Music in the Mountains is in full swing. If you missed the two Bayfield performances this week, there are multiple performances in Durango and the Purgatory festival tent through Aug. 2.
On slate for this year's 29th annual festival:
Saturday, July 18 . Battle of the Ages
Festival orchestra
5:30 p.m. $54, $44 $20 student
Festival Tent, Purgatory
Guillermo Figueroa, conductor
Ida Kavafian, violin
MOZART: Ballet Music from Idomeneo
PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D
DVORÁK: Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Sunday, July 19 . Femme-Harmonic
Festival Orchestra
5:30 p.m. $54, $44, $20 student
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Petronel Malan, piano
STRAVINSKY: Suite No.2 for Small Orchestra
RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A
Tuesday, July 21 . Summer Serenade
Chamber Concert
7 p.m. $39 adult / $15 student
First Baptist Church 332 East 11th Street Durango
NIELSEN: Seranata in vano
DVORÁK: Serenade for Winds
BRUCH: Octet in B-flat
Wednesday, July 22 . Pops Night Benefit Dinner & Concert: Midnight in the New Orleans
5:30 p.m. $150
Festival Tent, Purgatory
Carl Topilow, conductor
Gemma Kavanagh, vocal
Enjoy a multi-course dinner and wine, live & silent auctions. Then enjoy orchestra and vocal selections from New Orleans Jazz music's greatest hits including South Rampart Street Parade, Mardi Gras from Mississippi Suite, Sing, Sing, Sing and more!
GROFÈ: Mardi Gras from Mississippi Suite
GOTTSCHALK: Selections from Cakewalk Suite
KERN: Overture to Show Boat
BAUDUC: "South Rampart Street Parade"
PRIMA: "Sing, Sing, Sing"
Friday, July 24 . Pagosa Springs Strings & Things
Chamber Concert
7 p.m.
$40 concert / $10 reception, Pagosa Lakes Clubhouse 230 Port Avenue
MOZART: Oboe Quartet in F
HANDEL: Sarabande con variazioni
BRUCH: Octet in B-flat
Stay for the reception following the concert to meet and greet the musicians and enjoy wine and hors d' oeuvres.
Space is limited.
Saturday, July 25 . Southern Drawl Band
World Concert/Dance
9 p.m. $29
La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Avenue Durango
A melting pot of sound and entertainment! Southern Drawl Band is defined in categories such as country, Southern rock, trop rock, reggae and bluegrass. In collaboration with Durango Fiesta Days, this will be a dance party!
Sunday, July 26 . Right On Key
Festival Orchestra
5:30 p.m. $54 , $44, $20 student
Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College
Guillermo Figueroa, conductor
David Korevaar, piano
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 in F
SAINT-SAËNS: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor
DVORÁK: Slavonic Dances
No. 1 in C, Op. 46
No. 2 in E minor, Op. 46
No. 3 in A-flat, Op. 46
No. 7 in C, Op. 72
Monday, July 27 . The Animated Orchestra
FREE family event
5:30 p.m. Pay it forward, bring a toy donation for Project Merry Christmas.
Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College
Festival orchestra members, conservatory faculty and students
Andres Moran, conductor
Enjoy a free community concert designed for children and families. This includes a delicious free hot dog and root beer float. Join in the zany theatrics of the hero of the show - a playful and curious ferret that gets loose in an instrument repair shop late one night.
Space is limited - ticket voucher required.
Visit the Music in the Mountains festival office to receive your voucher to this special dinner and concert. We would like to encourage all to bring a new toy donation to be given to a child in need this Christmas. Toy donations will be gratefully accepted at the Festival Office at the time of your voucher pick up.
Tuesday, July 28 . Baroque and Beyond!
Chamber Concert
7 p.m. $39 adult, $15 student
St. Columba Catholic Church, 1800 East 2nd Avenue Durango
VIVALDI: Concerto in E, for violin and strings
VIVALDI: Concerto in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8, RV 522
GLASS: Company, for strings
HERTEL: Concerto in E-flat Major, for Trumpet, Oboe and Strings
BRITTEN: Simple Symphony, for string orchestra
Tailgate Picnic in the Park, 5:30 p.m.
Join us for a unique and elegant way to enhance your concert going experience!
Cash bar available. Win prizes for best decorations!
Thursday, July 30 . Grand Piano Duel
Chamber Concert
7 p.m. $49, $39, $15 student
Festival Tent, Purgatory
Alexander Moutouzkine, piano
Yoni Levyatov, piano
World Premier: See world-class pianists square off in "can-you-top-this" performances.
STRAVINSKY: Selection from The Rite of Spring
MOZART: Piano Sonata No. 10 in C
MOZART: Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-flat
BRAHMS: Two Hungarian Dances
KAPLAN: Whirligig
LISZT: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Friday, July 31 . Wild, Wild Symphonic West!
Festival Orchestra
7 p.m. $54, $44, $20 student
Festival Tent, Purgatory
Richard Kaufman, conductor
Whitney Claire Kaufman, vocalist
Aaron Phillips, vocalist
A musical salute to the Wild West we call home. Hear favorites including The Big Country, Grand Canyon Suite - "Sunrise", The Yellow Rose of Texas, the Silverado Suite and songs from Calamity Jane and Oklahoma!
GROFÈ: "Sunrise" from Grand Canyon Suite
TIOMKIN: "Do Not Forsake Me" from High Noon
ROSE: Theme from Bonanza
BERNSTEIN: Suite from The Magnificent Seven
Saturday, Aug. 1 . Orchestra Extravaganza
Festival Orchestra
5:30 p.m. $54, $44, $20 student
Festival Tent, Purgatory
Guillermo Figueroa, conductor
HANDEL: Music for the Royal Fireworks
Concerto TBD: Conservatory Competition Winner
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E flat, "Eroica"
Sunday, Aug. 2 . Take A Bow
Festival Orchestra
5:30 p.m. $54, $44, $20 student
Festival Tent, Purgatory
Guillermo Figueroa, conductor
Philippe Quint, violin
GLINKA: Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla
KHACHATURIAN: Violin Concerto in D minor
FALLA: Suite No. 2 from the Three-Cornered Hat
GERSHWIN: An American in Paris
For tickets, conservatory orchestra schedule and other information, visit www.musicinthemountains.com.
