Performance Preludes

Pre-Concert Introductions

August 2 - 7:00 PM August 3 - 2:00 PM August 9- 7:00 PM August 10 - 2:00 PM


Chamber Music Sampler Concert

The Final Years
Enjoy a narrative and projected visuals about the last years of Mozart’s life.

2008 Summer Season

Celebrating Our 22nd Season!

Last summer Jim Edwards of the Beacon News wrote: “Why is the Woodstock Mozart Festival successful year after year?

“Go anywhere you might think of in the summer to hear Mozart and you will not encounter a more illustrious body of musicians nor more passionate performances. If you like Mozart, here is a Mozart Festival to call your own.”

Now you have the opportunity to call the Festival your own - to be thrilled by its irresistible performances! How? … when you purchase tickets for the Woodstock Mozart Festival.

Also, don’t miss the additional Chamber Music Sampler concert with visuals and a narrative about The Final Years of Mozart’s life on August 16. This series about Mozart has gained in popularity over the past three years, and tickets can easily be added to your order.

Order NOW to ensure that your preferred seats will be available for performances that have prompted enthusiastic responses not only from Mr. Edwards, but also from many others.

“Classical Gems in a Jewel Box” –John von Rhein CHICAGO TRIBUNE

SATURDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON PERFORMANCES

PROGRAM I
Saturday & Sunday
August 2 at 8:00 PM
August 3 at 3:00 PM



ISTVAN JARAY, conductor
OLGA VINOKUR, piano
Mozart Abduction from the Seraglio Overture, K. 384
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19
Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543

Sponsored by: The AptarGroup Charitable Foundation and Home State Bank, NA

PROGRAM II
 Saturday & Sunday
August 9 at 8:00 PM
August 10 at 3:00 PM

DROSTAN HALL, conductor
PHILLIP KOCH, oboe
CHRISTIAN ELLENWOOD, clarinet
MICHAEL BUCKWALTER, horn
LORI BABINEC, bassoon
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, K. 297b
Mendelssohn Incidental Music from —
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
(with narration from the original Shakespeare verse)

Saturday’s Sponsor: Jane and Robert Barkei
Sunday’s Sponsor: Isabel and Mark Schiffer and
Marengo Tool and Die Works, Inc.

PROGRAM III
Saturday & Sunday
August 16 at 8:00 PM
August 17 at 3:00 PM

MARK PESKANOV, violinist and conductor
Mozart Marriage of Figaro Overture, K. 492
Mozart 40th Symphony in G Minor, K. 550
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61

Saturday’s Sponsor: Geraldine Grennan
Sunday’s Sponsor: Louise and Erv LeCoque


CHAMBER MUSIC SAMPLER CONCERT

Saturday & Sunday
August 16 at 2:00 PM

Enjoy a narrative and projected visuals about the last years of Mozart’s life.

MARK PESKANOV, violin
ANITA WHALEN, piano
String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590
Trio in B-flat Major for Piano, Violin and Cello, K. 502, Larghetto

Sponsored By: Farlin Caufield and Marjory Hansen