MARLBORO — Marlboro Music, celebrating its 60th anniversary season, offers some of the world's most exceptional young professional instrumentalists and singers the special opportunity to explore music in-depth, playing alongside distinguished senior artists with the unheard of luxury of three to seven weeks of rehearsal time.
Ten of the 23 musicians to be heard in the second weekend of concerts (on Saturday, July 23 at 8:30 p.m., and Sunday, July 24 at 2:30 p.m.) are participating at Marlboro for the first time, and will perform with Co-Artistic Director Mitsuko Uchida (with Richard Goode) and other noted artists, including members of the Guarneri and Juilliard String Quartets.
Over its seven-week season, they have a chance to explore music of living composers, rarely-known works, and chamber music masterpieces - all suggested by the 80 resident artists.
Of the 120 works in rehearsal in the third week and the 25 suggested for possible performance, six works were chosen a few days ago for the second weekend of concerts, including the Mozart Oboe Quartet, the Brahms Clarinet Trio, and the Schumann Piano Quintet with Uchida, Colin Carr, and three young artists on Saturday evening, and also the Ravel Chanson Madecasses, the Shostakovich Third Quartet, and the Brahms G Minor Piano Quartet on Sunday afternoon.
Remaining tickets, from $5 to $35, for this and subsequent weekends through Aug. 14, can be obtained online at www.marlboromusic.org (which also contains video, audio samples and area information) or by calling 802-254-2394.