 – 1996, Jeffrey Picon Steven Tharp – 1998 Bass Baritone and Vocalists: Matt Boehler – 2008 2002 Phillip Cutlip – 1996, Vocalists: Tenor Vocalists: Residence Over the Years the Over Residence Artists and Composers-in-and Artists

Taylor Armerding – 2004 Taylor

2-C Lucy Schaufer – 1993, 1995, 2002 Delores Zeigler – 1998 Lorraine Hunt Lieberson – 1997, 1999 Vocalists: Mezzo-Soprano Vocalists: Dana Hanchard – 2004 Cynthia Watters – 2002 Cynthia Watters Lisa Vroman – 2008 Cyndia Seiden 1995 Sylvia McNair – 2000 Susan Narucki – 2005 Jonita Lattimore – 2007 Monique McDonald – 1998 Dina Kuznetsova – 2007 Dina Kuznetsova Risa Renae Harman – 1996 Risa Renae Constance Hauman – 1994 Brenda Feliciano – 2002, 2003 Brenda Feliciano Christine Brandes – 2006 Amy Burton – 2001, 2003 Vocalists Xu Ke – 2001 Erhu Emily Smith – 2007 Jeremiah McLane – 2003 Accordion Joe Barbato – 2006 Greg Liszt – 2004 Banjo Mandolin

Cuatro Mare Teicholz – 2005, 2006, 2007 Mare Teicholz Pete Sutherland – 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006 Sutherland – 1999, Pete Brendan O’Shea – 2004 Brendan O’Shea – Steve Gibb – 2007 2006 Matt Munisteri – 2005, Jake Armerding – 2004 Jake Armerding – Guitar Harp

Lysa Rytting – 1997, 2001 – Rytting Lysa Jackeline Rago – 2005, 2007 Jackeline Rago

Tully Cathey – 2002 Tully Vocalists: Soprano Vocalists: The Music www.moabmusicfest.org No. 3 in G Major, , op. 4 and the composer’s daughter Jamie in E-flat Major, Op. 87 in g-minor, K516 in E-flat Major, Op.44 in G Major in C Major, Op.87 in a minor, Op. 70/1 for strings in E-flat Major, Op. 97 for violin and piano in g minor, L. 140 , No. 1 in B-flat 825 Major, BWV in g minor, Op. 17 Highlights of Recent Seasons Recent of Highlights Amy Burton’s theatrical evening consisting of songs Partita 816 Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV French Trio Brandenburg Concerto Piano Quintet Quintet String Quintet String Quintet Piano Quintet Sonata Piano Trio Piano Trio BWV 1048 BWV Duo for flute & piano Verklaerte Nacht Verklaerte – pianist, violist and music professor at the San Francisco Francisco San the at professor music and violist pianist, – Michael Barrett Paul Hersh Paul from the 2002 – 2008 Seasons included: in C Major for violin and piano, D. 934. – a concert produced by the New York Festival of Song that showcases the music, the showcases that Song of Festival York New the by produced concert a – – a semi-staged concert devoted to the songs of Leonard Bernstein celebrating women. women. celebrating Bernstein Leonard of songs the to devoted concert semi-staged a – Fantasie Aaron Copland Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Arnold Schoenberg Antonin Dvorak Claude Debussy J.S. Bach Maurice Ravel Maurice Ravel Robert Schumann Robert

Clara Schumann Johannes Brahms

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Conservatory – in which Mr. Hersh explores the complexities of a variety of compositions, such as, in songs and poetry of Harlem in the 1920’s and 1930’s. songs and poetry of Harlem in the 1920’s 2003, Schubert’s – a celebration Kid of You!” Mozart’s “Mozart, 250th You Birthday, narrated by Jamie Bernstein with Talk” “Piano made famous by the French chanteuse Yvonne Printemps French made famous by the the “America Beautiful” – a work commissioned concert specially a of and works Williams exploring the Tempest unique qualities Terry author local of by readings American including life, urban rural and up grown had who White, Bessie of history oral the from excerpts embracing Elias Gerald composer by on a ranch at the evening’s concert site. Other composers included Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, and Schoenfeld. Paul samples of Mozart’s instrumental and vocal works. samples of Mozart’s instrumental and “Souvenir de France” – selections from soprano Bernstein, who hosted the evening. Bernstein, who hosted “We are Women” are “We “What Makes It American?” – A program examining whether American composers have embraced or rejected European models to create a distinct American Music. Composers included Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Eric Zivian, John Musto, Mrs. H.H.A. Beach, Thomson, Virgil Charles Ives, and Ned Rorem. The program was written by Music Director “At Harlem’s Height” Harlem’s “At

