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T
he Bravo! Vail festival
is a big one. It spans six
weeks and encompasses
at least one concert near-
ly every day of its run.
With so many concerts,
concertos, solos, soirees,
orchestras, octets, clari-
nets and pianos, it can be
hard to know what to see and what
to keep your ear out for.
If youre unfamiliar with classical
music or have never been to Bravo!
Vail before, the breadth and scope of
the festival can seem a bit intimi-
dating. But have no fear because the
Vail Daily is here to help the newbies
learn the language and steer you
with training wheels before getting
on the big bike. Follow our guide to
this years Bravo! Vail festival and
we ll have you listening to classical
music just as well as Beethoven him-
self. Heck, maybe even a little better
than that.
BRAVO! BASICS
What makes Bravo! Vail diferent
from other classical music festivals is
it has three orchestras on the same
stage in a single season. The Dallas
Symphony Orchestra opened the
festival Friday evening at the Gerald
R. Ford Amphitheater and contin-
ues its residency until Friday, July
4. The Philadelphia Orchestra is in
house from July 5 until July 17. The
New York Philharmonic will delight
the crowds with sound July 18-25. In
addition to the big three, there are
chamber music concerts, free con-
certs for families and a soiree series.
Some may hesitate to attend a
classical music concert, worrying
they may be out of place among the
top hats and glittery gowns. Due to
many outdoor venues, at Bravo! Vail
the attire is much more informal and
people tend to dress for the weather
more than for the fashion pages. As
far as whether one should clap or
cheer, do as the music moves you.
Sometimes if people havent been
to a classical music concert before,
they fear theres a certain protocol
they have to follow when they go to a
By Rosanna Turner
Daily Correspondent
Pianist Joyce Yang will play
Rachmaninofs Piano Concerto No. 1 with
the New York Philharmonic on July 25.
KT KIM | SPECIAL TO THE DAILY
CLASSICAL FANS TALK
ABOUT WHEN THE MUSIC
FIRST MOVED THEM:

I fell in love with playing the

piano (rst), said Anne-Marie
McDermott, artistic director of Bravo!
Vail. My mom took me to a concert as
a 5 year old. I looked up onstage and
saw someone on the piano, and to me it
looked like the most glamourous thing
Id ever seen.

I was 14, listening to Tchaikovskys

5th Symphony by the National
Symphony (Orchestra) in Washington
D.C., said classical pianist Joyce Yang.
I just wept for a whole half hour. It was
just amazing how something, without
knowing why, could have this force to
take me to a dierent place. I was like
What is in this that can make people cry
for no reason?

