Festivalhttps://www.yourclassical.org/performance-today/festivalen-usWed, 18 Sep 2024 16:08:55 -0500Producer Meghann Oglesby reflects on the Grand Canyon Music Festivalhttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/08/14/producer-meghann-reflects-on-the-grand-canyon-music-festival?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/08/14/producer-meghann-reflects-on-the-grand-canyon-music-festivalWed, 14 Aug 2024 10:15:00 -0500

Producer Meghann Oglesby reflects on her time at the 2023 Grand Canyon Music Festival.

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]]>undefinedNACAP 2023 Young Composershttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/08/14/nacap-2023-young-composers?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/08/14/nacap-2023-young-composersWed, 14 Aug 2024 10:15:00 -0500

Performance Today spoke to several young composers from the 2023 Native American Composer Apprentice Project about their experiences in the program. Since 1985, the Grand Canyon Music Festival has extended the gift of music to the students of northern Arizona’s under-served and rural communities, primarily at schools on the Navajo and Hopi Reservations. In 2001, the festival initiated its Native American Composers Apprentice Project (NACAP) to extend this outreach to training talented Native American students in the art of composition.

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]]>undefinedMichael Begay at the Grand Canyon Music Festival 2023https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/08/14/michael-begay-at-the-grand-canyon-music-festival-2023?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/08/14/michael-begay-at-the-grand-canyon-music-festival-2023Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:15:00 -0500

Producer Meghann Oglesby sits down with teaching composer Micheal Begay to talk about the Grand Canyon Music Festival’s Native American Composer Apprentice Project (NACAP).

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]]>undefinedWhat's special about the Grand Canyon Music Festival?https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/08/14/whats-special-about-the-grand-canyon-music-festival?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/08/14/whats-special-about-the-grand-canyon-music-festivalWed, 14 Aug 2024 10:15:00 -0500

Producer Meghann Oglesby caught up with one-half of the Grammy award-winning Catalyst Quartet at the 2023 Grand Canyon Music Festival. Cellist Karlos Rodriguez and violist Paul Laraia share their thoughts on what's special about GCMF.

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]]>undefinedFred Child reflects on Tippet Rise Summer 2023https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/03/06/fred-child-reflects-on-tippet-rise-summer-2023?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/03/06/fred-child-reflects-on-tippet-rise-summer-2023Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:07:00 -0600

‘Performance Today’ host Fred Child reflects on his time at the 2023 summer season at Tippet Rise Art Center in beautiful Fishtail, Montana. More on Tippet Rise: https://tippetrise.org.

]]>undefinedPT Originals: Clayton Stephenson at Tippet Risehttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/02/09/pt-originals-clayton-stephenson-at-tippet-rise?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/02/09/pt-originals-clayton-stephenson-at-tippet-riseFri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Pianist Clayton Stephenson gives an exclusive performance of Art Tatum’s arrangement of Tea for Two in the Olivier Music Barn at Tippet Rise Art Center in Fishtail, Montana.

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]]>undefinedPost-Concert Conversations with Clayton Stephenson at Tippet Risehttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/02/08/postconcert-conversations-with-clayton-stephenson-at-tippet-rise?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/02/08/postconcert-conversations-with-clayton-stephenson-at-tippet-riseThu, 08 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Fred Child sits down with pianist Clayton Stephenson to talk about his unconventional educational background and his all-inclusive approach to making music.

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]]>undefinedPT Originals: The Merz Trio at Tippet Risehttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/02/07/pt-originals-the-merz-trio-at-tippet-rise?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/02/07/pt-originals-the-merz-trio-at-tippet-riseWed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600

An excerpt of the award-winning Merz Trio giving an exclusive performance of a Brahms piano trio in the Olivier Music Barn at Tippet Rise Art Center in Fishtail, Montana.

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]]>undefinedPost-Concert Conversations with the Merz Triohttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/02/06/post-concert-conversations-with-the-merz-trio?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/02/06/post-concert-conversations-with-the-merz-trioTue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Fred Child sits down with the award-winning Merz Trio to talk about transition, introspection and finding your musical voice at the 2023 summer concert season at Tippet Rise.

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]]>undefinedPT Originals: Julia Yang at Tippet Risehttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/02/05/pt-originals-julia-yang-at-tippet-rise?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/02/05/pt-originals-julia-yang-at-tippet-riseMon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Cellist and former PT Young Artist in Residence Julia Yang took some time between Festival performances and rehearsals to give an exclusive performance of the Allemande from the Cello Suite No. 1 by J.S. Bach at Tippet Rise Art Center in Fishtail, Montana.

