Festival Amadeus celebrates classical music
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<p>Overview of one of the concerts at Festival Amadeus on July 27, 2012 in Whitefish. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>John Zoltek directs the opening concert of Festival Amadeus 2012 at Depot Park in Whitefish. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Principal violist Jenanne Solberg playing in the Festival Amadeus concert on July 26, 2012. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Principal cellist Jesse Ahmann is silhouetted against the crowd at the opening concert of Festival Amadeus on July 22, 2012. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>View of the attendees of the July 26, 2012 Festival Amadeus concert at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Kalispell artist Karen Leigh and others enjoy the opening outdoor concert of Festival Amadeus on July 22, 2012, in Whitefish. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Overview from the opening outdoor concert of Festival Amadeus 2012, at Depot Park in Whitefish. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Concertmaster Sam Taylor playing in a Festival Amadeus concert on July 28, 2012, in Whitefish. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
Glacier Symphony’s Festival Amadeus will be in Whitefish all week, starting Sunday.
The sixth annual event celebrates classical music and the people who perform it. Guest performers and teachers will spend a week working with local music students and giving concerts for local audiences.
In addition to a full week of concerts each night at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center, a host of free music events will also be open to the public during the week of Festival Amadeus, which begins Sunday in Whitefish.
Selected rehearsals of the Festival Amadeus chamber ensembles will be available, along with a chance to observe a piano workshop, hear several guest artists speak about their musical journey and a recital by students attending Camp Festival Amadeus, North Valley Music School’s chamber music camp held concurrently during the week.
Following is a basic schedule of the week’s events. For more information, including ticket information for evening concerts, visit gscmusic.org or call 407-7000.
Sunday, Aug. 4
7:30 p.m. — Open air concert with the Festival Amadeus Orchestra, Depot Park, free. Bring lawn chairs or blankets; purchase food, wine and beer on site. Gates open at 6 p.m. Music director John Zoltek will lead the orchestra in a selection of works by Mozart, Faure, Bartok, Rossini and more. The Instrument Petting Zoo, provided by Glacier Symphony and Chorale and North Valley Music School, will also be on display concert, providing an opportunity for youths and adults to try out various classical music instruments.
Monday, Aug. 5
12:30-1:30 p.m. — Open rehearsal with Catalin Rotaru, double bass, and April Lane, piano, Whitefish Performing Arts Center
7:30 p.m. — Chamber Night 1: “Sonorous Voyage,” featuring Brant Bayless, viola; Catalin Rotaru, double bass; and April Lane, piano; Whitefish Performing Arts Center. A collection of sonorous works by J.S. Bach, Telemann, Schumann, Stravinsky, Faure, Chopin and others.
Tuesday, Aug. 6
12:30-1:30 p.m. — Open rehearsal with Fry Street Quartet, Whitefish Performing Arts Center
3-4 p.m. — “My Musical Journey” with Catalin Rotaru at Foursquare Church, 233 Kalispell Ave.
4-5 p.m. — Piano workshop with Andrew Staupe at North Valley Music School, 432 Spokane Ave.
7:30 p.m. — Chamber Night 2: “Quartet Quintet Rhapsody,” with Fry Street Quartet in full recital, Whitefish Performing Arts Center. Featuring string quartets by Franz Josef Hayden and Mozart’s elegantly musical “Quintet in C Major.”
Wednesday, Aug. 7
12:30-1:30 p.m. — Open rehearsal with Simone Porter, violin, and Andrew Staupe, piano, Whitefish Performing Arts Center
3-4 p.m. — “My Musical Journey” with Fry Street Quartet at Foursquare Church
7:30 p.m. — Chamber Night 3: “Emerging Virtuosi,” featuring Simone Porter, violin, and Andrew Staupe, piano, Whitefish Performing Arts Center. Two young emerging virtuosos are featured in an evening of solo chamber music ranging from Scarlatti to Bloch, including Mozart’s “Violin Sonata in B-flat Major” and violin showpieces by Ernst Block and Pablo Sarasate.
Thursday, Aug. 8
noon to 2 p.m. — Camp Festival Amadeus Orchestra rehearsal, Whitefish Performing Arts Center
3-4 p.m. — “My Musical Journey” with Simone Porter at Foursquare Church
7:30 p.m. — Orchestra Night 1: “Festival of Concertos,” featuring the Festival Amadeus Strings and Fry Street Quartet, Whitefish Performing Arts Center. The Fry Street Quartet will appear in turn as soloists in Baroque concerti by J.S. Bach, Telemann and Vivaldi accompanied by the Festival Amadeus Strings in Mozart’s tuneful and quirky Serenata Notterna.
Friday, Aug. 9
noon to 1:30 p.m. — Camp Festival Amadeus Orchestra recital and concert, Whitefish Performing Arts Center
7:30 p.m. — Orchestra Night 2: “Mozart, Botessini and Bizet,” featuring the Festival Amadeus Orchestra and Catalin Rotaru, double bass, Whitefish Performing Arts Center. Two Paris-inspired symphonies, Mozart’s “No. 31 in D” and Bizet’s “No. 1 in C Major.” Rotaru is featured in the haunting “Concerto for Double Bass in B Minor” by Italian composer Botessini.
Saturday, Aug. 10
7:30 p.m. — Orchestra Night 3: “Mozart and Beethoven Grand Finale,” featuring the Festival Amadeus Orchestra, Simone Porter violin, and Andrew Staupe piano. Two dynamic solo concertos from the Viennese Classical repertoire. Porter will play Mozart’s “Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major,” and pianist Andrew Staupe will interpret Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major,” plus Rossini’s humorous “Italian in Algiers Overture.”