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SPRINGFEST2011GREGORY VAJDA, Artistic Director, Conductor

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Dear Friends,

On behalf of everyone at Music in the Mountains, let me say hello and welcome to our 30th anniversary season.

And what a season it will be.

All of us at MIM–musicians, singers, staff, board, volunteers and guest artists–have been working very hard to bring you an exceptional musical experience. We’ve created some fabulous programs in a wide range of genres and formats. And everything I’ve seen tells me that 2011 will be our best season ever.

We kick off the season with SpringFest, which features an amazing Jazz Harp concert, an exciting classical chamber ensemble concert, and a wonderful Classics for Kids performance based on Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale.

SpringFest takes us back to our roots–to the sublime ambience of St. Joseph’s Cultural Center. You’ll also get a chance to meet the entire MIM family at special 30th anniversary receptions after the concerts on April 16th and 17th.

Even as I’m planning for 2012, I know that it’s going to be hard to top the excitement waiting for you this year. Please join us, and let us share our passion for the beauty, inspiration and joy of classical music.

Warm regards,

Gregory VajdaArtistic Director, Conductor

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About Music in the Mountains

CELEBRATING OUR 30th SEASON

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1 Artistic Director Welcome2 Table of Contents & Staff3 Table of Contents, Board of Directors and Past Presidents4 Motoshi Kosako Trio, April 165 The Early Years6 Maestro Gregory Vajada and the MIM Principal Players, April 177 Concert Notes

8 SpringFest 2011 Artist Bios9 Music in the Mountains Principals in Concert10 Donors 13 A Short History of Music in the Mountains 14 Music in the Mountains Celebrates 30 Years15 Golden Clef Circle16 30 years of MIM, in Photos 18 MIM Alliance & Education19 Coming Events

Barbara BelmerJerry BiaginiJudith CiphersJennifer Dahlgren

Ersel EdwardsGail FoxHindi GreenbergBetty Hahn

Jeffrey LeiterPete NowlenCorinne PryorGinny Riffey

Kent RiffeyJack RobertsLiesel ShuholmMark Strate

Barbara SwisherNorm Westmore

Jeffrey S. Leiter, 2007-2009Wayne Pittenger, 2004-2006Hazel Shewell, 2003Madelyn DiMugno, 2000-2002P Scott Brown, 1999-2000Jack Roberts, 1996-1999Helen ‘Hank’ Daggett, 1994-96Marguerite Blickenstaff, 1991-94James Stradinger, 1989-1991John van der Veen, 1986-89Kathryn Clauset, 1984-86Beverly Erickson, 1981-84

Contents

Terry BrownVice-President,Co-executive director

Sherry BartolucciPresident,Co-executive director

Lynn KerbyVice-President

Dan HalloranVice-President

Bill KinneyVice-President

Ed RobinsonSecretary

Kim ZwickTreasurer

Board of Directors

William Wetherall Board of Directors 1983-1988, Maestro Award 1998

Thank you for all you have done for Music in the Mountains.

Happy 100th Birthday, Bill!

Program Design and SpringFest 2011 graphics by Stephanie Camp Design

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Thank You 2010 Retiring Directors

Past President, Board of Directors

The Motoshi Kosako Trio Saturday, April 16, 7:30 PMSt. Joseph’s Cultural Center, Grass Valley

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Motoshi Kosako, harp; Bill Douglass, bass/bamboo flute; Daryl Van Druff, drums

Fresh from his Japan Tour, this evening’s program for jazz harp features original compositions and arrangements of jazz standards by Kosako including selections from his 2008 album Naked Wonder. Selections will be announced from the stage.

“I am reclaiming the hidden possibilities of the harp through my

original compositions with various styles and improvisation,” says

Kosako. “I believe it will bring the new life into the music scene to

rediscover the beauty of this neglected instrument, the harp.”

An enthusiastic Artistic Director Gregory Vajda says, “The harp as a jazz instrument is unusual and we are excited to include this music in our SpringFest. Motoshi is an amazing player.”

