The schedule for the 57th season of the Sewanee Summer Music Festival has been announced and includes a blend of traditional activities and new events and venues, including an event at the new golf course. More than 30 concerts, 13 of which will be free to the public, will be presented by 200 students, 25 faculty artists and five guest artists in over seven venues around the Cumberland Plateau.
The season will commence with the Opening Night Gala on June 22, when the Festival Orchestra, an ensemble comprised of the 2013 faculty artists and guest artists, will perform under the baton of Maestro Más-Arocas works by Mason Bates and others.
Traditional concerts include the Faculty Artist Series, Saturdays in the Garth and Symphony Sundays that will highlight unique modern and traditional repertoire combinations such as “The Rite of Spring,” Symphonie fantastique and Shostokovich Symphony No. 5. A world premiere of an orchestral piece named “Entre Dos Luces (Solea por Bulerias)” by SSMF double bass professor Sidney King will also be performed on July 7 by the Cumberland Orchestra. The SSMF will host world-renowned conductors including Cristian Macelaru, Carl St. Clair, Christopher Warren-Green, Katherine Kilburn and the newly appointed SSMF Conductor-in-Residence, Octavio Más-Arocas. Full details of the season and ticketing information can be found at <ssmf.inticketing.com>.
The second Hike to a Concert will take place on the bluff-view hole of the new Sewanee golf course on July 3. A hike, led by the Sewanee Outing Program, will occur before the concert, ending directly at the golf course for concert time. In addition, a bike ride, led by Woody Deutsch from Woody’s Bicycles, will also start before the concert and will take participants around the Sewanee campus to key highlights, including the Cross, Green’s View, the Chapel of the Apostles and others before ending at the golf course. Reservations are required for these events.
A new feature this year is the inclusion of the Blue Chair Tavern as a concert venue. All Wednesday night concerts will be streamed live at the Blue Chair Tavern on the big screen TV, where patrons can enjoy a refreshing beverage along with world-class music. A special thanks to this year’s corporate sponsors: Joseph’s Remodeling, Myers Point, Locals, the Blue Chair and the Sewanee Business Alliance, along with all of the individual donors and supporters who make this unique musical experience possible.
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