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to enjoy works as part of a larger historical or musicological experience. Examples from recent include: seasons A key part of the Festival’s programming are performances that put music in a context, allowing audiences allowing context, a in music put that performances are programming Festival’s the of part key A Highlights of Recent Seasons

Traditional music performances from the 2002 – 2008 Seasons include:

“Scots on the Rocks” – a concert of old and new Celtic music

“From the French Court to the Cajun Kitchen” – a concert of folk music from France, from Quebec, and from Louisiana

“From Green Grass to Bluegrass” – a concert tracing the influence of Irish music on bluegrass The Music Vocal music performances from the 2002 – 2008 Seasons include:

Popular American songs by Gershwin, Berlin, Porter, and Rodgers

Robert Schumann Dichterliebe, Op. 48

Ned Rorem Santa Fe Songs

J.S. Bach Jauchzet Grott in allen Laden! BWV S1

William Bolcom Bastianello (Western United States Premiere)

John Musto Lucrezia (Western United States Premiere)

Jazz performances from the 2002 – 2008 Seasons include:

Paquito D’Rivera and Friends – Jazz Improvisations

University of Utah Jazz Band

Darius de Haas – The Songs of Stevie Wonder

Paul Woodiel & ensemble – Swinging with Django

Turtle Island Quartet – Coltrane and more

Performances of music by living and contemporary composers from the 2002 – 2008 Seasons include:

Tribute (2002) Emily Wong

The Lordly Hudson (1948) Ned Rorem www.moabmusicfest.org Prayer to St. Catherine (1959) Virgil Thomson

Divertimento (1999) John Musto

A Child’s Reliquary (1999) Richard Danielpour

Four Seasons of Futuristic Cuisine Aaron Jay Kernis

Tempest Fantasy (2004 Pulitzer Prize) Paul Moravec

Soul Garden Derek Bermel

Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant Jésus Olivier Messaien

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September September ch Habe Genug Nature’s Special Concert Hall Concert Special Nature’s has called “an event that combines human and natural natural and human combines that event “an called has 4’ 33” Minutes (Four and Colorado River Benefit Concerts: Concerts: Benefit River Colorado was performed on two pianos in the grotto. (Yes, (Yes, grotto. the in pianos two on performed was Spring of Rite The New York Times York New

, the Festival’s Music Director. “No photograph does the grotto justice justice grotto the does photograph “No Director. Music Festival’s the , The

Michael Barrett Michael Thursday, August 28, Thursday, September 4, & Thursday, Thursday, & 4, September Thursday, 28, August Thursday,

likely to fill what seems like a void. But in the grotto, the silence was lush. It wasn’t an absence of sound but a of silence – in three movements. In any normal concert hall, street noise, a rumbling subway or a distant siren is grotto. Often thought of as an all too ironic avante-garde work, the piece is four minutes and thirty-three seconds seconds thirty-three and minutes four is piece the work, avante-garde ironic too all an as of thought Often grotto.

final onscreen fate. Guests have probably seen flights of blue heron, and, if they are lucky, a brown bear loping having passed under famed Dead Horse Point and the even more famous cliff where Thelma and Louise met their met Louise and Thelma where cliff famous more even the and Point Horse Dead famed under passed having exhilarating journey down the river, they see only a forest of tamarisk. They are 30 miles downstream of Moab, When patrons of Moab Music Festival’s Colorado Benefit Concerts step off their motorized launches after an these concerts, can be found in the Festival Brochure at www.moabmusicfest.org. Brochure in the Festival can be found these concerts,