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]]>undefinedScott Yoo at Festival Mozaic 2023https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/02/02/scott-yoo-at-festival-mozaic-2023?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/02/02/scott-yoo-at-festival-mozaic-2023Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Fred Child talks with conductor and violinist Scott Yoo in San Luis Obispo, California about what makes Festival Mozaic special. Yoo has served as Music Director of Festival Mozaic since 2005.

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]]>undefinedReflections on Festival Mozaic 2023https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/02/02/reflections-on-festival-mozaic-2023?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/02/02/reflections-on-festival-mozaic-2023Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Fred reflects on Performance Today’s visit to Festival Mozaic on the Central Coast of California.

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]]>undefinedSterling Elliott at Festival Mozaichttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/02/01/sterling-elliott-at-festival-mozaic?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/02/01/sterling-elliott-at-festival-mozaicThu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Fred Child catches up with former PT Young Artist in Residence cellist Sterling Elliott at Festival Mozaic 2023.

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]]>undefinedPT Originals: Sterling Elliott at Wolff Vineyardshttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/01/31/pt-originals-sterling-elliott-at-wolff-vineyards?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/01/31/pt-originals-sterling-elliott-at-wolff-vineyardsWed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600

While at Festival Mozaic in San Luis Obispo, California, cellist and former PT Young Artist in Residence Sterling Elliott took a moment to give us an exclusive outdoor performance of Gaspar Cassado’s Cello Suite III at Wolff Vineyards.

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]]>undefinedPre-Concert Conversations: Lucia and Leo at Festival Mozaichttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/01/30/pre-concert-conversations-lucia-and-leo-at-festival-mozaic?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2024/01/30/pre-concert-conversations-lucia-and-leo-at-festival-mozaicTue, 30 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Fred Child sits down with violinist and singer Lucia Micarelli and guitarist Leo Amuedo sit down for a pre-concert conversation at Festival Mozaic.

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]]>undefinedPT Originals: Tessa Lark at Moabhttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2019/02/28/pt-originals-tessa-lark-at-moab?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2019/02/28/pt-originals-tessa-lark-at-moabThu, 28 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600

Warm up with a memory from the Moab Music Festival. We were lucky enough to go on a hike with the violinist Tessa Lark. Here’s a look back to a different season, with music that Tessa played just for us!

]]>undefinedPT Originals: Violist and Chef Toby Appel cooks with Fred Childhttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2019/02/14/pt-originals-violist-and-chef-toby-appel-cooks-with-fred-child?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2019/02/14/pt-originals-violist-and-chef-toby-appel-cooks-with-fred-childThu, 14 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600

Violist and Chef Toby Appel cooks an amazing meal with Fred Child during the 2018 Music From Angel Fire Music Festival.

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]]>undefinedRobert Mirabal: PT Originalshttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2018/09/18/robert-mirabal-pt-originals?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2018/09/18/robert-mirabal-pt-originalsTue, 18 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500

While attending the 2018 Music From Angel Fire Music Festival, the remarkable Robert Mirabal welcomed PT to his hometown Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Mirabal gave a deeply personal performance and talked about tradition, legacy and family on the nearby sacred grounds where peyote ceremonies are held.

Two-time Grammy Award winner Robert Mirabal has been described as a Native American “Renaissance man” - musician, composer, painter, master craftsman, poet, actor, screenwriter, horseman and farmer.

His twelve albums of traditional music, rock and roll and spoken word present a contemporary view of American Indian life and his world-renowned handcrafted flutes have been displayed at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian.

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]]>undefinedRobert Mirabal Sings: PT Originalshttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2018/09/18/robert-mirabal-sings-pt-originals?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2018/09/18/robert-mirabal-sings-pt-originalsTue, 18 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500

While attending the 2018 Music From Angel Fire Music Festival, the remarkable Robert Mirabal welcomed PT to his hometown Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Here, he gives an impromptu performance and talks about the importance of language and culture.

Two-time Grammy Award winner Robert Mirabal has been described as a Native American “Renaissance man” - musician, composer, painter, master craftsman, poet, actor, screenwriter, horseman and farmer.

His twelve albums of traditional music, rock and roll and spoken word present a contemporary view of American Indian life and his world-renowned handcrafted flutes have been displayed at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian.

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]]>undefinedMoab Music Festival - Ranch Concerthttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2018/09/12/moab-music-festival-ranch-concert?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2018/09/12/moab-music-festival-ranch-concertWed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Thank you, Moab Music Festival! This festival is well worth the hop skip and a jump to Utah. Watch this quick recap of a concert held at a small ranch in Castle Valley, just outside Moab.

