Classical Guitarist Ana Vidović at the 2015 Summerfest

Classical music scores from the hit PBS TV-series “Downton Abbey,” Hollywood classics “Sense and Sensibility,” and the Hitchcock masterpiece “Psycho” along with flamenco and dance-inspired symphonies will highlight the second weekend of Lake Tahoe SummerFest. Ana Vidović, premier classical guitarist of her generation, along with Jeremy McCoy, a critically acclaimed double bass player with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, are the guest artists Aug. 7-9.

The three weekend, classical music festival of nine different concerts July 31 – Aug. 16 will transport audiences through masterpieces translated by renowned artists and a nationally acclaimed orchestra. Led by Joel Revzen, artistic director and conductor, many of the orchestra players hold principal positions in prestigious symphonies including the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the philharmonics of New York and Los Angeles, and the symphonies of San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas, and Vancouver. Friday and Sunday concerts include the 40 member orchestra, while Saturday performances feature an intimate “Meet the Music – Meet the Musicians” chamber music series, featuring smaller ensembles from the orchestra followed by post-event receptions for attendees and artists to mingle.

Now in its fourth season, the Lake Tahoe SummerFest orchestra performs in the 500-seat newly named JetBlue Festival Pavilion on the campus of Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, Nev. The bucolic pre-concert and reception setting is under the trees and stars.

Vidović tours globally with performance recitals in New York, London, Paris, Vienna, Salzburg, Rome, Budapest, Warsaw, Tel Aviv, Oslo, Copenhagen, Toronto, Baltimore, San Francisco and at festivals in Brazil, Germany, Netherlands and Scotland.

She learned the guitar at age of 5 and by 7 had her first public performance. At 13 she became the youngest student to attend the prestigious National Musical Academy in Zagreb.

Jeremy McCoy is a recitalist and chamber musician who has played throughout the New York area and at summer festivals including Marlboro, Banff, Lincoln Center Festival, Bowdoin, the Grand Tetons, Kneisel Hall, Appalachian Summer Festival, Cooperstown and Ottawa Chamberfest. He has released two critically acclaimed CDs of his own: “Dialogues with Double Bass” and “Baroque Legacy.”

The second weekend’s Friday night theme, “Spanish Fire” features four pieces: Albéniz’s Asturias followed by Piazzola's dance-infused "Tangazo,” and the graceful symphony of Arriaga, considered the “Spanish Mozart” of his generation. The performance concludes with a fiery, dramatic guitar concerto: Rodrigo's “Concierto de Aranjuez.”

Saturday’s 7:15 p.m. chamber music performance, “Latin Embrace” will bring all of its bullfighting bravado and bravery in a mirror of Spain with Boccherini: Quintet for Guitar and Strings 4th movement "Fandango"; Torroba: Sonatina for Guitar; Turîna: “La Oración del Torero”; and Granados: Piano Trio, Opus 50.

The Sunday afternoon Orchestra Concert’s theme “Hollywood in Tahoe” celebrates film and television scores featuring John Lunn’s suite from “Downton Abbey,” Bernard Herrmann’s suite from “Psycho”; Nino Rota’s “Divertimento Concertante” for Double Bass and Orchestra; Aaron Copland’s Music for Movies, and Patrick Doyle selections from the 1995 film “Sense and Sensibility.”

Tickets are $85 (Fridays and Sundays) and $65 (Saturdays) for adults, $15 for children 15 and under, $20 for students and include reserved seating, free parking, and complimentary desserts following the performance. The first six rows of reserved seats are $100. All purchases are transferable and can be changed for selected performances based on seat availability at www.tahoesummerfest.org. Groups of 10 or more receive 10 percent off per seat, parties of 20 or more receive 20 percent off. Call 775-298-0245.

In addition, a free family concert, "Finding Beethoven" will be offered on Aug. 1 that combines activities, music and an ice cream social. To register to attend go to www.tahoesummerfest.org.

As recently mentioned in the New York Times, Lake Tahoe SummerFest is becoming a destination for musicians, including principal players from top orchestras.

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