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Chamber Symphony: McDuffie Celebrates Bernstein

Klein Music Tent, Aspen, USA
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Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Aspen, USA
Starts at: 17:30

E-tickets: Print at home or at the box office of the event if so specified. You will find more information in your booking confirmation email.

You can only select the category, and not the exact seats.
If you order 2 or 3 tickets: your seats will be next to each other.
If you order 4 or more tickets: your seats will be next to each other, or, if this is not possible, we will provide a combination of groups of seats (at least in pairs, for example 2+2 or 2+3).

Cast
Performers
Conductor: Robert Spano
Orchestra: Aspen Chamber Symphony
Cello: Darrett Adkins
Violin: Robert Mcduffie
Mezzo-Soprano: Tamara Mumford
Creators
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Composer: Alan Fletcher
Programme
Leonard Bernstein: 3 Meditations from "Mass"
Leonard Bernstein: Symphony no. 1, "Jeremiah"
Alan Fletcher: An American Song
Leonard Bernstein: Serenade for solo violin, strings and percussion (from Plato`s Symposium)
Overview

Celebrate one of the foremost names in American music with this Leonard Bernstein extravaganza!

Composed at the request of Jacqueline Kennedy for the inauguration of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1971, Bernstein later arranged his Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers for cello and piano.

Written at age 24, Bernstein’s First Symphony premiered in 1944 and was named by the New York Music Critics Circle as best new work of the year. According to conductor Christoph Eschenbach, a close friend of Bernstein’s, “Jeremiah is a statement by an anxious, troubled soul. Bernstein was very well aware of what was going on in Europe in 1942, that people—the Jews—were victims of a horrible, deadly kind of paganism…. And I think of it also as a warning for what is happening today…that has meaning for all of us in a climate too often marked by racial intolerance and xenophobia…”

Aspen alumnus and renowned violinist Robert McDuffie will join the Aspen Chamber Symphony for Bernstein’s Serenade, after Plato’s Symposium, inspired by the composer’s reading of Plato’s dialogue—each one made by a distinguished speaker—of related statements in praise of love.

The program will also feature An American Song, a composition by AMFS Munroe President and CEO Alan Fletcher. He writes “The music is painted in the simple glowing colors of American singing. Layering onto the score in a series of thin translucent glazes. The rhythms and meters float subtly free, placed so that coincidence makes for happy accidents. This is an American process of free association.”

Venue Info

Klein Music Tent - Aspen
Location   960 N 3rd Street

Welcoming, and beautifully connected to its mountain surroundings, the Klein Music Tent offers a uniquely personal way to experience the artistry and spirit of Aspen’s celebrated music festival.

Nestled within the picturesque grounds of the Aspen Music Festival and School, the Klein Music Tent is one of Aspen’s most charming and intimate performance venues. Surrounded by the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountains, the tent offers audiences a relaxed yet artistically refined atmosphere where chamber music and smaller-scale performances can be enjoyed in close connection with the performers.

Known for its warm acoustics and informal summer ambiance, the venue hosts a wide variety of concerts throughout the festival season, including chamber ensembles, solo recitals, educational performances, and appearances by emerging young artists studying at the Aspen Music Festival and School. Its smaller scale creates an inviting environment where every musical nuance feels immediate and personal.

The open and airy character of the tent reflects the spirit of Aspen itself — sophisticated yet unpretentious, blending artistic excellence with the tranquility of the surrounding landscape. Concerts here often feel like intimate musical gatherings, where audiences can experience classical music with unusual closeness and spontaneity.

As part of Aspen’s vibrant cultural campus, the Klein Music Tent contributes to the festival’s unique atmosphere of creativity, collaboration, and artistic discovery. Visitors can move easily between performances, mountain scenery, and Aspen’s lively cultural life, creating a seamless summer experience centered around music and inspiration.

Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Aspen, USA
Starts at: 17:30
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