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News Release
| 7/23/07 - Among Friends & Music from the Heart |
Steamboat Springs, CO -- Where do members of the New York Philharmonic go to relax, play music together and have a simply fantastic time? Strings in the Mountains of course! On Wednesday, August 1 at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 4 at 8:00 p.m., you can join in the gathering and experience metropolitan flare, western style!
On Wednesday August 1, New York Philharmonic’s Assistant Concertmaster Michelle Kim, Principal Associate Concertmaster Sheryl Staples, and Associate Principal Clarinetist Mark Nuccio are joined by National Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Cellist David Hardy for an extraordinary evening of music entitled “Among Friends.”
Nuccio and Hardy welcome Andrew Le, a brilliant pianist and Juilliard doctoral candidate in Ka Nin Chan’s Among Friends for Clarinet, Cello and Piano. Michelle Kim, Sheryl Staples and the festival’s Yizhak Schotten then perform Kodaly’s Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12. The concert concludes with Beethoven’s Piano Trio in B Flat, Op. 97 "Archduke" performed by the Carnegie Mellon Trio. Tickets are: $23.00.
Then on Saturday, August 4 the musicians reunite for “Music from the Heart.” Schumann’s Fantasiestücke for Clarinet and Piano, Chopin’s Polonaise-Fantaisie in A Flat, and Schubert’s Quintet in C for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos are all showcased. Tickets are $25.00.
Tickets are currently on sale at the Strings Box Office located at 900 Strings Road, (970) 879-5056 x. 105, or by visiting www.stringsinthemountains.com .
Among Friends is sponsored by Bill and Marsha Link. Supporting sponsorship provided by George and Beth Wood.
Music from the Heart is sponsored by Brooks and Gail Kellogg. Supporting sponsorship provided by Rick Erb and Susan Sonnenschein and Dorcas and Henry Savage.
Strings in the Mountains Music Festival presents diverse programming of fine music with a focus on chamber music, in a friendly and intimate setting, fostering an appreciation for music and stimulating the cultural, educational and economic environment of the community.
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| URL: www.stringsinthemountains.com |
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