MOTOSHI KOSAKO was born in Japan where he began his musical training on the piano and guitar. In Tokyo he played the acoustic and electric guitar in professional jazz bands before moving to Los Angeles in 1997 and teaching himself to play the harp. Currently Kosako is the principal harpist of the Stockton Symphony Orchestra and plays with other orchestras in the Sacramento region, including the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra. Since 2008, he has regularly performed and conducted workshops in Japan, where he is considered the most influential jazz harpist in that country. He has recorded two classical harp albums, Celestial Harp I and Celestial Harp II, the jazz harp album Naked Wonder, and recently released Places in the Heart with Paul McCandless (a two-time Grammy Award winner who plays oboe, English horn, soprano sax and bass clarinet.)

BILL DOUGLASS skilled in both the bass and flute, has been performing since 1965. His work on bass includes recordings with world-renowned talents such as Marian McPartland, Bobby McFerrin, Mose Alison, Terry Riley, Art Lande, Mark Isham, Bobby Bradford, Dmitri Matheny and Tom Waits. He has performed at major jazz festivals in the United States and Europe. He also has performed Chinese folk music for more than 20 years. Douglass’ expertise on bamboo flute can be heard on a variety of soundtracks for noteworthy films including 1000 Pieces of Gold, The Black Stallion and Never Cry Wolf as well as a number of National Geographic special programs. He is a member of the faculty at the Jazz School in Berkeley, California.

DARYL VAN DRUFF, drummer, was raised in Los Angeles. His sensitive musicality and dynamic drumming are well known by jazz musicians in the Sacramento area and are a key element in Kosako’s jazz harp trio. He plays numerous gigs with different groups and in recording sessions.

Motoshi Kosako

Please join us in celebrating Music in the Mountains’ 30th Anniversary with champagne and cake after this evening’s concert. Many thanks to Brayton & Betty Hahn and Paul Perry for donating the champagne, and Carol Herschleb for donating the coffee.


Opening night 1982, St. Joseph’s Cultural Center

Brass at St. Joseph’s, 1991

Shirley Griffin,Terry Brown and Paul Perry perform in one of the very popular Soirees about 1989

The Chorus and Orchestra performing at Nevada Union High School in the mid 1980’s

Music in the Mountains – The Early Years

Candlelight Concert at St. Joseph’s Cultural Center, 1986

Program

OVERTURE ON HEBREW THEMES....................................................Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev

Robin Mayforth, Rae Ann Goldberg, violins; Janet Sims, viola; Janet Witharm, cello; Gregory Vajda, clarinet; Brenda Tom, piano

Un poco Allegro

L’HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT (THE SOLDIER’S TALE).................................Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky

Robin Mayforth, violin; Timothy Spears, bass; Carla Wilson, bassoon; Geordie Frazer, clarinet; Scott Macomber, trumpet; Don Benham, trombone; Scott Ney, percussion; Bob Rossman, narrator

The Soldier’s March Airs by a Stream The Soldier’s March (reprise) Pastoral Airs by a Stream (reprise 1) Airs by a Stream (reprise 2) The Soldier’s March (reprise) The Royal March The Little Concert Three Dances: Tango, Valse, Ragtime The Devil’s Dance Little Chorale The Devil’s Song Great Chorale Triumphal March of the Devil

By arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc. publisher and copyright owner

The English version of the narration is by Michael Flanders and Kitty Black.

Intermission

MLADI (YOUTH)..................................................................Leoš Janáček Jane Lenoir, flute; Neil Tatman, oboe; Carla Wilson, bassoon; Gregory Vajda, clarinet; Geordie Fraser, bass clarinet; Peter Nowlen, horn

Allegro Andante sostenuto Vivace Allegro animato

LA REVUE DU CUISINE (THE KITCHEN REVUE)..............................Bohuslav Martinů

Ballet for Six Instruments - Edition critique de Christopher HogwoodRobin Mayforth, violin; Janet Witharm, cello; Carla Wilson, bassoon; Georgie Frazer, clarinet; Scott Macomber, trumpet;; Brenda Tom, piano Prologue: Allegretto (Marche) Introduction: Tempo di Marche Danse Du Moulinet Autour Du Chaudron: poco meno Danse Du Chaudron Et Du Couvercle: Allegro Tango (Danse d’amour): Lento Charleston (Le duel): poco a poco Allegro Entr’acte (Lamentation du chaudron): Allegro moderato Marche Funebre: Adagio Final (Danse enlevee): Tempo di marche Allegretto (Fin du drame)

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Maestro Gregory Vajda and the MIM Principal Players Sunday, April 17, 7:30 PMSt. Joseph’s Cultural Center, Grass Valley

Please join us in celebrating Music in the Mountains’ 30th Anniversary with champagne and cake after this evening’s concert. Many thanks to Brayton & Betty Hahn and Paul Perry for donating the champagne, and Carol Herschleb for donating the coffee.

