http://www.aspenpublicradio.org/support.phpen-us℗ & © 2008 Aspen Public RadioA daily rundown of Aspen Music Festival and School eventsAspen Public RadioEvery weekday throughout the 2010 summer season host Nikki Boxer walks listeners through Aspen Music Festival and School events. Featuring a daily schedule and interesting background information on the Festival's artists, students and featured composers, Festival Notes prepares audiences for their day's musical journey.Every weekday throughout the 2010 summer season host Nikki Boxer walks listeners through Aspen Music Festival and School events. Featuring a daily schedule and interesting background information on the Festival's artists, students and featured composers, Festival Notes prepares audiences for their day's musical journey.http://aspenpublicradio.org/podcasts/fn/fn_podcast_logo_sm.jpghttp://www.aspenpublicradio.org/support.phpAspen Public Radionikki@aspenpublicradio.orgnoNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThe 61st Season of the Aspen Music Festival and School officially wraps up this weekend. Tonight at 6 o'clock, join the Aspen Chamber Symphony at the Benedict Music Tent for music of Richard Strauss, Thomas Ades and Mozart. Tomorrow at 4:30, catch chamber music at Harris Concert Hall, and at 7, don't miss the final AOTC performance. The American String Quartet performs at 8 at the Music Tent. And on Sunday, the Festival wraps up with a powerful program at the 4 o'clock music tent concert, including Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe, and Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_8-20-10.mp3Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, classical music, festival notes, aspen music festival, coloradoNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThis evening at 6 o'clock, pianist Vladimir Feltsman performs at the Benedict Music Tent. And tonight at 7, the Aspen Opera Theatre Center completes its Beaumarchais Opera Triology with John Corigliano's "The Ghosts of Versailles."http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_8-19-10.mp3Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, classical music, festival notes, aspen music festival, coloradoNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioAt today's noon High Notes, Edward Berkeley, Michael Christie, John Corigliano, and Alan Fletcher give a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the final AOTC production of Corigliano's "The Ghosts of Versailles." Catch master classes throughout the afternoon at the Castle Creek Campus, and at 6, enjoy a recital with the Edgar Meyer Trio at the Benedict Music Tent. That trio features three of the most limitless creators and composers in the history of modern music: Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_8-18-10.mp3Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, classical music, aspen music festival, nikki boxerNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioCellist Alisa Weilerstein conducts a master class at 1 o'clock this afternoon in Harris Hall, and at 4, catch the AACA Orchestra at the Benedict Music Tent with music by Debussy, Tchaikovksy, and Bizet. And tonight at 8, renowned virtuoso Alisa Weilerstein performs in recital at Harris Concert Hall.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_8-17-10.mp3Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, classical music, aspen music festival, nikki boxerNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThe Festival enters it's 8th and final week today, beginning with chamber music at Harris Concert Hall at 6 pm. That program will include music by George Tsontakis, Aribert Reimann, and Lowell Liebermann. And tonight at 8, don't miss a Special Event with the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet at the Benedict Music Tent, featuring dance pieces choreographed to selections by Rachmaninoff, Gyorgy Ligeti, Piazzolla, and Mozart.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_8-16-10.mp3Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, classical music, aspen music festival, nikki boxerNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioA weekend of great piano playing awaits AMFS fans...This evening at 6 o'clock, catch pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin with conductor Hugh Wolff leading the Aspen Chamber Symphony at the Benedict Music Tent. Tomorrow night at 8:30, pianist Simone Dinnerstein performs music of Bach with the Aspen Concert Orchestra at Harris Hall, and on Sunday, pianist Stephen Hough joins the Aspen Festival Orchstra for Piano Concerto NO. 1 in D minor, by Johannes Brahms.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_8-13-10.mp3Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, classical music, festival notes, aspen music festivalNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThis morning at 10, pianist Rita Sloan conducts a Piano Master Class at Harris Concert Hall. And at 10:30, bring the family to Tunes and Tales Storytime at the Pitkin County Libray. This afternoon starting at 2, celebrate AMFS alum Renee Fleming in a special day featuring a voice master class and a screening of her 2008 Metropolitan Opera Opening Night Gala performance, followed by a benefit dinner.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_8-12-10.mp3Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, classical music, festival notes, aspen music festivalNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioAt today's noon High Notes, Alan Fletcher, Dean Joan Gordon and a panel of AMFS artist-faculty discuss what makes a successful music student. This evening at 8:30 don't miss a special event with violinist Sarah Chang and pianist Andrew von Oeyen. That Harris Hall recital will feature Alban Berg's Piano Sonata No. 1, Beethoven's Appassionata sonata and Cesar Franck's Violin Sonata in A major.