I was about 8 or 9 and my parents

brought home an album they
bought of classical music, said Jim
Palermo, executive director of Bravo! Vail.
I just fell in love with the sound. If youre
an open-minded person and you hear
great music, theres a strong possibili-
ty that youd be intoxicated by it.
Third Coast
Percussion, a young
Chicago-based ensemble,
performs at the new Bravo!
Vail After Dark series at the
Vail Ale house on July 19.
SAVERIO TRUGLIA | SPECIAL TO
THE DAILY
BRAVO! VAIL, B2
BRAVO!
FOR BEGINNERS
GO & DO
performance, said Anne-Ma-
rie McDermott, artistic
director of Bravo! Vail. Back
two to three hundred years
ago, the protocol was so much
diferent. If they liked the
music, people would stand up
and start yelling, they would
say, Play it again! People felt
much freer.
For a true novice who
feels completely out of tune
to classical music, you may
know more pieces than you
realize.
If you go to the movies or
hear a commercial on televi-
sion, you hear a tremendous
amout of classical music and
dont even think about it, said
Jim Palermo, executive direc-
tor of Bravo! Vail.
CONCERTS FOR
THE CLUELESS
Music even the most tone-
deaf can enjoy will be Disneys
Fantasia, a screening of the
timeless lm with live music
from The Philadelphia Or-
chestra on July 9. Scenes from
both the original version and
Fantasia 2000 will be pre-
sented along with memorable
pieces such as Tchaikovskys
The Nutcracker Suite and
Elgars Pomp and Circum-
stance. Fun fact: The Phila-
delphia Orchestra recorded
the original score for Fanta-
sia in 1940.
If you want more movies
and music, then theres also a
night of Hollywood Film Score
Classics on Wednesday. Some
familiar scores from the screen
include John Willams suite
from Jaws and main theme
from Star Wars.
If youre more a fan of
jazz hands, then check out
Broadway Night: The Music
of Frank Loesser with the New
York Philharmonic (July 24).
FAMOUS NAMES TO DROP
The real reason many come
to Bravo! Vail is to try and get
a sele with a star just like at
the Oscars. There are quite
a few of the whos who you ll
want to see live and not just
behind your smartphone. On
July 5, violinist Joshua Bell
returns for his second Bravo!
A guide for the
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Vail performance. Although it took many years to get Bell
to the festival for the rst time, having him back again was
a no-brainer.
They (the Vail audience) embrace the place so much
it makes the musicians feel at home, McDermott said.
When (Bell) got of the stage, one of the rst things he
said to me was, When can I come back?
Another cant-miss musician this summer is Midori, a
Japanese-American violinist playing on July 18. She ll be
tackling Tchaikovskys Violin Concerto. Fun fact: Theres a
YouTube video of Bell playing this same Violin Concerto, if
you want to see both of the greats take on this piece.
One name to know is Joyce Yang, a 27-year-old pianist
playing Rachmaninofs Piano Concerto No. 1 with the New
York Philharmonic on July 25. Yang said this piece has in-
tense passion and intense nostalgia wrapped into one.
If youre hearing it for the rst time, it will grab you re-
ally easily, Yang said. It just has this intense power behind
it, and if you know the melody well, it will bring you back.
Yang has a captivating stage presence thats just as fun
to watch as it is to hear her play. When shes onstage, Yang
said shes visualizing the music, not hearing the notes in
her head.
I often see music in color, Yang said. I see a landscape
like the one that Kandinsky paints. Its a splash of color
and lines all racing before your eyes. I feel like Im creating
a new landscape whenever I make music.
EXPERIENCE CLASSICAL MUSIC LIKE THE COOL KIDS
This years Bravo! Vail After Dark series gives newbies
yet another chance to try classical music without straying
too far from their comfort zone. Held at the Vail Ale House
on July 19 and Crazy Mountain Brewery on July 26, these
shindigs combine the locals love for brews with some
pretty cool tunes. Playing at Vail Ale House is Third Coast
Percussion, a young Chicago-based ensemble.
Theyre going to be playing classical music, but it has a
real energetic beat and a lot of percussion, Palermo said.
The idea is to connect with diferent audiences. The au-
dience that connects with the Vail Ale House tends to be
younger, (and) more locals.
At Crazy Mountain Brewery will be Le Train Bleu, a New
York City collective who are some of the hottest classical
musicians on the scene, McDermott said.
Both of these groups are young and hip and experimen-
tal, McDermott said. Our hope is this will attract people
who dont come to our concerts and get them hooked on
classical music.
CLOSE YOUR EYES AND JUST LISTEN
The classical music catalogue is such a colossal canon its
impossible to learn everything before you go. But really,
theres no need. The reason these pieces have remained so
popular for so long is because they resonate with the heart,
not the brain.
Just give it a chance, McDermott said. Just show up
at a concert and experience the whole vibe that happens,
the energy level that not only exists onstage, but in the
audience. People (can) just show up and make their own
judgements about what they like and what they dont like,
because we dont all like the same things and thats okay.
Edwards resident Laura Olderog said one should seize
their chance to see this kind of music live.
If youve ever had any desire to see any of these world-
class orchestras, this is your opportunity, Olderog said.
The environment, being in the middle of the mountains,
the price, the comfort, its the best opportunity to come
and see something thats very special. Some people pay
hundreds of dollars for one performance to see some of
these musicians, and weve got them right here.
Even though much at Bravo! Vail has been heard before,
each note, sound or melody can feel diferent every time,
which makes classical music captivate people in a way oth-
er styles cannot.
You never know whats going to happen, McDermott
said. Every concert is a whole new experience.
For a full list of Bravo! Vail concerts and events, visit
www.bravovail.org.
BRAVO! VAIL
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Le Train Bleu, a New York City collective, will perform at
Crazy Mountain Brewery on July 26.
SPECIAL TO THE DAILY
SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
OF CLASSICAL COMPOSERS:
Beethoven: Lost hearing, made most masterpieces silent
Tchaikovsky: Russian Nutcracker, Swan Lake,
probably gay
Rachmanino: Pianist composer, born Russian, died
American
Mozart: Child prodigy, deep debt, cheap funeral
Bach: Married cousin, became famous in grave
John Williams: Ba dum. ba dum. ba dum ...
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