Monday, August 5, 2013

Deer Valley Music Festival 2013

We had such an amazing time in Park City, Utah studying with the Muir Quartet and Joan Tower, playing the music of Beethoven, and working with and performing a piece commissioned for us from our new friend, Devin Maxwell. The Deer Valley Chamber Music Festival was such a great, focused experience for our development, while still rejuvenating with lots of hiking, hot tubs, fires, and scenery!

After the final concert with Skyros Quartet, Battery Quartet, Muir Quartet, Devin Maxwell, Haruhito Miyagi, and Paula.


We road-tripped to Park City, and traveled through rugged/beautiful Wyoming...




 This is the lovely condo we all stayed in, rehearsed in, had coachings in during our stay!



Our rehearsal space.


The fireplace...we used it most nights as it was chilly in the evenings!


This hiking trail was right next to our condo! Gorgeous views!


We were visited by a yearling moose in the yard!!


Beautiful Park City.


We visited Mirror Lake, and saw incredible views from 10,000 feet up!




We also hiked Guardsman Pass during our time in Utah.


Working with Joan Tower was an incredible experience that we will never forget! We were able to enjoy private coachings, lots of talks, and evening gatherings with her and her husband.


We also had daily coachings and weekly masterclasses with the Muir Quartet. They were all fabulous mentors and we learned so much from our time with them! This is the view from a house concert they gave while we were there.


We are incredibly grateful to the Utah Symphony, Joan Tower, the Muir Quartet, and all of our new friends for all of the fantastic experiences of a lifetime!