2024 GUIDE TO FESTIVALS
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Ravinia Festival
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Santa Fe Desert Chorale 2024 Summer Festival
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WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS FESTIVAL?
Our annual summer festival, which features multiple concert programs, is one of the largest choral events in the country. Our top-level professional vocalists come to Santa Fe each year from across the nation to perform repertoire spanning seven centuries, from early polyphony to modern works and new commissions.
LOCATION
Locations in Santa Fe, New Mexico
WEBSITE
DATES
July 14 - August 3, 2024
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Joshua Habermann
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE $22 to $114
Additional ticket information: Student tickets are 50% off
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 505-988-2282
BOOKING CONTACTS
Amanda Sidebottom, operations director
Booking cycle date range
Fall 2024 for summer 2025
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Sarasota Music Festival
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WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS FESTIVAL?
The compact nature of SMF creates an intensive environment with different faculty each week. Participants direct their chamber studies by choosing the repertoire and many perform alongside faculty artists. Several faculty are known for expanding the classical repertoire, including violinist Tessa Lark, cellist Mike Block, and hornist Jeff Scott.
LOCATION
Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center and Sarasota Opera House, Sarasota, Florida
WEBSITE
DATES
June 2-22, 2024
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Jeffrey Kahane
GENRES
Classical • Chamber music
TICKET PRICE RANGE $15 to $70
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 941-953-3434
BOOKING CONTACTS
Olivia Steinman Deems
941-487-2718 SOCIAL LINKS
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Saratoga Performing Arts Center
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WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS FESTIVAL?
The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) is located in historic Saratoga Springs in upstate New York. Its tranquil setting in a 2,400-acre park preserve surrounded by hiking trails, geysers, and natural mineral springs draws thousands each year for immersive experiences of performances throughout the summer.
LOCATION
Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
WEBSITE
DATES
June 16 - August 17, 2024
DIRECTORS
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Philadelphia Orchestra; Jonathan Stafford and Wendy Whelan, NYC Ballet; David Finckel and Wu Han, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Elizabeth Sobol, president and CEO, Saratoga Performing Arts Center
GENRES
Classical • Pop/Folk • Jazz • World/Ethnic
TICKET PRICE RANGE $15 to $346
Additional ticket information: Ticket prices are subject to change based on demand.
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 518-584-9330
BOOKING CONTACTS
Chris Shiley
518-584-9330 x107 Booking cycle date range
Fall 2024 for summer 2025
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Summer at Orchestra Hall, The Minnesota Orchestra
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WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS FESTIVAL?
The Minnesota Orchestra's 2024 Summer at Orchestra Hall is a month-long summer season featuring music of all genres, with concerts both at Orchestra Hall and outdoors, curated by pianist and summer Creative Partner, Jon Kimura Parker.
LOCATION
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, Minnesota
WEBSITE
DATES
July 10 - August 10, 2024
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Jon Kimura Parker, creative partner for summer programming
GENRES
Classical • Pop/Folk • Jazz • World/Ethnic
TICKET PRICE RANGE $0 to $90
Additional ticket information: The summer festival offers many free concerts.
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 612-371-5656
BOOKING CONTACTS
Kari Marshall, director of artistic planning
SOCIAL LINKS
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Summit Music Festival
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Sun Valley Music Festival
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WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS FESTIVAL?
Set in the stunning backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, the Sun Valley Music Festival is the largest admission-free classical music festival in the United States.
LOCATION
Sun Valley Pavilion, Sun Valley, Idaho
WEBSITE
DATES
July 29 - August 22, 2024
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Alasdair Neale
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE Free admission
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 208-622-5607
BOOKING CONTACTS
Deanna Harned, artistic planning director
Booking cycle date range
Fall 2024 for summer 2025 or 2026
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Sunriver Music Festival
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Tanglewood
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WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS FESTIVAL?
One of the most popular and acclaimed music festivals in the world, Tanglewood has been the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home since 1937. Tanglewood has drawn an annual attendance of approximately 340,000 people and brings more than $100 million in economic activity annually to the Berkshires in western Massachusetts.
LOCATION
Lenox, Massachusetts
WEBSITE
DATES
June 20 - September 1, 2024
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Andris Nelsons
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE $17 to $225
Additional ticket information: Ticket prices are subject to change; check the website for current pricing.
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 888-266-1200
BOOKING CONTACTS
Booking cycle date range
Booking cycle is the preceding summer or earlier
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TIME:SPANS Festival 2024
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Tippet Rise Art Center
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Vancouver USA Arts & Music Festival
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WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS FESTIVAL?
Presented by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA and the City of Vancouver, the Vancouver USA Arts & Music Festival builds strong community through great art. The daily symphonic concerts highlight this joyful, multi-disciplinary celebration featuring visual artists, wildly creative theatre performances, leading musicians across genres, and fun family activities.
LOCATION
Esther Short Park and downtown, Vancouver, Washington
WEBSITE
DATES
August 2-4, 2024
ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATOR
Igor Shakhman
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE Free admission
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 360-735-7278
BOOKING CONTACTS
Igor Shakhman, artistic administrator
Booking cycle date range
Fall 2024 for summer 2025
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West Edge Opera
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WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS FESTIVAL?
The West Edge Opera Summer Festival is unique in that it presents a baroque opera, an early 20th century opera, and a contemporary opera in repertory over three weekends in downtown Oakland.
LOCATION
Oakland Scottish Rite Center and Lake Merit, Oakland, California
WEBSITE
DATES
August 3-18, 2024
GENERAL DIRECTOR
Mark Streshinsky
GENRE
Opera
TICKET PRICE RANGE $20 to $160
Additional ticket information: $10 rush tickets are also offered.
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 510-841-1903
BOOKING CONTACTS
Alex W. Seidel, director of artistic operations
Booking cycle date range
One year in advance
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