Upbeat with Alasdair: Life as a Conductor with Alasdair Neale and Edwin Outwater

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Sun Valley Music Festival Music Director, Alasdair Neale, returns to host his popular “Upbeat with Alasdair” speaking series on Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Joining him will be conductor and curator of the upcoming Winter Season, Edwin Outwater, to take us behind the baton and discuss their experiences as conductors.

This program will have a special 7:00 p.m. start time. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

*Registration for this program is FULL. Please contact the Festival at info@svmusicfestival.org or 208-622-5607 to join the wait list.

This program will also be live streamed and can be viewed on The Community Library’s LIVESTREAM page, during and after the event.

 

Now entering his 26th year as Music Director of the Sun Valley Music Festival, Alasdair Neale is also Music Director of the Marin Symphony and New Haven Symphony Orchestra. Beyond his leadership in Sun Valley, Connecticut, and the San Francisco Bay Area, Neale has guest-conducted numerous orchestras from around the world to much acclaim. His enthusiastic leadership and approach to music-making unite musicians and audiences alike.

Edwin Outwater has been called “one of the most innovative conductors on the scene today” by Michael Tilson Thomas. Outwater is Music Director Laureate of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and regularly appears with the San Francisco, New World, Chicago, National, and Virginia Symphonies. Along with guest appearances across the globe, he is known for creating concert experiences beyond the mainstream.

Hemingway Walking Tour in Sun Valley

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The Community Library recently launched a new multimedia “Hemingway in Idaho’s High Desert” walking tour of Ketchum and Sun Valley through the TravelStorys app.

Join us on December 29 for a guided experience of the app – from instructions on how to download to a sampler of some of the sites with expanded interpretation. We will meet at the Sun Valley Lodge at 3:00 pm, then walk to several sites at the resort that Hemingway frequented.

Upbeat with Alasdair: Beethoven’s Timeless Genius

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Sun Valley Music Festival Music Director, Alasdair Neale, returns to host his popular “Upbeat with Alasdair” speaking series on Tuesday, January 2, 2020. 

This January’s presentation will take a look at the magnificence of Beethoven: “Beethoven’s Timeless Genius.” 

The speaking series is held each year at The Community Library, located at 415 Spruce Ave., Ketchum. It provides an intimate platform for Maestro Neale to share his passion for music-making and his personal take on specific works with the community.

The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is free, but space is limited and the event is often full. Those interested are encouraged to make reservations and arrive early. Reservations can be made by emailing or calling the Festival office at info@svmusicfestival.org or 208-622-5607.

This program will be live streamed and can be viewed on our LIVESTREAM site, during the event and after. An overflow area will also be available.

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