Season Finale Classical Concert: AIR

Friday, August 23 – 7:30 PM
Sunriver Resort Great Hall, 57081 Great Hall Loop, Sunriver
Festival Orchestra
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Tessa Lark, violin

AARON JAY KERNIS  Musica Celestis
MICHAEL TORKE  Sky
MOZART  Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”

The Festival season finale features Musica Celestis, a beautiful, meditative work by Aaron Jay Kernis, and Michael Torke’s Sky, a bluegrass-inspired concerto written for and premiered by Tessa Lark. The season closes with Mozart’s brilliant and ever-popular “Jupiter” Symphony.

Tessa Lark is praised for her astounding range of sounds, technical agility and musical elegance. In 2020 she was nominated for a GRAMMY in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo category. She is also a highly acclaimed fiddler in the tradition of her native Kentucky, delighting audiences with Appalachian and bluegrass music.

“The action-packed bluegrass-meets-rocket-fuelled-minimalism of Torke’s concerto and the thigh-slapping energy of soloist Tessa Lark’s infectious pizzazz [is] a satisfying ride… Torke’s SKY was a blast for the entire ensemble… There were gorgeous sultry moments, too, in a work that gave everyone on stage the opportunity to shine.” ~The Scotsman

6:30-7 PM – Pre-Concert Talk

Tickets start at $45; age 25 & under $25