4-A choreographed by Nijinsky. It evokes the lives of an ancient tribal people and, in particular, the spring sacrifice of a virgin who dances herself to death. The music is wild, primitive and pagan. The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) caused a scandal when it was introduced in Paris in 1913 as a ballet two grand pianos had been transported downriver for the day). the extraordinary afternoon when Stravinsky’s Stravinsky’s when afternoon extraordinary the Sometimes Nature joins in the performance. Jamie Bernstein Thomas related on her radio show from Tanglewood Tanglewood from show radio her on related Thomas Bernstein Jamie performance. the in joins Nature Sometimes When Nature Joins In “The music of that afternoon still rings in my ears,” says Barrett.

concert in the grotto as “the peak musical experience of my life”. The program included two two included program The life”. my of experience musical peak “the as grotto the in concert Pack, who spent forty years as a beloved broadcaster hosting classical music on public radio, described an all Bach all an described radio, public on music classical hosting broadcaster beloved a as years forty spent who Pack, When music interrupts the natural silence of the grotto, the sounds are crisp and golden at the same time. Gene time. same the at golden and crisp are sounds the grotto, the of silence natural the interrupts music When Richness of Music finale. It was a stunning artistic experience that none of us will ever forget. ” finale. It was a stunning artistic experience key cover at the end of the first movement, raised it again at the end of the second movement, and closed it at the the at it closed and movement, second the of end the at again it raised movement, first the of end the at cover key “I asked the audience to take part in the performance, to be the chorus,” Michael relates. “I lowered the piano richly textured presence of silence. Michael likes to tell the story of performing John Cage’s The Sounds of Silence in the place itself. This is the wilderness, carved and maintained by Nature.” in the place itself. This is the wilderness, when they first see it,” says it,” see first they when After a short walk down a path through tangled vegetation the grotto emerges. “I love the look on people’s faces people’s on look the love “I emerges. grotto the vegetation tangled through path a down walk short a After grandeur” They have arrived for an afternoon that that afternoon an for arrived have They along the riverside. because it is more than color, shape, and size. It has an enveloping spiritual dimension that only can be experienced experienced be can only that dimension spiritual enveloping an has It size. and shape, color, than more is it because well as mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson’s performance of Cantata I

will be on the afternoons of afternoons the on be will Each year the hosts Moab several Music Colorado Festival River Benefit Concerts. In 2007 these fund-raising events Music in the Grotto www.moabmusicfest.org Nature’s Special Concert Hall Concert Special Nature’s Colorado River Benefit Concerts: Concerts: Benefit River Colorado

4-B e-mail: [email protected] phone: (914) 244-3803 Elizabeth Dworkin Representative: National Press Aubrey Davis Aubrey e-mail: [email protected] Andrew Yarosh e-mail: [email protected] Moab Press Contact: phone: (435) 259-7003 Moab Press See fact sheet for details about the Colorado River Benefit Concerts or visit www.moabmusicfest.org. about the Colorado River Benefit See fact sheet for details receptions where artists and patrons mingle and talk about their unique shared experience of music in Nature’s special concert hall. of both violence and deep sorrow. Others will recall not only the music but the convivial post-concert wine benefits. Many will recall the concert two days after September 11, 2001 when the music had special elements Each year offers unique special moments in the grotto to Festival patrons who choose to take part in these special these in part take to choose who patrons Festival to grotto the in moments special unique offers year Each raven swooped into the grotto, perched itself on a rock, and loudly proclaimed that it would stay for the rest of as the performance resumed. it proceeded to caw an accompaniment the piece. Indeed, Michael looked down to see drops of blood on his piano keys (he had cut his finger in the intense playing) as a pianos, back from the river came an echoing response, deeper and longer than anyone recalls before or since. The first part comes to a brilliant crashing end. As Ken Noda and Michael Barrett lifted their hands from the Music in the Grotto www.moabmusicfest.org - Fact Sheet Fact ouise’s car flew off into the Colorado. ouise’s car flew off into the Colorado. Colorado River Benefit Concerts: Concerts: Benefit River Colorado

