The annual program book is a keepsake of our summer season of music. Our 2021 edition featured 108 pages filled with programs and details of more than 50 Strings concerts. They are available free at our concerts and also in an all-digital version you can view with your phone, tablet, or computer. Scroll below for tips on how to make the most of our digital program or …

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Strings Music Festival Program 2021

No special software or app downloads required. Once viewing, swipe side-to-side through pages and pinch (or double-click) to zoom. On a computer, use your mouse, trackpad, or right-left arrow keys to flip pages; zoom buttons appear near bottom of screen.

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Media Kit 2022View the media kit and rate card for the 2022 summer program book. If you would like to reserve an ad in our 2022 edition, please contact Strings marketing director Greg Hamilton: greg@stringsmusicfestival.com or (970) 439-0826.

Table of Contents

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Welcome 11 Articles:
About Us 12 β€’ Ani DiFranco: “Performance in Times of Pain”
Singer-songwriter stands in the spotlight to face the dark
32
Ticket Info 13
What’s New/Strings 101 15 β€’ Jamey Lamar: “Dear Beethoven”
Our concert commentator’s ode to his favorite beet farmer
50
Calendar of Events 16-17
Strings School Days 18-19 β€’ Vijay Gupta: “A Profound Thirst”
Violinist reflects on the performer/audience dynamic
58
Free Music on the Green Series 20
Community Events 21 β€’ Laura Albers: “Why We Do It”
Grappling with how (and why) to teach your child an instrument
74-75
Facility Rentals 29
Concert Programs (by date) 30-73 Podcast 51
β€’ Family Outdoor Concert 34 Annual Fund Donors 88-90
β€’ Garden Tour 40 Special Thanks 91
Featured Artists 76-82 Foundation & Corporate Support 92
Orchestra 83-84 Endowment 93
Staff, Board, and Strings Guild 85-87 Planned Giving 94
_ About the Art 106

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2021 Advertiser Index

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Alpine BankπŸ”— 108 MTN-TVπŸ”— 103 Steamboat Art MuseumπŸ”— 28
Alpine Mountain Ranch & ClubπŸ”— 10 NDS: Northwest Data ServicesπŸ”— 98 Steamboat MagazineπŸ”— 101
Always Mountain TimeπŸ”— 97 Old Town Hot SpringsπŸ”— 25 Steamboat Orthopaedic and Spine CenterπŸ”— 3
Aspen Tree Service & LightworksπŸ”— 100 Opera SteamboatπŸ”— 22 Steamboat Select Insurance GroupπŸ”— 96
BrickπŸ”— 105 Otto Pint GastrotecaπŸ”— 26 Steamboat Sotheby’s International RealtyπŸ”— 4-5
Classical Music Festivals of the West 102 The ParamountπŸ”— 105 Steamboat Sotheby’s: Darlinda M. Baldinger & ChLoe LawrenceπŸ”— 9
Colorado Mountain CollegeπŸ”— 7 Paws & ClawsπŸ”— 26 Steamboat Sotheby’s: Ren MartynπŸ”— 24
Cook Chevrolet SubaruπŸ”— 27 Piknik TheatreπŸ”— 96 Steamboat Symphony OrchestraπŸ”— 105
Fair and Square ConstructionπŸ”— 27 Pockets of Paradise Garden TourπŸ”— 95 Steamboat’s Performing Arts RoundtableπŸ”— 106
Go AlpineπŸ”— 28 PrimroseπŸ”— 23 Steve Zarlengo, Financial Advisor
(Edward Jones)πŸ”—
27
HarwigsπŸ”— 6 Routt County United WayπŸ”— 28 THPK Certified Public AccountantsπŸ”— 22
The Houstonian Hotel, Club, and SpaπŸ”— 25 Seminars at SteamboatπŸ”— 24 Yampa Valley BankπŸ”— 2
Hunton Andrews KurthπŸ”— 27 Snow Bowl Music FestπŸ”— 24 Yampa Valley Community FoundationπŸ”— 7
KUNC/The Colorado SoundπŸ”— 99 SteamboatπŸ”— 107 Yampa Valley Sustainability CouncilπŸ”— 26
Moving MountainsπŸ”— 8 _ Steamboat Architectural AssociatesπŸ”— 22 _ Zirkel Internet Wifi PhoneπŸ”— 104