MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Music & the Arts

August 7, 2021 • 10:26 am

Where Ancient Peaks Embrace Old Friends, Music Adds Its Wonder

Donald Runnicles conducted the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra in Britten’s ‘Four Sea Interludes,’ Elgar’s ‘Enigma Variations,’ and Carl Vine’s ‘Five Hallucinations’ for trombone and orchestra. (Photo by J. Gustavo Elias)

My report on the 60th-anniversary Grand Teton Music Festival currently under way:

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Even when obscured by smoke drifting in from distant wildfires, the Grand Tetons’ towering peaks command awe. The tallest cluster, which dominates the promotional posters for this summer’s Grand Teton Music Festival, has been dubbed “the Cathedral Group.”

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  1. Lisa Hirsch says:
    August 8, 2021 at 6:09 am

    Runnicles’ tenure at SFO also took place under General Director David Hockney….

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