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rain) passengers can also gaze up at the cliff, from which Thelma and L rain) passengers can also gaze up at the seating is provided. Many people choose to climb to one of the ledges of the grotto, sitting on the rocks or using derneath famous Dead Horse Point. From beneath the covers that shelter them from the sun (or, sometimes the From derneath famous Dead Horse Point. comfortable where grotto the to walk short a take and gangway a down helped are patrons landing, the at Arriving 4-C are loaded up at regular intervals and patrons return to landing the and Potash bus back to Moab. By this time, the sun is lower in the sky changing the color and even the shape of the landscape. A wine and hors d’ouvres reception follows the music, allowing patrons and musicians to mingle and talk. Boats blankets or pillows they have brought. The concert begins shortly and includes an intermission. blankets or pillows they have brought. The concert begins shortly and includes through a varied landscape of towering red mountains, slickrock, cliffs with variegated sandstone layers and un The motorized boat trip from to Potash the grotto concert site takes about 45 minutes on flat water which flows past arches and petroglyphs, down to the boat ramp from which rafters head to the Colorado’s famed Cararact in North America. Canyon, the largest whitewater rapid at Potash. The drive takes them past scenic cliffs that are favorite sites for wall Street”), climbers (called “Wall Patrons of the Benefit Concerts gather at noon. Buses take them for a 30 minute ride to the “put in” site downriver downriver site in” “put the to ride minute 30 a for them take Buses noon. at gather Concerts Benefit the of Patrons The Patrons’ Experience The Patrons’ floor in the grotto. A wooden stage is put down and leveled. Only then can the piano tuner – Miriam Graham – do her job. Even the placement of the piano in the grotto is new every summer. Each year’s spring floods leave a different the shape of the bank are different. Setting the gangway and securely unloading the piano is a unique challenge. challenge. unique a is piano the unloading securely and gangway the Setting different. are bank the of shape the Once the piano arrives, the most delicate – and back-breaking – work begins. Each year the height of the river and river the of height the year Each begins. work – back-breaking and – delicate most the arrives, piano the Once a motorized boat. It makes quite a sight as it slowly floats past red rock canyon walls, meandering around sand of them. bars – and occasionally beaching on one and wrapped in moving blankets and straps, the piano is slid carefully up a gangway and strapped on its side into side its on strapped and gangway a up carefully slid is piano the straps, and blankets moving in wrapped and Often, the greatest challenge of the River Concert is the ferrying of a grand piano (or even two!). Legs removed Legs two!). even removed (or piano grand a of ferrying the is Concert River the of challenge greatest the Often, The Voyage of the Grand Piano The Voyage come back up river and the concert site left absolutely clean. This is a wilderness area – only Nature not man, should change it. equipment, and, of course, sanitary facilities. Then come the patrons. And when it is all over, everything must ferrying down to the grotto all the musicians, the instruments, music stands, food and refreshments, catering Jones’ staff and the operations crew of the led Festival, by Holman, Rex spend the morning of each concert day and President Bob Jones brought the river grotto venue to the attention of the Festival back in the early 1990’s. of the Festival the river grotto venue to the attention Bob Jones brought and President The Festival’s critical partner for the Colorado River Concert is Tag-A-Long Expeditions of Moab, whose founder whose Moab, of Expeditions Tag-A-Long is Concert River Colorado the for partner critical Festival’s The Logistics

