More Festivals!

You'll be able to hear concerts all summer long and the rest of the year too on Performance Today, from some of our other favorite festivals.

Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival May 28-June 23, 2006 Held on Amelia Island, Ga. aicmf.org Aston Magna Summer Festival July 1-August 5, 2006 Held in Great Barrington, Mass. www.astonmagna.org Bard Summerscape June 29-August 20, 2006 Each year, the scholars and musicians at Bard College, located in New York's Hudson Valley, dive deep into the mind of a single composer. This year's focus is Franz Liszt. summerscape.bard.edu Bellingham Festival of Music August 4-19, 2006 A bustling summer season of symphonic and chamber music, boasting a festival orchestra comprised of some of the best orchestral players in the country. www.bellinghamfestival.org Bravo! Vail Valley June 28-August 3, 2006 One of several festivals located in the cool mountains of the state of Colorado, Bravo brings to the Vail Valley over 40 soloists and ensembles, including the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and America's flagship orchestra, the New York Philharmonic. www.vailmusicfestival.org Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival July 26-August 20, 2006 Begun as a scheme for artistic directors to spend summer weekends together, the festival presents 11 concerts with more than 40 internationally acclaimed musicians. www.bcmf.org Cactus-Pear Music Festival July 2-16, 2006 Filling the summer void of classical music in South Texas, the Cactus-Pear Music Festival presents chamber music with a Texas kick. www.cpmf.us Cape May Music Festival May 19-June 18, 2006 A season of sweet sounds by the sea on the eastern shore of New Jersey. info at www.capemaymac.org Caramoor International Music Festival June 24-August 12, 2006 Held in the Hudson Valley of New York. www.caramoor.org/html/festival2.htm Cascade Head Music Festival: "Mighty Winds" June 8-24, 2005 Music Director Violinist Sergiu Luca joins an international ensemble of period wind instrument virtuosos in concert in Lincoln City, Ore. Concerts Thursday and Saturday evenings. www.cascadeheadmusic.org Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival August 13-26, 2006 Held in Randolph, Vt. www.centralvtchambermusicfest.org Chamber Music Northwest June 26-July 30, 2006 Under clarinetist and Artistic Director David Shifrin, CMNW presents an intensive five-week festival of top international caliber on the campuses of Reed College and Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Ore. www.cmnw.org Chintimini Chamber Music Festival June 13-18, 2006 A festival built around performers who grew up in the Corvallis, Ore., area and are now pursuing concert careers in classical music. www.chintimini.org Colorado College Summer Music Festival June 10-July 4, 2006 The festival brings professional artists of rare ability and international reputations together with talented and motivated students for three weeks of intensive performance and study. www2.coloradocollege.edu/summersession/musicfestival Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival June 11-August 16, 2006 Held in Cooperstown, N.Y. World-class artists perform in intimate and relaxed settings in and around the quaint village of Cooperstown, N.Y., which is also home to the Baseball Hall of Fame. http://www.cooperstownmusicfest.org/ Eastern Music Festival June 10-July 4, 2006 Held in Greensboro, N.C. www.easternmusicfestival.com Festival of the Sound July 21-August 13, 2006 Held on Parry Sound, north of Toronto, Canada. www.festivalofthesound.on.ca Grand Canyon Music Festival September 2-16, 2006 Inspired by an impromptu concert at the north rim of the Grand Canyon, the Grand Canyon Music Festival is held every September. www.grandcanyonmusicfest.org Grand Teton Music Festival July 4-August 26, 2006 A mainstay in the PT summer schedule, Grand Teton Music Festival is set in the exquisitely picuresque setting of Jackson Hole, Wyo., the gateway to the Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. The schedule of over 40 concerts featuring full orchestra, chamber music, spotlight and children's concerts. www.gtmf.org Green Music Festival July 1-31, 2006 Held at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, Calif. www.greenmusicfestival.org Hawaii Performing Arts Festival July 14-31, 2006 Opera and chamber music on the Big Island. hawaiiperformingartsfestival.org/concerts/sample.htm Hot Springs Music Festival June 5-18, 2006 From the historic spa resort of Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs Music Festival pairs world-class mentor musicians with talented apprentices for two weeks of concerts. www.hotmusic.org Indianapolis Early Music Festival June 23-July 23, 2006 Casual weekend concerts and lectures at the Indiana History Center Theater in Indianapolis. www.emindy.org Interlochen Arts Camp June 27-August 6, 2006 www.interlochen.org The International Festival-Institute at Round Top June 5-July 15, 2006 The International Festival-Institute at Round Top is situated atop a unique 200-acre campus which contains major performance facilities, historic houses, extensive gardens, parks and nature preserves. www.festivalhill.org International Keyboard Institute and Festival July 16-30, 2006 A conclave of master classes and recitals from some of the world's finest pianists at the Mannes School of Music in New York City. www.ikif.org The Kent-Blossom Music Festival July 5-August 9, 2006 This year the focus is on Shostakovich and Mozart. Held in Kent, Ohio. dept.kent.edu/blossom/ Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival June 25-August 13, 2006 Held in Blue Hill, Me. www.kneisel.org Lincoln Center Festival July 10-30, 2006 Held in New York, N.Y. www.lincolncenter.org/programs/festival_home.asp?ws= Mainly Mozart May 19-June 24, 2006 Internationally acclaimed soloists and ensembles gather in the lower-left hand corner of the country, for chamber music and orchestra concerts in San Diego, Calif., and Tijuana, Mexico. www.mainlymozart.org Moab Music Festival September 2-17, 2006 Moab Music Festival offers concerts of classical chamber music, traditional music, vocal music, works