Gale Gardiner

Friday Festival Recap – July 05 – 2013

Today’s recap takes a slightly different bent. With so much focus on our recent festival it seemed appropriate to take a step back. Here we have glimpses at Local Composers Concerts from years past. We’re proud of our tradition fostering regional music.

Kathryn Swanson-Ellis and Gale Gardiner chat after successful performances of their music at the 2010 festival.

Tawnie Olson introduces her work, À mon seul désir, during the 2011 Local Composers Concert.

Owen Weaver takes a much deserved bow after an incredible performance of Lisa Coon‘s Percussion Sculpture No. 1 at the 2012 festival.

Picture of the Day – July 16, 2012

Though many of the pictures posted so far have shown the great music-making that takes place at the Festival each year, our events also serve as an important opportunity for composers to interact with each other and with audience members. Most of the living composers programmed on the Festival attend, and we always look forward to meeting the women featured each year.

In the photo above, composers Kate Swanson-Ellis (left) and Gale Gardiner (right) chat at the 2010 Local Composers Concert.