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Aspen Music Festival and School season closes

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The 67th year of the festival began with a ceremony dedicating new offices and practice spaces at the Bucksbaum campus in Aspen. Music festival president and CEO Alan Fletcher listed all of the people who were responsible for the renovations at the event.

“We owe so much to community members, the city of Aspen, our patrons our volunteers, all of our donors,” Fletcher said at the dedication in July.

The new buildings were a highlight of a summer filled with big name performances, including a production of Puccini’s La Boheme and an appearance by REM bassist Mike Mills.

Fletcher told Aspen Public Radio last week that the students selected this year were perhaps the most talented group yet. He also said the group hopes to increase the amount of financial aid that it’s handing out — covering over three quarters of students.

Patrick Fort grew up in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, nurturing a love for ice hockey and deli sandwiches. After moving to Colorado in 2010 to attend the University of Colorado to study music, Patrick discovered his love for journalism. In 2013, Patrick created and hosted the award-winning radio program Colorado Stories, a news program that covered CU and the surrounding community. An avid mountain and road cyclist, Patrick also referees youth ice hockey. He loves '60s pop bands and and trying new recipes ranging from milk-braised carnitas to flourless cakes.