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Costa thrives on volunteering – JH News&Guide
Everything Sue Costa does exudes energy. She whisks from one activity to another with ease. She is talkative and eager and enthusiastic about whatever she does. Even her email address includes a “swim-bike-run” nod to a triathlete’s lifestyle. Costa, 70, splits her time between Jackson...
Walk Hall renewed – JH News&Guide
Once you get into your 50s, it’s natural to require a little maintenance. That goes for buildings, too. What started as a review of Walk Festival Hall’s fire suppression system led the Grand Teton Music Festival to examine other parts of its Teton Village home....
Walk Festival Hall on pace to welcome concertgoers to 2027’s music festival – Buckrail
TETON VILLAGE, Wyo. — Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF) is nearing the end of the 2026 season and organizers are anxiously awaiting next summer’s festival, when they can welcome musicians and spectators into the newly renovated Walk Festival Hall in Teton Village. The organization’s proprietary theater celebrated...
GTMF ’26 concludes with opera highlights – JH News&Guide
As has become customary, the Grand Teton Music Festival will send its 65th season out on a song. While renovations at the Festival’s 50-year-old Walk Hall in Teton Village prohibit the elaborate semi-staged opera productions of years past, Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles nevertheless will...
GTMF’s final chamber program spans centuries – JH News&Guide
The Grand Teton Music Festival’s final Benoliel Chamber Music concert of 2026 mixes old, less old and new works for a finale that underscores the diverse interests and talents of its orchestra members. Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Caroline Shaw takes her cue from a moment...
Grand Teton Music Festival breaks ground on $35 million renovation of Walk Festival Hall – International Arts Manager
The Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF) has broken ground on a $35 million renovation of Walk Festival Hall, its 50-year-old performance home in Teton Village, Wyoming. The renovated hall is expected to reopen at the start of the festival’s 66th season in summer 2027. The...
After losing her voice, this Jackson composer still writes classical premieres – KHOL 89.1 FM
Sixty people over 60, plus a few young relatives, filled the atrium lobby at Sage Living on a Friday in late July to hear a musical debut from one of their own. Front and center under expansive windows overlooking the National Elk Refuge sat composer...
Celebrating 25 years with Bob Lauver
In celebration of her 25th anniversary, Bob authored the following passage, which is also included in the 2026 summer program book. Bob Lauver Horn My favorite part of participating in the Grand Teton Music Festival each year is reconnecting with my musical family and having...
Cinematic symphonics on GTMF program this weekend – JH News&Guide
Had Beethoven been born in a different era, he might have written his “Pastoral” Symphony No. 6 (1808) for a movie. “It’s very descriptive,” violinist Madeline Adkins said. “There are all kinds of colorful, descriptive music.” Of course, Ludwig’s years straddled the turn of the...
String quartets new and old this week at GTMF – JH News&Guide
Composing a string quartet is a daunting undertaking. Even Beethoven found them intimidating, wrestling with the puzzle of writing for four independent voices until he finally finished one to his satisfaction, just shy of age 30. After that, he wrote another 15 that have served...