• Cocktails, Appetizers, Dinner, and Dancing

• Private concert by violin virtuoso and Grammy winner Joshua Bell

• Gourmet Dinner catered by Russell Morin

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$15,000INDIVIDUAL TICKETS

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GOLD SPONSORSVin Di Bona • Melissa Fairgrieve • Suzanna & John Laramee

Alletta Morris McBean Charitable TrustPrince Charitable Trusts

SILVER SPONSORSDr. Austin Feeney & Ms. Virginia Gambale

Craig & Kari Shapero • Mrs. Cynthia SinclairMrs. Marilyn Woloohojian

MORNING CONCERT SERIES SPONSORSRobert H. Connell & Michelle Duffy

Mr. & Mrs. James Klau • David & Sally Ryan

SUPPORTERSBank Newport • Classical 95.9 WCRI • Discover Newport

Holiday Inn Middletown • jetBlue • Luca Music Newport Fed Charitable Foundation

Reverend John NicholsPreservation Society of Newport County

Rhode Island Foundation • Salve Regina University Grace Vanderbilt • Yamaha Pianos

We invite you to experience the exceptional concerts and events of the Newport Music Festival’s 50th Anniversary Season from July 4-22, 2018. As we honor the legacy of the past while looking to the future, you will enjoy more than 40 performances by beloved Festival artists, Grammy winners, classical music legends, and upcoming international stars. Some of this season’s artists include Mezzo Soprano and Grammy winner, Frederica von Stade; violin virtuoso and Grammy winner, Joshua Bell; Grammy-nominated woodwind ensemble, Imani Winds; 2017 Van Cliburn Piano Competition Gold Medalist, Yekwon Sunwoo; and piano genius and Avery Fisher Grant winner, Charlie Albright.

As with most performing arts organizations, Newport Music Festival ticket revenue covers less than 30% of operating costs. THANK YOU to the foundations, companies, and music lovers for their invaluable and generous support of the Festival’s mission to inspire memorable life experiences through world-class artistry in unique, intimate, and historic venues.

Let the Golden Anniversary celebrations begin! We look forward to seeing you this summer,

Pamela A. Pantos, Executive Director

NEWPORT MUSIC FESTIVAL

Newport Music Festival50th Anniversary Season Gala

Sunday, July 15, 2018 5:30 pmOchre Court, Newport

To purchase call 401-849-0700 or www.NewportMusic.org/gala

Ticket and Seating PoliciesTICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-EXCHANGEABLEPrograms, artists, and events are subject to change.

Ticket buyers are reminded that the capacity of all concert venues is limited. Therefore, early ticket purchases at www.NewportMusic.org are advised. Phone orders are accepted using VISA, MasterCard, and Discover, by calling the Box Office at 401-849-0700.

Your order may be printed at home or held at Will Call at the respective venue gratis. If you choose to have your ticket order sent by US mail, there is a fee for handling and postage.

If you are unable to use your tickets, they may be donated back to the festival on or before the performance date. You will receive a tax-deductible receipt for your contribution.

AccessibilityYou may purchase tickets, based on availability, for wheelchair and companion seat locations online or by calling the box office at 401-849-0700.

For information on parking, please check the Venue Page of the website for more details: www.newportmusic.org/venues

Cameras / Recording EquipmentUse of cameras and recording devices, including mobile phones or other electronic devices, is strictly prohibited indoors.

Concert CourtesyPlease be respectful of other patrons and understand that if you have any devices which make noise and may disturb others, NMF reserves the right to reseat you. NMF has specially scheduled child appropriate events. Children under the age of 6 will not be permitted to attend any concert other than the Young Persons’ Concert or Family Friendly Free Concerts. Ushers may ask guardians of children who are noisy or uncomfortable to leave the concert venue.

