The premiere was performed by forty members of the Britt Orchestra, a chorus of fifty regional choristers, fifteen members of Steiger Butte Drum, whose members are all from the local Klamath Tribes, and thirty brass and percussionists from Southern Oregon University.
(meta data) TITLE: Britt Crater Lake Project PERFORMANCES& TICKETS BRITT FESTIVALORCHESTRA MEMBERSHIP& SUPPORT EDUCATION& ENGAGEMENT ## PERFORMANCES & TICKETS #### Britt Crater Lake Project Friday & Saturday, July 29 & 30, 2016 LOCATION: Crater Lake National Park SCHEDULE: July 29-30. See schedule belowTICKETS: FREE to all park-goers Britt celebrates the unique majesty of Crater Lake and the centennial of the National Park Service. Music Director Teddy Abrams will lead members of the Britt Orchestra in six concerts at the Park, with the dramatic panorama of the lake as the setting. The musicians will perform the world premiere of Natural History, by New York-based composer Michael Gordon, commissioned by Britt and inspired by Crater Lake. Gordon has visited Crater Lake throughout the past year, to draw on the park for inspiration for his composition. For photos, or more information about composer Michael Gordon, please visit our Classical Festival tab. The performance will include approximately 40 members of the Britt Orchestra, 15 members of Steiger Butte Drum, 30 brass and percussion students from Southern Oregon University, and a regional choir made up of 50 voices. ##### Concert schedule: Britt Orchestra - World Premiere Performance of Natural History: Friday, July 29, 10 a.m. Watchman Overlook. (See downloadable map)This performance is by invitation only, with vehicular transportation coordinated by Britt. In addition, walkers or cyclists are welcome to attend. Britt Orchestra Performances of Natural History at Picnic Hill, near the Rim Village: (See downloadable map)Friday, July 29, 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.Saturday, July 30, 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 5 p.m. There will be limited seating at each concert, and limited accessible accommodations. If you want to be assured of a seat, we recommend that you bring a chair. Most patrons will be standing. There is no charge to attend the performances, beyond the park entrance fee. PLEASE NOTE: locations and schedules are subject to change, according to weather and park conditions. In addition to the six orchestral performances of Michael Gordon's Natural History, there will be performances by ensembles scattered around the park. Performers will be located each of the following locations and times. Musicians will be announced as they are confirmed. Ensembles at Watchman Overlook (See this downloadable map): July 29: 3:00-3:45 p.m.: Small ensembles featuring Britt Orchestra personnel3:45-4:30 p.m.: Michal Palzwicz – The Solo Cello Journey July 30: 12-1 p.m., and 3-4 p.m.: Small ensembles featuring Britt Orchestra personnel Ensembles at Phantom Ship Overlook (See this downloadable map): July 29:3:00-3:45 p.m.: Jef Fretwell3:45-4:30 p.m.: Matt Gwinup July 30:12:00-12:45 p.m.: Jef Fretwell12:45-1:30 p.m.: The Daniel Chavez Swingtet3:00-3:45 p.m.: Matt Gwinup3:45-4:30 p.m.: Sage Meadows Ensembles at Skell Head (See this downloadable map): July 29:3:00-3:45 p.m.: Sage Meadows3:45-4:30 p.m.: Grant Ruiz and Dan Fellman July 30:12-12:45 p.m.: Ha'ena12:45-1:30 p.m.: Impulse Control3:00-3:45 p.m.: The Alphorn Quartet 3:45-4:30 p.m.: Wild Honey Above schedule of small ensembles is subject to change. ##### BUS TRANSPORTATION: A limited number of seats are available for free bus transport into the park for these performances. This transport will include no fee for the bus transport. Attendees will meet at one of the locations noted below, at one hour before performance time. PLEASE NOTE: Attendees using this free bus transport will be returned to the snow park immediately after the performance ends. Bus transport seating is limited, and reservations are required. Limited to four people per party. To reserve a space, please contact craterlake@brittfest.org. UPDATE 