Live from the
Grand Teton Music Festival
Hosts Sir Donald Runnicles and Jeff Counts
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Programs are 59 minutes and include a 30 second music bed at the end. Stations have the option to fade out at 58:30 and insert local announcements or underwriting at the station break or end of show.
Every summer, the nation’s top musicians come together at the base of the majestic Teton Range in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to create and all-star Festival Orchestra for the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra under the leadership of Maestro Donald Runnicles. The Wall Street Journal has called the Grand Teton Music Festival, “One of the best places to hear classical music in the summer.”
Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival is now in its eighth season! The 2025 edition of the radio series is co-hosted by Sir Donald Runnicles and Jeff Counts and comes to you free of carriage fees. This year’s edition includes appearances by:
Clarice Assad - Michelle Cann - Thomas Carpenter - Connor Chaikowsky -
Yvonne Chen - Lucina Horner Cosby - David Danzmayr - Ingrid Fliter - Anna
Geniushene - Caroline Gilbert - José González Granero - Amihai Grosz - Susan
Gulkis Assadi - Ling Ling Huang - Tomoki Iguchi - Alice Kogan Weinreb - Jennifer
Koh - Christopher Lowry - Benjamin Manis - Joseph McFadden - Christian Reif -
Elisabeth Remy Johnson - Erin Roy - SOLI Chamber Ensemble - Dalia Stasevska
- Phillip Stevens - Third Coast Percussion - Juraj Valčuha - Gail Williams
The 2025 series presents previews of two new commercial recording projects for
Reference Recordings conducted by Donald Runnicles. First, the series previews
a new recording of the Brahms Symphony No 3, along with the world premiere of Detlev Glanert’s companion piece for the Symphony No 3, Vexierbild. And then in Episode 13, radio listeners will get a preview of the exciting new recording of
Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 with the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra and
legendary brass players—Tom Hooten, trumpet and Gail Williams, horn. These
performances will be released by Reference Recordings in stereo and surround
sound on SACD, and in Dolby Atmos in digital download, showcasing the
wonderful acoustics of Walk Festival Hall.
Once again, there are performances on the radio series that are not to be missed!
Michelle Cann gives us sparkling performances of Ravel’s Concerto in G and
Rhapsody in Blue. Berlin Philharmonic Principal Violist Amihai Grosz joins Donald
Runnicles and the Festival Orchestra to deliver a stunning performance of
Walton’s Viola Concerto. Pianist Ingrid Fliter joins the Festival for a sublime
Schumann Piano Concerto. And Jennifer Koh brings us an electrifying
performance of Missy Mazzoli’s new Violin Concerto “Procession.” In addition,
Clarice Assad presents her exciting new concerto, PLAY!, written for and
performed with Third Coast Percussion and Clarice herself takes on the vocal
parts. And finally, Donald Runnicles conducts exceptional Festival Orchestra
performances of Debussy’s Iberia and Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 5.
The Grand Teton Music Festival is one of the world’s finest summer music
festivals. Our radio series gives you the opportunity to offer these outstanding
performances to your radio audience free of charge. The series includes insightful
commentary by GTMF Music Director Donald Runnicles and co-host, Jeff Counts.
Jeff is an accomplished writer who has also hosted a film review show seen and
heard throughout the West, and he serves as General Manager of the Grand
Teton Music Festival.
Maestro Runnicles’ career spans many continents, both in the opera house and
on the symphonic stage. He serves as General Music Director of the Deutsche
Oper Berlin, Principal Guest Conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, in
addition to being Music Director of the Grand Teton Music Festival. He regularly
guest conducts orchestras all over the world. He has recently been appointed
Chief Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic, beginning in 2025. Prior to his post
in Berlin, he served as Music Director of the San Francisco Opera for 16 years.
The series consists of 13 one-hour programs, which are available free of charge to your station. This series is available for broadcast Jan 1, 2025 and has a broadcast window of two years. Each show is 59 minutes with one floating break. There is a 30 sec music bed at the end for local promotion.