NMF 50TH ANNIVERSARY    SEASON FESTIVAL ARTISTS

Charlie AlbrightPIANO

Sergey AntonovCELLO

Santiago BalleriniTENOR

Alexandra BatsiosSOPRANO

Kristian BaverstamCLARINET

Alessio BaxPIANO

Joshua BellVIOLIN

Mark BergerVIOLA

Sara Davis BuechnerPIANO

Stephanie ChaseVIOLIN

Frederic ChiuPIANO

Jacqueline ChoiCELLO

Ya-Fei ChuangPIANO

Daniel del PinoPIANO

Joe DeMarco PERCUSSION

Gabriela DiazVIOLIN

Vince EdwardsCONDUCTOR

Luke FlemingVIOLA

Francisco FullanaVIOLIN

Jake HeggieCOMPOSER

Sirena HuangVIOLIN

Ilya KazansevPIANO

Misha KeylinVIOLIN

Suzanna LarameePIANO

For Complete Artist Biographies, click on photos at www.NewportMusic.org/artists

Zulimar López-Hernández SOPRANO

Mary LynchOBO E

Robert McEwanPERCUSSION

Juliann MaPIANO

Göran MarcussonFLUTE

Cody MeadCONDUCTOR/ORGAN

Irina MuresanuVIOLIN

Trevor NealBARITONE

Coline-Marie OrliacHARP

Melinette PallaresMEZZO SOPRANO

Amaya PereaSOPRANO

Gabriella PérezMEZZO SOPRANO

Eliot PorterBASS

Renée RapierMEZZO-SOPRANO

Sean ShibeGUITAR

Lee SteinerTENOR

Yekwon SunwooPIANO

Frederica von StadeMEZZO-SOPRANO

Ian WatsonHARPSICHORD

Greg WhitakerTRUMPET

Jeffrey SiegelPIANO

Brook SpeltzCELLO

A Far CrySTRING ENSEMBLE

Boston BrassBRASS QUINTET

Collegium AncoraCHOIR

Hermitage Piano TrioPIANO TRIO

Imani WindsWOODWIND QUINTET

ENSEMBLESNMF 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON    ARTISTS

Brochure designed byLUFKIN GRAPHIC DESIGNS

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For Complete Artist Biographies, click on photos at www.NewportMusic.org/artists

Wednesday, July 4A Fourth of July ExtravaganzaKING PARK • 7:30 PM • FREE Sponsored by Holiday Inn Express MiddletownThe July 4th Extravaganza includes: The Star Bangled Banner, Flight of the Green Hornet, America from West Side Story, the Armed Forces Salute, Simple Gifts, and Summertime.

Friday, July 6Sunrise Concert – GuitarCHINESE TEA HOUSE 5:15 AM • $35 Sponsored by Salve Regina

Friday, July 6Mozart & VivaldiTHE BREAKERS • 8:00 PM • $45/$55/$70 Sponsored by Melissa FairgrieveSonata for Piano, Four Hands, K.521 MozartConcert Aria: Ch’io mi scordi di te? MozartQueen of the Night Aria MozartThe Four Seasons Vivaldi

Thursday, July 5Opening Night ConcertTHE BREAKERS • 8:00 PM • $45/$55/$70 Sponsored by the Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust

String Quartet Op. 96 “American” DvorákOld American Songs CoplandOctet in E-flat Major Op. 20 Mendelssohn

Sunday, July 8 Meet the Composer: Jake HeggieNEWPORT ART MUSEUM 11:00 AM • $40 Sponsored by Suzanna and John LarameeRise & Fall HeggieA Question of Light HeggieCamille Claudel – Into the Fire Heggie

Sunday, July 8 A Far CryTHE BREAKERS • 8:00 PM • $45/$55/$70 Sponsored by Mrs. Marilyn WoloohojianBrandenburg Concerto No. 3 BachSymphony No. 3 GlassDivertimento BartókTenebrae Golijov

Saturday, July 7 Bach, Boccherini, and ScarlattiEMMANUEL CHURCH 11:00 AM • $25Suite for Lute BWV 997 BachSonatas ScarlattiIntroduction & Fandango BoccheriniViolin Sonata BWV 1016 BachLe Vertigo & Marche des Scythes Royer

Saturday, July 7 An Evening with Frederica von Stade & Jake HeggieTHE BREAKERS • 8:00 PM • $45/$55/$70 Sponsored by Suzanna and John Laramee Songs and Arias by Bernstein, Bolcom, Heggie, Mahler, Massenet, Sondheim, and Rodgers & Hammerstein.

