Celebrating the 27th Anniversary Season of Utah's Longest-Running Classical Music Festival
A Brief Introduction to the Festival
The Park City International Music Festival, or, as it is sometimes called, the Park City &SLC Music Festival, is about to celebrate its 27th Summer Season as Utah's oldest classical music festival. The Festival features outstanding classical soloists from around the world performing together in exciting, spontaneous chamber music concerts presented for intimate audiences in spectacular venues in both the Park City area and Salt Lake City. The Park City &SLC Music Festival, along with the Autumn Classics Music Festival, the Winter Classics Music Festival, the Spring Chamber Music Festival (in collaboration with Utah Valley University) the Sonolumina Ensemble and the Park City Film Music Festival, is a project of the Park City Chamber Music Society, a 501-c-3 non-profit organization.
Brief Festival History
Founded in 1984 by violist Leslie Harlow and Kimball Art Center Assistant Director Carole Cordray, the Park City International Music Festival is Utah's oldest classical music festival. Ms. Cordray died during the year following the first season and the Festival endowment fund is named the Carole Cordray Endowment Fund in her honor.
The Festival has presented over 580 concerts to date both indoors and out, in venues throughout Park City and Salt Lake City, in Coalville, at Carnegie's Weill Hall in New York City, Provo, at Sundance Resort and at Weber State University in Odgen.
Clarinetist Russell Harlow joined the Festival as co-Director in 1986. Mr. Harlow was the Founder/Director of Salt Lake City's Nova Chamber Series. The Nova Chamber Series is also one of Utah's oldest chamber music series.
The Park City Music Festival was first called the Deer Valley Chamber Music Festival. After a number of seasons the name was changed to Park City International Music Festival. For twelve years the Festival season also included the Young Artist Institute which included full orchestra, chamber music, solo recitals and master classes, providing professional-track young artists from around the world the opportunity to study with and perform alongside the Festival professional artists. Young Artist Institute Alumni now perform professionally throughout the world in chamber groups, professional orchestras, in festivals and as soloists. Over the years the Festival also presented the BRAVO! Program for Beginning and Intermediate Strings and for Winds and Brass.
Festival Directors
Clarinetist Russell Harlow studied with renowned clarinetists Gary Foster, Mitchel Lurie and Harold Wright. Harlow is an official Yamaha Artist for the Yamaha Corporation and his performance as a featured artist at the 2003 International Clarinet Convention was sponsored by Yamaha. Founder of the Nova Series, a chamber music series still in existence in Salt Lake City, Russell Harlow joined the Festival as Manager and Co-Director prior to the Music Festival's third season.
Violist and Festival Founder/Director Leslie Harlow joined her first string quartet in Lubbock, Texas, at the age of thirteen. One year following her graduation from the Juilliard School with a masters degree in viola performance Ms. Harlow founded the Park City Music Festival. During her tenure in New York, Ms. Harlow met and performed with many of the artists that she would eventually invite to join the roster of the Park City International Music Festival.
The Harlows reside in Park City and travel and perform with chamber series and at other festivals throughout the year. In addition, solos by both Leslie and Russell Harlow can be heard on many major movie soundtracks.
Festival Venues
The Park City Community Church isear the Canyons Resort just off Hwy 224 on Silver Springs Rd
Temple Har Shalom on Hwy 224 on the north side between Park City's McPolin Farm (Big white barn with two silos) and The Canyons Resort
In Salt Lake City: The Rose Room at the Rose Wagner Center for the Performing Arts located at 138 West 300 South, Salt Lake City
Addtional Venues: St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church located near Park City's Canyons Resort at the intersection of Hwy 224 and White Pine Canyon Road.
Stanfield Fine Art Gallery in Park City at 751 Main Street
In Salt Lake City: Libby Gardner Concert Hall, located in David Gardner Hall at the Northeast end of President's Circle on the University of Utah Campus, just off University Street.
All venues have excellent handicap access.
In Salt Lake City: Cathedral of the Madeleine located at 331 E. South Temple
How to Travel to the Festival if you're staying in Salt Lake City
Express Shuttle provides door-to-door shuttle service between the Salt Lake International Airport and Park City. At the Salt Lake airport, the check-in desk is located across from the baggage claim carousels. Service is primarily by minivan with occasional use of motor coaches.
Reservations should be made at least 48 hours in advance with a credit card, and cancellations must be made 24 hours in advance for a refund.
Express Shuttle
(800) 397-0773
(801) 596-1600 (in Salt Lake City)
(435) 658-3444 (in Park City)
www.xpressshuttleutah.comTravel costs are:
$7.00 from Hotel to Airport (per person, prepaid, $14.00 round trip) $29.00 from Airport to Park City (per person, prepaid, $58.00 round trip)
Contact the Festival
Festival Offices:
1420 W. Meadowloop Road
Park City, Utah 84098
435-649-5309Mailing Address:
PO Box 354
Park City, Utah 84060email:
chmusic@pcmusicfestival.com
