Clear Creek Music Festival

02/05/2021

Join CC 2017 faculty Cherry Duke as she brings Julia Child to life in the El Paso Opera streamed presentation of "Bon Appetit" Saturday, Feb. 6 at 6:00 p.m. MOUNTAIN time. The stream has a suggested price, but is pay what you can. What a treat! Tickets still available for our world-wide livestream on 2/6 @ 7:30MT! https://www.ktsm.com/.../el-paso-opera-bringing-bon.../

10/30/2020

All your favorite moments (or the ones you missed) from the 2020 Virtual Clear Creek Music Festival are still available to enjoy on the Youtube Clear Creek Music Festival Channel. Enjoy! As I write, David Yeomans and Bob Smith are practicing Schubert piano 4-hands downstairs (properly masked). Hope to be adding some new music soon. Stay safe!

The Clear Creek Music Festival, set in the rustic beauty and pristine air of Pine Valley, was founded in 2011 to provide gifted musicians ages 16 to post-col...

07/26/2020

Clear Creek Music Festival Closing Concert goes live on Youtube at 7:00 p.m. PDT (9:00 Central) tonight, July 26. Join us for virtual choir and chamber music performances, the world premiere of "Frames of Reference" for piano, flute, and cello by Blaise Ferrandino, and performances by Festival faculty and alumni. It will be a very special evening. All programs of the 2020 virtual Festival continue to be available on the Clear Creek Music Festival YouTube channel. Click here to go to tonight's concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7WdfIWBZNQ

07/24/2020

Retrospective 2 Concert premieres on the Clear Creek Music Festival YouTube channel tonight, July 24, at 7:00 p.m. PDT (9:00 Central). The program opens with Blaise Ferrandino's first piece for the festival, "The Wings of the Mountains," which inspired Sharol Chandler's painting. Repertoire ranges from the Romanticism of Chopin and Rachmaninoff to the Impressionism of Debussy to modern mystics and the jazz influences on Ibert and Kapustin featuring pianists, cellists, woodwinds, and singers. The addition of photos, paintings, and video to some of the works makes clear the special connection between music and nature. Come fly with us! The final virtual concert of the Festival featuring performances at proper social distance and the virtual choir will be Sunday, July 26, also at 7:00. A Zoom gathering will be held Saturday, July 25 at 4:00. Contact us if you would like access information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91VR9dTU8F0 . .

07/14/2020

2020 Virtual Festival Opening Concert
goes live Tuesday, July 14 7:00 p.m. PDT

CLEAR CREEK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2020 OPENING CONCERT Tuesday, July 14, 7:00 P.M. PDT Program Fanfare for Halfway Eddie Airheart Clear Creek Festival/Community Vir...

07/02/2020

"Music in the Wilds" premiers Saturday, July 4 at 7:00 PDT (9:00 Central)! Grab friends and popcorn and check in to the Clear Creek Music Festival YouTube Channel to view this 2015 documentary created by Claire DeJarnett, who attended the festival as a singer and oboist. She is now a professional documentary videographer. Thank you, Claire!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYfW94CqLHc

06/13/2020

The Clear Creek Music Festival YouTube Channel goes live at 5:00 p.m. PDT Today, Saturday, July 13, with greetings, a performance of "Halfway Home" by the Clear Creek Kids, and a brief living room recital by pianist David Yeomans. Other performances will be added in the coming weeks, and the virtual Festival will be held with several performances July 14-27. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnhuPmrb-gQfwH2jS7sOHfw/featured

05/27/2020

With great regret we announce the cancellation of the 2020 Clear Creek Music Festival. Given all the uncertainties of travel and gathering, the longing to share music and fellowship must be outweighed by the health risks of doing so. We are working on plans to present performances by faculty and alumni online, including the premiere of this year's trio for piano, cello, and flute by Blaise Ferrandino. Updates on progress soon. Stay well!

03/19/2020

Dear Clear Creek friends. At present we are proceeding with plans for this summer's music festival July 14-26. Mark your calendars, apply, use isolation to practice and explore new repertoire. Enjoy all the free music streams. We will continue to monitor developments. Should travel be inadvisable as the time approaches, we will cancel the Festival and application and tuition fees will be returned. We will also contact all our wonderful donors concerning future plans and options.

03/08/2020

Reflect in a quiet spot. Make music with old friends and new. Application deadline March 15 for the Clear Creek Music Festival July 14-25. Details at www.clearcreekmusicfestival.org

02/18/2020

Welcome baritone David Grogan to the faculty for the tenth Clear Creek Music Festival season! David has delighted audiences and received critical acclaim for his oratorio and recital performances across the Southwest. The Dallas Morning News hailed Mr. Grogan as the “perfect Christus” after a performance of the St. Matthew Passion with the Dallas Bach Society. The Albuquerque Tribune, in reference to a performance of Messiah with the New Mexico Symphony, said, “David Grogan had all the range and power required of the part, sounding like the voice of doom in ‘The people that walked in darkness’ and the light of revelation in ‘The trumpet shall sound.’” A recent performance of Elijah had critics praising his ability to “move easily from stentorian declamation to lyrical aria.” Another critic said that he “….brought an impressive vocal power to the lead role of Elijah, and his rich emotive gift set the level for the other chief performers.” Other recent performances have included Orff’s Carmina Burana, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, and the Brahms Deutsches Requiem under Helmuth Rilling. He will be performing Beethoven's masterful song cycle "An die ferne Geliebte" and other songs on the Cliburn Concerts "Beethoven at 250 Festival" this spring.