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

“Listen to Your Mother”, and that was exactly what Sergei Prokofiev did. As a child he sat under the family grand piano and listened to his mother playing Beethoven sonatas. The mold was cast. These early musical impressions were combined with excellent training at the St. Petersburg Conservatory from the greatest Russian musicians at the time including Gliere, Liadov, Glazunov, and Rimsky-Korsakov. Prokofiev graduated in 1914 and received the coveted Anton Rubenstein prize for his Piano Concerto No. 1. The critics praised him as a futurist.

In 1918 he visited New York and was contacted by the chamber ensemble Simro, a group of Jewish musicians, many of whom were from the St. Petersburg Conservatory. They had a note-book of Jewish folk songs they felt could serve as a basis for a larger more comprehensive work. Sergei accepted their commis-sion to create the work – the Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34. The melody and orchestration exhibited the Klezmer spirit and harmony and was warmly received. Prokofiev later moved to Paris and then returned to Russia in 1934. His timing was not good, however, because it was a period of artistic and political purges. As with Shostakovich, Sergei was accused of decadence, which was a major cultural and political transgression. Although he recanted his interest in atonality, his works were never widely accepted by the Soviet establishment. Ironically, he and his artistic nemesis, Joseph Stalin, died on the very same day – March 5, 1953. And so it goes…

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

An Exercise in Visualization. To understand Stravinsky’s, l’histoire du Soldat, an exercise in visualization can be helpful. Take the narrative parts of Swiss playwright C .F. Ramuz’s work, The Soldier’s Tale, and then blend it with Stravinsky’s music. Let your mind form pictures of marching soldiers, a fiddle, a book foretelling the future, gambling with the devil, the winning of the beautiful woman and the ultimate loss of all to the devil. All of these things form an unbelievable story the images for which are created in this concert suite. In 1918 in Switzerland, Werner Reinhart, a highly regarded amateur clarinetist, commissioned Stravinsky to create this work. It was originally scored for clarinet, violin, and piano. The libretto was written by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz and taken from a theatrical work based on Russian folk tales.

Igor’s fame had been previously and firmly established by three ballets commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev – The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911) and the monumental, tradition rending, The Rite of Spring (1913). Not content with shattering “the way things have been done”, he continued in Paris in the 20’s with choreographer George Balanchine to create the ballet, The Card Game (1936). This association carried over when Stravinsky immigrated to the U.S. in 1939. They came together in Hollywood on Circus Polka, a bizarre ballet featuring young elephants. Stravinsky’s last ballet was Agon, which had touches of Webernesque serialism (a mathematical method of composing). You can’t help imagin-ing how Stravinsky’s life would have turned out had he followed his parents’ wishes and completed his law studies at the University of St. Petersburg. He quit just short of a degree to take private composition lessons from Rimsky Korsakov and the rest, as they say, is history.

Stravinsky’s vast body of work also included four symphonies, chamber works, concertos (including Ebony, for clarinet, written for Woody Herman), choral works, and pieces for solo voice and piano. He was known as the avant-garde composer particularly following his work, “Rite.” His later approach to the serialism of Anton Webern and Schoenberg would add his own distinctive flavor. He truly set his own path. Way to go, Igor!

