Music collab pools talent – JH News&Guide

After Jackson Hole Chamber Music concluded its ninth season last week, it’s looking ahead to its 10th year, when it will embark on a three-year pilot collaboration with the Grand Teton Music Festival.

While the two nonprofits will retain their own boards, do their own fundraising and present their own programs, the partnership will make Walk Festival Hall available for Jackson Hole Chamber Music concerts and expand both groups’ pools of talent.

The $35 million renovation project at Walk Hall will make the Teton Village venue accessible throughout the whole year, which means GTMF will be looking to book more dates through the fall and winter.

Work includes acoustical treatments and other elements that will allow for the intimate concerts JHCM has become known for.

“I have been to several of their performances,” GTMF Executive Director Emma Kail said, “have seen the level of musicianship. … I think it would be a missed opportunity if we didn’t have some of their performances in the hall.

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