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_8-11-10.mp3Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, classical music, festival notes, aspen music festivalNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioPianist Simone Dinnerstein conducts a master class at 1 o'clock this afternoon in Harris Hall, and at 4, catch the AACA Orchestra with the Piano Competition Winner at the Benedict Music Tent. Tonight at 8 o'clock, the American String Quartet performs at Harris Concert Hall. In addition to quartets by Beethoven and George Tsontakis, the ensemble will play Antonin Dvorak's String Quartet in F major, the "American."http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_8-10-10.mp3Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, classical music, festival notes, nikki boxerNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThis evening at 6 o'clock don't miss a chamber music concert at the Benedict Music Tent. In addition to Schubert's Piano Trio in E-flat major, the concert will feature Arnold Schoenberg's beautiful Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4. And tonight at 8, catch a Recital by Time for Three at Harris Hall. This genre-redefining string trio plays classics with a twist in a not-to-be-missed evening.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_8-09-10.mp3Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr classical music, nikki boxerNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioTonight at 6, catch pianist/conductor Jeffrey Kahane and clarinettist Bil Jackson with the Aspen Chamber Symphony at the Benedict music Tent. On Saturday at 8 o'clock, don't miss a special event with Sharon Isbin. That grammy award-winning guitar virtuoso will present concerto's by Vivaldi and Rodrigo's "Fantasia for a Gentleman." And on Sunday, conductor James DePriest leads the Aspen Festival Orchestra with violinist Sarah Chang at the Benedict Music Tent.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_8-06-10.mp3Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, classical music, festival notes, aspen music festival and schoolNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioTonight at 8, don't miss a special event with celebrated French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet at Harris Hall. In addition to Bernstein's "Prelude, Fugue and Riffs" and Gershwin's "Piano Concerto in F," the concert will feature the original jazz band version of "Rhapsody in Blue." Clarinetist and conductor Joaquin Valdepenas leads the AMFS Wind Ensemble with this famous work, which received its premiere in a concert entitled "An Experiment in Modern Music" in 1924.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_8-05-10.mp3Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, classical music, festival notes, nikki boxer, aspen music festival, Jean-Yves ThibaudetNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioConductor Peter Oundjian leads the Aspen Concert Orchestra with harpist Nancy Allen this evening at the Benedict Music Tent. That concert will open with Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Isle of the Dead." And tonight at 8:30, pianist Steven Osborne gives a recital at Harris Hall. In addition to selections by Ravel and Rachmaninoff, the program will feature Beethoven's "Waldstein" Sonata No. 21 in C major.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_8-04-10.mp3Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, classical music, festival notes, aspen music festival and schoolNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioAt 4 o'clock this afternoon, catch the Low Strings Competition winner with the AACA Orchestra. That Music Tent recital will feature symphonies of Mozart and Haydn. And tonight at 8:30, pianist Inon Barnatan plays a recital of Beethoven, Britten, Ravel, and Schubert. http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_8-03-10.mp3Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, aspen music festival and school, classical musicNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThis evening at 6, catch conductor Jonathan Haas leading the Percussion Ensemble in a recital at Harris Hall. In addition to works by John Cage and Manfred Menke, the ensemble will perform Toru Takemitsu's "Ame no ki", or "Rain Tree." And tonight at 7, don't miss the second performance of the Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" at the Wheeler Opera House.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_8-02-10.mp3Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, aspen music festival and school, classical musicNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioCellist Sol Gabetta performs tonight at 6 with Robert Spano and the Aspen Chamber Symphony. And tomorrow evening at 7, the Aspen Opera Theatre Center presents "The Marriage of Figaro", the second installment in the Beaumarchais Trilogy, at the Wheeler Opera House. On Sunday, conductor Leonard Slatkin leads the Aspen Festival Orchestra with pianist Joyce Yang at the Benedict Music Tent. That 4 p.m. concert features Richard Strauss' "Symphonia Domestica" and Tchaikovsky's "Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor."http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-30-10.mp3Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, classical music, aspen music festival and schoolNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioMisha and Cipa Dichter perform together this evening at 6 at the Benedict Music Tent. That concert will feature Rachmaninoff's Suite No. 2, Op. 17, and his Symphonic Dances Op. 45. The two pianists will also perform selections from Books 1-4 of Johannes Brahms's Hungarian Dances.