From June 2 through June 15, Hot Springs area residents and visitors will have the opportunity to hear a world class orchestra perform thrilling music including works by Berlioz, Saint-Saëns, Britten, Dvořák, and Rachmaninoff. A highlight of the 24th Season of the Hot Springs Music Festival will be the presentation of Finlandia by Sibelius, featuring the Hot Springs Music Festival Chorus singing a new English translation of the text prepared by Lynn Payette, Festival Executive Director and Chorus Director, and Laura Rosenberg, Festival Co-Founder and former Chorus Director.
“Because this is such a familiar and stirring melody, we hope to have no less than 100 voices join the full orchestra for the conclusion of this magnificent work,” Lynn Payette said. Singers who would like more information, are welcome to email lynn@hotmusic.org or call 501-623-4763.
The orchestra will be under the direction of Festival Music Director and Principal Conductor Peter Bay, who serves as the Music Director of the Austin (TX) Symphony Orchestra, among other prestigious appointments.
The Hot Springs Music Festival brings together exceptionally talented college age student musicians and pairs them with Mentor/Teachers from major orchestras and schools of music from around the country. The student musicians are selected by audition and perform nightly during the Festival in orchestra and Chamber Music concerts. The applicants also come from across the country and around the world.
For more information about the Hot Springs Music Festival, visit hotmusic.org, or call 501-623-4763.
