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Festival of Contemporary Music

Presented by Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood: Seiji Ozawa Hall

August 12-August 16, 2010

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August 12 - August 16
Gunther Schuller, Oliver Knussen, and John Harbison
festival co-directors
Robert Spano, guest conductor

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About the Music

August 12 - August 16
Gunther Schuller, Oliver Knussen, and John Harbison
festival co-directors
Robert Spano, guest conductor

The 2010 Festival of Contemporary Music will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the TMC, and the seven decades of great composers who have led and taken a major role in its composition program, teaching the next generation of composers and inspiring the next generation of performers. Programmed by the three living composers who have chaired the composition activities at the TMC – Gunther Schuller, Oliver Knussen, and John Harbison – the Festival will feature works by these three composers as well as by some of the great figures of both the early and recent years: starting with Copland and Hindemith, and continuing up to recent resident composers. In addition to the six concerts of the Festival itself works by the composers to be honored will appear on TMC concerts throughout the season.

The 2010 Festival of Contemporary Music is made possible by the generous support of Dr. Raymond and Hannah H. Schneider, and through grants from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the Fromm Music Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Helen F. Whitaker Fund.

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Tanglewood: Seiji Ozawa Hall

297 West Street
Lenox, MA 01240

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Admission Info:

Festival of Contemporary Music (except August 16): $11

General Public and Tanglewood Donors up to $75: For TMC concerts, tickets are available in advance online or in person or one hour prior to concert start time at the Ozawa Hall Bernstein Gate only (except for TMC Orchestra concerts and opera performances). Please note: availability for seats inside Ozawa Hall is limited and concerts may sell out.

Friends of Tanglewood at the $75 level receive one free admission, and Friends at the $150 level or higher receive two free admissions, to all TMC Fellow recital, chamber, and Festival of Contemporary Music performances, (excluding Mark Morris, Opera, the Fromm Concert, and TMC Orchestra concerts). Friends should present their membership cards at the Bernstein Gate one hour before concert time. For information about becoming a Friend of Tanglewood, please call 617-638-9267 or visit The Friends and Society Membership page.

General Day and Time Info:

Thursday August 12, 2010 8:00 PM
Friday August 13, 2010 2:30 PM
Saturday August 14, 2010 2:30 PM
Sunday August 15, 2010 10:00 AM
Sunday August 15, 2010 8:00 PM
Monday August 16, 2010 8:00 PM

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