Excerpt of Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio (Archduke)
Harumi Rhodes, violin
Tanya Tomkins, cello
Michael Brown, piano

Other performers at the concert not pictured:
Tessa Lark, violin
Brittany Haas, fiddle
Natalie Haas, cello

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]]>undefinedReflections on Moab Music Festivalhttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2018/09/11/reflections-on-moab-music-festival?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2018/09/11/reflections-on-moab-music-festivalTue, 11 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Fred Child reflects on Performance Today’s visit to Moab Music Festival in southern Utah.

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]]>undefinedVisiting the Moab Music Festivalhttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2018/09/08/visiting-the-moab-music-festival?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2018/09/08/visiting-the-moab-music-festivalSat, 08 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Fred Child says hello from the Moab Music Festival in southern Utah.

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]]>undefinedAndrea Clearfield - Music From Angel Fire Composer in Residencehttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2018/08/29/andrea-clearfield-music-from-angel-fire-composer-in-residence?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2018/08/29/andrea-clearfield-music-from-angel-fire-composer-in-residenceWed, 29 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Fred Child talks with Andrea Clearfield, Music From Angel Fire’s composer in residence on Performance Today.

In 2008, composer Andrea Clearfield was commissioned by Philadelphia’s Network for New Music to write a chamber work in collaboration with painter Maureen Drdak. Over the next two years, Clearfield traveled to Nepal with Drdak and anthropologists Dr. Sienna Craig and Katey Blumenthal to conduct research on Tibetan music and art. This Tibetan music fieldwork inspired a number of Clearfield’s works, including the work performed at the 2018 Music from Angel Fire Music Festival.

Tse Go La (At the Threshold of this Life) (2012) was performed by Andrea Clearfield, Music from Angel Fire musicians and local gong artist Heidi Svoboda on Saturday, August 25, 2018, at the Taos Center for the Arts (an extended version).

Earth Door/Sky Door (2018) (15-minute work for octet), commissioned by Music from Angel Fire, was performed by: Music from Angel Fire musicians with Jonathan Coopersmith, conducting on Wednesday, August 22 at Angel Fire Community Center and Thursday, August 23 at the Taos Center for the Arts.

The composer would like to thank the Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts in Saratoga, Wyoming, where the work was completed the Bruce E. Howden American Composers Project and Ida Kavafian, Music from Angel Fire Artistic Director.

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]]>undefinedFred from Angel Fire New Mexicohttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2018/08/20/fred-from-angel-fire-new-mexico?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2018/08/20/fred-from-angel-fire-new-mexicoMon, 20 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500We’re visiting Music From Angel Fire! Keep following for more as we go.

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]]>Fred Child signs off from Angel Fire, New Mexicohttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2018/08/20/fred-child-signs-off-from-angel-fire-new-mexico?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2018/08/20/fred-child-signs-off-from-angel-fire-new-mexicoMon, 20 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Fred Child signs off after attending the opening weekend of Music From Angel Fire on Performance Today.

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]]>undefinedCelebrating 100 years of the National Park Servicehttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2016/08/24/celebrating-100-years-of-the-national-park-service?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2016/08/24/celebrating-100-years-of-the-national-park-serviceWed, 24 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500

As the sun rises on the Teton Mountain Range, Fred reflects on 100 years of the National Park Service.

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]]>undefinedMusic and nature from the Tetonshttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2016/08/24/music-and-nature-from-the-tetons?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2016/08/24/music-and-nature-from-the-tetonsWed, 24 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500

Fred explains how nature and music aren’t so different.

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]]>undefinedBrass in the park - Summerhttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2016/08/24/brass-in-the-park-summer?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2016/08/24/brass-in-the-park-summerWed, 24 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500

Members of the Grand Teton Festival Orchestra perform in Grand Teton National Park.

John Stevens: Seasons II. Summer

Tom Hooten, trumpet
Jennifer Marotta, trumpet
Gail Williams, French horn
Michael Mulcahy, trombone
Craig Knox, tuba

]]>undefinedBrass in the park - Autumnhttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2016/08/24/brass-in-the-park-autumn?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2016/08/24/brass-in-the-park-autumnWed, 24 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500

Members of the Grand Teton Festival Orchestra perform in Grand Teton National Park.

John Stevens: Seasons III. Autumn

Tom Hooten, flugelhorn
Jennifer Marotta, flugelhorn
Gail Williams, French horn
Michael Mulcahy, trombone
Craig Knox, tuba

]]>undefinedVoices That Need to be Heard - Performance Todayhttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2015/11/23/voices-that-need-to-be-heard-performance-today?apphttps://www.yourclassical.org/story/2015/11/23/voices-that-need-to-be-heard-performance-todayMon, 23 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0600

A look at the The Native American Composers Apprenticeship Project at the Grand Canyon Music Festival.

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