Reserved Seating and Concert Details www.NewportMusic.org or 401-849-0700

Monday, July 9Romantic MorningTHE ELMS • 11:00 am $40/$45

Piano Sonata No. 8 – Pathétique BeethovenSongs SchubertPiano Trio Op. 49 Mendelssohn

Wednesday, July 11Dueling PianosBLITHEWOLD TENT • 11:00 am • $40/$45 Sponsored by Yamaha PianosSonata for Two Pianos K. 448 MozartPetite Suite DebussyDanse Macabre Saint-SaënsSymphonic Dances RachmaninoffPolka Italienne Rachmaninoff

Wednesday, July 11Debussy Anniversary ConcertTHE BREAKERS • 8:00 pm $45/$55/$65

Chansons de Bilitis Debussy (Heggie)L’Isle Joyeuse DebussyCello Sonata in D Minor DebussyString Quartet in G Minor Debussy

Thursday, July 12Bernstein Anniversary ConcertBLITHEWOLD TENT 11:00 am • $40/$45 Sponsored by Cynthia Sinclair

Candide Overture BernsteinWest Side Story excerpts BernsteinEl Salón México CoplandThree Anniversaries BernsteinMeditation on a Wedding BernsteinRhapsody in Blue Gershwin

Thursday, July 12Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medalist, Yekwon Sunwoo THE BREAKERS • 8:00 pm $45/$55/$65

Ramble on the Last Love Duet - Der Rosenkavalier GraingerSonata in F# Minor Op. 2 No. 2 BrahmsFour Impromptus D. 935 SchubertToccata on “L’homme armé” Hamelin

Tuesday, July 10Spanish Morning THE ELMS • 11:00 am • $40/$45 Sponsored by Robert Connell and Michelle Duffy

Quejas: Maja y Ruiseñor, Andaluza, El Pelele GranadosAsturias & Sevilla AlbénizAllegro de Concierto GranadosSuite Populaire Espagnole De FallaEscena Andaluza Op. 7 Turina

Tuesday, July 10Musical Garden PartyBELLEVUE HOUSE • 6:00 pm • $75 Sponsored by Sage Cellars

Enjoy the best that Newport has to offer with your friends: a beautiful and intimate setting, complimentary fine hors d’oeuvres, wine and signature cocktails, and glorious classical music. Stroll through the magnificent gardens of Bellevue House and at each turn, be delighted and surprised by a guitarist playing Villa Lobos, duo pianos performing Chopin, or NMF’s very own Summer Strings Quartet. Tables and seating are strategically located throughout your promenade.

Wednesday, July 11Mozart, Brahms, and TchaikovskyTHE ELMS • 11:00 am $40/$45

Duo in G Major K. 423 MozartViolin Sonata No. 2 in A Major BrahmsSouvenir de Florence Op. 70 Tchaikovsky

Tickets and Concert Details www.NewportMusic.org or 401-849-0700

Friday, July 13Sunrise Concert - StringsCHINESE TEA HOUSE 5:15 am • $35 Sponsored by Salve Regina

Viola & Cello Duo - Eyeglasses BeethovenString Duo for Violin and Cello HaydnPassacaglia for Violin and Cello Handel/Halvorsen Caprice on Norwegian Melodies HalvorsenSerenade for String Trio Dohnányi

Saturday, July 14Young Persons’ ConcertBELCOURT OF NEWPORT • 11:00 am • $5 Children/$15 Adults Sponsored by Belcourt of NewportFlight of the Bumblebee Rimsky-Korsakov Diary of a Fly BartókCat and Mouse CoplandWalking the Dog GershwinI Got Rhythm GershwinFriday, July 13

Borodin & ProkofievNEWPORT ART MUSEUM 4:00 pm • $40

Petite Suite BorodinScherzo in Ab Major BorodinRomeo and Juliet (excerpts) Prokofiev (Chiu)Sonata Op. 83 No. 7 Prokofiev

