Festival dates for 2008! Sunday, July 13 through Sunday, July 27 2008 Mark those dates on your calendars now and plan to be a part of this unique study-performance Festival which is held annually on the beautiful University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. Questions? Phone: 907.474.8869 or e-mail us at: festival@alaska.net
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November 18 , 2007 You may view previous editions of our "What's New Newsletter" Archive section.
Hi, Everyone!
As promised, here's an update on guest artists and classes for next summer! Remember that we have kept our 2007 catalog on our web site forreference only. In other words, don't try registering from the 2007 registration form! We expect to have our 2008 catalog on-line about the last week of March.
STRINGS: Our same guests will be returning. (Click here. and scroll down) HARP: Our same guests will be returning. (Click here. and scroll down) WOODWINDS: Oboist Marc Fink can't return next summer but we're happy to welcome back David McGuire who had been a guest several years ago. The other guests will be returning. (Click here. and scroll down) BRASS:Jim Bicigo, trombone and Karen Gustafson, trumpet can't be here next summer but we're happy to welcome Burnett Dillon, trumpet and Bill Booth, trombone. The other brass guests will be returning. (Click here. and scroll down) INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ: All those guests will be returning in 2008. WORLD MUSIC:Scott Deal has moved to Indiana and we're happy to welcome Morris Palter who is taking Scott's position at UAF. All the other World Music guests will be returning. (Click here. and scroll down) GOSPEL CHOIR and GOSPEL PIANO: Those two guests will be returning. (Click here. and scroll down) VOICE and CHORAL GROUPS: Those three guests will be returning. (Click here. and scroll down) HARMONICA: Those two guests will be returning. (Click here. and scroll down) OPERA and MUSICAL THEATRE: Steven Rainbolt cannot return but Dominic Cossa will be returning. Also new guest Jennifer Johnston who will be working with Cindy Oxberry in Stage Direction. The other guests listed will be returning. (Click here. and scroll down) SHAKESPEARE: Graham Watts will not be able to return next summer. We'll have a replacement noted soon. Susan Stitham will be able to return. (Click here. and scroll down) PIANO MASTER CLASSES and ACCOMPANISTS: All pianists will be returning. (Click here. and scroll down) CREATIVE WRITING:Peggy Shumaker will be returning but none of the other three guest artists listed in our 2007 catalog will be able to return. (Click here. and scroll down) New guests include Debbie Miller and William Kloefkorn (has been here in past years). A fourth guest artist will be announced shortly. STORYTELLING: We will not be offering Storytelling next summer. FILMMAKING: New class! Lenny Kamerling will be teaching this two-week, daytime class. Be watching for details. HEALING ARTS: All those guests will be returning. (Click here. and scroll down) ICE SKATING: Liv Ramos will not be able to return, but the other two guests will be back. (Click here. and scroll down) More information soon about the third coach soon. DANCE: Carrie Hanson, Brooke Paulsen and Jane Vorburger will not be able to return. More information soon on the guests who will be taking their places. The other guests listed in last year's catalog will be here. (Click here.) VISUAL ARTS: Judi Betts, Rachel Kincy Clark, Helen Klebesadel and Tom Nixon will not be returning. (Tom is our poster artist for 2008.) But Rita Baragona, Linde Kienle and Kathleen Meckel will be here. There will be new visual arts classes, too: Leslie Korvola, Scrapbooking (evening classes) Gael Murakami, Beginning Watercolor (morning classes) Ray Pierotti, "Drawing from the Artist Within" (daytime classes) Vladimir Zhikhartzev, Intermediate Watercolor (daytime classes) Carol Wilber, Beginning Watercolor (evening classes) Karen Austen, Portraits in Oils (evening classes).
Perhaps another visual arts class will be announced later.
Please check the information and registration forms for our "ACS Winter Edition" classes, too!
That's about all for now! Please contact us if you have questions. We are going to have our best-ever Festival next summer!
Ciao!
Jo Ryman Scott
Jo Ryman Scott, Founder and Executive Director Judy Robertson Divinyi, Business Manager Adela Batin Jackson, Public Relations Erin Poland, Administrative Assistant
