Upbeat with Alasdair: Season Overview: You Won’t Want to Miss a Note

Friday, July 25, 2025, 11:00 AM MDT

This summer, the Music Festival offers music spanning nearly 250 years, from 1784  (Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 80) to 2025 (Mason Bates’s Silicon Hymnal, completed earlier this year). While the combination of Time for Three and Mason Bates will likely draw a large (if not HUGE) crowd, there are some other new(ish) works this season that might not generate so much attention. Join Maestro Neale for a discussion highlighting several hidden gems in the coming programs – pieces you may not have heard, but that are more than worthy of your listening time.

Admission is free. Space is limited; reservations are required to attend in person. Reservations open to the public on Monday, July 14

Viewers can enjoy the talk in person at the Community Library lecture hall (415 Spruce Ave, Ketchum) or broadcast live on the Festival’s website. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. (MT). The presentation begins at 11:00 a.m. (MT).

Admission is free. Space is limited. Reservations are required to attend in person and begin Monday, July 14 at 9:00 a.m. through The Community Library’s calendar.

Capacity is unlimited for the online broadcast and reservations are not required to watch online. Only in-person attendees will be able to participate in the Q&A session that will take place towards the end of the presentation.