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2008 Open Rehearsal

Reality television has nothing on classical music. Rehearsing in a chamber music ensemble is one of the true joys of a life in music. The spirit of collaboration and creativity abounds.

The wealth of ideas, skills, and ambitions that each musician brings to a musical work
comes together to form a unique interpretation, an artistic whole reflecting the various characteristics of the musicians themselves. Rehearsal can also be a furnace of tension, confrontation, bruised egos, and complete vulnerability on the part of the musicians. Behind the starched shirts and polished presentations of the concert stage exists the real world of chamber music. Open Rehearsals at the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival are a window into this complex and exciting process. Set in local art galleries and downtown spaces, Open Rehearsals are free, informal, and informative ways to hear classical music in a new way.

OPEN REHEARSAL DATES

Date Time Venue Repertoire
6/9/08 12 PM Marcus Whitman Brahms Piano Quintet
6/10/08 10 AM Verve Coffee + Art House Shostakovich 8th String Quartet
6/11/08 10 AM Merchants LTD Schubert Cello Quintet
6/12/08 10 AM Marcus Whitman Schiff "New York Nocturnes"
6/13/08 10 AM Verve Coffee + Art House Dohnanyi Serenade
6/14/08 11 AM Chamber Music Bash!
Walla Walla Farmers Market
Dohnanyi/Schubert
6/16/08 10 AM Marcus Whitman Mendelssohn c minor Trio
6/17/08 10 AM Kirkman House Museum Debussy Violin Sonata
6/18/08 10 AM Merchants LTD Mozart String Quartet K.387
6/19/08 10 AM Marcus Whitman Schumann Piano Quintet

Information subject to change. Please check back for updates.

OPEN REHEARSAL VENUES
Verve Coffee + Art House (53 S Spokane St, downtown Walla Walla)
Marcus Whitman Hotel, Georgian Room (6 W Rose Street, downtown Walla Walla)
Merchants Ltd (21 E Main Street, downtown Walla Walla)
Kirkman House Museum (214 N Colville Street, Walla Walla)
Walla Walla Farmers Market (corner of 4th & Main, downtown Walla Walla)