Leos Janácek (1854-1928)

Happy Birthday! To celebrate his 17th birthday, Leoš Janáček wrote the wind sextet, Mladi (Youth). This reflective, four-move-ment work is a nostalgic reminiscence of boyhood and his time as a chorister with the Augustinian Monastery. The first move-ment is evocative of kindergarten play, followed by a second part of contrasting monastic chants with boyhood energy. A third movement is the wind and piano March of the Blue Birds, which brings to mind choristers marching in their blue cassocks. The finale introduces the feeling of teenage years. Janáček’s early professional life was musically oriented and he served as Professor of Composition at the Prague Conservatory for some time. In addition to critically acclaimed orchestral, chamber and choral works, he composed 12 operas, four of which are in the current repertory. His first opera, Jenufa, was written in 1904 and premiered in 1916. This was followed by the currently performed Katja Kabanova (1921), The Cunning Little Vixen (1924) and The Makropulos Case (1926). It is said there are touches of Puccini and Charpentier in his later operas. One thing is certain, and unique, is that the libretto of the last three operas was written by Janáček. His last opera, From the House of the Dead, premiered two years after his death. His final major choral work was the monumental Glagolitic Mass, based on an expanded ordinary mass, which includes a vibrant organ solo introducing the final exodus. Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)

A Circuitous Path. The great Czech composer Martinů took a circuitous path through musical education. He was accepted to the prestigious Prague Organ School in 1909, only to be expelled a year later for not applying himself to the work.

He later entered the Prague Conservatory but failed to graduate. But not to worry – this is when he started to compose and he ended up with close to 400 works including six symphonies, 10 operas, 30 concertos and a stack of chamber and vocal works. Stylistically he belonged to the European school of composition although his works have a strong sense of Bohemian melody and rhythm. La Revue de Cuisine (The Kitchen Revue), written in 1927 was originally a jazz ballet that clearly showed his sense of humor, particularly when casting kitchen utensils including a spoon, pot, lid and dishcloth in key roles.

He emigrated to the U.S. in 1941 and joined the faculty of the Mannes School in New York as Professor of Composition, where his students included Alan Hovhaness and Burt Bacharach. He returned to Europe in 1953 and became Composer in Residence at the American Academy of Music in Rome. His circuitous path came to an end in 1959.

– Jack Roberts


Concert Notes

ViolinROBIN MAYFORTH, CONCERTMASTERConcertmaster for Music in the Mountains since 1999, concertmaster of Symphony Silicon Valley, San Jose Ballet and Arizona Musicfest. Founding member of the Lark Quartet. RAE ANN GOLDBERGViolin for Music in the Mountains since 1986, principal second since 1988, assistant and principal second principal violin with former Sacramento Symphony from 1984-1996; an active freelance artist in the Bay Area.

ViolaJANET SIMSPrincipal viola for Music in the Mountains since 1984, assistant principal violist of Symphony Silicon Valley and Ballet San Jose Orchestra; currently on faculty at Santa Clara University.

CelloJANET WITHARMPrincipal cello for Music in the Mountains since 1982 premiere season, cellist with San Jose Symphony since 1980, active freelance artist, and records with the concert ensemble for Skywalker Ranch.

BassTIMOTHY SPEARSPrincipal bass for Music in the Mountains since 1987, member of San Jose Symphony, Midsummer Mozart Festival and active free-lance bassist with numerous other symphonies.

FluteJANE LENOIRPrincipal flute for Music in the Mountains since 1982 premiere season, an active freelance artist with numerous Bay Area symphonies and jazz ensembles, in addition to performing and recording Brazilian music.

OboeNEIL TATMANPrincipal oboe for Music in the Mountains since 1982 premiere season, principal oboe for Sacramento Symphony for 18 years, principal oboe of the Arizona Opera Orchestra, and oboist with the Arizona Wind Quartet.

ClarinetGEORDIE FRAZERClarinetist with Music in the Mountains since 1996; an active free-lance artist with major Bay Area orchestras and theater orchestras.

GREGORY VAJDAArtist Director, Conductor of Music in the Mountains since August 2009, resident conductor of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra since 2005 and frequent guest conductor around the world. He is also a composer and clarinetist.

BassoonCARLA WILSONPrincipal bassoon for Music in the Mountains, since 1982 premiere season, Santa Rosa, Marin and Berkeley symphonies. A frequent performer in San Francisco and Oakland symphonies.

TrumpetSCOTT MACOMBERPrincipal trumpet with Music in the Mountains since 1998, principal trumpet of the Napa Valley Symphony, second trumpet of the Santa Rosa Symphony and Sacramento Philharmonic. Currently on faculty at several Universities.

