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Premiere, debut highlight GTMF orchestra program – JH News&Guide
Maestro Runnicles and the Grand Teton Festival Orchestra will present Turley’s composition, “the ocean’s dream of itself,” Friday and Saturday in Walk Hall, featuring mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke. Also on the program are Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 with Australian pianist Andrea Lam making her GTMF debut, Ravel’s “Daphnis and Chloé,” Suite No. 2, and, opening each concert, Dobrinka Tabakova’s “Orpheus’ Comet.”
Jazzy guitarist Pizzarelli brings trio to Walk Hall – JH News&Guide
John Pizzarelli and his trio companions of the past six years — pianist Isaiah J. Thompson and bassist Mike Karn — will touch on many of his influences and infatuations when they perform Thursday night in Walk Festival Hall, the final “Gateway” concert of Grand Teton Music Festival’s 2025 season.
GTMF chamber program features pianist Lam – JH News&Guide
Australian pianist Andrea Lam, who will solo on Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 with the orchestra and Sir Donald Runnicles, will join violinist David Coucheron and cellist Daniel Laufer to present Brahms’ Piano Trio in B Major.
Young string players take to Walk Hall – JH News&Guide
Since June 23, under the auspices of the nonprofit MusicLand, area teens in grades seven to 12 have been working on music old and new for violin, viola, cello and bass players. They will present the fruits of their summer labor — including an original composition the group collaborated on — at a free performance Tuesday in Walk Hall.
Conductor Mazzola, cellist Altstaedt make GTMF debuts – JH News&Guide
This weekend, the principal guest conductor for the Deutsche Oper Berlin and music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago adds Yellowstone Country to his fast-spreading territory when he leads the Grand Teton Festival Orchestra and guest cellist Nicolas Altstaedt at Walk Festival Hall.
Pianist Stephenson returns for GTMF recital – JH News&Guide
On Tuesday, Stephenson returns to the Grand Teton Music Festival’s Walk Festival Hall to play works by Bach, Schubert, Stravinsky, Albéniz and Gershwin.
Chin’s ‘Meru’ to screen for 10th anniversary – JH News&Guide
Sundance Film Festival’s 2015 audience award-winning documentary “Meru” will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special screening at Walk Festival Hall followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker this week. The event marks a joining of two arts forces in the Tetons — Grand Teton Music Festival and Jackson Hole International Film Festival.
Chamber program in tune with prodigy Shaw – JH News&Guide
Four weeks into its 64th season, the Grand Teton Music Festival has presented thrilling and thought-provoking works by living composers, including the world premieres of Lynne Plowman’s “Life Cycles” and Kevin Puts’ “Contact.” This week’s chamber music program will start with a work by another...
Laramie violinist 1st in Runnicles competition – JH News&Guide
After a good 45 minutes of deliberations Sunday afternoon, the three-judge panel awarded violinist Shelby Kay Cox, of Laramie, Wyoming, the $25,000 first-place prize.
6 teen musicians to perform in Grand Teton Music Festival scholarship competition – JH News&Guide
Six teenage music students looking to continue their studies in college will vie for $50,000 in scholarships this weekend in the eighth annual Donald Runnicles Musical Arts Scholarship Competition. During the semifinal round, which starts at 10 a.m. Saturday in Walk Festival Hall, the six...