Friday, February 5, 2010

Joe Pug Tonight!

Hey Everyone!

The Joe Pug Concert is finally here! Tonight at the new CMC Auditorium in Breckenridge at 7:30pm. Opening up for Joe will be Vail Valley's own Boxcar Daisies! This is definitely a show you do not want to miss out on. Doors will open at 7pm, the Boxcar Daisies will go on at 7:30pm and Joe Pug will go on at around 8:05pm. Tickets are still available, and you will be able to purchase them at the door for $15. We look forward to seeing many of you there! If you have any questions please call us at (970)453-9142

Friday, January 29, 2010

Two Upcoming Concerts

Hello BMF Supporters!

We hope this post finds you all well. This upcoming week there are two concerts that we would love to see all of you at. (Just to remind you, all of The BMF Winter Series Concerts are held at the new CMC Auditorium in Breckenridge)

On Tuesday February 2nd at 7:30pm please join us for:

“Among Friends”
featuring Keith Lemmons, clarinet, Sally Guenther, cello, and Debra Ayers, piano.

This concert of chamber music features Beethoven’s delightful trio and an engaging and rhythmically compelling work by composer, Chan Ka Nin. “Among Friends” has garnered rave reviews from numerous critics and has
received major chamber music awards.

Following this magical, musical evening head up the hill to Pine Street, Breckenridge, to the lovely new residence of Karen and Jack Hynds. Here lucky concert goers can meet and mingle with musicians and friends and enjoy fantastic appetizers, desserts, wines and champagne.

Cost: $50 per person for Concert and Party, $20 per person for Concert only
For availability and tickets please contact:
Sherrie Calderini – 970-453-8446 shercalderini@gmail.com or
Diana Dettmering – 970-453-0506 donndett@msn.com

Then on February 5th Please Join us for our Winter Blue River Concert

JOE PUG

Folk singer-songwriter Joe Pug will be making his way to Breckenridge Friday, February 5th, for a 7:30 PM show on BMF's Blue River Winter Series at CMC Summit Campus.

Pug has gathered critical acclaim quickly in his fast-rising career. He has spent the past two years touring non-stop, supporting two EPs. His new full-length album “Messenger” is due to be released on Feb 16th.

Pug’s style is reminiscent of the great singer-songwriters of the last generation, but his music is all his own, as his success over the past two years demonstrates. The songwriting ability and musicianship of this 25-year-old artist puts Pug in a class all by himself.

Opening for Pug in Breckenridge will be Vail Valley’s own Boxcar Daisies.

Judging by how rapidly his success has grown, the opportunity to see Joe Pug in a small and intimate venue like the CMC performance hall will soon be a rare event. This is truly a show you will not want to miss.

Take a listen to his music at www.myspace.com/thejoepug or visit his website at www.joepugmusic.com

Tickets are $12 in Advance and $15 Day of
You can purchase Tickets by Calling (970)453-9142 or by emailing admin@breckenridgemusicfestival.com

We hope to see you all at each one of these events!

Friday, January 22, 2010

Winter Series Officially Under Way!

Hello BMF Supporters!

Our Winter Concert Series officially is under way after last night's concert. The concert last night featured Summit High School's chamber ensembles and jazz band. The turnout was fantastic and all proceeds went to the Summit High School Music programs.

In the office right now we are excited about all of our other Winter Series concerts but we are also looking forward to our 30th Summer Season this year! We have posted the Orchestra concerts on our website already (www.breckenridgemusicfestival.com) and Rick is busy trying to book the Blue River Series acts for July and August.

We have a new e-newsletter that will be going out every couple of weeks so if you aren't on our mailing list and would like to be please send your email address to admin@breckenridgemusicfestival.com so we can keep you up to date on all of the news and happenings here at the Breckenridge Music Festival. Tickets for all of our Winter Series Concerts are on sale and can be purchased by calling (970)453-9142. We hope to see you at some of these events!

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to All of you!

