The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Emerging artists take stage
Music Mountain event slated for June 2
FALLS VILLAGE — The Next Festival of Emerging Artists and Artistic Director Peter Askim will celebrate the David M. Hunt Library with a benefit concert of new music for orchestra, featuring soprano Tony Arnold performing in the world orchestral premiere of “And Once I Played Ophelia” by Brett Dean. The concert will be held Saturday, June 2, at 7 p.m. at Music Mountain, 225 Music Mountain Road in Falls Village.
Hailed by the New York Times as “a bold, powerful interpreter,” Arnold is internationally acclaimed as a leading proponent of contemporary music in concert and recording, having premiered hundreds of works by established and emerging composers.
The concert will also include performances of new music by Jessica Meyer, Through Which We Flow; Liisa Hirsch, Ascending… Descending; and a world premiere by Peter Askim. The Next Festival of Emerging Artists, in residency for its sixh year at Music Mountain, brings
together young professional string players from the best music schools and conservatories in the country to work in a highly individualized and inspirational atmosphere focused on musical exploration, entrepreneurial thinking, and contemporary performance practice.
Admission is free and donations to the Hunt Library are welcome.
For reserved seating, call the library at 860-8247424. A culinary tent will be open at 6 p.m. For more information visit nextfest.org and huntlibrary.org.
Comprised of some of the most exciting young artists of tomorrow, The Next Festival of Emerging Artists is an intensive and
immersive residency for young professional string players focused on musical exploration, entrepreneurial thinking and contemporary performance practice.
Founded by Artistic Director Peter Askim in 2013, the festival provides a setting for the next generation of artists to hone their craft in a beautiful setting, with generous financial support and the
opportunity to collaborate with world class guest artists, including cellist Matt Haimovitz, ETHEL, cellist Jeffrey Zeigler, and violist Nadia Sirota.