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Salt Lake Tribune attitude.” “The hallmarks of the festival are musical excellence, creative programming and an audience-friendly an and programming creative excellence, musical are festival the of hallmarks “The Janet Lowe, Independent The Times “The sky was clear and the music was nothing short of breathtaking.” Janice Graham, Pleasant Grove Review so closely connected merely because it was equally sublime.” “Where else can you visit a desert and come home spiritually satiated with art, natural and man-made, and natural art, with satiated spiritually home come and desert a visit you can else “Where Desert News Edward Reichel, caliber chamber music concerts. There aren’t too many summer music festivals where you can enjoy as a concert hall.” outdoor programs with mountains as a backdrop, or with a grotto drawing power of the Moab Music …is Festival that it fuses breathtaking desert landscape with high- Once a year it’s also host to one of the more novel music festivals you’ll ever encounter. The unique “Moab isn’t just the gateway to some of the most magnificent scenery you’ll find anywhere in the world. world. the in anywhere find you’ll scenery magnificent most the of some to gateway the just isn’t “Moab Doug Miller, “Outdoors with Doug Miller” absolutely spellbound.” “It’s a perfect way, if not an easy way, of combining music with the land’s ancient beauty. “It’s a perfect way, if not an easy Chamber Music Magazine “… spectacular outdoor scenery with chamber music is a winning combination.” “… spectacular outdoor scenery Salt Lake City KSL TV, where awe becomes easy.” Colorado River’s ‘Grotto,’ as it is called, is the centerpiece of the Moab Music Festival. It’s a place “Some say it has the purest acoustics of any concert venue in the world and it’s right here in Utah. The Utah. in here right it’s and world the in venue concert any of acoustics purest the has it say “Some audience its held beauty timeless this in music the place… this of mystique the of part are elements “The Salt Lake Tribune to art music” the performances. The concerts… are presented as lively causal affairs that take a refreshing approach approach refreshing a take that affairs causal lively as presented are concerts… The performances. the “In the nine concerts that form the soul of the Moab Music Festival, elitism exists only in the quality of quality the in only exists elitism Festival, Music Moab the of soul the form that concerts nine the “In Sunset Magazine concert of the Moab Music Festival is the hottest ticket of the season” Music Festival concert of the Moab “With sandstone walls for acoustics, willows for privacy and river sand for a stage, this outdoor sand for a stage, this outdoor willows for privacy and river sandstone walls for acoustics, “With Times The New York “An event that combines human and natural grandeur” and natural combines human event that “An 5-A What They Say www.moabmusicfest.org

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The acoustics here are so good it’s like you can see every note come out of the instruments. A fabulous fabulous A instruments. the of out come note every see can you like it’s good so are here acoustics The Dorothy Lawson, Cellist takes on a more universal meaning in this place. This is the most amazingly spiritual setting I’ve ever played in. Everything I’ve ever played here … Denver, CO Fred Siersma experience. Boston, MA The King Family Love it…So impressed by the world class musicians. Love it…So impressed by the world tuned in to the period and purpose of the music. They were superbly prepared. The event was filled with pure joy! pure with filled was event The prepared. superbly were They music. the of purpose and period the to in tuned such commitment and stylistic validity as we experienced at that concert. All of the performers were absolutely absolutely were performers the of All concert. that at experienced we as validity stylistic and commitment such “The Gershwin 100th Birthday Celebration was truly elegant. I have never before heard Gershwin played with with played Gershwin heard before never have I elegant. truly was Celebration Birthday 100th Gershwin “The Robert Fulghum, Pack Creek, UT but in the concert.” have had such an enjoyable evening in New York. Why? Because they felt they were not at the concert the at not were they felt they Because Why? York. New in evening enjoyable an such had have “Friends from Manhattan who attended the evening of French music at Star Hall said they could not Jane Heitman, Grand Junction, CO it done better or in a more beautiful setting.” it done better or in a more beautiful “ I …have J.S. Bach coursing through my veins. I’ve heard Bach around the world and have never heard heard never have and world the around Bach heard I’ve veins. my through coursing Bach J.S. …have I “ Ben Little, San Franscisco, CA “I’m just transformed every time I come here…” “I’m just transformed Martha Fralick, Denver, CO here.” “I’ve been to concerts in Vienna. There’s nothing anywhere in the world, in my opinion, like coming Bryan Summerhays, Salt Lake, UT it so amazing.” “Classical “Classical music deserves to be heard in Nature. The intimacy and the isolation of this is what makes Brigham Young University College of Fine Arts and Communications K. Newell Dayley, Associate Dean, 5-B