There is still enough summer left to enjoy some classical music outdoors. Here are three summer festivals where you can enjoy the atmosphere as much as the music and maybe a picnic.
Lenox, Mass.
Tanglewood Musical Center, the famed summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is celebrating its 75th season of outdoor concerts. The center attracts more than 350,000 visitors each year to enjoy a variety of concerts in the Shed or on the lawn, or to attend one of its educational programs for advanced high school and college musicians. Other ensembles, including the Boston Pops and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus also perform at the location and the anniversary season includes special guests like Yo-Yo Ma and Chris Botti. Concerts run through October.
The concert schedules and other details, visit www.bso.org/tanglewood.
Interlochen, Mich.
Interlochen Center for the Arts, home to the reknowned Interlochen Arts Camp is located near Traverse City, a city on the coast of Lake Michigan that's rich replete with sand dunes and cherry tree farms. In summer, you'll find performances by the talented student musicians from around the world, interspersed with adult programming including performances by the likes of Bill Cosby and Sheryl Crow. Their summer festival runs through mid-September.
For schedules and more info, visit www.interlochen.org.
Aspen, Colo.
What happens in this ski town in summer? Orchestral concerts, chamber music recitals and master classes are held the idyllic setting of the Aspen Music Festival & School. At the school, students rehearse and perform orchestral repertoire with professional musicians. Atlanta Symphony Director Robert Spano also leads this classical music festival. The summer season runs through Aug. 19.
Find the schedule at www.aspenmusicfestival.com
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