BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers
Linda Fallon
President
Barbara von Claparede
Vice President
Lynn Carden
Treasurer
David Wiley, Sr.
Secretary
Directors
Ed Fallon
Tom Freudenthal
Bill Gardner
Ginny Gardner
Marie Henry
Steven R. Lawrence
C.W. Markham III
David Oakes
Natasha Shishkevish
Sandra R. Smith
Clemens von Claparede
Randall A. Wells
Mary Wiley
Dear Music Lovers,
Welcome to the inaugural season of Virginia's Blue Ridge Music Festival,
centered in beautiful Floyd County. We anticipate a dynamic and exciting
eleven days of orchestral concerts, intimate chamber music, and other
diverse musical experiences.
Our 2013 Festival features highly talented young artists – supported by
extraordinary, experienced professional musicians who both perform with
and serve as mentors to these rising stars. Some will perform Concerto
movements on June 5
th
and 8
th
.
As you can see from the programs listed later, the music will be diverse –
Beethoven, Dvorak, Mozart, Elgar, Midkiff – some pieces connecting with
our mountain heritage – and there are programs for every music lover.
The broad array of music will be performed in some grand sites, as well as
warm and intimate settings.
While you are in the area, we hope you will experience Floyd as many
locals do: where sustainable living is valued, and where the music, visual,
craft, and movement arts are cherished. And where the physical beauty of
the landscape, the unique galleries, shops, and local restaurants, and the
sustaining traditions of our heritage music create a special atmosphere in
which our Festival can thrive.
We feel privileged to work with extraordinary musicians, an engaged Board
and impressive group of volunteers, and a community that has opened its
hearts, homes, and financial resources to the Music Festival.
We are grateful to our sponsors, donors, partners, and volunteers, and
invite you to consider sending a donation – to help make this collaborative
undertaking sustainable. We hope you will immerse yourself in the varied
opportunities available in this unique and exciting musical adventure!
Sincerely,
David Stewart Wiley
Linda Fallon
Artistic Director and Conductor
Board President
220 Parkway Lane South, Suite 3, Floyd, VA 24091
540-267-4221 •
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Floyd Community Center for the Arts, Inc. dba The Jacksonville Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and serves as the nonprofit
sponsor for Virginia’s Blue Ridge Music Festival. Tax ID# 54-1750001 Donations for the Festival are tax deductible as allowed by law.
