Sun Valley Music Festival’s Winter Series will be staged at The Argyros
BY DANA DUGAN
The Sun Valley Music Festival will present its second Winter Season at the Argyros Performing Arts Center with a series of public concerts to be held Thursday, Feb. 27, through Saturday, Feb. 29.
Launched a year ago, the Festival will present a new, reimagined classical music experience with eclectic musical selections, unconventional seating, unique staging, atmospheric lighting, and an ever-shifting soundscape. The week will also include lectures, demonstrations, and educational events in addition to the performances at The Argyros.
A certain anticipation hovers around these concerts, as the musicians and repertoire will be revealed at the concert.
Winter audiences should anticipate a different kind of classical music experience—an immersive evening that removes the barriers between musicians and the audience.
Visionary conductor Edwin Outwater will join SVMF as curator and conductor. Currently music director laureate of Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony in Canada, Outwater routinely works with orchestras and institutions throughout the world, creating unique musical experiences.
“I am delighted to welcome my good friend and colleague Edwin Outwater as guest curator of the upcoming Winter Season,” said Alasdair Neale, SVMF artistic director and lead conductor. “Edwin pairs great technical skill with an immensely creative vision and is the perfect artist to help put this season’s performances together.”
Outwater, a California native, produces, curates and conducts unique concert experiences, and is also adept at interpreting canonical works. Last fall he conducted San Francisco Symphony as it joined the band Metallica for the grand opening of the Chase Center.
This season Outwater will again work with the San Francisco Symphony, New World Symphony, Chicago Symphony, National Symphony, and Virginia Symphony, as well as Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Some of his most recent guest performances have been with the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra, along with the symphony orchestras of Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Houston, and Seattle. In Canada, Outwater led the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the symphonies of Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Victoria. International appearances have included the Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony, Kyoto Symphony, Nagoya Philharmonic, BBCNOW, the Brussels Philharmonic, the New Zealand Symphony, Adelaide Symphony, Malmö Symphony, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Mexico City Philharmonic, Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa, and Hong Kong Sinfonietta. A prolific opera conductor, Outwater also regularly works with Ryan Opera Center at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
During the week, Festival musicians and guest artists will also spend time with students in the Music Institute’s education programs. Their work will include individual and group coaching, demonstrations, technique classes, conversations, and performances.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase before the show and during the intermissions and may be enjoyed in the theater.
For the latest news and information on the Sun Valley Music Festival and the Winter Season, visit the Festival website at svmusicfestival.org.
Details:
- Performances: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- Admission: Free
- Reservations required: org
- Two reservations are permitted per household for one concert night only, to ensure all those who wish to attend can.
- The same program will be performed each evening.