Schedule:
8:00 AM
Sing, Play, Move
Christ Episcopal Church
Through our carefully designed week-long curriculum, children will play with the AMFS 2024 season theme and explore their musical capabilities. Register for a 30-minute class at times held throughout the day. Designed for infants through Kindergarten (ages 0-6).
10:30 AM
Tunes and Tales
Basalt Regional Library
In collaboration with the children’s librarian, kids are treated to enchanting stories blended with music performed by AMFS students and local musicians. For kids under age 9, with an adult.
10:30 AM
Wheeler Opera House and AMFS History Tour
Free
Wheeler Opera House Lobby
Join us to learn about the history of Aspen, the Wheeler Opera House, and the Aspen Music Festival and School. Presented in collaboration with the Aspen Historical Society, these tours provide an insider glimpse into the fascinating and unusual history of these storied institutions, and commemorate the 40th anniversary of the reopening of the Wheeler Opera House and the AMFS’s 75th anniversary season. On Wednesdays following the tour, consider attending the free High Notes panel discussion in Bad Harriet at the nearby Hotel Jerome at noon. Walk-ups accommodated on a space-available basis.
7:30 PM
Livestream
A Recital by Harmony Zhu piano
Free
AMFS Virtual Stage
R. SCHUMANN: Fantasiestücke, op. 12
SKRYABIN: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, op. 19, "Sonata-Fantasy"
RAVEL: Gaspard de la nuit
CHOPIN: Fantasy in F minor, op. 49
Tune in for a free broadcast, live from Harris Concert Hall.
Once one of AMFS’s youngest and most promising students, now 17, Aspen alumna Harmony Zhu returns to Aspen after many international performances for a program that will show off her technical and interpretive brilliance. She has already been recognized as "a deeply musical soul and nimble musician…with utter naturalness and probing sensitivity" (Chicago Tribune) and as "an impressive soloist, a sparkling and happy presence…unflappable." (Times Union)
RECITAL
7:30 PM
A Recital by Harmony Zhu piano
$55
Harris Concert Hall
R. SCHUMANN: Fantasiestücke, op. 12
SKRYABIN: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, op. 19, "Sonata-Fantasy"
RAVEL: Gaspard de la nuit
CHOPIN: Fantasy in F minor, op. 49
Once one of AMFS’s youngest and most promising students, now 17, Aspen alumna Harmony Zhu returns to Aspen after many international performances for a program that will show off her technical and interpretive brilliance. She has already been recognized as "a deeply musical soul and nimble musician…with utter naturalness and probing sensitivity" (Chicago Tribune) and as "an impressive soloist, a sparkling and happy presence unflappable." (Times Union)
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