2010 Season

OPUS ONE performs at Angel Fire Community Center

OPUS ONE in performance at the Angel Fire Community Center.

WORLD CLASS CHAMBER MUSIC

Music from Angel Fire celebrates its 27th Season of presenting exquisite, world class chamber music in the beauty and seclusion of Northern New Mexico's spectacular mountain communities of Angel Fire, Taos, Raton and Las Vegas. Beginning August 20 and continuing through September 5, international artists including pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, flutist Tara Helen O’Connor, violinists Ida and Ani Kavafian, and cellist Peter Wiley will perform 15 exciting concerts featuring the great works of the Classical, Romantic, Baroque and Contemporary masters.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Two intimate pre-season fundraising events are planned for August 14 at Robertson and Sons Violin Shop in Albuquerque and August 18 at El Monte Sagrado in Taos.

Programs this year will celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Robert Schumann’s birth. This anniversary inspired the concept of the broader theme of our Festival Season: The Liepzig Romantics - The Relationship between Clara and Robert Schumann and their protégè, Brahms, one of the greatest love stories of all time. This season celebrates the music of these three spectacular titans of music.

Festival Artistic Director Ida Kavafian will host two special Musical Conversations at the United Church of Angel Fire on August 22 and September 2. Other program highlights will include the favorite Salon Concert on August 29 where artists strut their stuff in an informal setting with unique repertoire, followed by the annual Benefit Southwestern Art Auction and an all Baroque Concert on September 1 to be presented at the Taos Community Auditorium.

In addition to brilliant performances of the world’s most beautiful music, the Festival will present the Closer Encounters Series on August 20 and August 25 at 11:00 AM. Offering a ‘behind the scenes’ look, this series will provide a fun opportunity to learn more about music and to interact with artists in an open rehearsal setting.

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COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE

2010 Composer-in-Residence Lowell Liebermann will join the Festival this Season with a work commissioned by Music from Angel Fire through the Bruce E. Howden, Jr. American Composers Project, which will be premiered in Angel Fire. Mr. Liebermann was Composer-in-Residence for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for four years. He holds bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from the Juilliard School of Music. Among his many awards is a Charles Ives Fellowship from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters as well as awards from ASCAP and BMI. Mr. Liebermann's music is known for its technical command and audience appeal.

COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION

Continuing its commitment to education, the Festival will once again present the Music from Angel Fire Young Artist Program. In its 12th year, this ever popular educational outreach program will feature performances by students from the famed Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia. These gifted young artists will be a part of the Festival's Music in Our Schools rural residency program and will present over 30 hands-on classroom programs in the public schools of Northern New Mexico.

JOIN US

Join us in celebrating our 27th Season with one great concert after another. Ticket prices range from $20 to $35 with all Family/Youth concerts and the Raton Community Concert complimentary. The music will be dazzling and your experience exhilarating.