AFTER A KNOCKOUT 23RD SEASON,
THE BRAVO! VAIL VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL IS GEARING UP FOR 2011

Bravo! Raises The Bar on Musical Standards

After an magnificent 23rd Festival Season, the Bravo Vail Valley Music Festival has focused it's attention on 2011. With a new artistic team in place that includes Artistic Director Anne-Marie McDermott, and Associate Artistic Director Jacqueline Taylor, Bravo anticipates one of it's best seasons ever! There are numerous different and unique programs planned, and many new events are on the horizon. The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic will all be back at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater for six performances each. Please stay tuned for festival announcements coming very soon, and thank you for your support.

The Music Matters educational programs remained strong this past summer with the return of the Instrument Petting Zoos, Free Public Performances, and the Very Young Composers Project, a program that introduces children and teachers to the art of music composition.  This program was created and led by John Deak of the New York Philharmonic.  Under Mr. Deak’s direction, 10 students in Eagle County composed new works that were performed at two library concerts before an audience of almost 200 listeners.   
 
Other free youth programs in the community included the popular Instrument Petting Zoo, Live @ The Library performances and Free Family Concert. Educational programming continues with our winter residency, when the Festival will host a graduate student ensemble from the Juilliard School of Music that will spend time performing in area schools and conducting after school master classes.
 
In 2010, Bravo welcomed back the Dallas Symphony Orchestra after their much-lauded performances during the 2009 season, marking the first of a three year agreement as a resident orchestra at the Festival.  The orchestra performed six different programs at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, a combination of both classical and pop performances led by Maestro van Zweden and pops concerts.
The Dallas Symphony joined The Philadelphia Orchestra with Chief Conductor Charles Dutoit and the New York Philharmonic with new Music Director and Conductor Alan Gilbert as resident orchestras of the Festival. Each orchestra performed six concerts in Vail, from June 30 to July 30, 2010.

More than 40 internationally renowned soloists and chamber musicians performed during the Festival including Yo-Yo Ma, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, and Orion Weiss . A world premiere by Bravo’s 2010 Composer-in-Residence, Joan Tower, was performed July 20 and it was truly an incredible experience.

Relish the artistic excellence of the Festival and its many musicians in the reserved seating sections or relax on the lawn with friends, family, a picnic basket and wine at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater.  Enjoy the inspiring sounds of chamber music at the intimate Vail Mountain School, Vilar Performing Arts Center and other Festival venues all throughout the Vail Valley. From instrument petting zoos to intimate soirées; from Tchaikovsky to Broadway Pops, the Festival has it all in the glorious setting of the Rocky Mountains. Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival…Where Music Happens! For a Festival lineup and to purchase tickets visit www.vailmusicfestival.org or call 970.827.5700