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20 Questions for 20 Years with Sir Donald Runnicles
Two decades can feel like a lifetime — or like the opening movement of a beautiful partnership still unfolding. The Grand Teton Music Festival is proud to celebrate two decades with Sir Donald Runnicles at the helm as Music Director. As we honor 20 years...
King’s Singers make GTMF debut in Center Theater – JH News&Guide
For hundreds of years, 7-year-old boys have undertaken intensive musical training in order to help provide choral music for daily Church of England services. Many go on to train as adults at prestigious universities. That’s how the founding members of the King’s Singers got started,...
‘Patriotic Pops’ reviews 250-plus years of American music – JH News&Guide
The Grand Teton Music Festival and guest conductor Donato Cabrera strove to create a Fourth of July “Patriotic Pops” program befitting a significant milestone. “The fact that it’s the 250th anniversary got me thinking about the entirety of music-making,” Cabrera told the News&Guide. “Could I...
American music launches GTMF’s 65th season – JH News&Guide
Conductor Donato Cabrera fondly recalls listening to his grandmother play the piano while he was growing up in Reno, Nevada. “She was someone who always gathered the family after dinner and played old Mexican waltzes that her father had taught her,” he said. “That idea,...
Press Release: Grand Teton Music Festival Breaks Ground on Transformative Renovation of Walk Festival Hall
Jackson, WY (June 22, 2026) – The Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF), led by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and Executive Director Emma Kail, broke ground Thursday morning on the transformative renovation of Walk Festival Hall, the Festival’s beloved 50-year-old performance home in Teton Village....
Grand Teton Music Festival Breaks Ground on $35M Walk Festival Hall Renovation – Broadway World
The Grand Teton Music Festival broke ground Thursday morning on the renovation of Walk Festival Hall, the Festival’s beloved 50-year-old performance home in Teton Village. The $35 million renovation will preserve and refine the Hall’s celebrated acoustics while upgrading accessibility, recording infrastructure, safety systems, audience...
Walk Festival Hall Renovation Underway as Grand Teton Music Festival Raises $61 Million – Mountain Weekly News
Grand Teton Music Festival was featured in Mountain Weekly News. TETON VILLAGE, Wyo. — With construction equipment already at work behind them, Grand Teton Music Festival leaders gathered Wednesday to celebrate the official groundbreaking of the renovation of Walk Festival Hall, a project that will...
Grand Teton Music Festival Featured on KHOL
Listen to KHOL 89.1 FM’s coverage of the Walk Festival Hall renovation and groundbreaking ceremony. listen here
Meaghan’s Summer Education & Community Program Preview
Greetings, GTMF Family! Summer is upon us, and I couldn’t be more excited to return to Jackson for my sixth year as Education Curator for the Grand Teton Music Festival. Walk Festival Hall may be under renovation, but our Education and Community programs are more numerous and...
Returning to The Roots for Season 65 – JH Style Magazine
Each summer, the Tetons become a stage—where some of the world’s finest musicians gather to perform at the foot of the mountains. The Grand Teton Music Festival was founded in 1962 with the vision of pairing rich cultural experiences with the exceptional outdoor recreation in the valley....