tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28192116840368391102012-03-16T16:29:46.221-08:00Sitka Summer Music FestivalSitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-16005040651122250442011-02-25T17:14:00.003-09:002011-05-14T14:15:51.863-08:002011-05-14T14:15:51.863-08:00Join us for our 40th Anniversary this summer!!Click here to download our 40th Anniversary Brochure!Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-70297165869546439162011-02-12T12:05:00.003-09:002011-02-12T12:12:13.450-09:002011-02-12T12:12:13.450-09:00Jeffrey Solow Practices with the Sitka Youth Orchestra!Cellist, Jeffrey Solow, worked with the Sitka Youth Orchestra Saturday morning. They practiced 5 pieces for the Orchestra's upcoming March performance. After each piece Jeffrey chimed in with encouragement, suggestions, and anecdotes.Jeffrey and pianist, Yoni Levyatov, are in Sitka for the Alaska Airlines Winter Concert this Sunday, 3 PM, at Harrigan Centennial Hall.Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-72685073433856400982011-01-26T15:14:00.003-09:002011-01-26T15:17:23.834-09:002011-01-26T15:17:23.834-09:00The Festival Artists are coming to Kenai/Soldotna!When: February 7, 2011 at 7:30 pmWhere: Soldotna Christ Lutheran ChurchFor more info and tickets, please click hereOnce again Paul Rosenthal has gathered talented musicians from around the world to share their ability and knowledge of chamber music with us.The Performing Arts Society is proud to present the Sitka Summer Music Festival Musicians brought to you by Paul Rosenthal. Each year the townSitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-76382193297834053492011-01-26T14:56:00.003-09:002011-01-26T14:59:54.963-09:002011-01-26T14:59:54.963-09:00Festival Artists come to Talkeetna!The Denali Arts Council is Hosting the Sitka Summer Music Festival Artists:When: Wednesday, February 9th at 7pmWhere: The Hanger, doors open at 6:30Cost: General Admission $12 / Lodging Guests $11 / DAC Member $10Join us for a spectacular evening with world-renowned musicians Jeffrey Solow (cello) and Yoni Levyatov (piano). The Sitka Summer Music Festival is delighted to brighten your winter Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-84033414954851894042010-10-04T17:29:00.003-08:002010-10-04T17:33:26.827-08:002010-10-04T17:33:26.827-08:00Join us for our 40th Anniversary this summer!!This summer will be the Sitka Summer Music Festival's 40th Anniversary. This will also be Paul Rosenthal's last summer with the Festival. He and Artistic Director Designate, have a lot of extra everything planned for this summer. We will have almost as 2x as many artists in town, as well as extra artists and extra events. If you would like to see a preliminary calendar of events, please clickSitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-84035388690720658662010-09-12T12:25:00.004-08:002010-09-13T18:15:36.802-08:002010-09-13T18:15:36.802-08:009/18 SOLD OUT! BONUS Performance added Friday 9/17!!! Do not miss it!Saturday's performance (9/18) of the Bach Suites is SOLD OUT. Due to massive demand, we are adding a bonus performance on Friday (9/17 at 7pm, Grant Hall, Anchorage). Do not miss this once in a life-time opportunity! Tickets are on-sale now at www.CenterTix.net.Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-19717891576029982362010-08-13T12:59:00.005-08:002010-08-13T13:08:27.758-08:002010-08-13T13:08:27.758-08:00Zuill Bailey's Cello Suites Kick off the Alaska Airlines Autumn Classics!The excitement is building as the Festival enters its 40th year anniversary season. During the 2010 summer series, Zuill Bailey’s incredible CD of the Bach Cello Suites shot to number one status in classical sales all over the world (and number 7 on the general charts, including all music!). Come to APU's Grant Hall and experience these gorgeous, mind-blowing works in one concert extravaganza! Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-90616816599381801652010-06-23T14:20:00.000-08:002010-06-23T14:21:03.425-08:002010-06-23T14:21:03.425-08:00SSMF Concert Conversations #3 by Susan Wingrove <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-67427038061432465252010-06-09T20:30:00.000-08:002010-06-09T20:31:03.070-08:002010-06-09T20:31:03.070-08:00SSMF Concert Conversations #2 by Susan Wingrove Friday night’s opening concert for the 2010 Sitka Summer Music Festival was absolutely fabulous, and Sunday’s Family Concert was a smashing success and tons of fun for all. Wow! So now it’s time for the next round of events, and since we have been lucky enough to enjoy some perfect sunny days, you have no excuses for staying home and gardening (or fishing, playing soccer or softball).Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-59054930603301450262010-06-09T20:28:00.000-08:002010-06-09T20:29:29.586-08:002010-06-09T20:29:29.586-08:00SSMF Concert Conversations #1 by Susan Wingrove At last, after months of musical anticipation (and yearning for warmer weather), it’s time for the 39th annual Sitka Summer Music Festival! Artistic Director Paul Rosenthal has coordinated a smashing lineup of artists and music for the performances, and it’s one of the great pleasures of my life to return to Sitka to indulge in three weeks of this musical feast. It has been an honor Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-11252188628354023492010-06-09T20:21:00.004-08:002010-06-09T20:26:26.311-08:002010-06-09T20:26:26.311-08:00The story behind this years Festival Artwork (yes, it's a good one!)This video chronicles the process that David Lass's middle school students went through to create this year's Festival artwork. The artwork is stunning but this process brings tears to the eyes. