The film treats us to a rare glimpse of the dancers, choreographers, composers, and designers that transformed the face of ballet for generations to come.
John York
Music for a Summer noon
12:00 noon
Great Music for Dance: works inspired by the Ballets Russes
Festival Ensemble; York2 Piano Duo
Debussy: Afternoon of a Faun Satie: Gymnopédies Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
John York
Music for a Summer afternoon
2:30 p.m.
York2 Piano Duo
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32
This suite was written at St. Paul’s Girl’s School Hammersmith, where John York is currently Senior Music Head of Department and where he found, lurking in a cupboard in his office, the long-forgotten piano duet score signed by Holst. Parry Sound children’s paintings of the planets are projected throughout the performance.
James Campbell
30 Minutes for 30 years
6:30 p.m.
Keith interviews Festival Artistic Director James Campbell and Executive Director Margaret Boyd about his 25 years and her 20 with the Festival. Come behind the scenes for stories of how it all comes together each year.
Russell Braun
Music for a Summer Evening
7:30 p.m.
Russell Braun, baritone; Guy Few, trumpet; Carolyn Maule, piano; Festival Winds
Gilliland: Rhumba Poulenc: Le bal masqué Mozart: Serenade for 13 winds, K. 361 Gran Partita
Mozart’s greatest masterpiece for Wind Serenade is the Festival’s special gift to James Campbell on his 25th anniversary as Artistic Director.