7/26: ALL BUSES ARE FULL Bus transportation meeting spots (available by reservation only):1. Thousand Springs Sno Park (coming from Jackson County) UPDATE 7/26: ALL BUSES ARE FULLhttp://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/rogue-siskiyou/recarea/?recid=69906July 29: departing from snow park at 1 pm and 4 pm July 30: departing from snow park at 10 am, 1 pm, and 4 pm 2. Annie Creek Sno Park (coming from Klamath County) UPDATE 7/26: ALL BUSES ARE FULL http://www.recreation.gov/recreationalAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&facilityId=246291July 29: departing from snow park at 1 pm July 30: departing from snow park at 1 pm LARGE PARTIES: If you are traveling to the event via large passenger van or by bus, please contact craterlake@brittfest.org to make arrangements. CARS:Parking will be at a minimum at Crater Lake National Park. Please carpool, and allow plenty of time to get to your destination. SUPPORT THIS PROJECT ##### Crater Lake Vacation Packages The Neuman Hotel Group generously stepped forward as Britt's first major sponsor for this project. Additional support has come from: Bill BagleySteve BoyarskyBritt SocietyJames M. CollierCrater Lake National Park TrustJack & Nancy DayFrank DeLuca & Ken GreggJim & Debbie EarleyThe Ford Family FoundationLeigh & Nancy JohnsonOgden KelloggThe Joe & Frances Naumes Family FoundationThe Imagine Your Parks Initiative of the National Endowment for the ArtsThe Fred W. Fields Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, through the Creative Heights InitiativePacific PowerJohn SniderBob & Linda TurnerWendt Family FoundationElizabeth Zinser SUPPORT THIS PROJECT For more information about the Crater Lake Project:websiteFor more information about composer Michael Gordon: website ### OTHER PERFORMANCES YOU MAY ENJOY JEREMY DENK MAHLER'S "RESURRECTION" SHAKESPEARE AND SONG withOSF COMPANY MEMBERS YEFIM BRONFMAN ###### ###### ###### ##### connect like us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on instagram watch us on youtube ticket orders ##### contribute become a member advertise with britt volunteer at britt sponsor a concert become a host family ##### engage orchestra fellowships brittkids klub brittkids koncerts ##### contact (800) 882 7488 sign up for e-news venue info contact us
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Michael Gordon (composer)
Music.:Notable works.
Gordon has worked extensively with London's Icebreaker. His work "Yo Shakespeare" was recorded by Icebreaker on their debut Argo/Decca recording "Terminal Velocity", recently re-released by Cantaloupe Music. Gordon's work "Trance" was written for Icebreaker with the additional component of eight brass players. The 52-minute work was also originally recorded for Argo and was released in the autumn of 1996; a new re-mixed version is now on Cantaloupe Music. "Link" was written for the group in 1998, in collaboration with David Lang, as a complementary piece to "Yo Shakespeare" and Lang's "Cheating, Lying, Stealing" for a new ballet by Ashley Page for The Royal Ballet in London, subsequently revived by Page at the Scottish Ballet. 
 In 2004 Gordon released "Light Is Calling" (Nonesuch), an album of tracks created with producers R. Luke DuBois and Damian LeGassick, and scored for a small ensemble of musicians (most notably Todd Reynolds on violin) with complex electronic arrangements orchestrated by DuBois and LeGassick. He has since collaborated with DuBois extensively on the electronic backing arrangements for subsequent pieces, including "All Vows" for cellist Maya Beiser (2006, for which DuBois also served as a video artist), "Sad Park" for the Kronos Quartet (2006), and the opera "What to Wear", libretto by Richard Foreman (2006). "The Sad Park" uses the voices of child witnesses to September 11 as its subject. Gordon’s "Natural History", inspired by Crater Lake National Park in Oregon and commissioned by the Britt Festival, was performed in July 2016 on the rim of the lake itself, as part of the 100th anniversary of America’s National Park Service.