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEOFifty Blatchley Middle School students from the Art Choral Exploration Program created the poster art for the 2010 Sitka Summer Music Festival. The four-month Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-10212771760912616632010-06-07T11:59:00.002-08:002010-06-07T12:05:20.139-08:002010-06-07T12:05:20.139-08:00Q & A with cellist Zuill BaileyClick here to be taken to El Paso Inc's website where you can see the original article:At age 4, Zuill Bailey began playing the cello. He chose to make it a career when he was 12.Since then, Bailey, who is now 38, has built an impressive résumé. But whether he is in Australia, France, Spain, Israel or Hong Kong, or rubbing shoulders with conductors like Itzhak Perlman, Alan Gilbert and Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-29154209960706746972010-06-05T08:16:00.002-08:002010-06-05T08:20:16.499-08:002010-06-05T08:20:16.499-08:00Sitka Festival Art Director Designate, cellist Zuill Bailey, is interviewed on NPR's Weekend Edition (June 5) Listen to the interview and read the whole story by clicking here --The six Bach cello suites have been heard just about everywhere — in movies, television shows and commercials. But Zuill Bailey's recording is unique, because he's playing a cello only eight years younger than J.S. Bach himself. "TheSitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-52192075681778166412010-06-04T09:09:00.005-08:002010-06-04T10:03:27.999-08:002010-06-04T10:03:27.999-08:00<summary>On Thursday, June 3rd, Festival Artistic Director Designate Zuill Bailey performed live on KCAW in Sitka, Alaska. Link here to the KCAW website to listen to Bach's Sarabond from Suite #2 in D minor and the Prelude to Suite #3 in C major. You will also be able to hear Festival Founder and Artistic Director Paul Rosenthal's June 4th KCAW interview.Zuill and Paul will both perform during </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://sitkamusicfestival.blogspot.com/feeds/5219207568177816641/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://sitkamusicfestival.blogspot.com/2010/06/on-thursday-june-3rd-festival-artistic.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2819211684036839110/posts/default/5219207568177816641?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2819211684036839110/posts/default/5219207568177816641?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sitkamusicfestival.blogspot.com/2010/06/on-thursday-june-3rd-festival-artistic.html" title="" /><author><name>Sitka</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="31" height="21" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O7kLkJ9RBsk/SVvcBwwKbPI/AAAAAAAAAAw/UwvskV1pL64/S220/stage+of+sitka.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O7kLkJ9RBsk/TAkzdqEK9mI/AAAAAAAAAOE/iNYmHrtER9w/s72-c/zuill+eve+concert+060310+004.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"A08CRHg_cSp7ImA9WxFRGU4.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-4003218470830370104</id><published>2010-05-03T17:59:00.003-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-03T18:24:25.649-08:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2010-05-03T18:24:25.649-08:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" /><title /><summary>Every year, the Sitka Summer Music Festival commissions for its poster art a signature piece of work from an Alaskan artist - acclaimed artists such as Byron Birdsall, Rie Munoz, Barbara Lavallee, and Dale DeArmond, to name just a handful. This year, we chose a group of young artists to define and represent the June concert series. What you see here is the result of that collaborative process.</summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://sitkamusicfestival.blogspot.com/feeds/4003218470830370104/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://sitkamusicfestival.blogspot.com/2010/05/every-year-sitka-summer-music-festival.html#comment-form" title="8 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2819211684036839110/posts/default/4003218470830370104?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2819211684036839110/posts/default/4003218470830370104?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sitkamusicfestival.blogspot.com/2010/05/every-year-sitka-summer-music-festival.html" title="" /><author><name>Sitka</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="31" height="21" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O7kLkJ9RBsk/SVvcBwwKbPI/AAAAAAAAAAw/UwvskV1pL64/S220/stage+of+sitka.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O7kLkJ9RBsk/S99_9tJufKI/AAAAAAAAAN8/A9WJXNbnn30/s72-c/SSMF_FY2010.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"DEYEQns6fyp7ImA9WxFTE04.