Festival Amadeus - Whitefish

Monday, July 27, 2009 - Saturday, August 01, 2009

A dynamic lineup of musicians and guest artists performing the music of Mozart, Brahms, Haydn, Beethoven-and many others-is planned for the 2009 "Festival Amadeus" on July 27 through August 1 in Whitefish. The event is a production of the Glacier Symphony and Chorale and will offer five consecutive evenings of chamber and orchestra concerts plus a community picnic and an opening night "Evening with the Artists" reception.

Festival Opening: An Evening with the Artists

Monday, July 27th, 8:00pm

O'Shaughnessy Center

An engaging evening of music and friends with pianist Grace Nikae, cellist Stephen Framil and bass-baritone Ricardo Herrera, hosted by Maestro Zoltek. Enjoy our new Festival Amadeus boutique wine, hors d'oeuvres and the unveiling of the "Mozart in the Mountains" painting by Jennifer Li.

Chamber Night 1: Quartet, Quintet, Sextet

Tuesday, July 28th, 8:00pm

O'Shaughnessy Center

Glacier String Quartet, Bridget String Quartet, Dinah Weimer: clarinet.

Beethoven - String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 "Rasumovsky"

Mozart - Clarinet Quintet in A Major K. 581

Brahms - String Sextet in G Major Op. 36

Chamber Night 2: The Solo Art and Mendelssohn

Wednesday, July 29, 8:00pm

O'Shaughnessy Center

Tim Fain: violin, Stephen Framil: cello, Grace Nikae: piano

Mozart / Liszt / Prokofiev - Piano Works

Ligeti - Sonata for solo cello

J.S. Bach - Chaconne in D minor

Puts - Arches

Mendelssohn - Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49

Chamber Night 3: Cantos and Horn Quintet

Thursday, July 30th, 8:00pm

O'Shaughnessy Center

Ricardo Herrera: bass-baritone, Jonas Van Dyke: horn, Megan McClendon: violin, April Lane: piano, Miriam Ward English: viola, Jason Bell: violin

Mozart - Horn Quintet in Eb Major

Montsalvatge - Cinco Canciones Negras

Bowles - Blue Mountain Ballads

Shostakovich - Piano Quintet in G minor

Orchestra Night 1: Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven

Friday, July 31st, 8:00pm

Whitefish Performing Arts Center

Tim Fain: violin, Stephen Framil: cello, Festival Amadeus Orchestra, John Zoltek: conductor

Mozart - Symphony No. 38 in D "Prague"

Haydn - Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major

Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D Major

Orchestra Night 2: Festival Finale: Arias and Concerto

Saturday, August 1st, 8:00pm

Whitefish Performing Arts Center

Ricardo Herrera: Bass-Baritone, Grace Nikae: piano, Festival Amadeus Orchestra, John Zoltek: conductor

Mozart - Overtures

Mozart/Bellini/Gounod/Bizet - Opera Arias

Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major

Festival Passes include reserved seat tickets to 5 concerts (Tuesday through Saturday) and are fully transferable. Cost of pass also includes a free gondola ride up Big Mountain courtesy of Whitefish Mountain Resort, and access to a reduced price for the Monday "Evening with the Artists" event.

Adult: $110

Senior: $90

Student: $60

Evening with the Artists: ($25 with pass purchase)

Single reserved seat tickets to all events are available by calling the GSC office at 257-3241 or purchasing online. The Box office will be open during Festival Week from 11:00 am-1:00 pm at the O'Shaughnessy Center, and starting at 5:00 pm at the O'Shaugnessy Center on Monday through Thursday and the WF Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday. Single ticket prices are as follows:

Evening with the Artists: $45

Chamber Music Concerts (Tues./Wed./Thurs.)

Adult: $18

Senior: $15

Student: $10

Orchestra Concerts (Fri./Sat.)

Adult: $28

Senior: $23

Student: $15