“Sunset Season Reveal”
Sunday, October 8, 2023 | 6:30 PM | $100
Private Home in Boulder
Join us for an evening of gourmet food, wine, music, and our MahlerFest XXXVII Season Announcement.
Enjoy dinner and wine in a gorgeous home in central Boulder while MahlerFest Principal Violist Lauren Spaulding performs a wide variety of music joined by Artistic Director Kenneth Woods. You will also get the first look at the details for MahlerFest XXXVII, May 15-19, 2024. Ken will unveil details of the programming and explain how he curated the upcoming season.
Featured Artist
Lauren Spaulding, under the alias of @MonochromeViola, has established herself as a rising genre-defying soloist and chamber musician through her “anonymous practice blog” on instagram. Spaulding is currently in residence at the University of Maryland as the violist of the acclaimed Thalea String Quartet and is a member of Meredith Monk’s contemporary performance ensemble. She is the co-founder of the Tallā Rouge Viola Duo (www.tallarouge.com) with MahlerFest Assistant Principal Violist, Aria Cheregosha. Tallā Rouge, a Cajun & Persian viola duo who is in residence at Harvard’s Dumbarton Oaks and performed at Carnegie Hall in June, inspires composers from around the world to explore the virtuosity and beauty of the unusual instrument pairing across genres. Spaulding is also an artist in residence for the American Viola Society and will be featured on their upcoming album. Holding the belief that “good music is good music”, Spaulding uses her love for genre-bending performance to question the societal perception of classical music and to advocate for composers of all genders, identities, ethnicities, and backgrounds.
Dinner
A buffet dinner catered by La Musette Chef Skyla Olds will begin with an appetizer. The dishes are expected to include caprese salad with field tomatoes and burrata, braised chicken or pork, rice and lentils with crispy onions, and baked zucchini stuffed with falafel (individual dishes may change due to availability of fresh ingredients). And for dessert after the concert, tiramisu!