TromboneDON BENHAMPrincipal trombone with Music in the Mountains since 1989, principal trombone with the California Symphony, a freelance musician, soloist and teacher.

HornPETER NOWLENFrench horn with Music in the Mountains beginning in 1991, principal since 1999. Principal horn with numerous orchestras in the Sacra-mento and San Francisco areas. Currently Horn Professor at CSUS.

PercussionSCOTT NEYPercussionist with Music in the Mountains since 1994. Currently the Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Percussion at the University of New Mexico.

PianoBRENDA TOMWell known soloist and chamber musician performing on many occasions with Music in the Mountains and many other major orchestras throughout the USA .

NarratorROBERT ROSSMANExtensive theater experience in the Bay Area and most recently in numerous acting and directing roles in Nevada County. Serves on the Board of Directors of Sierra Stages


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A Short History of Music in the Mountains

The first Music in the Mountains Summer Festival took place in June of 1982 after 14 months of planning. Originally operating under the auspices of City Opera, a nonprofit Corporation founded in 1978 in San Francisco by Paul Perry and Terry Brown to perform little known works of opera, the purpose of City Opera was changed to produce a Summer Festival called Music in the Mountains (MIM). Utilizing the local volunteer chorus, the Golden Chain Chorale, already under the direction of Paul Perry, as the core of the Festival, professional musicians were hired from orchestras throughout the United States.

In 1985, the corporate name was changed from City Opera to Music in the Mountains, and the Golden Chain Chorale was renamed the Festival Chorale. In the 1994-95 season, the chamber concerts were consolidated into two “mini-fests” – two series, in Fall and Spring. The Holiday Choral concerts were always a part of the schedule presented in December. In 2009, our new Artistic Director and Conductor, Gregory Vajda, combined the Fall and Holiday concerts to present a WinterFest series in December.

MIM is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. The volunteer support group, Allegro Alliance, responsible for hospitality and benefit events, was founded in 1987. In January 2011 the name of this important support group was changed to Music in the Mountains Alliance.

With founding Artistic Director and Conductor Paul Perry’s retirement in August 2008, an extensive search process that included past and present board members, orchestra principals, chorus and audience input overwhelmingly chose Gregory Vajda as MIM’s new Artistic Director and Conductor in July 2009. MIM currently is in the process of an extensive search for the position of Executive Director.

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Thank YouTo all our volunteers, donors, musicians, staff and directorswho have made these 30 years so memorable and exciting.

We couldn’t have done it without you!

These individuals have chosen to leave a legacy to Music in the Mountains through a bequest.

LaVonne AmaralLes & Kay AtchisonBarbara BelmerHarold & Marguerite BlickenstaffMichael & Marilyn BodourianRay & Liz BoedeckerCurtis Bok & Sharon Bailey-BokTerry & Karen Hulett BrownScott Browne & Richard ToothmanMel & Judith CiphersHelen ConreyMrs. Robert DaggettDavid & Gayle DenneyJohn & Madelyn DiMugnoJim DoddsPolly DoddsMarian Gallaher, MD

Larry & Nancy GoodfriendHindi GreenbergBetty & Brayton HahnIda HallingRobert & Carol HamiltonMarcella HardtMichael & Judith Hill-WeldMarlys HoughtonReverend Richard & Lois JohnsonDieter & Martha JuliJeffrey Shattuck LeiterMilda LeiterCarl & Linda MarschallGilbert M. MathewClarence McProudBobbi & Bob MeyerWilliam & Susan MorrisPaul PerryWayne & Janet PittengerJ. David RamseyMarge RathJack & Bobbi RobertsLowell & Diane RobertsonHazel Shewell

Mark StrateIsabell ThomasButch & Virginia ThreshGrace TrotterWilliam WetherallDick & Alice WiebeAnn WilderJackie WilsonAnne E. WrightEugene & Nine Zepp

In Memoriam

Frank AmaralGordon BettsMrs. Marjorie IngramMaryjane M. PetersenPaul ShewellClifford ThorsonJudd TrotterOrene Wetherall


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30 Years of MIM, in Photos

1st Allegro Alliance Officers, Bill Griffin, president; Morgan Stoltz, treasurer; Jan Olberg, secretary; Dr. Norman Label, VP