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-29-10.mp3Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, classical music, misha dichter, aspen music festival and schoolNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThis evening at 6 o'clock, conductor Jane Glover leads the Aspen Concert Orchestra with "Icarus Dreamt" by Eric Nathan and Beethoven's 7th Symphony. Also performing will be the Percussion/Brass Competition winner. And at 8:30, catch the American Brass Quintet at Harris Concert Hall. That recital will feature "Fixated Nights" by NYC-based composer Trevor Gureckis, as well as music by Giovanni Gabrieli.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-28-10.mp3Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, classical music, aspen music festival, american brass quintetNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThis afternoon at 4, catch a wonderful program by the AACA Orchestra at the Benedict Music Tent. And tonight at 8:30, don't miss a recital by violinist James Ehnes at Harris Concert Hall. Widely considered one of the most dynamic and exciting performers in classical music, James Ehnes has performed in over 30 countries on five continents, appearing regularly with many of the world's most well-known orchestras and conductors.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-27-10.mp3Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040002:00:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, classical music, aspen music festivalNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThis evening at 6, catch chamber music at Harris Concert Hall. In addition to works by Berg and Dvorak, the program will feature a trio from L'Enfance du Christ by Hector Berlioz and Signs, games, and messages by Gyorgy Kurtag.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-26-10.mp3Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, classical music, aspen music festivalNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioTonight at 6 o'clock Andrey Boreyko leads the Aspen Chamber Symphony with violinist Valeriy Sokolov. Tomorrow night Broadway star Audra McDonald performs for the AMFS Season Beneft: an intimate evening of standards, show tunes, and original numbers by the grammy-award winning artist. And on Sunday, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung performs with conductor James Conlon and the Aspen Festival Orchestra.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-23-10.mp3Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, aspen music festival, classical musicNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThis evening at 6, pianist Anton Nel is featured in "A Piano Extravaganza" at the Benedict Music Tent. In addition to works by Mozart, Dvorak, Debussy, and Brahms, the program will feature "Scaramouche" by Darius Milhaud. And tonight at 8:30, don't miss violinist Robert McDuffie with the U.S. premiere of Philip Glass's Violin Concerto No. 2, the "American Four Seasons." http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-22-10.mp3Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, aspen music festival, classical musicNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioDuring today's High Notes Robert McDuffie joins Alan Fletcher to discuss Philip Glass's new "American Four Seasons." And, this evening at 6, the Aspen Concert Orchestra performs with violinist Jason Issokson performing Alban Berg's Violin Concerto, a work dedicated "to the memory of an angel."http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-21-10.mp3Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, aspen music festival, classical musicNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioMezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung leads a master class today at 1 o'clock in Harris Concert Hall, and this evening at 5:30 families can enjoy a free concert at the Benedict Music Tent. And, don't miss an Opera Aria master class at the Wheeler Opera House with James Conlon, and a recital at Harris Hall by pianist Ann Schein. http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-20-10.mp3Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, aspen music festival, classical musicNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThis evening at 6 o'clock, catch a chamber music concert at the Benedict Music Tent. In addition to works by Penderecki, Schubert, and Bohme, the program includes Brahm's Clarinet Quintet in B minor. And tonight is your last chance to see the AOTC production of Rossini's "Barber of Seville" at the Wheeler Opera House.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-19-10.mp3Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, aspen music festival and school, calendar, chamber music, opera, brahmsNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThis evening at 6 o'clock Julia Fischer performs Aram Khachaturian's Violin Concerto with the Aspen Chamber Symphony, and tomorrow tune into Aspen Public Radio for a live broadcast of Rossini's Barber of Seville. Sunday, pianist John O'Conor joins the Aspen Festival Orchestra in the Benedict Music Tent for a performance of Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-16-10.mp3Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, classical music, aspen music festival and schoolNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThis evening at 6 o'clock don't miss violinist Julia Fischer in a solo recital at the Benedict Music Tent. And tonight at 8, the Beaumarchais Opera Trilogy kicks off with the 2010 Opera Benefit, including dinner and premiere seats at the opening night performance of Rossini's Barber of Seville.