Friday, July 13Imani WindsTHE BREAKERS • 8:00 pm • $45/$55/$65Red Clay and Mississippi Delta ColemanSelections from Scheherazade Rimsky-KorsakovContrabajissimo PiazzollaSextet for Piano and Winds PoulencDance Mediterranea Shaheen

Friday, July 13Friday the 13th at Belcourt of NewportBELCOURT OF NEWPORT 9:00 pm • $40 • Sponsored by Belcourt of Newport

Hotel California EaglesKashmir Led ZeppelinBohemian Rhapsody QueenA Little Night Music MozartLet Her Go The PassengerDanse Macabre Saint-Saëns

Sunday, July 15Morning StringsOCHRE COURT • 11:00 am $50/$55 Sponsored by Grace Vanderbilt

Adagio for Strings Op. 11 BarberString Quartet No. 1 SmetanaPiano Quintet in C Minor Vaughn Williams

Saturday, July 14Bon SoirTHE BREAKERS 6:30 pm • $30/$40 Sponsored by Vin Di Bona

Sonata for Cello PoulencString Quartet in F Major Ravel

Patrons purchasing tickets to either Bon Soir or French Opera Night are invited to a complimentary French wine tasting at 7:30pm in honor of Bastille Day.

Saturday, July 14French Opera NightTHE BREAKERS • 8:30 pm $50/$60/$70 Sponsored by Vin Di Bona

Arias and Ensembles from these Operas and more:Tales of Hoffmann OffenbachManon MassenetFaust GounodThe Pearl Fishers & Carmen Bizet

Reserved Seating and Concert Details www.NewportMusic.org or 401-849-0700

Monday, July 16Morning FantasyTHE ELMS • 11:00 am $40/$45 Sponsored by David & Sally Ryan

Morceaux de Fantasie RachmaninoffSongs BrahmsString Sextet in A Major Rimsky-Korsakov

Tuesday, July 17Chopin EveningTHE BREAKERS • 8:00 pm • $45/$55/$65Preludes Op. 28 Chopin Études Op. 10 ChopinRondo in C Major Op. 73 for Two Pianos Chopin

Monday, July 16French Harp & FriendsNEWPORT ART MUSEUM 4:00 pm • $40 Sponsored by Friends of the Newport Music Festival

Impromptu FauréDanse des Lutins ReniéFantasy for Harp Saint-SaënsSonata – Flute, Viola, & Harp DebussyIntroduction & Allegro – Harp, Flute, Clarinet, & String Quartet Ravel

Wednesday, July 18Romantic MastersTHE ELMS • 11:00 am $40/$45

Flute Sonata - Undine ReineckeFantasiestücke Op. 73 SchumannSonata in B Minor Liszt

Tuesday, July 17Bon MatinTHE ELMS • 11:00 am $40/$45 Sponsored by WCRI Radio

Sonatine RavelTrois Pièces N. BoulangerTriptyque Op. 136 Saint-SaënsPiano Quartet Fauré

Wednesday, July 18Sergey Antonov & Ilya KazantsevNEWPORT ART MUSEUM 4:00 pm • $40

Variations Concertante for Cello & Piano Op. 17 MendelssohnSonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in D Major MendelssohnSonata for Cello and Piano Op. 40 in D Minor ShostakovichLouange à l’Éternité de Jésus Messiaen

Tuesday, July 17Four Strings Around the WorldNEWPORT ART MUSEUM 4:00 pm • $40This program celebrates the diversity of cultures through

the unifying voice of the violin. It is a riveting program with music from Europe, Middle and Far East, Asia, and the Americas. The journey begins in Europe and includes two titanic pillars of the solo violin repertoire: Paganini‘s Caprice No. 24 and the Bach Chaccone.

Wednesday, July 18Rossini – Opera and MoreTHE BREAKERS • 8:00 pm • $45/$55/$65 Sponsored by Prince Charitable TrustsExcerpts, Arias, and Ensembles from Barber of Seville, Cenerentola, Il Turco in Italia, Il Viaggio a Reims, Péchés de vieillesse (Sins of Old Age), and more.

