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GTMF On the Road: Goodman Memorial Garden near Walk Festival
Free Community Concerts Hall’s north entrance. Teton County/Jackson Parks
GTMF On the Road is an initiative by the Grand & Recreation and GTMF have launched a week-long
Teton Music Festival to bring live classical music to program, the Camp Jackson Music Festival, which
audiences in Teton County and surrounding takes place in late June and offers music lessons to
communities through free concerts performed Camp Jackson participants throughout the week
by Festival Orchestra musicians. Stoner Family culminating with a performance on the final day.
Education Curator Meaghan Heinrich leads Practice Kindergarten and GTMF have partnered
programs that are accessible to all ages and bring to create an early childhood music education class
music to life with explanations and demonstrations. that will introduce participants to the kindergarten
music classroom.
Community partners include Coombs Outdoors,
Hole Food Rescue/Sprout Mobile, Jackson Hole GTMF On the Road is made possible by program
Community Band, JH Land Trust/Greenspace on the sponsors Mary & Don Shockey and is supported in
Block, Pierre’s Theatre, St. John’s Health/Sage Living, part by a Competitve Grant from the Community
Teton County/Jackson Parks & Recreation, Teton Foundation of Jackson Hole.
County Library, Teton Literacy Center, Teton Music The Donald Runnicles Musical Arts
School, Teton Raptor Center, Teton Science Schools/ Scholarship Competition
Murie Ranch, Teton Village Association and Valley of
the Tetons Library. The Grand Teton Music Festival is proud to present
the 7 Annual Scholarship Competition in honor
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For the latest schedule, visit gtmf.org/ontheroad. of Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles. The
Musical Adventures competition is open to graduating high school
seniors from Wyoming, Idaho and Montana pursuing
Led by Stoner Family Education Curator Meaghan a music degree in college.
Heinrich, these free events are fun, informative and
engaging music sessions for young children and Six semifinalists will be invited to perform for a panel
their adult caretakers. Geared for listeners ages one of judges including Maestro Runnicles at Walk
through five, classes will also be fun and accessible Festival Hall in Teton Village. Three finalists will be
for all ages. chosen to compete for $50,000. The semi-finals
performances on Saturday, July 20 at 10 AM and
Mondays, June 24-August 12 at 9 AM & 10 AM at finals performances on Sunday, July 21 at 1 PM are
Greenspace on the Block free and open to the public.
Tuesdays, June 25-August 13 at 10 AM at Teton
Village Commons Details at gtmf.org/scholarship.
Thursday, July 4 at 6 PM at Center for the Arts Lawn Funds for scholarships are provided by a generous
Wednesdays, July 10 & 24 at 10 AM at Ruby Carson anonymous donation.
Memorial Park, Tetonia, ID
Education Partnerships
Summer Camps with GTMF This summer, GTMF will partner with music education
GTMF partners with local summer camps to create organizations in Jackson to connect Festival
access to music lessons and opportunities for camp musicians and local music students. Teton Music
participants. Coombs Outdoors and GTMF have School’s Summer Strings camp for middle school
created the summer-long Coombs Ukulele Club, students will be visited by a resident string quartet
which offers ukulele lessons to Coombs participants for a special performance and clinic instruction.
once a week for the duration of the summer, High school students performing in the Jackson Hole
followed by a public performance on Friday, Youth Orchestra will work with a guest conductor and
August 9 at 6:30 PM in the Barbara Furrer
GTMF Festival musicians for their summer session.

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