Grand Canyon Music Festival
is sponsored by
Grand Canyon National Park and
is supported by the Arizona Commission
on the Arts with funding from the
State of Arizona and the National
Endowment for the Arts, partial
funding provided by Arizona Artshare,
the state arts endowment fund,
through public and private contributions,
and with funding from the National
Endowment for the Arts, Chamber
Music America with support from
the Helen F. Whitaker Fund and
the Chamber Music America Residency
Endowment Funds, and WESTAF – the
Western State Arts Federation,
and First Nations Composer Initiative.
Expansion of NACAP to Whitehorse
High School in Utah is funded in
part by the Utah Arts Council and
the National Endowment for the
Arts.
Additional Sponsors include:
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Festival Calendar
Enjoy world-class music at
a world-class
venue — but leave your dress clothes at home. Escape
to Grand Canyon for
adventure-packed days exploring the park and enchanted nights revelling
in the world's best music! Concert
info
Need trip
planning assistance,
check out our Canyon Information page.
We look forward to seeing you at the Grand
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September
11, 12, 18, 19, 25, & 26
Shrine of
the Ages on the South Rim of Grand Canyon, 7:30 p.m.
September 18, School of Rock student concert; pre-concert recital at
Shrine of the Ages.
Students recital begins at 6 p.m.
September 19, the Bonfiglio Group at Canyon Plaza Resort Grand Canyon,
Tusayan
(just
outside
the park), 2 p.m.
September. 20, NACAP concert at the Grand Canyon Community Building,
5
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| Friday,
Sept. 11 & Saturday, Sept. 12 |
 The
Year In Music 2008
2008 Billboard Critics Choice Top 10s. ETHEL's TruckStop™ with
Bluegrass legend Dean Osborne and Navajo artist James Bilagody.
A unique
collaboration…
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“An extraordinary jazz-blues-rock-classical string ensemble.”
— Greg
Sandow, The
Wall Street Journal
The
Bonfiglio Group Robert
Bonfiglio, harmonica; Joe Deninzon, violin, guitar,
mandolin;
Chris Milletari, guitar.
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The high energy "contemporary and sophisticated" sound
of the Bonfiglio Group combines jazz, rock, blues, folk and world music.
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Grand
Canyon
Music
Festival
founders Clare
Hoffman
and Robert
Bonfiglio
perform
music
by Bach,
Peter
Schickele
and Stephen
Foster
with
friends
Dorothy
Lawson,
Cornelius
Dufallo,
and Ralph
Farris. Read
More
“Paganini of the harmonica
- he is that level of phenomenon...”
— Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times
“Hoffman performed with joyful élan,
played with beauty and imagination.”
— The
Newark Star Ledger
| Friday,
Sept. 25 & Saturday, Sept. 26 |
Enso
String Quart
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“Rhythmic élan...an edge-of-the-seat
vitality few groups maintain.”
— Houston Chronicle
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 Friday,
Sept. 18, 6 p.m.
School of Rock
The Grand Canyon Music Festival’s School of Rock celebrates
its 3rd season with Bonfiglio Group members Chris Milletari
and Joe Deninzon and Grand Canton School’s own band of
talented rockers. Come hear them at this FREE community pre-concert
recital at Shrine of the Ages. Students recital begins at 6
p.m. Read
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 Saturday,
Sept. 19, 2 p.m.
Bonfiglio Group
Join The Bonfiglio
Group at Canyon Plaza Resort Grand Canyon, Tusayan for this
FREE family-friendly event.
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Sunday, Sept. 20, 5 p.m.
NACAP (Native American Composer Apprentice Project)
At the Grand Canyon Community Building. Read
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"[NACAP students] expressions of first wonder
and then pride at hearing their music were palpable."
— Dr. Patricia A.
Shifferd, American
Composers Forum
We're
excited about this season's stellar group of artists. Come hear performances
by: The Bonfiglio Group (Robert Bonfiglio, Joe Deninzon, and
Chris Milletari), the Enso String Quartet (Maureen Nelson, violin;
John Marcus, violin; Melissa Reardon, viola; Richard Belcher, cello), Clare
Hoffman, and ETHEL. Read
Artists' Bios |
Bring
your family and friends to the Grand Canyon for a
memorable, musical get-away. Make your room reservations
and travel arrangements well in advance, as accommodations
inside the Park will sell
out quickly.
Trip
planning info
Order
Festival
products from
our Gift Shop and show your support! Learn
more about our new Giclee prints
and
view image. Call 800-997-8285 or email
us to
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