“Ode to Joy in the Mountains”
May 27 – June 7, 2015
David Stewart Wiley, Artistic Director and Conductor
Co-concertmasters Akemi Takayama & David Park
Highlights of 2015 Music Festival
Saturday, May 30, 6:30 pm, Floyd Elementary School
“Mozart and Midkiff”
Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C Major “Jupiter”
Midkiff Double Concerto for Mandolin, Violin, and Orchestra fusing our mountain heritage with classical forms – Akemi Takayama, violin; Jeff Midkiff, mandolin
Sunday, May 31, 3:00 pm, Celebration Hall, EcoVillage “Copland, Mozart, and Two Bachs”
C.P.E. Bach Symphony in C Major
Copland Quiet City
J.S. Bach Concerto for Three Violins & Orchestra
Mozart Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra
Saturday, June 6, 6:30 pm, Floyd High School
“Beethoven Violin Concerto and More”
Wiley Blue Ridge Spirit
“Concertos” with full symphony orchestra performed by three Academy Fellows
Beethoven Violin Concerto – David Park, violin
Sunday, June 7, 3:00 pm, Floyd High School
“Beethoven’s 9th – Ode to Joy”
*Final concert with more than 150 musicians on stage*
Wagner Prelude to Die Meistersinger
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D Major “Choral” with area choruses and soloists Tara and Philip Bouknight, Amy and Scott Williamson
May 28 – June 7 (details to come)
– Chamber Ensemble Concerts at area venues
– “Concertos with Piano” performed by 10 Academy Fellows (Wednesday, June 3, 6:30 pm)
– Family Concert
– Master Classes and Open Rehearsals
– Informal music around Floyd