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Julia Adolphe’s concerto for Cynthia Phelps received its premiere in advance of the New York Philharmonic performance at the Eastern Music Festival. Highlights of the last movement were Phelps’ gorgeous playing of some high harmonics as well as duets with a muted trumpet and an English horn. The writer commented he hopes it gets recorded by Phelps as soloist
Moab Music Festival, which takes place in the town of Moab, Utah, wins the title for coolest outdoor fest around.
Moab Music Festival Music Director Michael Barrett told the NEA Artworks blog that “The arts matter because they’re central to our humanity. They help define the best parts of who we are as human beings.”
Pierre Jalbert’s In Aeternam received it’s Washington DC premiere at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony under the baton of Cristian Măcelaru.
Utah is well-known for its rust red rock formations and the Moab Music Festival in Utah takes full advantage of this natural setting — sandstone makes for some impressive acoustics. The festival offers intimate concert experiences happening among the rocky outcrops and caverns.