Percussionist Jonathan Haas has played with Frank Zappa, Philip Glass, Phil Collins and countless other great musicians, and Monday evening at Harris concert Hall, he and 18 of his students will be playing hundreds of different percussion instruments in a wildly varied program of music. He chats with Aspen Public Radio's Chris Mohr about his concert and his work drumming his way through decades of summers here in Aspen.
Founded in 1949, the Aspen Music Festival and School is regarded as one of the top classical music festivals in the United States, noted both for its concert programming and its musical training of mostly young adult music students. The eight-week summer season includes hundreds of classical music events: concerts by four orchestras, recitals, chamber music, operas, classes, lectures, and family programs. In the winter, the AMFS presents recitals and robust music education programs for local youth and families, and in the summer the Aspen Music Festival and School host High Notes, lunchtime discussions featuring prominent performers, composers, and musicologists in lively discussions with AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher. Learn more at: aspenmusicfestival.com.
Drummer Jonathan Haas's Percussion Extravaganza Monday evening August 4
