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Oct 15, 2016
Explore the Life and Music of Miles Davis
Grammy-Nominated John Hasse and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra Explore the Life and Music of Miles Davis During the 20th Anniversary of the Castleton in Performance Season Castleton, Va. (Oct. 15, 2016)—Grammy nominated music historian Dr. John Hasse will be joined by members of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra (SJMO) Octet as they perform and discuss the… Read More »
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Jan 08, 2016
Bandoneon Virtuoso Jofre and his Hard Tango Chamber Band perform at Castleton
Bandoneon Virtuoso Jofre and his Hard Tango Chamber Band perform at Castleton Castleton, VA (December 21, 2015) — Castleton in Performance (CiP) will present JP Jofre and the Hard Tango Chamber Band on February 21 at 4 p.m. The first few notes that signal the trapped heat of tango can only be produced by the bandoneon…. Read More »
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Jan 01, 2016
Castleton Festival Announces Temporary Hiatus for Summer 2016
CEO and Artistic Director Dietlinde Turban Maazel, Director of the Castleton Artists Training Seminar Stanford Olsen, and the board of directors of the Castleton Festival announce a temporary hiatus for the summer of 2016. Castleton’s leadership team will use this interim time to build a solid financial foundation for the Festival for continued growth in… Read More »
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Dec 09, 2015
The Barnes & Hampton Celtic Consort Performs Traditional Holiday Music
Press Contact: Marc Apter, 301-904-3690, marca@castletonfestival.org Contact Apter for advance interviews and more photos The Barnes & Hampton Celtic Consort Performs Traditional Holiday Music Castleton Theatre, Sunday, December 20 Castleton, VA (December 8) -The Barnes & Hampton Celtic Consort led by Linn Barnes and Allison Hampton, will transport the sounds of the holiday season, 4 p.m. Sunday,… Read More »
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Nov 16, 2015
The Castleton Festival Announces Summer 2016 Season
Contact Marc Apter marca@castletonfestival.org, 301-904-3690, to arrange interviews with Dietlinde Maazel, Rafael Payare and others. Additional photos available as well. THE CASTLETON FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2016 SEASON More than 22 Performances over Five Weekends, July 1 through 31, 2016 Bluegrass and Fireworks • New Production of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro • Encore Production… Read More »
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Jul 07, 2015
July 12 Tribute Performance to the late Maestro Maazel Beethoven’s Ninth And World Premiere of Maazel’s Posthumous Work
July 12 Tribute Performance to the late Maestro Maazel Beethoven’s Ninth And World Premiere of Maazel’s Posthumous Work Castleton, VA (June 22, 2015) — The 2015 season marks the first Festival since the passing of its founder, Maestro Lorin Maazel, in July 2014. The Castleton Festival presents a classical tribute to the late founder on… Read More »
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Jun 29, 2015
Live Video Streaming of All Major Castleton Performances
Castleton, VA (June 29, 2015) — For the first time ever, the Castleton Festival will be live streaming all major performances—from operas to symphonies to Jazz at Lincoln Center — beginning with Roméo et Juliette, Friday, July 3 at 8 p.m. This groundbreaking access makes the Castleton Festival the first mid-Atlantic classical summer music festival… Read More »
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Jun 15, 2015
Castleton Festival Presents Sixth Summer Season
CASTLETON FESTIVAL PRESENTS SIXTH SUMMER SEASON SATURDAY, JUNE 28 – SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2014 Don Giovanni, Madama Butterfly, Don Juan in Hell Orchestral Concerts of Mozart, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, and Maazel; Chamber Music, Opera Recitals, Talks Bluegrass & Fireworks and Independence Day Music, July 3 & July 4 Tickets $20-120 at CastletonFestival.org June 2014, Castleton, VA… Read More »
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