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-15-10.mp3Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, classical music, aspen music festival and schoolNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioDuring High Notes today at noon, President and CEO Alan Fletcher and Artistic Administrator Asadour Santourian give a lively, engaging overview of the AMFS 61st Season. And at 6 o'clock this evening, conductor Case Scaglione leads the Aspen Concert Orchestra and the violin competition winner. Tonight at 8:30, don't miss husband-wife duo David Finckel and Wu Han bringing the Beethoven cello sonata cycle to life in a Beethoven marathon at Harris Concert Hall.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-14-10.mp3Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, classical music, aspen music festival and schoolNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioToday at 4, the AACA Orchestra performs at the Benedict Music Tent , featuring the Piano Competition Winner. And this evening at 8 o'clock, catch "A Baroque Evening" with Nicholas McGegan at Harris Concert Hall. This special event features a an impressive roster of outstanding AMFS artists performing timeless music from the height of the Baroque Era, including selections from Vivaldi's "L'Estro Armonico."http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-13-10.mp3Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, classical music, aspen music festival and schoolNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioWorks by Albert Roussel, Beethoven, and Cesar Franck are featured at this evening's chamber music concert at Harris Hall. Performers include Cho-Liang Lin, David Finckel, and Wu Han. Those three returning festival favorites will be playing Beethoven's Piano Trio in E-flat major, op. 70, no. 2.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-12-10.mp3Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, classical music, festival notes, aspen music festival, nikki boxerNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioCatch a free spotlight recital at the Aspen Community Church today. This evening, violinist Joshua Bell performs with Nicholas McGegan and the Aspen Chamber Symphony in an all-Mendelssohn concert. The program includes his "Reformation" Symphony No. 5 and his Violin Concerto in E minor. And on Sunday, don't miss pianist Andreas Haefliger with the Aspen Festival Orchestra performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 12. Also on the program, Mahler's Symphony No. 9.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-09-10.mp3Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, classical music, festival notes, aspen music festival, nikki boxerNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioFree Chapel Chamber Music begins at 4:14 this afternoon. And tonight, Pianist Ingrid Filter performs Harris Concert Hall in a program featuring works of Schumann and Chopin. Clarinetist Anton Dressler joins Ms. Filter for Francis Poulenc's Clarinet Sonata.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-08-10.mp3Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, classical music, festival notes, aspen music festival, nikki boxerNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThe popular noon High Notes series begins today at Aspen Christ Episcopal Church. The AOTC artistic team will discuss this season's Beaumarchais opera trilogy. Also, catch Gil Shaham and Lynn Harrell in a special event tonight at 8 o'clock, featuring music of Brahms.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-07-10.mp3Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, classical music, festival notes, aspen music festival, nikki boxerNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThe first of several American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra concerts begins this afternoon at 4 o'clock. And the Takacs Quartet performs music of Brahms and Mozart this evening at Harris Hall. They will be joined by Alexander Kerr and James Dunham, who will open the program with a violin/viola duo by Mozart.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-06-10.mp3Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, classical music, festival notes, aspen music festival, nikki boxerNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioTonight at 6 o'clock, favorite AMFS performers feature chamber music by Samuel Barber, Bohuslav Martinu, and Carl Nielsen.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-05-10.mp3Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, classical music, festival notes, aspen music festival, nikki boxerNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThe Festival is in full swing this weekend, beginning with a performance by The Aspen Chamber Symphony and violinist Gil Shaham this evening. And on Sunday afternoon, conductor Murray Sidlin leads the Aspen Festival Orchestra with Dvorak's famous Symphony No. 9. At 7:30 pm, the AMFS Band celebrates Independence Day with the annual free Fourth of July Concert.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-02-10.mp3Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, music, festival notesNikki BoxerFestival Notes on Aspen Public RadioThe Festival officially kicks off its 61st season this evening with The Emerson String Quartet at the Benedict Music Tent. The program will feature works of Dvorak, Barber and Shostakovich, including selections from Dvorak's Cypresses.http://www.aspenradio.org/podcasts/fn/FN_7-01-10.mp3Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -040000:02:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, classical music, nikki boxer, aspen music festival and school