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2021 Festival at a Glance
SUPPLEMENT TO THE ASPEN TIMES - MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 VOL. 31, NO. 6
Carlin Ma
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The Aspen Music Festival and School celebrated its return to the Benedict Music Tent with Beethoven’s Ninth—culminating in “Ode to Joy”—with Music Director Robert Spano and much of the Aspen Festival Orchestra performing “en masque” and the Kantorei Chorus singing not from the choir loft above the orchestra, but from the Tent’s 400 section.
Carlin Ma
A thunderstorm that transformed the Tent roof into a percussion section forced a frantic, last-minute move of artists and audience alike from the Benedict Music Tent to Harris Concert Hall at the start of classical singer Julia Bullock’s July 13 recital, but it set the stage for some rare moments of intimacy and delight.
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Ten days later, when torrential downpour–induced mudslides forced the closure of I-70, The Concert Truck found itself traversing Independence Pass on its way to co-present Music on the GO with the AMFS.
Nick Luby
A ponytail made a rare appearance on the podium as Aspen Conducting Academy alumna Gemma New established herself as a conductor to watch.
Carlin Ma
Devotees of Edward Berkeley’s popular Opera Scenes Master Classes were able to witness the late mentor’s delight during one of those revelatory moments when singers find their characters’—and their own—voices.
Carlin Ma
Daniil Trifonov electrified the Tent audience with Skryabin’s Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor on July 25.
Carlin Ma
