Marlboro Music Festival

Marlboro Music Festival

Mid-July to mid-August

It was the noted violinist Adolf Busch who came up with the idea of establishing a summer community for musicians that would free them from the pressures and restrictions of concert life. Every summer since 1951, a group of artists from all over the world has gathered in Marlboro, Vermont, to exchange musical ideas. The Marlboro Music School, which holds an eight-week session each summer, is primarily a place where students or those who are just starting out on their professional careers can study contemporary and classical chamber music.
During the five-week festival, the general public has an opportunity to hear the results of their collaborations. But the primary emphasis at Marlboro is on rehearsing the works that the participants themselves have selected, rather than on performing them for the public.
Although many noted musicians have been associated with Marlboro, perhaps the best known is Pablo Casals, the world-famous cellist who conducted the Marlboro Festival Orchestra and taught master classes there from 1960 to 1973.

CONTACTS:
Marlboro Music Festival
1616 Walnut St., Ste. 1600
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-569-4690; fax: 215-569-9497
www.marlboromusic.org
Marlboro Music Festival
P.O. Box K
Marlboro, VT 05344
802-254-2394; fax: 802-254-4307
www.marlboromusic.org

SOURCES:
MusFestAmer-1990, p. 142