Tickets and Concert Details www.NewportMusic.org or 401-849-0700

Thursday, July 19Newport Vineyards Summer StringsNEWPORT VINEYARDS 7:00 pm • $35

Enjoy Led Zeppelin, Queen, and Bach played by the hippest string ensemble around in a cocktail party-style setting inside Newport Vineyard’s rustic chic Tasting Room. Newport Music Festival’s Summer Strings will perform songs you know and love that span the centuries. Enjoy a complimentary glass of Newport Vineyards wine and fabulous music at this premier Festival event!

Saturday, July 21 Baroque at BelcourtBELCOURT OF NEWPORT • 11:00 am • $40/$45 Sponsored by Belcourt of NewportCanon in D PachelbelOboe Sonata HandelLa Follia Op. 5 CorelliChaconne – Partita BWV 1004 J. S. BachOboe & Violin Concerto BWV 1060 J. S. Bach

Thursday, July 19Hermitage Piano TrioTHE BREAKERS • 8:00 pm $45/$55/$65

Trio Pathétique in D Minor GlinkaTrio No. 1 in C Minor Op. 8 ShostakovichTrio élégiaque No. 1 in G Minor RachmaninoffPiano Trio No. 1 in D Minor Arensky

Friday, July 20Sunrise Concert – HarpCHINESE TEA HOUSE 5:15 am • $35 Sponsored by Salve Regina

Nocturnes Op. 55 No. 1 & No. 2 ChopinTrio Guitar, Violin, and Cello VivaldiFantasy for Violin and Harp Saint-SaënsQuartet - Flute, Guitar, Viola, & Cello Schubert

Friday, July 20West Side Story and More…THE BREAKERS • 8:00 pm $45/$55/$70 • Sponsored by Craig and Kari Shapero

Selections include Bernstein’s: West Side Story Concert Suite (with two pianos, percussion, and vocalists singing the roles of: Maria, Tony, Anita), Overture to Candide, I Hate Music!, Halil – Nocturne, and Seven Anniversaries.

Sunday, July 22Schumann & RachmaninoffOCHRE COURT • 11:00 am $50/$55 Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. James D. Klau

Carnaval Op. 9 SchumannÉtudes-Tableaux Op. 39 RachmaninoffSuite Op. 17 No. 2 Rachmaninoff

Saturday, July 21Charlie AlbrightTHE BREAKERS • 8:00 pm $45/$55/$70 Sponsored by Dr. Austin Feeney and Ms. Virginia Gambale

Impromptus Op. 90 SchubertConcert Arabesque - Blue Danube Strauss/Schulz-EvlerVariations Op. 41 KapustinImprovisation AlbrightPictures at an Exhibition Mussorgsky

Sunday, July 2250th Anniversary Season Closing ConcertST. MARY’S CHURCH 7:00 pm • $25 Sponsored by Cynthia Sinclair and Reverend John Nichols Stabat Mater P. 77 PergolesiGloria in D Major RV 589 Vivaldi

Tickets and Concert Details www.NewportMusic.org or 401-849-0700

NEWPORT MUSIC FESTIVAL    PERFORMANCE VENUES

Emmanuel Church42 Dearborn StNewport, RI 02840

King Park125 Wellington AvenueNewport, RI 02840

Newport Art Museum76 Bellevue AvenueNewport, RI 02840

Newport Vineyards909 East Main RoadMiddletown, RI 02842

Ochre Court16 Ochre Point AvenueNewport, RI 02840

St. Mary’s Church12 William StreetNewport, RI 02840

The Breakers44 Ochre Point Ave Newport, RI 02840

Belcourt of Newport657 Bellevue AvenueNewport, RI 02840

Bellevue House315 Bellevue AvenueNewport, RI 02840

Blithewold Tent101 Ferry Road (Rt. 114)Bristol, RI 02809

Chinese Tea House596 Bellevue AvenueNewport, RI 02840

The Elms367 Bellevue AvenueNewport, RI 02840

Tickets and Concert Details www.NewportMusic.org or 401-849-0700 For Venue Details www.NewportMusic.org/venues

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