1990 Board of Directors

Chorus & Orchestra 1982

Founding Board of Directors 1981 Back Row: Terry Brown, ED; Chris Dickman, Pat Cobler, Clarence McProud. Front Row: Bev Erickson, Jo Lynn Samuelson, Jo McProud, Jerry Ames, Jo Ward, Paul Perry. Not pictured: John & Judy van der Veen, Tony & Jean Loughran, Helen Williamsen (Kay Clauset & Betty Deane, deceased)

Janet Sims 1985

Paul Perry, conductor 1982


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1993 Board of Directors at the Spring Street Office

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1990 Allegro Alliance Dinner

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Brummitt-Taylor Classical Music Listening ProgramOver 4000 students in Nevada County classrooms benefit from this program.

Peers Performing 4 PeersStudent musicians performing in school classrooms.

Music Live!Professional musicians performing classical music in school assemblies.

Young Musicians CompetitionStudent musicians performing for professional adjudicators and receiving valuable critiques. Also competing for cash prizes.

Young Composers ProgramStudents learning the composition process from NCCC composers with a year-end concert by professional musicians.

Family ConcertA family friendly concert during SummerFest. (formerly known as KinderKonzert)

Side by SideThe opportunity for talented young musicians to rehearse and perform with Gregory Vajda and the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra.

ScholarshipsDonner Mine Summer Music Camp, Jean Brook Dunning, Laura Keranen and Lucy Becker are scholarships offered in a variety of musical categories.

YOUTH DISCOUNTSFree outdoor SummerFest and $5 indoor anytime concert tickets offered to students 17 and younger.

HOW YOU CAN HELPUse the green SPD Coupons and Save Mart Market Saves Cards (available at the MIM office and at concerts). A percentage of your purchase supports MIM’s education programs. Keep music alive in the schools by supporting Music in the Mountains educational programs with your contributions. Together, we can ensure that the benefits of music continue to help our children get the best possible start in life.

Since 1982, Music in the Mountains has provided music education programs for young people and adults in our community. MIM’s Educational Committee is composed of musicians, music teachers, school personnel and educators. They’re all volunteers who work tirelessly with local schools, teachers and administrators. MIM’s education programs include:

President Ginny Riffey

VP for Benefit Events Celia Edwards

VP for Hospitality Events Desmond Knox-Gallagher

Membership Diane Swenson

SecretaryNora Kinney

Financial Advisor Bob Martin

Past PresidentJudith Ciphers

Fanfare Editor Otto Schulze

Members at Large Barbara BelmerKathe FreerJan KlineJack LairdPeggy LairdKent PenwardenMargo SchulzeJim SwisherKathie Valentine

Past Presidents of the AllianceJudith Ciphers 2008-2010Barbara Swisher 2006-2008Jacque Cowgill 2004-2006Doris Felts 2004Jan Doting 2001-2003Sue Vardon 2000-2001Helen Conrey 1996-2000Madelyn DiMugno 1994-1996David Griswold 1992-1994Norman Label, MD 1990-1992William Griffin 1988-1990

This year Music in the Mountains will celebrate 30 years of providing classical music and education to our community. In 2010 our loyal volunteers exceeded all expectations, raising $114,000 for MIM. They’re now hard at work again to raise as much money as possible to support this organization. With the new year came changes in leadership and our name. Since 1988, we’ve been known as “Allegro Alliance”, the volunteer arm of Music in the Mountains. We’ll now be called “Music in the Mountains Alliance”. We made this change to ensure that everyone who sees and hears about us knows our affiliation. We hope you will join us at our Concerts and Benefit Events as we celebrate 30 years of excellence.


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June 18 – July 3 SummerFest

December 9 – 11 WinterFest

Music in the Mountains AllianceBenefit Events

April 16 The Union Home Show at the Fair Grounds -- Beer and Wine Pavilion May 26 Winery Dinner at Sierra Starr Winery June 25 Great Giveaway – SummerFest Outdoor Concerts

June 27 Bridge. Lunch, Tunes + games – Amaral Center at the Fairgrounds

July 3 Great Giveaway – SummerFest Outdoor Concerts

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