of living composers and jazz performed by acclaimed artists from around the country. Performances take place in indoor and outdoor venues ranging from historic Star Hall in Moab to the banks of the Colorado River, all amid the spectacular red rock canyonlands of Moab, Utah. www.moabmusicfest.org Mostly Mozart July 28-August 26, 2006 A New York summertime favorite, Mostly Mozart celebrates the music of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn and other Classical and Baroque favorites. www.lincolncenter.org/programs/mozart_home.asp?ws= Music Academy of the West June 17-August 12, 2006 The Summer Festival at Music Academy of the West is eight weeks of daily musical events including masterc lasses, festival orchestra concerts, faculty chamber music concerts, opera and more -- all set in sun-washed, seaside Santa Barbara, Calif. www.musicacademy.org Music @ Menlo July 24-August 11, 2006 Chamber music on the San Francisco penninsula. www.musicatmenlo.org Music Festival of the Hamptons June 24-July 23, 2006 In Bridgehampton, N.Y. www.Musicfestivalofthehamptons.com Music in the Mountains July 16-August 6, 2006 This festival boasts 35 concerts in three weeks in a variety of venues around Durango, in the stunning San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado. www.musicinthemountains.com Music from Angel Fire August 18-September 4, 2006 In Angel Fire, N.M. www.musicfromangelfire.org Newport Music Festival July 7-23, 2006 With some our country's most opulent and historic mansions as concert venues, the Newport Music Festival presents chamber music concerts -- as many as five per day -- featuring fine American and international artists. www.newportmusic.org Norfolk Chamber Music Festival June 10-August 20, 2006 Celebrating its 100th season in the rolling hills of northwestern Connecticut, this festival is held in conjunction with the Yale Summer School of Music. www.yale.edu/norfolk OK Mozart Festival June 9-17, 2006 Revel in Mozart's music in the heartland. Chamber music, orchestra concerts, family concerts, dance, opera/musical comedy and tours to area attractions such as Frank Lloyd Wright's Price Tower, Tall Grass Prairie and more. Held in Bartlesville, Okla. www.okmozart.com Other Minds Festival December 8-9 2006 Held in San Francisco, Calif. www.otherminds.org Park City and Salt Lake City Music Festival June 27-July 24, 2006 Held in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. www.portlandpiano.org Piano Festival Northwest July 9-16, 2006 Besides a slew of fabulous piano performances, this festival at Portland State University also offers a three-day master class on the music of Chopin. www.fpa.pdx.edu/prs/PianoFestivalNW Portland Chamber Music Festival August 17-26, 2006 Held in Portland, Me. www.pcmf.org Ravinia June 3-September 16, 2006 Now in its second century of concerts, Illinois' Ravinia presents more than 100 concerts in the summer months. www.ravinia.org Red Lodge Music Festival June 10-18, 2006 Music camp for teens in the incomparable summer setting of Billings, Mont. Features chamber music recitals by world-class faculty. www.redlodgemusicfestival.org Rockport Chamber Music Festival June 8-July 2, 2006 Inspired by the rich artistic heritage and spectacular seaside setting of Rockport, Mass., the festival was founded in 1981 to create an exciting chamber music series in one of our nation's oldest and most vital art colonies. www.rcmf.org Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival July 16-August 21, 2006 One of the world's leading performing arts festivals, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival is renowned for its enduring commitment to combine great tradition and artistic excellence with innovation and vision. www.santafechambermusic.org Sarasota Music Festival May 28-June 18, 2006 Held in Sarasota, Fla. www.fwcs.org/sarasota Seattle Chamber Music Society's Summer Festival July 3-28, 2006 August 2-11, 2006, in Redmond, Wash. World-class musicians playing a diverse mix of favorites and under-appreciated gems in the cool environs of the Pacific Northwest. www.scmf.org Skaneateles Festival August 9-September 2, 2006 Amid the clean air of the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York, the Skaneateles Festival welcomes new artistic directors David Ying and Elinor Freer for a month of chamber music concerts featuring world-class musicians such as violinist Hilary Hahn, the Turtle Island String Quartet and the Ying Quartet. www.skanfest.org Spoleto USA May 26-June 11, 2006 Each spring, Spoleto Festival USA fills Charleston, S.C.'s historic theaters, churches and outdoor spaces with over 120 performances of opera, theater, music theater, dance, and chamber, symphonic, choral and jazz music, as well as the visual arts. www.spoletousa.org Strings in the Mountains June 4-August 20, 2006 Steamboat Springs, Colo., hosts this festival featuring more than 60 artists from our country's major symphonies performing with world-renowned soloists. www.stringsinthemountains.org Sunriver Music Festival August 1-19, 2006 Two weeks of classical concerts in the historic Sunriver Resort Great Hall -- plus master classes, free "unleashed" concerts throughout Sunriver, orchestra rehearsals and Festival Faire, with the lovely backdrop of central Oregon. www.sunriver.org Tanglewood June 23-September 3, 2006 The summer home for the venerable Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood also hosts a slew of chamber music performances, orchestra from around the country and around the world, as well as dance, pops and more. Info at www.bso.org Concerts at Tannery Pond May 13-September 9, 2006 Held in New Lebanon, N.Y. www.tannerypondconcerts.org Victoria Bach Festival June 11-16, 2006 There's music in the air along the Gulf Coast in Victoria, Texas. The Victoria Bach Festival boasts a varied repertoire of orchestral music, choral works and chamber concerts by baroque, classical, romantic and contemporary composers, and features performances by nationally acclaimed artists in a casual and fun atmosphere. www.victoriabachfestival.org Windham Chamber Music Festival July 15-September 2, 2006 Held in Windham, N.Y. www.windhammusic.com