founded by Lorin Maazel
2015
Season Performances | www.CelebrateCastleton.org
A Message from Dietlinde Maazel,
Executive & Artistic Director No one could have set a more unsurpassable example of devotion to the Arts and Youth than our Founder, Mentor and Artistic Director, Lorin Maazel.
His dream is here to stay. The Maestro passed on the torch of music: the baton… to Principal Conductor Rafael Payare, Conducting Fellow Salvatore Percacciolo and the famed Maestro Fabio Luisi. From grand Classics to a World Premiere, new talents, renowned directors – and for the first time: JAZZ with the mesmerizing Wynton Marsalis Castleton’s energy will be more vibrant than ever. Welcome to a summer-long celebration at CASTLETON 2015!
“I am interested in opening up opportunities for young talent, but it is also critically important that we in the West develop young audiences. The Castleton Festival is not about me, it’s about them. With the Castleton Festival we have the opportunity to make a difference in our corner of the world.” - Lorin Maazel, Founder and Maestro
Partnering Presentations Castleton Festival & Hylton Performing Arts Center present
Toujours l’amour French Masterpieces of Love June 28, 2015 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center Under the direction of Castleton’s Principal, Conductor Rafael Payare, renowned artists Robynne Redmon and Richard Troxell, joined by rising stars of the Castleton Festival, will perform French arias and duets from Georges Bizet’s Carmen, Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, and overtures of symphonic splendor.
Castleton Festival & State Theatre of Culpeper present
July 31, 2015 at the State Theatre of Culpeper Grammy-nominated and Bluegrass Hall of Famers, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver were named the Inspirational Country Music Association Vocal Group of the Year in 2012. Don’t miss the “silken harmonies” as this group, led by Bluegrass legend and “mandolin virtuoso,” Doyle Lawson, continues to make Bluegrass history.
Castleton is located 60 miles SW of Washington DC, via I-66, Routes 29 and 211 (toward the Shenandoah National Park) and 10 miles S of Washington, VA Programs, dates & artists subject to change. All sales final, no refunds.
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CASTLETON FESTIVAL
Season Openers Castleton Festival and Hylton Performing Arts Center present
Toujours l’amour J.D. Crowe and the New South “Flashback” Band
Hylton Performing Arts Center
June 28
Festival Theatre
July 2
2015 Festival Season Roméo et Juliette
Festival Theatre
July 3, 5, 10 & 18
All American Band Concert
Festival Theatre
July 4
Castleton Chamber Players
Theatre House
July 5 & 18
Theatre House
July 9, 11 & 18
Festival Theatre
July 11
Festival Theatre
July 11, 17 & 19
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Symphonic Concert)
Festival Theatre
July 12
Castleton Artists Training Seminar Spectacular: Opera Scenes
Theatre House
July 16 & 19
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 with Maestro Fabio Luisi Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 with Alessandro Taverna
Festival Theatre
July 19
Jazz at Lincoln Center Academy All-Stars
Festival Theatre
July 25 & 26
State Theatre of Culpeper
July 31
Festival Theatre
August 1 & 2
by Charles Gounod
Our Town
by Thornton Wilder
Law in Opera with Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg L’heure espagnole (The Spanish Hour) by Maurice Ravel
& the World Premiere of Scalia/Ginsburg by Derrick Wang
Castleton Festival and State Theatre of Culpeper present
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
For tickets and information visit us at www.CelebrateCastleton.org or call 866.974.0767.
2015 Season Highlights Entering its seventh season, the 2015 Castleton Festival will bring over 10,000 patrons to the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains to
engage with the tragic tale of Roméo et Juliette celebrate the world premiere of a new American opera, Scalia/Ginsburg embark on a romantic journey through Brahms and Rachmaninov with Maestro Fabio Luisi and multi-prizewinning pianist Alessandro Taverna, and bear witness to some of the greatest stars of tomorrow. Joining forces for the first time, the Castleton Festival and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will introduce jazz to the festival season repertoire. Add Bluegrass performances, a renowned lecture presentation,
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg on Law in Opera performances of the beloved theatre piece, Our Town a tribute performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and an All American Band complete with Fireworks on the Fourth of July, and the 2015 Castleton Festival will be a summer to remember! | www.CelebrateCastleton.org | 866.974.0767
Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis With great enthusiasm, we welcome Jazz at Lincoln Center for their debut season-in-residence. Jazz at Lincoln Center is a nonprofit organization with a mission to entertain, enrich, and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education, and advocacy. Join Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO), and today’s top jazz artists for a series of swinging, soulful, and innovative performances.
Photo credit to Frank Stewart
The first weekend features the Jazz at Lincoln Center Academy All-Stars, led by Wynton Marsalis, with Marcus Printup, Ted Nash, Vincent Gardner, Helen Sung, James Chirillo, Rodney Whitaker, and Ali Jackson, with an opening by hand-selected young jazz ensembles. On the second weekend,the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) with Wynton Marsalis, preceded by one of the country’s most excellent student big bands, takes the stage. Listening to 15 of the finest soloists, ensemble players, and arrangers of this day and age, with Wynton Marsalis, you will enjoy the supreme sounds of today’s greatest Big Band Jazz. | www.CelebrateCastleton.org | 866.974.0767
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For assistance in planning your visit, call us at 866.974.0767 or go to www.CastletonFestival.org/map. Want to become a Hospitality Partner? Contact Jessica Hickling at jessicah@castletonfestival.org.