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The 57th Symphony Season - August 4 - 22, 2009
The 57th season of the Peninsula Music Festival begins on Tuesday, August 4 and concludes on August 22. All nine symphony concerts are performed in the wonderful acoustics of the intimate Door County Auditorium in Fish Creek, Wisconsin. The PMF Orchestra consists of outstanding musicians from around the country and the world, most of whom have been returning to the Festival for many years. The programs have been planned to include a variety of interesting music, some new and some familiar. The season includes an outstanding arrary of guest artists. These are but a few of the reasons you should plan to attend. For a brief video of Music Director Victor Yampolsky talking about a few of the factors that make the PMF Orchestra a unique and special institution, click here. Looking for a particular composition or guest artist? See our 2009 season index...
Music Director Victor Yampolsky and Associate Conductor Stephen Alltop discuss the season and preview each concert in short video previews that can be viewed on this site. You may also subscribe to these videos as podcasts via this link. For complete schedule and program details, click here.
Tickets
There are several ticket packages available in addition to season and single tickets: the Flex Pack, the Thursday series, and a 50% discount for new season subscribers. For details, click here. Our new on-line store is now open. Single tickets for the 2009 August Festival are available for purchase on line.
The 57th Festival Season at a glance: (click on the date tab to see the program for that date)
- Tue Aug 4
- Thu Aug 6
- Sat Aug 8
- Tue Aug 11
- Thu Aug 13
- Sat Aug 15
- Tue Aug 18
- Thu Aug 20
- Sat Aug 22
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - Festival Opening - Fond Memories from Vienna ...more
Lilya Zilberstein, piano -
J. Strauss: On the Beautiful Blue Danube
Schubert: Symphony #2
Brahms: Piano Concerto #1
Concert Sponsored by Bibs, Marge & Sarah
Thursday, August 6, 2009 - Beethoven's Piano Concerti & Ballet I ...more
Lilya Zilberstein, piano
Copland: Quiet City
Beethoven: Piano Concerto #3
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Copland: Billy the Kid Ballet
Concert Sponsored by Prilla & Tony Beadell in memory of Marcia Larsen
Saturday, August 8, 2009 - Unmistakably French ...more
Stephen Alltop, organ
Widor: Toccata for organ and brass
Henry Barraud: Offende a une Ombre (Offertory for a shadow)
Poulenc: Organ Concerto
Dukas: Fanfare from La Peri
Saint-Saens: Symphony #3 (Organ Symphony)
Concert Sponsored by OC & Pat Boldt
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - From The Old Times ...more
Andrew Sewell, conductor
Joan Derhovsepian & Kristin Figard,violas; Amy Sims, violin
Paul Ledwon, cello; Susanna Self & Merrilee Elliott, flutes
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #6
J.C. Bach: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin & Cello
Cimarosa: Concertante for Two Flutes
Mozart: Symphony #29
Concert Sponsored by the Ralph & Genevieve B. Horween Foundation in Memory of Marion Horween Chase
Thursday, August 13, 2009 - Beehoven's Piano Concerti & Ballet II
Stewart Goodyear, piano ...more
Stravinsky: Song of the Volga Boatmen
Beethoven: Piano Concerto #4
Stravinsky: The Fairy's Kiss Ballet
Concert Sponsored by the Egan Foundation & the Egan Family in Memory of Peg Egan
Saturday, August 15, 2009 - The Teacher and the Pupil ...more
Suna Avci, soprano, Janine Hawley, mezzo-soprano; Peter Sovitsky, tenor; Keven Keys, bass; Stewart Goodyear, piano; Apollo Chorus of Chicago
Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass
Haydn: Arianna a Naxos, H26b #2
Beethoven: Fantasy for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra
Concert Sponsored by Richard Kozak in Memory of Marian R. Polito
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - Russian Jubilee ...more
Valentin Zhuk, violin
Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden, op 12 (three excerpts)
Borodin: Symphony #2
Khachaturian: Violin Concerto
Concert Sponsored by Billie Kress
Thursday, August 20, 2009 - Beethoven's Piano Concerti & Ballet III ...more
William Wolfram, piano; Janine Hawley, mezzo-soprano
Falla: Seven Popular Spanish Songs
Beethoven: Piano Concerto #5
Falla: Three-Cornered Hat Ballet
Concert Sponsored by June & Jerome Maeder
Saturday, August 22, 2009 - Festival Finale - Tribute to Leonard Bernstein
James Ehnes, violin ...more
Bernstein: Facsimile
Bernstein: Serenade
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Bernstein: Candide Overture
Concert Sponsored by Fran & Paul Burton
News: Local singers to perform at August Festival concert
Photos from Feb Fest and the Ehnes Trio Benefit
Photo: A typical Door County summer sunset a few steps from the Festival Office in Ephraim
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