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MasterWorks Festival Concludes This Weekend

Jul 21, 2006

A month-long gourmet feast of classical music comes to an end this weekend as the MasterWorks Festival concludes its major summer program in Winona Lake, Indiana.

More than 250 top-quality young classical musicians and a star-studded roster of the world’s best performers, master-teachers, and clinicians has provided a rich array of concerts, theater productions, ballets, chamber concerts, individual recitals, and master classes since it opened mid-June.

Repertoire and performances–all free and open to the public–for this weekend include:

Friday, July 21, Theatre, 2:00 pm
Harvey Johnson, Director
SHAKESPEARE: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Friday, July 21, 3:30-5 pm
Piano Masterclass with Hugh Sung
Rainbow Room, Westminster Hall

Friday, July 21, 7:30 pm
The MasterWorks Festival Orchestra
Andrew Sewell, conductor
WAGNER: Overture to Meistersinger
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
Winners of the MasterWorks Festival Student Concerto Competition

Saturday, July 22, 11:00 am
Piano Faculty Recital
Christopher Harding, Hugh Sung
Rainbow Room, Westminster Hall

Saturday, July 22, Theatre, 2:00 pm
Harvey Johnson, Director
SHAKESPEARE: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Saturday, July 22nd, 3:30 pm
String Intensive Study Program Recital
location TBA

Saturday, July 22nd, 7:30 pm
The MasterWorks Festival Orchestra
Andrew Sewell, conductor
Hugh Sung, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3.

A one-week “afterglow” of individual and small-ensemble performances by MasterWorks faculty will continue after this weekend. For more information log onto www.masterworksfestival.org.