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-260791746066791962</id><published>2010-04-03T15:00:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2010-04-03T15:08:23.517-08:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2010-04-03T15:08:23.517-08:00</app:edited><title>The 2010 Sitka Summer Music Festival Program is now available!The Sitka Summer Music Festival presents its 39th Anniversary Summer Series, June 4-25, 2010.Sitka is situated on remote Baranof Island in the Southeastern portion of the state.Ninteen extraordinary musicians from Europe, Asia and across the United States will visit Sitka to perform beautiful music in a magnificent setting during the three-week chamber music festival.The concerts are held in Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-55983964990171279322010-04-01T10:58:00.001-08:002010-04-01T11:21:36.749-08:002010-04-01T11:21:36.749-08:00The Festival Welcomes Melissa Marconi WentzelWe had several wonderful applicants for our new Operations Manager position. And, before you hear it from anywhere else, I want you to know that we hired Melissa Marconi Wentzel for the position. Melissa has 10 years professional experience in the non-profit sector and close to 10 years of experience in communications and PR. Most recently, she has been working with Sitka's Raven Radio (KCAW)Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-13571033363769759042010-03-07T18:02:00.003-09:002010-03-08T15:30:20.650-09:002010-03-08T15:30:20.650-09:00The Festival is hiring at Operations Manager -- Spread the Word!Sitka Summer Music FestivalTITLE: Part-Time Operations Manger – SitkaREPORTS TO: Executive DirectorSUMMARY: The Operations Manager must reside in Sitka. S/he will provide administrative and staff support to the general organizational operations. Working under the direct supervision of the Executive Director this position provides Sitka-based organizational support and is responsible for a Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-84850565284694645702010-01-05T19:30:00.007-09:002010-01-05T19:38:26.890-09:002010-01-05T19:38:26.890-09:00The Sitka Festival is coming to Anchorage in Feb -- Check out the Program here<!--StartFragment--> The Alaska Airlines Autumn Classics will be held Feb 5-7 at APU’s Grant Hall in Anchorage. To buy tickets, please go to www.centertix.net/907-263-ARTS or for season tickets, please call 907-277-4852. The Artists who will be joining you: Lorna McGhee, flute David Harding, viola Paul Rosenthal, violin Armen Ksajikian, cello Judith Cohen, pianoSitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-68621625141178937462010-01-05T19:19:00.003-09:002010-01-05T19:37:11.727-09:002010-01-05T19:37:11.727-09:00Check out the program for the Jan 30 concert in Sitka!<!--StartFragment--> Enjoy a note of summer in the heart of Winter!! Join us for our Sitka Winter concert will be held Saturday, January 30, 2010 (7:30pm) at Harrigan Centennial Hall. For tickets, please check back here after Jan 15. The Artists who will be joining you:David Harding, violaPaul Rosenthal, violin Armen Ksajikian, cello Judith Cohen, piano The Program: <!--Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-50217625828455371772009-08-05T14:34:00.004-08:002009-08-05T14:41:36.188-08:002009-08-05T14:41:36.188-08:00Check out the complete program for the 2009 Autumn ClassicsYou are not going to want to miss any of this year's Autumn Classics! You may order your season tickets now and single tickets will go on sale to the general public (via CenterTix in the middle of August -- approximately Aug 15). Please check out this year's full program:Friday, September 18Saint-Saens Piano Trio No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18Taneyev String Quartet No. 4 in A Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-74807792798464867782009-08-03T16:00:00.003-08:002009-08-05T14:42:50.754-08:002009-08-05T14:42:50.754-08:00All six String Quartets by Sergei Taneyev will be showcased in two incredible weekends!On behalf of all the musicians playing in this year's Autumn Classics I welcome you to an extraordinary musical adventure!The six String Quartets by Sergei Taneyev form one of the most remarkable groups of compostions I have ever encountered. So imaginative in conception are they, and so skillfully realized for the demanding idiom of the String Quartet, that I have not felt as though I had Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-43006654175321665992009-06-24T16:13:00.002-08:002009-06-24T16:15:36.421-08:002009-06-24T16:15:36.421-08:00Susan Wingrove's Concert Conversations #4 I cannot believe we have reached the final concert of the 2009 Sitka Summer Music Festival. There have been so many unforgettable highlights – the stunning Mendelssohn Piano Trio on opening night, the wonderful gift of two passionately played Taneyev string quartets (little-known treasures that now have a huge fan base in Sitka), the Brahms Piano Quartet which left the audience enthralled, Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-41174926323888791282009-06-17T16:16:00.001-08:002009-06-24T16:15:05.855-08:002009-06-24T16:15:05.855-08:00Susan Wingrove's Concert Conversations #3 So far, every Sitka Festival concert has been a gem. It doesn’t matter whether you are a classical music addict or someone who is just curious about chamber music – this is the real deal. Sitkans, it just doesn’t get better than this, and I go to concerts whenever and wherever I can. Everybody has very busy schedules – work, family, exercise, etc. – but you are really, really cheating Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819211684036839110.post-17351080875426292009-06-14T17:36:00.002-08:002009-06-14T17:37:44.870-08:002009-06-14T17:37:44.870-08:00Susan Wingrove's Concert Conversations #2 The 2009 Sitka Summer Music Festival is off to a breathtaking start. For those of us lucky enough to attend the opening concerts, there was musical joy on the stage of Centennial Hall from the first note to the last – and the icing on the cake was the stunning moonlight reflecting on the water during the Mendelssohn Piano Trio Friday night. Absolutely unforgettable. And a great time was Sitkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599411802202053016noreply@blogger.com1