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Astoria Music Festival features classical masterpieces Angela Meade returns in Northwest premiere of Donizetti’s ‘Maria Stuarda’ ASTORIA — Once it launches on June 13, the 13th annual Astoria Music Festival main- tains a busy, near-daily pace of concerts, recitals, discussions DQG ¿OPV IRU GD\V )XHOHG by the vision of Artistic Di- rector Keith Clark, the festival traverses almost every classi- cal form — orchestra, cham- ber music and opera — in ven- XHVWKURXJKRXWWRZQ Many of the performers DUH DPRQJ WKH ZRUOG¶V ¿QHVW attracted to the festival by its reputation for high quality and sense of community: a rare FRPELQDWLRQ 6HYHUDO HYHQWV Submitted photo are free, and the festival de- The Enso String Quartet features Melissa Reardon on viola, Maureen Nelson on violin, lights residents and visitors Richard Belcher on cello and Ken Hamao on violin. The ensemble performs June 27 during DOLNH ,W GUDZV DXGLHQFHV WR the Astoria Music Festival. 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'HVKRUWLHVDQG(PLO\3XOOH\ PH]]RVRSUDQR$QJHOD 1LHG- erloh; tenors Aaron Blake and Allan Glassman; and bari- tones Richard Zeller and Mat- thew Hayward, all with col- lective credits ranging from the Metropolitan Opera to Glimmerglass, Dallas Opera WR6HDWWOH2SHUDDQG3RUWODQG 2SHUD and references; and, in its 3DFL¿F 1RUWKZHVW SUHPLHUH 'RQL]HWWL¶V ³0DULD 6WXDUGD´ on June 28, in concert with Meade singing the bel canto lead opposite Deshorties as KHUOHWKDOULYDO4XHHQ(OL]D- EHWK, (XJHQH2SHUD*HQHUDO'L- rector Mark Beudert will lead the festival’s Vocal Appren- tice Program, whose young artists perform in all three Opera 7KH IHVWLYDO ZLOO IHDWXUH RSHUDV the high-drama second act of Beethoven’s only opera, “Fi- Oratorio GHOLR´ RQ -XQH 0R]DUW¶V 7KH$VWRULD0XVLF)HVWLYDO SRSXODU³7KH0DJLF)OXWH´RQ SUHVHQWVWKH¿UVWPDMRUVDFUHG -XQH DQG IXOO\ VWDJHG work in its 13-year history with an Astoria-themed set ZLWK%DFK¶V³6W-RKQ3DVVLRQ´ 7KH IHVWLYDO¶V RUFKHVWUDO SURJUDPPLQJ RYHUÀRZV ZLWK masterpieces and superb JXHVW VRORLVWV 7KH VFKHGXOH includes: • Gala Opening All-Bee- thoven Concert on June 13 ZLWK KLV PDMHVWLF )LIWK 6\P- phony and Martin Chalifour featured in the Violin Concer- WRLQ'0DMRU2S ,O\D .D]DQWVHY SHUIRUP- LQJ7FKDLNRYVN\¶V3LDQR&RQ- FHUWR 1R 2S RQ WKH VDPH SURJUDP ZLWK 6LEHOLXV¶ LFRQLF ³)LQODQGLD´ LQ KRQ- or of that composer’s 150th birth year on June 14; and • Another all-Beethoven evening on June 21 with “Fi- GHOLR´DQGKLV7ULSOH&RQFHUWR featuring the Hermitage Piano 7ULR Comprised of musicians from leading American en- sembles, the Astoria Music Festival Orchestra is directed by Clark and includes mem- EHUV RI WKH 2UHJRQ 6\P- SKRQ\ /RV $QJHOHV DQG 6DQ Francisco Opera and