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Don’t miss this very special concert!

Trio Solisti Poster 2013

We are thrilled to announce that the world-acclaimed Trio Solisti will be returning to the Ouray County 4-H Event Center on Sunday,  June 23 to perform an intimate evening of exquisite chamber music. The program for this annual OCPAG-sponsored concert includes:

• Beethoven Trio, Op. 11

• Saint-Saens Trio no 1 in F major, Op 18

• Smetana Trio in G minor

Described by The New York Times as “consistently brilliant and compelling” and praised by The Washington Post for its “unrelenting passion, tender lyricism, zealous abandon and transparency”, Trio Solisti has established itself as a leading voice in American chamber music.  Buy Tickets »     Learn more »

 

Special Screening of ‘Orchestra of Exiles’

Orchestra of ExilesOn Monday, June 24, the Ouray County Performing Arts Guild and the Friends of the Wright Opera House are proud to announce a special screening of the documentary, “Orchestra of Exiles” directed by Josh Aronson, husband of Maria Bachmann of Trio Solisti.  The film will be presented at the Wright Opera House at 7:30 p.m. and is the story of a remarkable man, Bronislaw Huberman, a Polish violinist who, in the 1930s, saved some of the world’s most gifted Jewish musicians from Hitler’s extermination camps by  bringing them to Israel and the forming the Palestine Philharmonic Orchestra, later to become the Israeli Symphony.  Mr. Aronson will be in attendance to share his experiences and answer questions.  Tickets are $10 each, but ½ price coupons will be given out at the Trio Solisti concert the previous evening.  This historic movie is particularly appropriate for teens and above.  www.orchestraofexiles.com

 

 

Wrighteous Jazz

The Ouray County Performing Arts Guild and Friends of the Wright Opera House are thrilled to introduce our new “Wrighteous Jazz” concert series, bringing jazz music of exceptional quality and many different styles, from Blues to Bebop, to the Wright Opera House. Learn more »

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Chamber MusicFest

Now in its eleventh season, the San Juan Chamber MusicFest is one of OCPAG’s flagship events. The MusicFest features a trio of musicians of international renown, under the artistic direction of pianist Max Levinson. They come to Ouray County for a whole week in the late summer.  Learn more »