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WEEK 1 Opening Night $4,000 Thursday, August 6 Brass fanfares ring out to open the Festival, performed by The Brass Project. Artistic Directors, Aaron Wunsch and Julia Bruskin, perform Beethoven to celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth, and the program concludes with Dvorˇák’s festive Piano Quartet in E-flat Major. Christmas in August $3,500 Friday, August 7 Celebrate Christmas a second time with this musical feast for brass, strings, organ, and voice! The evening will feature music by J.S. Bach, Handel and others, in a collaboration between The Brass Project, Pegasus Early Music and organist David Higgs. Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Quartet with special guest Rubén Blades $20,000 Saturday, August 8 Jazz legend and 23-time Grammy winner Chick Corea brings his latest musical adventure to Skaneateles. With Chick at the piano, the Spanish Heart Quartet, a flamenco-charged ensemble, will be joined by vocalist Rubén Blades for an evening of Latin, Spanish, and jazz. WEEK 2 Calidore Quartet: The Hunt $3,500 Thursday, August 13 The Calidore Quartet is the hottest young quartet on the scene today. Their compelling program features Mozart’s “The Hunt” as well as Brahms’ String Quartet No. 3 and an adrenaline-inducing new quartet by Germany’s leading composer, Jörg Widmann. The Russian Soul $4,000 Friday, August 14 The Calidore Quartet join pianist, Andrew Russo, and Artistic Directors, Aaron Wunsch and Julia Bruskin in a program of soulful Russian music. Experience the romanticism of Tchaikovsky, the virtuosity of Prokofiev and Stravinsky, and the emotional intensity of Shostakovich in one evening. Rhiannon Giddens $10,000 Saturday, August 15 Rhiannon Giddens is a true musical explorer, bringing folk, bluegrass, country, gospel, classical, and jazz together into an exquisite voice all her own. Don’t miss your chance to hear why NPR says “Riannon Giddens is the 21st Century’s revelator.” Chick Corea Calidore Quartet Rhiannon Giddens Skaneateles Festival – 2020 Concert Sponsorships SPONSORED Skaneateles Festival • For more information, contact Susan Mark at 315-685-7418 or [email protected]
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WEEK 1
Opening Night$4,000Thursday, August 6Brass fanfares ring out to open the Festival, performed by The Brass Project. Artistic Directors, Aaron Wunsch and Julia Bruskin, perform Beethoven to celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth, and the program concludes with Dvorák’s festive Piano Quartet in E-flat Major.
Christmas in August$3,500Friday, August 7Celebrate Christmas a second time with this musical feast for brass, strings, organ, and voice! The evening will feature music by J.S. Bach, Handel and others, in a collaboration between The Brass Project, Pegasus Early Music and organist David Higgs.
Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Quartet with special guest Rubén Blades$20,000Saturday, August 8Jazz legend and 23-time Grammy winner Chick Corea brings his latest musical adventure to Skaneateles. With Chick at the piano, the Spanish Heart Quartet, a flamenco-charged ensemble, will be joined by vocalist Rubén Blades for an evening of Latin, Spanish, and jazz.
WEEK 2
Calidore Quartet: The Hunt$3,500Thursday, August 13The Calidore Quartet is the hottest young quartet on the scene today. Their compelling program features Mozart’s “The Hunt” as well as Brahms’ String Quartet No. 3 and an adrenaline-inducing new quartet by Germany’s leading composer, Jörg Widmann.
The Russian Soul$4,000Friday, August 14The Calidore Quartet join pianist, Andrew Russo, and Artistic Directors, Aaron Wunsch and Julia Bruskin in a program of soulful Russian music. Experience the romanticism of Tchaikovsky, the virtuosity of Prokofiev and Stravinsky, and the emotional intensity of Shostakovich in one evening.
Rhiannon Giddens$10,000Saturday, August 15Rhiannon Giddens is a true musical explorer, bringing folk, bluegrass, country, gospel, classical, and jazz together into an exquisite voice all her own. Don’t miss your chance to hear why NPR says “Riannon Giddens is the 21st Century’s revelator.”
Chick Corea Calidore Quartet Rhiannon Giddens
Skaneateles Festival – 2020 Concert Sponsorships
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Skaneateles Festival • For more information, contact Susan Mark at 315-685-7418 or [email protected]
2020 Concert Sponsorships
WEEK 4
The End of Time$3,500Thursday, August 27Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time fills the listener with wonder and hope. Bass-baritone Davóne Tines reflects on the Quartet’s themes with a diverse range of songs, while clarinetist Charles Neidich joins the Claremont Trio to perform by candlelight.
Claremont Trio & Davóne Tines: The Voice Within$4,000Friday, August 28The Claremont Trio and singer Davóne Tines join forces for a concert of music reflecting the real-world challenges faced by composers. The evening features pieces by Schubert, Brahms, Schumann, Judd Greenstein, and Caroline Shaw, and Julius Eastman.
Beethoven’s Ninth$10,000Saturday, August 29In celebration of Beethoven’s 250th Birthday, the Skaneateles Festival mounts the ultimate musical experience: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. If you’ve never heard it live, now is the time to experience the choral symphony that has inspired generations.
WEEK 3
The Kreutzer Sonata$4,000Thursday, August 20ECCO (East Coast Chamber Orchestra) returns with an unforgettable evening of music and drama. Leo Tolstoy’s gripping thriller, The Kreutzer Sonata, centers around a dramatic reading of the story and a performance of Beethoven’s music, which inspires passion, jealousy, and rage.
ECCO: Divertimento$3,500Friday, August 21The all-star players of ECCO bring their signature enthusiasm to a delightful program that includes a youthful string symphony by Mozart, a Copland sextet, Max Bruch’s lush Octet, and violinist Michi Wiancko’s rousing La Folia.
Time for Three & ECCO$10,000Saturday, August 22Don’t miss the first-ever collaboration between two longtime Festival favorites, Time for Three and ECCO. The groundbreaking, high-energy trio Time for Three brings their unique blend of Americana, pop, and classical music, while ECCO assembles all-stars of the orchestra and chamber music world.
ECCO Davóne Tines David Zinman
Concert Sponsorship benefits include: • Principal recognition at concert, in program, and on website • VIP tickets • Invitation to pre-concert dinner • Program advertisement
For more information, contact Susan Mark at 315-685-7418 or [email protected] Festival 97 East Genesee Street, Skaneateles, NY 13152