Ballet RUFKHVWUDVDQGWKH1HZ<RUN 3KLOKDUPRQLF &RQFHUWPDV- silent-era glory days, and in recital by internationally re- nowned organist Hector Oli- YHUDRQ-XQH Free community events Chamber music LQFOXGH .081¶V ³&ODVVLF .LGV´ OLYH UDGLR VKRZ ZLWK and recitals 3LDQLVW &DU\ /HZLV OHDGV DXGLHQFH RQ -XQH 9RFDO four chamber music concerts Apprentice recitals in Asto- featuring the Astoria Festival ria’s historic churches, and &KDPEHU 3OD\HUV WKH (QVǀ several lectures and concert 6WULQJ4XDUWHWDQG+HUPLWDJH SUHYLHZV 3LDQR 7ULR YLROLQLVWV &KDOL- four, Kwak, as well as violin- About the festival ist Anthea Kreston and cellist Co-founded in 2003 by Jason Duckles of the Amelia Artistic Director Keith Clark 3LDQR7ULR (with Ruth Dobson), the As- Among the many chamber toria Music Festival has es- music highlights, with these tablished a reputation for VXSHUEPXVLFLDQVLV6LEHOLXV¶ a level of music excellence 3LDQR 4XDUWHW LQ * PLQRU RQ one seldom finds in a town -XQH DQG KLV 6WULQJ 4XDU- RI8QGHU&ODUN¶VGL- WHW LQ ' PLQRU 2S ³9R- rection, the festival has be- FHV,QWLPHV´RQ-XQHSHU- come known for its vibrant formed in honor of the 150th mix of symphonic, chamber DQQLYHUVDU\RIKLVELUWK music, operatic and other ,QVWUXPHQWDO $SSUHQWLF- musical genres, presented es perform alongside their LQ$VWRULD¶V KLVWRULF /LEHUW\ mentors, the Hermitage Pi- 7KHDWHU DQG &ODWVRS &RP- DQR 7ULR LQ D IUHH DOO0HQ- munity College Performing delssohn program on June 22 $UWV&HQWHU 7KH VHDVRQ WDNHV that includes his Double Con- certo, transcribed by cellist SODFH -XQH WR 0DMRU supporters this year include 6HUJH\$QWRQRY WKH 0H\HU 0HPRULDO 7UXVW Special events Oregon Community Founda- ³$Q(OL]DEHWKDQ*DUODQG´ tion, Oregon Arts Commis- RQ-XQHZLWKOXWHWKHRUR- sion, the city of Astoria, and bo, viola da gamba and voice in-kind support from Rodgers recreating the music and spir- ,QVWUXPHQWV7KH 'DLO\$VWR- it of the Renaissance courts of ULDQDQG$OO&ODVVLFDO0HGLD 4XHHQV(OL]DEHWK,DQG0DU\ Festival passes cost $90 6WXDUW VHWV WKH VWDJH IRU WKH WR 6LQJOH WLFNHWV FRVW IHVWLYDO ¿QDOH RI ³0DULD 6WX- WR ³0DULD 6WXDU- DUGD´RQ-XQH GD´WLFNHWVFRVWWR 7ZR PDJQL¿FHQW 5RGJ- 7LFNHWV DUH DYDLODEOH DW WKH ers organs, on special loan Astoria Music Festival box IURP 5RGJHUV ,QVWUXPHQWV LQ RIILFH DW &RPPHUFLDO Hillsboro, will accompany 6W RU E\ FDOOLQJ the cast-of-thousands silent )RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQ ¿OP³:LQJV´RQ-XQHVD- YLVLWZZZDVWRULDPXVLFIHVWL- OXWLQJ WKH /LEHUW\ 7KHDWHU¶V YDORUJ ters include Kwak and Roy Malan, concertmaster of the 6DQ)UDQFLVFR%DOOHW2UFKHV- WUD LANDSCAPE $ BARK (U-HAUL) 2 0 per yard WARRENTON FIBER 8am-5pm 861-3305 Mon-Fri, 389 NW 13th St., Warrenton May 14, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 21
