The Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall is the premiere performing arts
venue in the Four Corners region. Visit www.durangoconcerts.com for
a schedule of events and general information.
Under the guidance of Festival Artistic Director and Conductor Mischa Semanitzky,
the 17th season of Music in the Mountains will present 25 concerts from July
13 through August 3. Performances for the 2003 season include the returning
Israeli pianist, Aviram Reichert; Russian violinist Vadim
Gluzman and his wife, pianist Angela Yoffe, and Antonio Pompa-Baldi, the 2001
Van Cliburn Silver Medalist. Concerts are held at the Festival Tent at Durango
Mountain Resort, the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College and BootJack
Ranch in Pagosa Springs. With many new and returning musicians, Music in the
Mountains offers Orchestral, Chamber and Conservatory concerts in spectacular
settings in Southwest Colorado.
This season, more that 200 performers will participate. The Festival Orchestra,
along with the University of New Mexico Chorus and the Durango Choral Society,
will perform Vaughan Williams’s “Dona Nobis Pacem” on July
26 at the Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall. At the Festival Tent,
Durango Mountain Resort, the Festival Orchestra, with Aviram Reichert as soloist
will present Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 “The Emperor” on
July 27.
Visit our website www.musicinthemountains.com for
more information and to see the complete Festival schedule, or call the Festival
office (970) 385-6820.
For over 30 years, the Durango
Choral Society (DCS) has drawn singers from the Four Corners area interested
in performing choral music. Our mission is to enhance the musical and cultural
development of our community through the promotion and participation by the
DCS members in musical programs for the benefit and enjoyment of the community.
Emphasis is placed on providing educational opportunities for both singing
participants and audience members. Our three choruses-the 100-voice mixed choir,
the Durango Children's Chorale and the 13 elite voices of the Durango Women's
Choir-perform jointly and independently. Productions often include
visiting musicians, dancers and actors. We take special pride in showcasing
our extraordinary hometown talent.
