Sun Valley Music Festival

Summer season: each Summer, the organization brings musicians and guest artists to Sun Valley to present a series of classical Music concerts. Over 100 musicians form the Festival orchestra, led by Music director alasdair neale. The concerts are presented at the Sun Valley pavilion. All concerts - except the fundraising gala - are presented free of charge to the public. Each Summer, over 50,000 people attend up to 15 free concerts.

Winter season: the Music Festival presents a winter concert series in february or march. Past festivals have presented three or four concerts - all free of charge- with performers including musicians from the Festival orchestra as well as guest artists.

Education: the Festival's Music institute runs Music education programs during the school year in conjunction with local public schools and, in addition, runs two Summer camps during the Festival's Summer season. School-year programs serve students in local public and private elementary, middle, and high schools in partnership with Music teachers in these schools. The Music institute offers comprehensive Music education including Music theory and ensemble and individual instruction. The Summer programs offer Music education for children in grades 2-12 in a one-week program, and for advanced students in a two-week advanced chamber program. All Summer programs involve musicians from the Festival orchestra, as well as guest artists.