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A gift of sculpture from
Gary K. and Jeanne L. Herberger
inspires
“Pictures at an Exhibition”
A weekend of music and art featuring the
art of Arizona artists Ruth and John Waddell and the
“consistently brilliant” (New York Times) ensemble Trio
Solisti
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| Above: John and Ruth Waddell in the studio. |
WHAT: “Pictures at an Exhibition”
Opening weekend of the Grand Canyon Music Festival’s 24th season, Saturday,
September 1, 2007, and Sunday, September 2, 2007, honors Arizona
artists Ruth
and John Waddell. A gift to the Grand Canyon Music Festival from Gary
K. and
Jeanne L. Herberger of 2 of John Waddell’s bronze relief sculptures — part
of a large multi-grouping relief titled “Earth and Space” — prompted
plans to honor the Waddells, long-time friends of the Grand Canyon Music Festival
and an inspiration to festival founders Clare Hoffman and Robert Bonfiglio. Serendipitously,
the extraordinary ensemble Trio Solisti was preparing a weekend of music for
the Grand Canyon Music Festival centered around Mussorgsky’s masterwork “Pictures
at an Exhibition,” composed to represent Mussorgsky’s own progress
through an exhibit of drawings and watercolors by his friend, the architect and
artist Viktor Hartmann, who had recently died at the age of 39. John
Waddell’s
relief sculptures will frame the stage at the Shrine of the Ages, surrounding
the musicians as they perform, and audience members will be able to experience
a virtual “Pictures at an Exhibition,” the art of John and Ruth Waddell
on display in the lobby of the Shrine of the Ages.
The Grand Canyon Music Festival plans to sell and/or auction the reliefs to benefit
their education outreach programs.
WHO: Artists JOHN and RUTH WADDELL, TRIO SOLISTI (Maria Bachmann,
violin, Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello, Jon Klibonoff, piano) with CLARE HOFFMAN,
flute
WHEN: Opening weekend, Saturday, September 1, Sunday, September 2, 2007. Performances
begin at 7:30 p.m.
Artwork will remain on exhibit throughout Grand Canyon Music Festival’s
24th season, September 1 through September 15, 2007.
WHERE: The Shrine of Ages, South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ.
TICKETS: Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children (age
6 and up)/Students. For more information call 800-997-8285 or 928-638-9215. Order
tickets now
The Grand Canyon Music Festival
is sponsored in part by the Arizona Commission of the Arts through appropriations
from the Arizona State
Legislature, partial
funding provided.
SPONSORSHIP
The Grand Canyon Music Festival is sponsored in part by the Arizona
Commission of the Arts through appropriations from the Arizona State Legislature,
partial funding provided by Arizona ArtShare, the state arts endowment fund,
through public and private contributions, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand
Canyon Association, with grants from the National Endowment for the Arts,
APS, WESTAF, Chamber Music America, Gary K. and Jeanne L. Herberger, and
with support from Yamaha Corporation of America, Canyon Plaza Quality Inn
and Suites, Red Feather Lodge, Best Western Grand Canyon Squire Inn, Mountain
Ranch Resort, Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, The Grand Hotel, Valle Airpark,
AirStar Helicopters
Xanterra Resorts, and other local sponsors give support.
Press kits with photos and reviews available at
www.triosolisti.com
www.artbywaddell.com
For photos or interviews with the artists, please contact Rene Westbrook at
928-638-9215
or, GCMF@infomagic.net |
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