AMFS Salon

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Salon SIGNATURE EVENTS SING FOR YOUR LIFE: A STORY OF RACE, MUSIC, AND FAMILY SUNDAY, JULY 9, 2017 | 6:00 PM PAEPCKE AUDITORIUM ASPEN MEADOWS CAMPUS Bass-baritone and subject of The New York Times’ Daniel Bergner’s biography Sing For Your Life Ryan Speedo Green talks with Margo Drakos, founder of ArtistYear, and a panelist from The Aspen Institute. The three will discuss music and its profound effect on impressionable youth. Mr. Green will also perform selections from his repertoire. Reception to follow.

This event is in cooperation with The Aspen Institute Society of Fellows and free to members of the Salon and Society of Fellows members.

Salon

GATHERINGS

Mix, meet, and mingle with fellow Salon members! Join us at Jimmy’s Restaurant & Bar at 4:30 pm on August 2 and August 16 to enjoy light refreshments on the patio prior to the Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra performances.

SALON PICKS: CURATED JUST FOR YOU JUNE 30 | 6 PM | Aspen Chamber Symphony featuring violinist Simone Porter JULY 21 | 6 PM | Aspen Chamber Symphony featuring violinist Gil Shaham, and singers from the Aspen Opera Center JULY 24 | 8 PM | Special Event featuring Rufus Wainwright JULY 26 | 8:30 PM | Pacifica Quartet AUGUST 2* | 6 PM | Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra

IN PROCESS: RUFUS WAINWRIGHT AND JIM HODGES, MODERATED BY RICHARD EDWARDS TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2017 | 5:30 PM JIMMY’S RESTAURANT & BAR The Salon proudly presents an exclusive memberonly event featuring singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright. Mr. Wainwright will sit down with Aspenite and visual art expert Richard Edwards and longtime friend and accomplished visual artist Jim Hodges for an engaging discussion on the syngery between music and art. Reception to follow.

Exclusive event for Salon members only.

AUGUST 16* | 6 PM | Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Stravinsky’s Petrushka (1947) *Salon Gatherings prior to these performances

ADVISORS AND SPONSORS The Salon is advised by a group of classical music supporters including Jamie Helzberg, Cathy Koplovitz, Erika Aronson Stern, Alia Tutor, Carrie Wells, and Rachel Zimmerman.

The Salon is generously supported by the following businesses: series sponsor First Western Trust, official wine of the Aspen Music Festival Clarence Dillon, official spirits of the 2017 Aspen Music Festival season Woody Creek Distillers, and Jimmy’s Restaurant & Bar.

Salon MEMBERSHIP * $500 COUPLE • $300 INDIVIDUAL BENEFITS Free entry to all Salon Signature events

Exclusive concert gatherings

Invitation to the Patron Preview Party

Invitations to AMFS on the Road events (past events held in NYC, DC, Miami, Chicago, LA, Houston, and more)

SALON CONCERT PASS •D iscounted tickets to six regularly scheduled performances of your choice • Discounted tickets include most Sundays ($30) and Fridays ($20), Luke Bedford’s Seven Angels (free), Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito ($20), or any other regular concert or master class including the Opera Scenes Master Classes ($15).* • F our free admissions to dress rehearsals or master classes

Exclusive backstage tour of the Benedict Music Tent, Harris Concert Hall, and the Matthew and Carolyn Bucksbaum Campus, upon request

Recognition in the AMFS summer program book

Subscription to the AMFS e-newsletter *Some restrictions may apply.

Valid through September 30, 2017. Membership is suggested for those between the ages of 21 and 50.

For more information on the Salon and to purchase a membership, please visit aspenmusicfestival.com/ salon or call 970 204 5061.

the Salon Aspen—a community full of thinkers, leaders, and artists—is built upon the Aspen Idea and provides the perfect foundation for the Salon. The Salon serves to enlighten and nurture a new generation of classical music enthusiasts by providing a space for intellectual and social exchange through uniquely curated artistic and cultural events.