We have returned from our break and have hit the ground running! We are starting to get ready for our Winter Concert Series to start on Thursday January 21st at the New CMC Auditorium in Breckenridge. (See info below)

Summit High School Ensembles Showcase Benefit Performance

Featuring The newly formed SHS Chamber Ensembles,
and the nationally recognized SHS Jazz Band

The newly formed SHS Chamber Ensembles will be taking the stage for the first half of the BMF Winter Series Concert on January 21st at the CMC Breckenridge Concert Hall. These chamber groups range from woodwind quintets to violin and piano. You won't want to miss it! The second half of the concert will feature the nationally recognized SHS Jazz Band. This band performs at contests all over Colorado, earning the highest possible rating. It will be a night to remember!

Cost: $25 ($5 Students)
Proceeds benefit the High School music program!
For tickets and availability please contact:
The Breckenridge Music Festival Office at (970)453-9142 or email
admin@breckenridgemusicfestival.com

We are also closing in on our programming for the Summer Orchestra and Chamber concerts! Looking at the Repertoire and themes of the concerts, they are definitely events that you will not want to miss! From now until around March we will be rounding out the Summer festival dates with Blue River Series Artists. We will announce these as they get booked into dates.

We hope that everyone is have a great beginning to a new year and we will fill you in with more info on our blog next week!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Winter Blue River Concert

Hey all you BMF Supporters,

I wanted to write a quick blog before we take our holiday break here at the festival!

We have a lot going on around the office right now with our Winter concerts rapidly approaching, and starting to look at Summer Blue River Series artists and programming for the BMF Orchestra. One great piece of news is that we can now announce that we are having a Blue River Winter Concert this year on Friday, February 5th!!! We have officially booked incredible singer/songwriter JOE PUG to play in the new Breckenridge CMC auditorium.

Joe Pug is a fantastic 25 year old singer/songwriter from Chicago and has achieved critical acclaim this year from just about anyone who has seen him play live. He drew rave reviews with his performances at the Newport Folk Festival and Lollapalooza, and his two EP's have made music fans everywhere take notice. To quote a review of Joe:

"In Pug's hard Plucking, exaggerated choruses, and lyrical vignettes you can draw a pretty straight line from Woody Guthrie to Bob Dylan to Johnny Cash to Bruce Springsteen to Steve Earl to Josh Ritter. Like all of them, Pug is a populist at heart, a singer who can't help but talk about all of us when he sings about himself and can't help but sing about himself when he's talking about all of us" - 3hive

This is a fantastic show that you will not want to miss! check out more about Joe Pug at www.joepugmusic.com and www.myspace.com/thejoepug

Tickets will be only $12 in advance and $15 day of show.
Call (970)453-9142 for tickets and availability.

All of us here at the BMF office wish you very Happy Holidays and don't forget to follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/breckmusicfest and get all the latest updates on our winter series at www.breckenridgemusicfestival.com

See you next year!!!

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Back From Thanksgiving

Hello All!

I hope this email finds you well after the Thanksgiving holiday! The Breckenridge Music Festival office has been busy getting ready for our Winter Series coming up and starting on January 21st. This will be our 8th Winter Series of music and we are incredibliy exicted about our lineup of great shows.

Our series starts off on January 21st with Summit High School's Chamber Ensembles including their nationally recognized Jazz Band. All proceeds of this concert will benefit the Summit High School Music program, so we hope to see you all there supporting our local High School.

We have many other fantastic concerts lined up for this winter and all the information including dates, locations, and prices can be found http://www.breckenridgemusicfestival.com/

Stay tuned because next week we will announce our Blue River Series winter act!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

This week at the BMF

BMF Supporters!

This week on Saturday, November 21st at 7:30pm, Colorado Mountain College will be hosting a fantastic performance by Hazel Miller, renowned blues/jazz singer at the brand new CMC auditorium in Breckenridge. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by calling (970)453-9142. This is a show you will not want to miss out on!

In other news with the BMF, it looks like we have a Winter Blue River Series act lined up for sometime in February, so keep posted to our blog or twitter page to see the latest details on that performance.

Since next week is Thanksgiving, there will be no weekly blog, so look for one the following week regarding updates on our Winter Series and upcoming events. Also, all of our events are listed on our website, so please go check them out at http://www.breckenridgemusicfestival.com/ for BMF and Applause! events. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!